River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-04-21
published April /, 1881.


AN ACT TO amend section ave hundred aiidSainety q
the revised statutes in reation 10 the admission q
patients to the hospitals Tor the insane
The people of the state of Wisconsin, rep Mentet IT.
senate ard assembly, do enact as follows; N
section Mheneyer any inmate g etheste,s e. hos ,
state any county, the utloiney general behalf
Of the state and tile district attorney such county on
its behalf, may make written application khe board
OF trustees OF state hospitals for the Insane Or relief
from such charge II known 10 the appiica such APP
pllcaiion shall state the name Of the counE to which
such inmate is chargeabie OF il il be ciaiin that he
state is chargeahe thereNith, IL shall be stated Tie
said board shall give uie attorney gvner the
proper reasonable notice q such alptio nd o The
lime and place when it will be heaTu The s,He such
county may appear and be heard III npp0si~n to such
Application. such Application may ne sur poriei by
.g a6n such apiaation The said board q il ba sat-
sled that the relief asked Tor should be wanted, IL
therein name the county ciiargeabie with su inmate
i i shall hnd any county 50 ehareeat'e. snail
and after the making of such order suti ii&nte shan
county named in such order II either than e county
named in such application may IN Ike MAJ ler Apply
TO said board for relief TO such order, and burden
R ha Be l@gGdd and A dsoe as i II tie
section : In any case in which any ercos has been
thall be committed in the accounts betse either
support II any inmate Of such hospital, sr IN lie
amount certified BY tue secretary Of state 70 y county
y account OF such support and such eIsr SHAH pe
made TO appear from the certificate OF tiN board o
certificate Of the secretary either Of said fpals it
shall e the duty OF the secretary of stats 10 correct
su1h error by charging the state TO 2he proper
county the support Of such inmate properly hargcable
20 f. such coHnty and by credting nc state on
such county with such support when the sIa has been
Improperly charged 10 IL, 10 such county improp
ery paid The county credited shall ha the hene-
lit Of such credit when such secretary q stag shall GER
tify g. the to lie raised for It's then next state
tax and the county charged shall have ae amount
thereof certified 10 it, an item OF It's stats tax when
such secretary of state shall certify 10 IT, n sum 10 lie
raised for its then next state tax.
Section 3. Whenever il shall be found isat any in
sane inmate of either OF sHid hospitals is resident
OF this state and that neither the state no county
therein is properly chargeable for the support or such
Inmate 1t Shah be the duty OF the state bOa-d Of chart
ties and reform make inquiry as TO- and II possible,
ascertain the residence of such inmate, 9nd 10 conf
muncate with the proper officers Of the "A te county,
dominion or other political division Of VIII such per-
son may be found TO be resident In whNh he or she
may be entitled support with respect III his or her
return into the same and. If practicable tHeaus such
inmate 10 be removed from such huSTibs nd trans
ported and 10 be delivered into the q CODY ui the
proper officers officers of such state G. ~ uon-
ion other political division; provided ~at the cost
Of the shall not in any case exceed re hundred
dollars TO be provided for, audited ana pgEt nom the
funds of the hospital from which such nuAle SHAH DC
removed. in the same manner that other Ss are pro-
Section I. All acts and parts OF acts con Actng WIN
the provisions of this act are hereby repealsi
Section 5. This act shall take effect endsbe In force
from and after its passage and publicauonr
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