The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-28

Tie fiioEias is House Bal No &C,
iatrcaacei By IL. Candy. Of Pierce,
and d signed to amend 81 set entitled
IAN act TO regulate the g7vernment.of
the Hospital f.r the Insane. approved
Nov s, ls7..
SxcrloN !. h !. o.te'ef 5y til L<gir>
lItire Asscp.j'y of the Territory 81 Vase
iagtoa. TEat tae act Of the Legislative
Assembly approved Nov. sth. 1877. en-
titled An at 10 regulate toe govern-
melt of the hss iiAi f1r tie Insane, lie
and tbs same = hereby amended - FL
lows. that Is u say:
Section tao Il SAID act coiai-ei circ
With tie Eth liz" sL.l. read: Tie Or
'.eE il which s..d trust 6, are appointed
shal. be deemed t6e order Of their Sc
monty. The slil named trustees shall
hold gico flr two, three ard four years
respectively from the second Mcnda: IN
Jsuuarv. Iee0. AID until their success
crs are appoint i and qualified, subject
t. removal It any time by the Governor
:o7 good and sufficient cause.
rec . lection three OF sad act shall
be and the same is hereby so amended
as to read They sLail eject medical
superintendent 1t their frs: regular
meeting il January, lS>0, or 81 soop
thereafter as practicable. who shall hold
his office for tile term Of six years. or
until bis successor Is elected and quail
fed, subject to removal only for good
aud sufficient cause.
Sec. 3. Section i've # sail act is
hereby stricken out ani repealed, and
. in lieu thereof thu following section Is
The medical supsrin tendeut shall be
| q graduate in MEDICINE If some incor
porated medical college. and shall have
been engaged in the active practice Of
his profession for at least FIVE yelrs
from the date OF his diploma H. shall
reside upon the hospital grounds, snG
shall he provided by the board Of trGs-
tees with suitable apartments for him.
self and family If he has one. and shall
receive an annual salary Of twenty five
hundred dollars, payable quarterly, out
of any moneys appropriated by law for
the use # said hospital. lie shall be
tuition, aud shl all have entire control Of
the medical, moral and dietetic treat
ment Of patients. and establish such
sanitary measures as he mag deem ex-
pedient, and shall have control Of all
the other internal government and econ
omy of the Institution.
Sec. /. Section eight Of said act shall
be so amended as TO read. in the second
line from the bottom Of the section {:
land shall receive five dollaRs per day
for the time actually spent in the dis
charge of such duties"
Sec. ). Section seventeen Of said act
shall be so amended as to read. at the
close Of tho section, as follows: Pro-
vidcd always, that whers such patient
is a woman. fem ale assistant shall in
variably accompany the sheriff
Sec. u. Section nineteen Of said act
shall DO amended by striking out the
words mot exceeding ten dollars in
the third and fourth lines. Aud in the
ninth line of said section. in lieu of the
word 1.-TWO" insert the word three"
so AS to read "the sum Of three hundred
dollars per annum.'
Sec !. Section twenty Of sail act is
hereby stricken out and repealed, and in
lieu thereof the following section is
hereby inserted:
The medical superintendent shall APP
point, with the consent OF the trustees
such attendants and assistants as be ma v
deem necessary for the efficient and
| economical care and management of the
hospital and its inmates. and shall pre-
| scribe their duties He shall have
power TO discharge any employee from
the service Of the institution Whenever
IN his judgmen. it may be Necessary
The salaries OF ali employees appointed
by the medical uperintenGtnt shall be
| fixed by the board Of trustees Aud all
the officers aud employees connected
with the Institution may be furnished
subsistence. quarters. lights aud fuel
for one, with quarters for q family in
excess If salaries.
Sec. S. Section twenty one Of said act
is hereby stricken out and repealed, and
IN lieu thereof the wing section is
inserted
The medical superintendent shall b.
authorized to procure, at the expense Of
the Territory. such printed forms OF
complaint, physician certificates with
4ues,ions) and commitment as he msy
deem expedieat, and furnish the same
to judges OF probate. who shall inv.ri-
ably use the same in the c0mm.:mei: ui
cases to the hospital for the insa;.e.
! Sec. .. Section two OF m act to anlehd
an act entitled An act defining the ia
risoiction and practice in the probate
courts of Washington Territory" APP
proved Nov. ll;h. 1873. shall be 50
amended as to read. after the words
respectable physicians. in the eighth
liae, graduates IN medicine Of some
Incorporated medical college. wh5sLall
state under cath, etc.
Sec. 10. Re q also enacted, That the
act entitled IAN act 10 regulate the
government Of the hospital for the IN
sane" approved Nov. sth. 1877. OF
which this is amend.tory. be further
amended by tho addition of the follow.
| ing sections:
/ All patients pow admitted 10 the hos
/ pi,al for tie insane, aud any patient
who may hereafter be committed to said
/ HOSPITAL shall be maintained at the ex
pense Of the coauty from which they
were or shall III future b committed.
And tia medical superintendent shall
cause semi annual statement, OF az
count to be rendered agains, = several
counties for the actual exi ease Incurred
IN tue care and keeping Of such patients
as 20 them belong. aud shall ;rausmj,
the same 10 the Judge If probate. who
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