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

| 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. II. The superintendent of each state
| hospital shall, before, entering upon the
| duties Of his Office, take and subscribe an
oath or affirmation to support the constitu-
| ton Of the United States and of this state,
| and TO faithfully and diligently discharge
| the duties required of him by law and the
| bylaws regulating the institution. He shall
| have the control and management of the
hospital, and may employ and discharge all
| attendants, servants and employees at his
| pleasure, and may, at his pleasure, sus
pend any subordinate officer until an ex-
animation is had before the board of trus-
| tees, aud Immediately upon such suspension
| he shall report the fact to said board He
| shall haveA the care and custody of any
funds of inmates which may come into his
| 269, general laws Of 1889. He shall report
to the board of trustees from time to time,
as shall be provided In the bylaws; vs., s.,+o
hospital shall give immediate notice to the
| next of kin Of each patient under his charge
Of the DEATH serious or any
and answer promptly. and fully all letters
| of inquiry received from the, relatives OF
Forthwith vi after the decease OF any person
| dying in said hospital furnish for registra-
| ton to the proper clerk or health officer,
| and to the judge of probate of the county
| from which he was committed, a 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
| at the various state hospitals upon the
| bodies of inmates dying therein or while
| under commitment thereto, shall be paid
| from the current expense fund OF such hos
pitfalls.
Sec A. The accounting officer and treas
board 81 IF trustees from Time to time
The shn sha Rf0t the pqformane Ss
counting provided for such officials in, chap
ter 269, general laws Of 1883.
Section 10. Every insane person who IL
recommended for commitment under the
provisions of section seventeen OF this act,
may be admitted to one Of the state hos
the public expense, free Of charge to his or
her relatives or friends, and upon equal
terms with every other insane person. Ey-
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 u legal
residence and delivered either to the friends
or relatives of such person, or to the sheriT
of the county where such person has
legal residence.
Sec 16. The term 'fnsane'' as used in
this act includes every species of insanity,
but does not include idiOcy or imbecility. =.
Sec. II. No person shall be deprived of
his liberty in this state 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
~ he has perpetrated acts dangerous to
himself or to others, or to property; or e.
it Is reasonably certain, by his threats or
otherwise. that he has dangerous tendencies
or uncomfortable propensitieS towards crime;
or (3) he wanders about and is exposed to
want of food or shelter, or to accidents; or
a. he is ill-treated or neglected by reia.
tivss or friends or c his disease ssege As to- to
require, for his recovery, care and treat
ment while under legal restraint.
Sec. IS. After. the first day OF January,
physician to certify to the insanity, Of any
person for the purpose of securing MS com,
mitment to custody, unless said physician
some incorporated medical college, q per
manent resident Of the state, ana shaii nave
been in the actual practice OF his PROFESSION
making of such certificate, and shall at the
time of making such certificate be regis.
tered as licensed by, the state board OF
medical exami nS ba hue cagrtified to by the
imdge of probate of the county in which
such examiner resides, according 10 Iorn
"a appended to this act, and such Ger,
tifcate shall constitute said physician an
examiner in lunacy for the purpose of this
act. a copy of said certificate shall be MED
in the office OF the Judge Oh prop raSd o 'ne
But it shall be unlawful for any eAaIhiner
in lunacy to certify to the insanity. OF any
for the %I Geroted to the
custody. care and treatment OF the insane,
of which said examiner is either the super
intsnden ProPrIstor an mbe Se saa OF examiner
is a near relative Of tho alleged insane
person, ,,,ac. ar
IN HIS absence the court commissioner of
Whiting eSo thsi there is an insane il
bis p thee sad jaGge a or conr
missioner shall, by an order In writing writing
(fOrm sen, direct two examiners IN lunacy
to examine the alleged insane person ana
respective examinations form CD, the
result Of such examination, with their
recommendation as to the fns sp caaa et tSe
examiners certify that the person SO ex-
amined is not insane, the judge or court
commissioner shall dismiss the case: II tney
disagree, he shall call other examiners, or
take further testimony. But II they certIy
that he is insane and proper subject for
commitment for any OF the reasons specl-
fed in section II Of this act, sale !udge
nr court commissioner shall visit the al
legged insane person, or require MN 10 pc
brought into court, but he shall cause MN
ing taken against him.: He may, il he deem
it advisable, take further testimony or call
other examiners; but In all cases DeIore
issuing a warrant Of commitment the Judge
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 as he may deem neces-
sary to protect the rights Of such person:
If satisfied that the person is insane and
that the reason for his commitment is sqf-
fcient under the provisions of this act, he
shall approve the certificate of the examin-
ers and issue duplicate order and war,
rant form "E'0, committing said person
to the custody Of the superintendent of
the proper state hospital for the insane, or
to the superintendent or keeper OF any pri-
vate licensed institution for the care Of the
insane, and shall place said order and war,
rant, together with certified copy OF
the certificate Of the examiners in lunacy.
in the hands Of the sheriff, or some other
to convey said insane person TO the hos
pital; provided, that in case said insane
person is a, 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 sp,t
be issued within two days after the date
Of the last medical certificate, or, If any
further hearing is had by the court, within
animation, which shall in no case be more
than ten days after the filing of the in
formation of insanity, in the Office Of the
thorized person. shall forthwith execute
said warrant after it's 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 filed in his Office; provided.
that until the first day Of January, A. d.
1894. the judge of probate or court COM
missioner, with whom such information of
insanity is filed, shall appoint as exam
liners, in each case, two physicians who, in
his Judgment, have the necessary qualifi-
cations.