St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-07

and charities may prescribe and to keep on
hand supply Of stamped envelopes. paper
and postal cards, which shau De useo ioi
Such registers and stationery shall be fur
nlshed on requisition Of the assistant physi-
clans and shall be paid for from the curren'
expense fund of the said institutions.
SEC 5. Duties Of Assistant PhyslciansC.
1t shall be the duty Of each assistant ply
stefan, or the superintendent If there Is no
assistant physicians, in any hospital or asy
Ium for the insane to carry with him during
his daily rounds through the wards of the in
stitution the pocket register OF correspond
ence which shall be furnished by the super
intendent.
The said assistant physician shall, on the
DAY when any inmate is committed to the In
sdtution, or at any time thereafter when the
said inmate shall so request, record correctly
In the said register the name and postofiico
address OF the person chosen by the said in
mate as correspondent in accordance with
this act and shall report the same to the
superintendent
1t shall be the duty OF the said assistant
physicians on their daily rounds to receive
the requests of any inmate who may desire
to write to the correspondent so chosen, to
record the same then and there on the said
register of correspondence, and within
twenty four (241 hours thereafter TO furnish
or cause to be furnished to the said inmate
one or more sheets of writing paper, a
stamped envelope and postal card, ad-
dressed to the superintendent and having
printed on the reverse side a receipt in the
following form.
'.Receiyed of the superintendent Of the
hospital Tor asylum) for the insane at. SO.
Minnesota, letter written by.......
an inmate of the institution.
Provided. that the said assistant physician
shall not be required to furnish stationery fer
this purpose to any one inmate oftener than
once week. The inmate shall enclose the
coid oil rH until OFT N
stamped envelope, which shall be legibly ad.
dressed to the said correspondent and shall
deliver the same. sealed. to the said assistant
physician, who shall deliver the said letter on
the same day to the superintendent, taking
his receipt therefor, on the register Of cores
pondence.
Whenever any letter or postal card from
any correspondent chosen under this act
shall be delivered to any assistant physician
by the superintendent, he shall deliver the
same TO the inmate to whom it is addressed
without unnecessary delay, taking the receipt
of the said inmate therefor.
Sec. g. Superintendent to Mail and De-
liver Letters-1t shall be the duty Of the su.
perintendent upon receipt OF such letter
from the assistant physician, If he shall find
that the said letter is addressed to cores
pondent duly chosen under this act. to place
such letter or cause 1t to be placed in the
United States mail without opening or reatt
ing the same.
to write their names On the outside of letters
sent by them to inmates. The said superin-
tendents shall deliver such letters to the
assistant physicians to be given to the III
mates TO whom they are addressed, unless
in the judgment OF the said superintendent
the receipt of snch letters would be injurious
to such inmates, in which case they shall
forthwith notify said correspondents that
such letters are withheld, stating the reasons
therefor. and record the facts in the register
OF correspondence.
No letter written by correspondent to en-
inmate shall be opened by any superintend-
emf unless he has reason to suspect that IL
contains such matter as ought not TO be de-
llVered to the said inmate, in which case he
shall record the fact that such letter has
been opened, and the reasons therefor, il
the register OF correspondence.
SEC. z. Inmates may correspond with the
governor and the secretary of the state board
OF corrections and charities. Each and
every inmate of any hospital or asylum for
insane in this state shall have the privilege
of communicating in writing with the gov.
ernOr and the secretary of the state board OF
corrections aud charities In the same manner
and under the same regulations as with the
correspondents chosen under this acr.
SEC. 9. Penalties-Any superintendent, as.
sistant physician or employe Of any hospital
or asylum for insane, or any person refusing
or neglecting to comply with, or willingly or
this act shall be deemed guilty Of misde-
meanOr, and upon conviction thereof, shall
be punished by imprisonment not less than
thirty or more than ninety days, or by fine
of not less than fifty or more than one hun
dred dollars, and shall thereafter be disqualt-
fed from holding any Office or position In
any hospital or asylum for the insane In this
state.
SEC. 8. Inyestigation-Ns shall be the duty
Of the superintendent Of each hospital or
asylum for the insane in this state, every
trustee of such institution, every member Of
the state 1unacy commission, every member
Of the state board of corrections and charities
to investigate any alleged violation of the
provisions of this act which may be brought
to their attention when visiting any asylum
or hospital for insane in this state.
Sec. 10. Act to be posted-A copy OF this
act printed in plea type, shall be framed and
posted in every ward of every insane hospital
or asylum, public or private, in the State Of
Minnesota r.-.'.' -;-- 49, --ii--t 70
SEC. II. Repeating Clause.chapesr one
hundred and forty -six (1465 OF the General
Laws of one thousand eight hundred and
eightty-seven 1SS7) is hereby repealed.
SEC. -, When to Take Effeet-This act
shall take effect and be in force from and
after the first day of May. one thousand
eight hundred and eighty nine QSs9).
Approved April "a, 1889.