The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-12-11

No. D.-AN ACT relating to the support of
insane persons.
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
OF the State of Vermont
Section l. Whenever any insane person.
now or hereafter supported at the expense OF
the State, III any asylum for the insane in this
State, had, at the time of commitment To suoh
asylum, or after his or her commitment shall
have, own or possess any estate, real or person
al, or any pension or annuity, the same shall be
appropriated towards the support of such in.
sane person in such asylum.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the probats
court upon the hearing Of any cause instituted
before it, for the purpose of determining
whether person shall be committed TO an in.
sane asylum, to find and, in its order made "a,
the removal of an insane person 10 an asylum
to state the amount OF property owned by such
insane person and the amount of any pension
or annuity payable to such insane person.
Sec. 8. Whenever an insane person during
his or her CONTINENT in an insane ASYLUM M
the expense Of the State, becomes the owner Of
any property, pension or annuity, the probate
court shall, on application of a person interest
ed. and ON notice TO persons interested. aseer.
tain the amount thereof and certify the same
to the superintendent of the asylum where such
insane person is confined, and in case such in
SANE person is not a resident of this State, the
HAOb"eo eOuAA III DFODdlt u1HtI1Cf where
such asylum is located, shall have jurisdiction
for the purposes Of this act
See. 4. 1t shall be the duty of a guardian Of
any insane person, confined in an asylum at the
expense OF the State, 10 contribute, out Of such
insane persons estate toward his support in
such asylum, such sum as the probate court
luay direct Nothing in this act shall take
from the guardian OF such insane person the
right to agree with the superintendent Of an
ASYLUM uDOn the amount a,Ieh Guardian sI,aII
contribute towards the support Of such insane
lerson, but II they can not agree, the probate
court shall determine the same, and the time
Of payment thereof.
See. .. All acts and parts Of acts inconsist-
ent with the provisions Of this act are hereby
repealed, but this. shall not repeal the proyis-
ions Of act number eighty-nine of the acts Of
1878.
See. G. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November %, 1880.
No. H.-AN AcT relating to the commitment
OF inmates Of the soldiers home 10 the insane
asylum.
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
Of the State Of Vermont
Section 1. Whenever any inmate Of the Yer
mont soldiers home at bennington shall, in the
opinion OF the superintendent, become insane
and dangerous TO the peace OF the other in
mates Of said home, the superinfendent NAV
apply TO the probate court for the district of
bennington, for an inquisiti0n Of lunacy, and
for an order TO commit such person, il found
insane, 10 an asylum and thereupon such pro
ceedings shall be had as are provided by num-
Der forty-twO of the acts Of 1886 aud number
ninety-fiye of the acts Of 1888, the same as il
such inmate were a resident Of the town Of
bennington, except that the court may, in its