The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-05-19

the capital Of the state, Stating the time
and place when said proposals will be re-
ceived and opened, and said contract SO
advertised for shall be let to the lowest
Sec IL. The superintendent OF each state
hospital shall, before entering upon the
duties Of his Office. take and subscribe an
ton Of the United States and Of this state,
and to faithfully and diligently discharge
the duties required of him by law and the
have the control and management Of the
hospital, and may employ and discharge all
attendants, servants and employees at his
pend any subordinate officer until an
animation is had before the board OF trus-
tees, and Immediately upon such suspension
he shall report the fact to said board. He
shall have the care and custody OF any
funds Of inmates which may come into his
hands, as provided in section 4, chapter
269 general laws OF 1889. He shall report
to the board of trustees from time to time,
as shall be provided in the bylaws.
Sec. Ii. The superintendent Of each state
hospital shall give immediate notice to the
next let' Of kin Of each patient under his charge
of the death, serious illness or any special
change in the condition Of such patient,
and answer promptly and fully all letters
any patient in said hospital. He shall
forthwith after the decease of any person
ton to the proper clerk or health officer,
and to the Judge Of probate of the county
from which he was committed. certificate
of the duration Of the last illness, the name
of the deceased, his age, the disease Of
which he died and the date Of his death:
The expense Of all coroner's inQuests held
bodies of inmates dying therein or while
under commitment thereto, shall be paid
from the current expense fund OF such hos
pitfalls.
Sec. IA. The accounting oficer and treas
| urer of each state hospital shall report to
the board Of trustees from time TO time,
as shall be provided for IN the Dyl ahs;.
official duties, follow the system OF &C
ter 269, general laws of 1889.
a legal resident of this state and who is
recommended for commitment under the
provisions OF section seventeen OF this act,
may be admitted to one of the state hos.
pitfalls for the insane and maintalned at
the public expense, free Of charge to bic or
her relatives or friends, and upon equal
cry person adjudged to be insane under the
provisions of this act who is not an actual
legal resident of this state, shall, by order
of the probate court, duly made and en-
tered, be taken by the sheriff Of the county
where such person is adjudged insane. to
the state where such person has q legal
or relatives of such person or to the sheriff
Of the county where such person has
legal residence
this act includes every species of insanity.
but does not include idiocy or imbecility. j..
Sec. L. No persc shall be deprived Of
his liberty in this S site by being committed
to custody as insane, unless his insanity be
established in manner and form as pre-
scribed in this act, and his commitment to
custody be recommended either because
a. he has perpetrated acts dangerous to
himself or to others, or to PROF erty; or ~
it is reasonably certain, by his hrests or
otherwise. that he has dangerous tend les
or uncomfortable propensl.ies towards crime
or (3) he wanders about and is exposed to
want of food OF shelter. or to accidt IS; o.
q he is ill-treated or neglected by rela.
such a nature, or in such stage as to
require, for his recovery, care and treat
ment while under legal restraint.
Sec 49, After the first day of January,
A. D. 1894, it shall not be lawful for any
physician to certify to the insanity OF any
person for the purpose OF securing ms com
mitment to custody. unless said physician
be of reputable character graduate OF
some Incorporated medical college, a per
manent resident of the state, and shall nave
been in the actual practice of his profession
for at least one a. year next preceding the
making of such certificate, and shall at the
time Of making such certificate be regis.
tered as licensed by the state board "a 1uc OF
qualifications shall be certified to by the
Judge of probate Of the county in which
such examiner resides, according to form
tifcate shall constitute said physician an
examiner in lunacy for the purpose OF TINS
act copy of said certificate shaii DE nleo
in the Office Of the judge of probate OF the
county in which such physician resides.
But it shall be unlawful for any examiner
in lunacy to certify to the insanity. of any
To n hospital or institution devoted to the
custody. care and treatment of the insane,
of which said examiner is either the super
a When sad OF
| is d near relative OF the alleged insane
person.
Sec 10. Whenever the, probate judge, or or
| in his absence the court commissioner OF
| any county, shall receive information IN IN
writing that there is an insane person IN
his county needing care are and cdre4 no
missioner SHALL by an order in writing
form .'C'), direct two examiners in lunacy
to examine the alleged insane person, ana
certify to him within one day after ai;,, their lei.
respective examinations form "D'o. the
| result of such examination, with th ;a1
recommendation as to the special a. acton ion
examiners certify that the person so ex-
amned is not insane, the Judge or court
commissioner shall dismiss the case: Ii they
take further testimony. But if they certify
that he is insane and q proper subject d f9r
or arN court Commissioner shall visit the al
legged insane person. or require him to De
brought into court, but he shall cause him
to be fully informed Of the proceedings be-
ing taken against him. He may, if he deem
it advisable take further testimony or call
other examiners; but in all cases before
of probate or court commissioner shall
notify the county attorney, who shall ap-
pear on behalf of the alleged insane person,
and take such action t a as ne may
If satisfied that the person is insane and
that the reason for his commitment is sufS
ticient under the provisions OF this act, me
ers and issue duplicate order and war
rant form ''E') committing said person
to the custody Of the superintendent ai ende OF
to the superintendent or keeper Of any. pri-
waite licensed institution for the care OF the
insane, and shall place said order leg and war u.
the certificate Of the examiners in lunacy.
in the hands Of the sheriff. or some other
suitable person whom he shall authorize
pital: provided, that in case said insane
person is Il female, she shall be accom-
panied. while being. conveyed to the hos
pital, by her husband father, mother
brother or son, daughter. or by woman
designated by the judge of probate or court
commissioner: Said order and warrant shall
of the last medical certificate, or, ii any
further hearing is had by. the court, within
two days after the completion of said ex-
animation, which shall in no case be more
formation of insanity in the office of the
judge of probate and said sheriff or au-
said warrant after its reception by him.
The duplicate warrant and certified copy
Of examiners certificate shall be filed in the
office of the superintendent, and the orig
| inal, with the superintendent endorsement
| thereon, shall be returned to the judge Of
| probate and fled in his office; provided.
1894. the judge Of probate or court com
| missioner with whom such information Of
insanity is filed, shall appoint as exam
his judgment. have the necessary Qualif-
| cations
Sec. 20. Each certificate Of insanity must
contain, in addition to other information
answers to the following inquiries as far
| as they can be obtained:
Inquiries were made and answers OBJ
| tanned as follows:
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