Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-05-11

SEE, 80. Each and every inmate Of any
hospital or asylum for insane in this state
shall have the privilege of Communicating lI
in writing with the governor and the s s.r,
tary of the board Of trustees IN the , SAM
manner and under the same regulations as
with the correspondents chosen unuef th1s
act.
Sec. "a. Any superintendent, assistant
physician or employe Of any hospital or
| asylum for the insane, or any person re-
fusing or neglecting to comply with or viii
visions Of sections twenty: eight to thirty y
six, both inclusive Of this act, shall be
deemed guilty Of misdelneanor:
Sec SO It shall be the ag ~ as sHH for
the INSANE in this state and every trustee
of such institution to INVESTIGATE any al.
Which may De brought to their attention ion
| when visiting any asylum or hospital TOT
| insane in this state, or otherwise -, o,nn+
to Sch thift t. eSS pfh Il ne sSSTS this
posted in every ward Of every insane e, nos eho
pitall or asylum, public or private IN the
Sec. 81. The relatives Of any person Who
shall be found insane under secCon nlne-
teen of this act SNAIL in all cases sn where e.
court commissioner by whom he is found
insane, it is prudent anu advisable pie n sa;S
insane person, if they shall desire, SO to DO;
but the judge of probate, or court con mus
sioner may require q bond Of such relatives,
S sen for the e the restvs Of
friends of any patient, kept in any Of the
state hospitals, Shall request his discharge.
unless such patient stands eha oense the
superintendent Of such hospital may, IN his
| discretion. require a bond to be executea
| to the state Of Minnesota, IN sucn sum ana
| with such sureties as he may deem proper,
| conditioned for the safekeeping OF sucn
patient and on receipt and approval by
him Of said bond he may discharge the
| is, or hereafter becomes, convict IN the
| state prison or state reformatory, snail, IN
managers thereof have become insane, said
| board of inspectors or managers shau NE
with the Judge Of probate Of the county ~ icy
Gated information thereof in writing; upon
| receiving such information from salu boaru
said judge Of probate shall proceed to t ae,
| manner provided in section nineteen of this
| act, ami, if satisfied that the convict is in;
sane and proper subject to d De fommtsefp
he shall approve the certificate Of the e1;;
aminers, and issue his duplicate order and
warrant committing said insane convict to
| proper state hospital for the insane, and
! Shall place such order and warrant, and
| the duplicate certificate Of the examiners
in lunacy. in the hands OF the warden OF
! the state prison, or the superintendent OF
the state refornlatory df the convict is In
| the reformatOry). .
Sec 49, Upon the receipt OF sven ~, au W II,
or superintendent, he shall cause said con:
vict to be. removed to the state hospital
named in the warrant, and shall also cause
| the duplicate warrant and certified copy
| of examiners certificate, and certlhec
copy of the prison records relating to such
convict to be filed in the ,oftice, OF, the super
intendent of the hospital: and the orisina
With the superintendeht's endorsement
thereon, to be returned to the judge Of pro-
bate issuing the same.
| the substantial facts contained in said war
rant and certificate, including the dates
thereof, to be entered upon the Prlso,n. rec
ent's endorsement thereon shall each specify
that the said insane person is state prison
| or state reformatory convict.
hospital superintendent, such convict has
sufficiently recovered from the mental Gus
ability on account Of which such commltta
was made, his term Of sentence not havlns
| expired, he shall notify the warden Of the
| state prison. or superintendent of the state
| reformatpry. and such warden or superln
tendent shall immediately cause such con
| Wet to be returned to salo prison OF re
natory) of the fact
Sec Al Whenever q state prison or stats
reformatory convict Who has oeen com ~ y
escape therefrom or die therein, the super
| intentent of such hospital SHAH lmmeulale
" notify the warden Of the state prlsoI
or superintendent of the state retorm Isn,!
| matory) of the fact. ,,
Ser. a.. The fees Of the examiners II
lunacy, hereinafter Eovlded, Sna fnra oe wh Ee
the the examination was had, to the wardeI
Of the state prison or superintendent Of
| the state reformatory, and they, tosetne'
hitting a convict to a state hospital for the the
| insane. shall be paid from the current eX
pense fund of the institution from whlcf
| ne was committed.
| any state hospital shall report to the boarc
Of trustees that any insane person IN the tn
hospital under his charge is maniIeslIiy ,, ~
durable, that his disease has become chronic ON,
and that he is not likely to be further pen
Gifted by treatment therein, and that he
may safely and properly be taken zen care ar o.
arc not able to support him, said board q
| trustees may authorize said superlntehIu !,
| ert to procure said person 70 pe oouiueu
family, at an expense not to exceed three5
dollars per week, which shall be pald ou'
of the current expense fund or sag no osi
or some one Of the medical staff Of such
hospital. or some one delegated. by him
| cause such insane person to be visited as
often as once in three months, and when
ever, in the Judgment of said superintend
| ent, he is not properly cared for in the
family where he has been PLACED f o or rGl
be again cared for and treated in the hos
pital he shall Immediately cause his re-
| turn th ereto.
for the insane 1t will be beneficial to any
patient therein. as part Of the, treatment
and that it IS prudent SO to de or t an1
patient to ret ,rn home or to his friends
| or to be abse1t on trial. In case such pa:
| tient has not been committed while under
| ol,o, ,P min it3e1 aff
! intendent may allow such patient to be ab
sent on parole for such specified time as
he may deem advisable, not exceeding sls
months. The order of commitment in su q,
case shall remain in full force until the
patient is discharged according to law, and
his parole may be, at any time revoked, In
the discretion Of the superintendent.
Sec. 10. The superintendent of any state
hospital for the insane shall discharge any
patient certified by him to be recovered, IN
less such patient srd ela with
only by tie. board Of trustees, and, thret
1 nsen Wits paents 70
Of trustees and recommended for discharge
BY the such Rh
t a discharge sa, is advised. Whenever pa
tient is discharged in any Of the ways here
the Pc has Of the hos
probate court Of the county in. which the
warrant Of commitment was issued, ant
| to the guardian or next OF kin, certificate
signed BY him, stating that such person ha!:
been discharged and the date thereof
which certificate, when received by sucf
Sec. 46. It shall be the duty Of the super
| intendent Of any such state hospital to Sc
lect from time to. time from the patient.
idiotic and feeble-1ninded children ant
youths as in his opinion are proper subject!
| for training and instruction, and to trans
| Of thn Miunasnta Institute for defectiYes