River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-12
Published March 80, 1881
CHATTER o02.

AN ACT to amend section Of chapter two hundred
and sixtysix of the general laws of 1880 entitled an
act to repeal sections five hundred and ninety two
and i've hundred and ninety -four Of the revised stat
of 1878 relating 70 public charities, and to amend
section five hundred and ninety-three revised stat
ues of 1873 and to prescribe the procedure for COM
hitting persons to the insane hospitals.
The people OF the state Of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact rs follows:
Section l. On the receipt by the county Judge Of the
petition provided for by section one of chaper two hun
bred and sixtysx of the general laws of 1880 such
judge may, If in his opinion the public safety require
IT, deliver to the sheriff of his county order in writing
requiring hin forthwith to take and condne such in
supposed insane person in some place to be
sad chapter can be had or until the further order
the Judge and after receipt by such Judge Of tie
chapter such Judge may in his discretion deliver
such sheriff his order in writing requiring him forth
with to take such person into custody and keep him in
place to be specified, until the further order Of
Section > The examining physicians provided for
by said section one OF said chapter two hundred anu
sxty-sx in addition TO the report required to he made
by them by said section shall state follows IS Has
the patient any infectious disease2 90 In your on-
ion is he lnsane3
Section 8. When any person shall be confined In any
hospital, asylum, or other place of confinement, upon
commitment as an insane person, application may be
made in his behalf by any respectable citizen having
10 question the propriety justice Of such co
in which such person is confined or to the Judge Of the
county court by whom he was SO committed for re-
hearing and further judicial inquiry as to the mental
condition Of such person. such application shall
be by petition setting forth the facts upon which 1t H.
Section l. Upon the receipt Of such application the
Judge Shd nave ana may exercise tne authority ana
jurisdiction in the matter of such application, confer
red by said chapter two hundred and sixtysX as to
the original commitment, and the same proceedings
provided for said chapter be had in such mat
ter All tue .r0yisons of said chapter two hundred
and sxty-sx necessary such reheaTng and further
inqurys to the full determination thereof and nClud
ing th0se relating COSTS fees and expenses shall be
applicable thereto.
Section 5. If, upon such reheartng and further IN
durv il shall be determined that the person confined
Is sane such judge shall make and enter an order re-
curing the officers or persons charge OF the hospital
Fsyium or place in which such person Is confined forth
with set him at liberty, and such officers and persons
shall comply with such order upon being served with
duly certified copy thereon but If IL shall be determined
that such person is insane further action shall be
taken upon such application.
section g. From and after the time this act shall take
effect no physically infirn mentally imbecile per-
SON deemed be dangerous when at large shall
be committed as an insane person TO any hospital or
asylum oT the insane, solely because Of such nhFnty
imbccilty.
Secton3 This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March %, 1851.