Arizona republican., 1890-05-26
THE INSANE ASYLUM.

Under the administration of Governor Zulick a $l0 book known as the "Rode" and containing the Act of the Legislature regulating the government of the Ter ritorial Insane Asylum was published. It is in the province of but few resi- dents of the Territory to possess this expensive "kode," hence TIE REPUB- ucAN this morning gives few extracts from the act mentioned. Before doing so, however, it should be stated that the "Act regulating the government of the Territorial Insane Asylum" was passed in 1885 and the asylum built soon after ward under Governor Tritle's adminis- tration.
 Sec. l, of the Act, provides "There shall be established within and for the Territory of Arizona an asylum for the insane, which shall be known as the ln- sane Asylum of Arizona \ and said Insane Asylum shall be constructed by and remain under the control of direct ors of said Asylum to be hereafter appointed in accordance with the pro- visions of this Act"
 Section two provides that "There shall be Board of Directors of the Insane Asylum of Arizona, which shall consist of three persons, a majority of whom shall have power to transact the busi- ness and perform the acts required of said Board."
 Section provides that ''The said Board of Directors shall have full power and authority to manage the affairs of the said Asylum" And this section also provides for the construction and furnishing of the building for the Asy- lum purposes by the Board of Directors.
 Section l7 provides that "The said Board of Directors shall elect Secre- tary and Treasurer of the said Insane Asylum" and prescribes the duties of these officers. It requires of the Secre- tary bond in the sum of 500 and of the Treasurer 5000 for the faithful performance of their duties.
 Section Is provides that "The com pensation of all officers and other per sons elected and employed by said board shall be fixed by said board"
 Section 20 provides that "The said Board of Directors shall employ and maintain in charge of said asylum, q resident physician, who must be col lege gradus te in medicine and surgery, and have practiced his profession as such for not less than four years, and require of him bond in the penal sum of $5,0O0, with two or more good and sufficient sureties, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties, which are, or shall be, prescribed by law and by the bylaws enacted by said board" |"
 Under these provisions of the Statutes who should rule the asylum, Dr. Titus or the Board of Directors? The ques. ton now is, how long will the sancti- monious Democratic hold-overs indi. rectly keep up the fight they have per. sisted in for over year to the great in. jury of the Territory?
 The Directors of the Insane Asylum, or Saturday surrendered an old desk, some books of record and accounts, but Dr Titus is in possession of the asylum and he still holds on. It is said that he pro- poses to defy the lawful board retain possession and run the in stitution on his own account Ex-Judge Barnes, MT. Alexander and MT. Street, who appeared as attorneys for the holdovers declaered, in Court that the Superintendent ot the Asylum and of the Prison were subordinate officers and under the control of the Board of Directors of the Asylum and Board of Commissioners of the Terri torial Prison. But now it would seem, from Dr. Titus position, that they have changed their base and claim that he is not only public officer, but sup erior to the Board of Directors. The REPUBLICAN trusts that common sense may be allowed to govern the holdovers for once in their lives and that for the good of the Territory Dr. Titus will step out of a position not legally his, as he should have done long ago.