The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-05-11

Sec. 50. Each and every inmate Of any
hospital or asylum for insane in this state
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. Amy superintendent, assistant
physician or employe Of any hospital or
fusing or neglecting to comply with or will
fully or knowingly violating any of the pro
visions Of sections twenty.eight to thirty.
six, both inclusive Of this act, shall be
Sec 30. 1t shall be the duty Of the super
intendent of each hospital or asylum for
the insane in this state and every trustee
legged violation of the provisions of this act
which may be brought to their attention
when visiting any asylum or hospital ror
Sec &c. A copy of sections twenty eight
to thirty-six, both inclusive, of this act;
printed in plea type, shall be framed and
posted in every ward of every insane hos
pital or asylum, public or private, in the
state of Minnesota.
Sec. 81. The, relatives Of any person who
teen of this act SHALL in all cases where,
in the opinion of the judge Of probate or
court commissioner by whom he Is found
the right to take charge of and keep said
insane person If they shall desire so to do;
but the judge of probate or court commits
sioner may require bond Oh sucn en- reta nins,
of such person; and IL the relatives or
friends of any patient, kept In any or the
state hospitals, shall request his dlschairge.
unless such patient stands charged with or
Convicted of some criminal offense, the
superintendent of such hospital may, In his
discretion, require bond to DC executed
to the state of Minnesota, in such sum and
with such sureties as he may deem proper,
conditioned for the safekeeping of such
patient, and on receipt and approyal py
him Of said bond he may discharge the
Sec. 49, Whenever any person who now
is, or hereafter becomes convict In the
the opinion of the board of inspectors or
managers thereof, have become insane, said
board Of inspectors or managers snail ME
with the Judge OF probate OF une cGuh 10.
Gated information thereof In Writing; upon
receiving such information from said poaro
said judge of probate shall proceed 10 t ae,
manner provided in section nineteen OF TINS
act, and, IL satisfied that the convict Is IN,
sane and a proper subject to be committee
to q state hospital for care and treatment,
he shall approve the certificate OF the ex,
aminers, and issue his duplicate order anu
warrant committing said insane convict 70
the custody of the superintendent OF the
proper state hospital for the insane, anu
shall place such order and warrant, ana
the duplicate certificate OF the examiners
in lunacy, In the hands Of the warden OF
the state prison, or the superintendent or
the state reformatory n the convict Is In
the reformatory). .,.
cate warrant and certificate by said warden
or Superintendent, he shall cause said con,
vict to be removed to the state hosptai
named in the warrant, and snail also cause cause
of examiners certificate, and certlned
copy Of the prison records relating to such
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 judge OF pro-
bate issuing the same;
Said warden or superintendent shall cause
the substantial facts contained in said war
rant and certificate, including the oates
thereof, to be entered upon the prison rec
ords. Said warrant and the superlntena-
ent's endorsement thereon shall each specify
that the said insane person is state prison
or state reformatOry convict.
Sec 90 Whenever, in the opinion OF the
hospital superintendent, such convict has
sufficiently recovered from the mental DIS
ability on account of which such committal
was made, his term of sentence not having
expired, he shall notify the warden A. OF + sfe
reformatory, and such warden or super1n-
tendent shall Immediately cause SUCH CON
Wet to be returned to said prison or re-
Sec Al. Whenever q state prison or state
reformatory convict who has been commlI,
ted to a state hospital for the insane, snan
escape therefrom or die therein, the super
intendent of such hospital shall immediate,
ly notify the warden of the state prison
or superintendent of the state reiormaIsory
lin case he was commltted Iroln the i'Aoi
matory) of the fact. a.,
Sec. A. The fees Of the examiners ia
lunacy, hereinafter provided, shall De Ger
tilted by the judge Of probate before W won,
of the state prison or superintendent OF
the state reformatory, and they, together
with the other expenses incurred In CON-
hitting epny hs b to ram the
pense fund Of the institution iro'a "nAeA
he was committed.
Sec AZ. Whenever the superintendent OF
any state hospital shall report 10 tne IN ibe
hospital under his charge Is manlfestiy In,
durable, that his disease has become CHROME
and that he is not likely to De Iurtnsr oe ha
NAV safely and properly be taken care OF
in a private family, but whose own Ianiy
are not able to support him, said poaro OF
emit to procure said person to be boarded
and taken care of In some suitable Private
family, at an expense pot TO exceed 5nIet
of the current expense fund of said hos.
pitaI Said superintendent shall by himself
or some one OF the medical staff OF such
hospital, or some one aeiegabteu , Sy mn as
often as once in three months, and when-
ever. in the judgment of said s9perintend.
emf he Is not properly careu lor III t cue
any reason he deems 1t best that he should
be again cared for and treated in the hos
pital he shall Immediately cause his re-
Sec. a. Whenever in the Judgment Of
the superintendent of any state hospltal
for the insane it will be beneficial to any
and that it is prudent so to do, or that
it will be conducive to the recovery of any
patient to RET I'm home or to his friends.
or to be absent on trial, IN case , sacn Ra
charge Of any criminal offense, said super
intendent may allow such patient to De 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, and
the discretion of the superintendent.
Sec. 40. The superintendent of any state
hospital for the insane shall discharge any
less such patient stands charged with or
convicted Of some criminal offense. In all
other cases patients shall be discharged
ey e er to d
charge patient. When patients, improved
or unimproved, are reported to the board
OF trustees and recommended Tor discharge
ton shall in each case state the reason why
a discharge is advised. Whenever a. pa
tent is discharged In any or 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 the
warrant of commitment was issued, and
to the guardian or next Of kin, 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 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 feebleminded children and
youths as In his opinion are proper subjects
for training and instruction, and to trans
fer the same to the directors or managers