Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1893-05-11

uOSDlldll OE ASYLUM LUZ pALSdAS LII Ii
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. 81. Any superintendent, assistant
physician OF employe OF any hospital or
fusing or neglecting to comply with Or Will
fully OF knowingly violating any OF the pro
visions of sections twenty-eightk to thirty
six, both inclusive, OF this act, Shal De
deemed guilty Of a m~isdemeanor.
Sec. So. It shall be the duty of the super
intendent of each hospital Or asylum top
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 nospl'ai AoA
insane in this state, or OTHERWISE. ,:,14
Sec. SO. A copy of sections tWenty-elsat
to thirty-six, both inclusive, of this, act,
printed in plea type, shall be iramea ANU ANU
pital or asylum, public OF private, IN the
state of Minnesota. -
Sec. 81. The relatives Of any person Is , Who
5 shall b be +f found od+ is s6aP1s IN Hna all cases whe eie
in the opinion. of the Judge OF pf9 ~ fo,n ~
court commissioner by whom ne IS 16an nd
insane, it is prudent and advlsanle, n saiig
insane person, if they shall desire SO to 90;
but the judge Of probate or court onnlas-
sioner may require a bond OF such rGlaoiyeS,
C0QUl(lO1Su ZOE Tie pIOPC1 cNN
of such person; and if the relatives o or
friends of any patient, kept in any OF inc
state hospitals, shall request his d1scnarse,
unless such patient stands ar;min ehar affens Wi'n the he
superintendent Of such hospltal may, ~ 1ns
discretion, require a BOND TO pe eAeeu nnd
to the state Of Minnesota, IN sucn sun o amu
with such %sureties as he may deem proper,
conditioned for the safekeeplng OF sucll
patient, and on receipt and approval py
him of said bond he may discharge the
patient. now
Sec. So. Whenever any person who now low
is, or hereafter becomes, a convict IN the
state prison or State reformatofy, s1anl, ~ =.
the opinion of the board OF lispeGuois sad
board Of inspectors OF managers shaii NE
with the judge of probate OF the county
in which said prison or e1orniaiod = T1n ~,
receiving such information from SAID board
said judge OF probate shall proceed 10 ue,
termine the question OF insanity IN me
act, and, if satisfied that the convict IS IN,
sane and a proper subject to be commltted
to a state hospital for care ana tfeatnlenl'
he shall approve the ce d1n1;aafe % ord ime and
warrant committing said insane conVlct 70
the. custody of the superintendent OF me
proper state hospital for the insane and
Shall place such order and warrant, anu
the duplicate certificate Of the eSaIllnerss
in lunacy, in the hands of the warden OF
the state prison, or the superintendent "
the state W Ine ~ -
'D Sec. 80. Upon the receipt Of such dupli-
cate warrant and certificate by SAID warden
or superintendent, he shall cause sala Gon1
Wet to be removed to the state hosp1tal
named in the warrant, and shall also cause
the duplicate warrant and certified copy
of examiners certificate, am a f &c s1eh
convict to be filed in the office OF the super
intendent of the hospital. and the original
with the superintendent endorsement
thereon, to be returned to the Juuse OIL pio-
Said Warden or Superintendent shall cause
the substantial facts contained ID sald Mal-
rant and certificate, including tne oates
ords. Said warrant and the superintena-
ent's endorsement thereon shall each specify
thai the said insane person is q state prlson
or state reformatory convict.
Sec 40. Whenever, in the opinion of the
hospital superintendent, such CONVEX mas
sufficiently recovered from the mental US
ability on account Of which such communal
was made, his term OF sentence not having
expired, he shall notify. the warden OF the
state prison, or superintendent OF the state
reformatory, and such warden OF supe ON
tendent shall Immediately cause sucn COL
vict to be returned to sald prison u Z
matory) of the fact. o+o
Sec. Al. Whenever a state prison OF slale
convict who has Deen colni nnI7
Tod To a state hospital for the insane, shali
escane therefrom or die therein, the super
intendent of such hospital shall Hnheuia.s,
ly notify the warden OF the state pits sCn
or superintendent OF the stat tem ie tGn rafnrs.
(n case he was commltleo HUN ~ A1
matory) Of the fact. =,
Sec. ~. The fees Of the examiners III
;7,nacy. hereinafter provided, Shall ne cea,
tilted by the e Judge wa Of P had' to 0 the warden
Of the state prison or superintendent o u.
fhe state reformatory, and they, toseanei
with the other expenses lhculatu ~ fo,. the
mitfing a convict to a state hospital TOT the
insona shall he aid from the current eI-
nense fund of the institution from which
he was committed. 80
Sec. 43. Whenever the supefln'ehuGhnI I'd
any state hospital shall report to the boaLo
Of trustees that any insane person ~ tne
hospital under his charge is manlies1ly ~
durable. that his disease has become cnip on
Sired by treatment therein, and that ne
nav safely and properly be taken care OF
in a private family, but whose owl aai 4 ~
are not able to support MN, salu na nGnta T.
emf to procure said person 70 pc poulutu
and taken care of in some sultanle pits aa
family, at an expense not TO e Se eaid 1n nIf
dollars per week, which shall pc pald oul
of the current expense fund of said nos
pital. Said superintendent shall by ninaseii
or some one Of the medical star OF suca
hospital, or some one nee ael ta he visited ISL as
often AS once in three months, and When-
ever, in the judgment OF said snpef!n'eH ~
ent, he is not properly caren c LOT ~ III for
any reason he deems it best that he should
he again cared for and treated III the nos
Dital, he shall Immediately cause MS re-
turn thereto. ~ "a
Sec. "A. Whenever in the Judgment OF
the superintendent of any state hospital
for the insane it will be beneficial to any
patient therein as part OF u me 10 ne =. hat
it will be conducive to the recovery OF any
patient to return home OF to his TRENDS
or to be absent on trial, in case sucn pa.
IL L.. ,,o+ 1ro,n anra al While HDucT
charge of any criminal %otfense, sald super
intendent may allow such patient to be az
sent on parole for such specified time as
he may deem advisable, not exceeding SIX
case shall remain in full force until Tue
patient is discharged according to law, and
his parole may be at any time rev9keu' LII
the discretion of the superintendent.
Sec. 40. The superintendent OF any STATE
hospital for the insane shall discharge any
patient certified by him to be recovereu; un-
convicted of some criminal offense. In = ai1
other eases patients shall be discharged
only by the board of trustees, ana three
trustees shall constitute a quorum m TO , qls1
or unimproved, are reported to the BOARD
of trustees and recommended for discharge
by the superintendent. such,
ton shallTin each case state the reason why
a discharge is advised. Whenever a pa
tient is discharged i'll any of the ways mere
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
been discharged and the date thereof.
which Certificate, when received by such
judge of probate, shall be filed 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
fer the same to the directors or managers
of the Minnesota institute for detectives