The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-21
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published April 8. 1881
CHAPTER 233.

board of charities and reform that insufficient pro-
vision has been made for the and support the
! insane in the state hospitals and county asylums
previously established according to law, said board
may file with the secretary OF state list of counties
in which no county asyums exist, and which in the
opinion of the said board POSSESS accommodations
for the proper Of the chronic nsane and there
after each of said counties named which shall
Tor It's own chronic insane, under such rules said
board shall prescribe the properly verified GER
titcae Of said board to the secreyry of state shall
receive the sum of one dollsr and fifty cents per
week for each person cared for and supported as
! hcrcinafte. provided.
Section 2. On the first day of October in each wear
the county superintendent of the poor, other Off
Ger having charge of the poor OF any county SAID
| hst, claiming compensation for the care of its
chronic insane, shall certify to the secretary of state
the names OF ell persons necessarily cared for and
| supported by said county at public COST the date
when said persons became insane, and the sumber
of weeks each of said insane persons cared
during the preceding year, making affidavit to the
| same; and if such certified statement shall DO APP
| proved by said board of charities and reform tho
secretary of state shall incllde the amount which
| such county shall be entitled to recsiye from thu
state under the provisions of this act in the next
state tax, on the first day of February thereafter
shall place said amount to the credit of said county
Section 8. Whenever in the opinion of said board
board of charities and reform, any county has not
made suitable provisions for the proper and humane
care Of either Its chronic acute insane the said
board may direct the removal of either class of said
insane TO any county asylum, to any other county
| possessing suitable accommodations therefor for
| medical treatment as the circumstances NAV
seem to require, and said insane shall be removed
| 1t the expense of the county TO which they belong
Section L. Any county named in the first section Of
| his act, possessing accommodations for greater
number OF the chronic insane than reside in such
county, may receive such additional insane persons
Is the state board OF charities and reforms NAV
direct to be transferred thereto from counties that
40 not posses a&ccommodati for the proper care
| u their own insane, and may include all such per-
sons in the list Of insane certified to the secretary of
state provided in the second section of this act,
and shall receive from the secretary of state credit
to the amount Of three dollars per week for each
such person received and cared for from another
county, and for the amount necessarily expended for
| clothing said person; dollar and q half Of the
aforesaid amount of three dollars per week, and the
amount actually expended by such county for cloth
ing such insane person. shall be charged by the
rotary of state to the county from which such insane
person was sent and shall be included in the amount
charged in the next state tax to said county.
Section S. Nothing in this act shall be construed to
entitie any county to compensation Tor the and
support of any person not previously adjudged TO
De an insane person and properly committed such
ment of insane persons to thehoepals Of this state
nor shall any county be entitled compensation for
the care and support of any insane person not law
| fnlly and necessarily public charge.
Section 6 Sections one thousand, five hundred and
| two one thousand, five hundred and three, one
| thousand, five hundred and four and one thousand
five hundred and five of chapter sixty-three, revised
statutes OF 1878, relating to the relief and support Of
the poor, are hereby declared to be applicable to In
sane parsons in the same manner and to the same
extent that they now apply to other classes unable to
maintain themselves, described in section thous-
and, five hundred and two of said chapter.
Section T. Whenever a vacancy shall hereafter oc-
cur in the board of trustees of any county asylum
| by reason of resignation otherwise such vacancy
shall be filled by appointment, in the same manner
and for the same length of time is now provided
| in section five hundred and eighty-one chapter
thirtytwo, revised statutes Of 1873, in respect to
trustees for the government Of state hospitals for
| the insane.
Section s. 1t shall be the duty Of the board of
supervisors Of any county in this state in which any
county asylum has been established for the care of
IN ma afin
terry in advance for the support and maintenance of
said asylum, in accordance with the estimates of the
board Of trustees of said asylum for amount in
the aggregate equal TO the amount per capita, pro-
vlded by law to be paid to said county by the state
| for the support and maintenance of such asylum,
| with such additional amount may be necessary
! for Improvement of the grounds and buildings or
such lesser shall be equal to the estimates Of
said trustees for the purposes named; and such ap
preparations 30 made shall be paid for said purpose
on the order OF said board of trustees in such man
ner as said board may provide in its bylaws.
Section 3. With the advice and approval of the
governor the state board of charities and reforms
may contract, at price not exceeding four dollars
and twenty-five cents per week, with the trustees OF
the Milwaukee county asylum for the insane, for tho
| care and maintenance Of convicts now insane, or
who may hereafter become insane, or for the care
and maintenance Of any persons who may be acquit-
ted of any criminal charge on the ground OF insan
| ity; and when any such persons shall have been
transferred to such asylum, they shall be main
tanned and cared for under such rules and regula-
tons as the state board of charities and reform may
prescribe. But in case any such person transferred
to said asylum after conviction from any prison in
| this state, shall become sane said person shall be
! returned to the prison from which he trans
feTred to said asylum, and be subject to the same
conditions of his original commitment to said prison
time excepted, as If he had not been transferred to
said asylum.
Section 10. Section six hundred and four k, re-
vses statutes Of 1873, is hereby amended to
read as follows: AS early practicable in the
month of July, 1881, and in the months of January
and July every succeeding year the secretary of state
shall compute the aggregate amount Which any
ma n he I'M
shall be entitled to receive from the state the
basis of two dollars and seventyye cents per week
each for ali ineane persons certified by the trustees
Of said asylum to have been maintained by such
county at public cost during the six months imme.
diately preceding the first days of January and July
aforesaid; and he shall thereupon draw his war
rant for such aggregate amount in behalf Of said
county, and shall deliver said warrant to the
state treasurer, who shall hereupon place the amount
of said warrant to the credit of said county the
books of the treasury Such certificate shall be veri
fed by the affidavit of the president and secretary OF
| the board Of trustees.
Section IL. The amount due from the state to the
county of Milwaukee for maintaining its county
asylum from the twentysxth day of March, 1880, t.
the first day Of January, 1881, shall be computed 81
the secretary of state and paid by the state treasurer
IN the manner and to the amount per week, for al
| the insane persons maintained by Fuch county al
public cost provided by the last preceding section
this act.
Section u. The property and estate Of any insane
person, kept In any state county asylum, or kept
by any county at public charge under the provisions
of this act shall be liable for his support and mainte
nance and chargesble for the payment thereof and
upon failure OF the person or persons having the
charge custody of such property estate to pay
therefrom for such support and maintenance, ths
board Of trustees Of the hospital asylum, the
chairman It the board OF supervisors of the county
furnishing such support, may apply to the county
judge Of the proper county to compel such payment
In arising under the provisions of this section
| such county judge shall have the jurisdiction and
authority conferred by chapter gi1ty three of the
revised statutes, and shall exercise such jurisdiction
and authority in the manner provided by said chap.
tora nd hN M emf nj tn his Orda nv
! proceedings as for contempt. II any order oil
orders made by such judge requiring such payment
shall not be complied with, either of the officers in
this section, designated, towit: such board of trus
board supervisors or any county may recover IN
seton against the person or persons having the
charge custody of such property or estate brought
IN the circuit court against him or them in his OF
their representative character the amount directed
be paid by such order orders and any Judgment
recovered may be satisfied out of such property OF
estate ech court may, in its discretion direct tina
the costa in such action, if the plaintiff recover
Judgment be paid out of such property estate o.
BY the lserson or persons having the charge o.
custody thereof.
Section Is. Any county having chronic insane Il
~ EsasNned delivered to it. under the provision
Of TINS act, may select the persons to be returned
such Selection to be made in writing by the chair
man OF it's board of supervisors, the board o.
trustees of its asylum, and left together with
proper receipt, for the person persons delivered
with the institution from which such person or per
sons shall be received
Section IA There is Acreby appropriated out ID
the state treasury, from any moneys not otherwise
this act.
Section IS. All acts or parts of acts 30 far as they
conflict with the provisions Of this act hereby
repealed.
Section Is. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after ts passage and publication
Approved March 80, 1881.
Published March 81, 1881
CHAPTER 219.
AN ACT to amend section one thousand eight hun