The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-11
CHAPTER 81.
Observation-Disclosures.
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To amend Article forty-four, of the Code
Of Public General Laws, title Hospital
Maryland, as the same was amended
by the Act of eighteen hundred and
seventy-six, chapter three hundred and
fifty-one, entitled an Act to repeal sec
tons one to thirteen, both inclusive, of
Article forty four, of the Code of Public
General Laws, title maryland Hospi-
tai, and to enact In lieu thereof the
following, TO be arranged as sections of
said Article Of the Code, by amending
section four Of said Article, and by re-
enactiug said section four, as amended,
and by adding an additional section to
said Article forty-four, as so amended
by the Act of eighteen hundred and
seventy-six, chapter three hundred and
ffty-one.
Section L. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That section four
of Article forty-four, of the Code of Pub
lie General Laws, title Hospital Mary
land, as the same was amended by the
Act Of eighteen hundred and seyenty-six,
chapter three hundred and fifty-one, emit
tied an Act to repeal sections one to thir-
teen, both inclusive, Of Article forty-four,
of the Code Of Public General Laws, title
Maryland Hospital, and to enact in lieu
thereof the following as sections of said
Article of the Code, be, and the same is
hereby amended and re-enacted so that
the same shall read as follows:
4. The Board of Managers shall appoint
one of its number as Treasurer, who shall
give bond for the faithful performance of
his trust in such sum and in such sureties,
as the Comptroller of the State shall ap-
prove; they shall also appoint Superin-
tendent, who shall be we'll educated ply
stefan, and in addition shall also appoint
as many physicians, surgeons, apotheca-
ries. stewards, matrons, nurses, servants,
and other officers for the administration
and service of said hospital, as they may
deem necessary, all of whom shall hold
their appointments at the pleasure of the
Board of Managers.
Sec. ID. Be it enacted, That the Hos
pital for the Insane, which was heretofore
located and built on its present site, at or
near Gainesville, in Baltimore county, in
this State, by and under the authority of
the laws of this State, and which is now
under the general direction and control of
the Managers Of the Maryland Hospital
for the Insane, is hereby declared to have
been built and established on its said site
by the authority and direction of the State;
the Board of Managers of the Maryland
Hospital for the Insane, are a body polite
and corporate, by the name of the Board
of Managers Of the Maryland Hospital for
the Insane, and shall by that name have
perpetual succession, may sue and be sued
in any court of this State; and may have
and use a common seal, and may at their
pleasure, alter and change the same; the
said corporation shall have and exercise
all the rights aud powers heretofore vested
in the Board of Managers of the Maryland
Hospital for the Insane; the said Board Of
Managers Of the Maryland Hospital for
the Insane, as such corporation, IS hereby
declared TO be public agency of this
State for the administration of one of the
charities thereof; and the hospital afore-
said, located as aforesaid, is hereby de-
elared to be one of the means adopted by
this State for the administration Of one Of
its public charities.
See. 2, And be il enacted, That this
Act shall take effect FROM the date of its
passage.
EDWARD LLOYD,
President of the Senate.
FETTER S. H0BLITZEL,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Approved April LIST, 1878.
JOHN LEE CARROLL,
Governor Of Maryland
We hereby certify that the afOregoing is
a correct copy Of an Act of Assembly
passed at January session, eighteen
hundred and seventy-eight.
AUGUSTUS GAssAwAY,
Secretary of the Senate
MILTON T. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House Of Delegates