The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-09

and charities may prescribe and to Keep OF
hand supply OF stamped envelopes. paper
and postal cards, which shall be used for
correspondence.
Such registers and stationery shall be fu>
nished on reqnisition OF the assistant phvsie
Clans and shall be paid for from the current
expense fund of the said institutions.
SEC .; Duties OF Assistant Physicians
stefan, or the superintendent if there IS no
assistant physicians. in any hospital or asv-
!um for the insane. to carry with him during
his daily rounds through the wards of the in
stitu:inn the pocket register Of correspond.
intendent
The said assistant physician shall, on the
day when an: inmate is committed to the in
slltutlon, or a! any time thereafter when the
SAID inmate shall so request, record correctly
IN me >ain register the name and pOstOffiCo
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
physlrlans on their daily rounds to receive
the requests Of any inmate who NAV desire
TO write To the correspondent 50 chosen, to
recorn Ihe anne then and there on the said
register OF correspondence, and within
twenty tour '2l, hours thereafter to furnish
Or cause to be furnished to the said inmate
one or more sheets Of writing paper, q
stamped envelope and postal card. ad-
dressed to the superintendent and having
printed on the reverse side a receipt in the
following FORM
Received OF the superintendent Of the
hospital tOr aSvlum) for the insane at w :.
Minnesota, letter written by..... 80.
All inmate Of the institution.
Provided. that the said assistant physician
snail not be required to furnish stationery for
this purpose to any one inmate oftener than
once week. The inmate shall enclose the
said postal card. with the letter, in the
STAMPED envelope, which shall be legibly ad.
dressed to the said correspondent, ami shan
deliver the same. sealed. to the said assistant
physician, who shall deliver the said letter on
his receipt therefor, Oh the register of cores
pOndence.
Whenever any letter or postal card from
any CORE ,pondent chosen under this act
snail be delivered to any assistant physician
by the superintendent, he shall deliver the
same to the inmate to whom il is addressed
without unnecessary delay, taking the receipt
OF the said inmate therefor.
SEC. e. Superintendent to Mail and De-
liver Letters-lt shall be the duty of the sll.
per!ntenuent. upon receipt of such Letter
from the assistant physician. if he shall find
that the said letter is addressed to a cores
pondent duly chosen under this act TO place
such letter or cause II to be placed in the
United States mail without opening or read
ing the same
1t shall be the duty OF the said superinten.
dentist to request the said correspondents
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 in.
mates to whom they are addressed, unless
in the judgment OF the said superintenden:s
the receipt Of such 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 a correspondent to an
inmate shall be opened by any superintend.
ent unless he has reason to. suspect that Il
livered TO the said inmate. in which case ho
shall record the fact that such letter has
been opened. and the reasons therefor, in
the register OF correspondence.
SEC. Inmates may correspond With the
governor aud the secretary of the state board
OF corrections and charities Each apa
every inmate Of any hospital or asylum fof
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 act.
SEC. 5. Penaltics-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 OF
kllowingl y Violating any Of the provisions o1
this act shall be deemed guilty Of misdo-
meanor. and upon conviction thereof, shall
be punished 10y imprisonment not less than
thirty or more than ninety days or by d hns
Of not less than fifty or more than one hum
dred dollars, and shall! thereafter be disquau
fed from holding any Office or position IN
any hospita! or asylum for the insane in thls
state.
SEC. 9. Investtgation-It shall be the duty
Of the superintendent Of each hospital or
asylum for the insane in this state, every
trustee OF sGch institution. every member Of
the state lunacy commission. every membe.
OF the state board of corrections and charities
to investigate any alleged violation Of tho
p5qHHiioni Of { act Yhch BE- b5ongh:
hosNltnl Tor insane m ms state.
SEC. 10. Act TO be postcd-A copy Of this
act printed i'll plea type, shall be framed and
posted i'll every ward of every insane hospital
or asylum. public or private, in the State Of
Minnesota.
SEE. IL. Repeating Clarse-Chapte. one
hundred and fortv-~i l4C) Of the General
Laws of one thousand eight hundred aud
eighty seven el~S'' i hereby repealed.
SEC. T.. When TO Take Efcct-Th1s act
shall tai effect and be in force from and
after the first day Of May one thousand
eight hundred a:i,t eigh whine 1850.
Approven April "a. $50.