Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-06-18
CHAPTER CLXIX.

A supplement to an act entitled '' A further sup
plement to the act entitled An act to provide
additional accommodations for the insane of
this state approved March thirty-first, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy-one," approved
April thirteenth, eighteen hundred and sew
entySiX.
]. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New jersey. That
the managers of the State Asylum for the Insane
at MorristOwn, New jersey shall have the
power, and it is hereby declared to be the duty
OF sale managers. to appoint medical director
OF SaldaSylum and so many assistant physicians
as they may deem necessary, all of whom shall
be subject to the rules regulations and bylaws
prescribed from time to time by said managers
for the control and good government of said
asylum.
2. And be it enacted, That the medical director
so appointed shall have charge, direction and
control of all the patients and of all persons en-
gagged III the care of patients in the asylum, with
the powers and subject to the rules regulations
and bylaws prescribed or hereafter to be pre-
scrbed and established, by the said managers;
and he shall perform all such duties as shall be
assigned to him by said managers; provided,
they shall not assign to him any duty which does
| not relate to the care, management and treat
ment OF patients, the direction and control of
assistant physicians, nurses and attendants OF
patients.
g. AMI be it enacted, That the said managers
are empowered, and it is hereby declared to be
| their duty, to appoint steward or warden Of
| said asylum, who shall be the general mana
ger of the asylum buildings, grounds and
| farm, With the furniture, fixtures and stock
| thereto belonging, and shall perform such other
duties Is shall be assigned to him by said mana
gers, slbject to the bylaws, rules and regulations
prescribed or hereafter to be prescribed, by said
| managers; and before entering upon the duties
of his office he shall execute bond to the state
of New Jersey with sufficient SuritieS, to be ap-
| proved by said managers, in such penal sum not
| less than three thousand dollars, as said mana
| gers may from time to time require, conditioned
| that he shall and will faithfully perform the
duties of his Office and pay over and account for
| all moneys, goods and chattelS belonging to said
| asylum that shall come into his hands or GUS
tody which bond shall be recorded in book
| to be provided for that purpose and kept in the
office of said managers in said asylum; and there
upon said bond shall be filed in the office of the
secretary of state and recorded in the same
| manner as the official bonds of other state Of
| fcers, provided, nevertheless, that the person
| who is now acting as steward of said asylum,
shall continue to perform the duties OF said office
| of steward or warden under this act until re-
moved, or q successor is appointed by the mana
gers of said asylum.
| 4. And be it enacted. That it shall also be the
| duty of said steward or warden annually to make
| an approximate estimate and detailed statement
in writing of the amount of money required Tor
| the support and maintenance of said asylum and
OF the amount required from the state including
| all salaries and supplies of every kind for the
next ensuing fiscal year beginning on the first
day of November next, and to submit the same to
said managers, on or before the first Thursday OF
! October of each year, and said managers shall
| annex the same to their annual report with such
comments thereon as they may deem advisable
s. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty
of said managers to appoint an expert accountant
or book-keeper, and such assistant accountants
and book-keeperS as may be necessary to keer
full and accurate accounts of all business transac
| tons in any way connected with said asylum.
g. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty
of said managers to appoint a store-keeper fol
said asylum who shall receipt for and be charged
with all supplies furnished to said asylum, and hi
shall take vouchers for all supplies by him dis
tributed, and he shall perform such other duties
as may be assigned to him by said managers
subject to such rules, regulations and by laws rs
said managers may from time to time prescribe
T. And be it enacted. That the bylaws pre-
scribed, or which may hereafter be prescribed
| by said managers, shall be obligatory on al
| officers and agents of said asylum, and such by
laws shall not be suspended altered or repealed
except at regular meeting of said board o
managers and by the consent of Il majority O.
all members of said board.
s. And be it enacted. That all acts and part:
of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby re
pealed, and that this act shall take effect i'm
mediately.
Approved April I, 1885.