St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-04

Sec. 80. Each and every inmate of any
hospital or asylum for insane in this state
shall have the privilege of communicating
in writing with the governor and the secre-
tary of the board of trustees in the same
manner and under the same regulations as
with the correspondents chosen under THIS
act.
Sec. "a. Any superintendent, assistant
physician OF empoye OF any hospital or
asylum for the insane, or any person re
fusing or negecting to comply with or VIII
fully or knowingly violating any OF the pro
visions of sections twenty-eight to thirty
six, both inclusive, OF this act, snail De
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor.
Sec. 80. 1t shall be the duty OF the super
intendent of each hospital or asyhm 1or
the insane in this state and every trustee
of such institution to investigate any al
legged violation of the provisions OF this act
which may be brought TO their attention
when visiting any asylum OF nospllal lof
insane in this state, or otherwise.
Sec. So A COPY of sections twenty-eight
to thirty-six, both inclusive, of this, act,
printed in plea type, shall be iraneu anu anu
posted in every ward of every insane nos
pital or asylum, public or private IN the
state of Minnesota.
Sec 81. The relatives of any person u who
shall be found insane anaeT s sesoon wba here
in the opinion of the judge of probate OF
court commissioner by whom ne IS Iqun Lrd
insane, it is prudent ana adVissapde, H ID Is
the right to take charge of and Keep s9ld
insane person. if they shall desire SO 10 90;
hnf the nudge of probate or court commits
siOner may require a bond OF sucn relallveS,
conditioned for the proper ana saie heeplns
oP snch Derson: and if the relatives or
friends of any patient, kept IN any OF the
state hospitals shall request ms qls 3iti 81
unless such patient STANDS eaI dens Ml'n the
superintendent of Such hoSpltai may, III nl9
discretion, require a BOND 10 De eAecute 55
to the state of Minnesota, IN s9cn SUN i adiu
with such sureties as he may deem proper,
conditioned for the Safekeeplng OF suCH
patient, and on receipt ana approVal py
him Of said bond he may discharge the
Sec 3s. Whenever any person who now
is or hereafter becomes, convict IN tHe
state prison or state reI0fm2toFy, suaIi' -,
the Opinion of the board OF inspectors OF
managers thereof, have become insane, sdiu
board of inspectors or managers snal n,,, ne
with the Judge of probate OF the county
in which said prison or refofInaiofy Is 10
Gated information thereof III WflunS. Upol
receivinG such information from said board
said Judge of probate shall proceed 10 ue-
termine the question OF INSANITY III iHe
manner provided il section hiHelee!i .! ms
act and if satisfied that the CONVICT IS III,
sane and q proper subject to be comInllleu
TO a state hospital for care ana treatment
he shall approve the certificate OF Ine eA,
0miners and issue his duplicate order anu
warrant committing said insane convict 10
thp custody of the superintendent OF the
nr0ner stale hospital for the insane, ana
Shall place such order ana WaradiiL2 @ nS
in0 lnnacV in The hands OF the warden of
The state prison. or the superintendent or
the state reformatory Gf the convict Is III
'-i Sec, 80. Upon the receipt Of such dupli-
cate warrant and titCate by sad warden
or SUPERINTENDENT, ne shall cause Sa1d COLI
Wet to be removed ths stale noe o3ltIla
named in the warrant, and snail also cause
the duplicate warrant ana cefuned COPY
of examiners certificate, and a ceftlne4
c0py of the prison records relating TO sucn
convict to be filed in the Office OF the super,
intendent of the hospital, and the original
with tn superintendent's endorsement
| thereon. tC be returned to the judge OF pro-
bate issuing the same ..,.,o,,. u,,,,, o,,,so
Said warden or superintendent shall cause
the substantial facts contained III SAID war
rant and certificate, lncludlnS tne uates
| thereof to be entered upon the PRISON rec
Ords Said warrant ana the superllteHle9-
ent's endorsement thereon shall each speclly
that the said insane person Is state prison
or state refOrmatory convict
See 40 Whenever, in the opinion OF the
hospital superintendent, Such convict mas
sufficiently recovered from the mental dlS,
ability on account OF which such commit TAI
was made his term of sentence not having
expired, he shall notlfy me warren OF NE Z
state prison, OF superintendent OF the state
rofOrlnatOPy and such warden or SupeFlu-
tendent shall Immediately cause such con-
! Wet to be returned to SAID prison OF re-
Sec Al Whenever a state prison or state
refornatOry convict who has been commit,
led to a state hospital for the insane shall
escape therefrom or ole therein tng sTpf fa-
! Iv notify the warden OF the state prison
or Superintendent of the state relofhatoty
! lin case he was committed from the relol-
! matory) of the fact :.
Soc a. The fees Of the examiners in
1un0cy. hereinafter provided Shau De Ger Ger
! titled by the judge of probate before Wn3 nn
/ the examination was had, to the Watue af
| of the state prison or superintendent vi
| the State reformatory, and they, together
with the other expenses incurred IN con- on
hitting a convict to state hospltal lot INC INC
insane shall be paid from tne cur curPeI Which G1
! pense fund OF the institution AloH1 "-N-
| he was committed.
Sec 43 Whenever the superintendent OF
any state hospital shall report 10 lne Do@ tbo
of trustees that any insane person l III Inc -,
! hospital under his charge IS manhesIIy ~ u!
! c;lrable that his disease has become chI I
! and that he is not likely TO be 1uFlHer DG IN
! efted by treatment therein ana that ne
! NAV safely ana properly De taken cure pL
in a private family, but whose own Iainl ~
( are not able to support him, said boafd OF
| tl,nstpes nav authorize said supefhtenu,
ent to procure SAID person 10 p9 po ,.;L,a+a
| family at an expense not TO eXceed tnfee
dollars pers week, which shall be paiu o9t
| of the current expense funu OF saiu ro9c
pital Said superintendent shail py HlAl ISyl
/ or some one of the medical stan OF Such
hospitai. or some one delegated by nm,
! cause such insane person to De visited as
often as once in three months anu M +n17d
! emit he is not properly cared TOT III tne
! family where he has been placed, OF l0I
any reason he deems it best tnat ne snQuId
| be again cared for and treated IN the nos
pital, he shall Immediately cause ms re-
| turn thereto. - "a
See Al. Whenever in the judgment emit, OF Of
the superintendent OF any stare h te a,I1
patient therein. as part OF the treatment,
| and that it is prudent so to do OF, that
it viii be conducive to the recovery OF any
! patient to return home or to his 1rIends'
| or to be absent on trial, in case Such pa
| tent has not been committed while under
charge of any criminal offenSe. SAID super
/ intendent may allow such patient to be aD-
sent on parole for such specified time as
he may deem advisable not exceeding SIX
| months. The order OF commitment IN Such
case shall remain in full force until the
patient is discharged according to law ana
! his parole may be at any time revoked, III
the discretion of the superintendent
Sec IS. The superintendent OF any state
| hospital for the insane shall discharge any
patient certified by him to be recovered, un-
| less such patient stands charged with or
| convicted of some criminal offense. In all
other cases patients shall be dscnafged
only by the board of trustees, and three
trustees shall constitute q quorum to dis
charge q patient. When patients, improved
or unimprOyed, are reported to the board
| of trustees and recommended for discharge
by the superintendent, such recommends
| ton shall in each case state the reason why
discharge is advised Whenever a pa
tent is discharged in any of the ways here
in provided the superintendent Of the hos,
pital from which he has been discharged
shall Immediately mail to the judge of the
probate court Of the county in which the
warrant of commitment was issued, and
to the guardian or next of kin, a certificate
signed by him. stating that such person has
| been discharged and the date thereof,
which certificate, when received by such
judge of probate, shall be fled in his office.
Sec 46. 1t shall be the duty of the super
intendent of any such state hospital TO Sc
lect from time to time from the patients
of the hospital under his management such
idiotic and feeble-minded children and
for training and instruction, and to trans