The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-05-04

| pursuits before the accession OF the dis
,ase; any predominant passions, religious
| Is. Was the patient, or were either Of his
| parents. ever addicted to intemperance in
| any form, or the habitua1 use OF any mar
cotic?
! 10. Has the patient been subject to any
severe disease, to epilepsy, to commissions
" any form, or had any injury Of the head;
been employed? If so, Of what kind and
81. What is supposed to be the cause Of
the relief of the patient? (Mention particu-
als i Eact .ne learned ei on personal examna,
| ton. QAention every appearance or con-
| dition OF the patient bearing on the ques-
| ton Of existing Insanity
Observation-Disclosures. Give the special rea-
| sons for recommending commitment, ac-
| cording to section seventeen.)
| Name and address Of family physician,
| Sec. q. The examiners in lunacy may
! jointly execute the certificate provided for
| in section nineteen of this act, or each one
! may execute Il separate certificate. In
either case the certificate shall be, duly
sworn to affirmed before the judge of
! probate or court commissioner issuing the
commission, who shall, when he approves
| the certificate certify to the genuineness
of the signature, and to the fact that the
signers are duly qualified examiners in
| Sec. %. Whenever the superintendent Of
any state hospital shall require, for the
patient more medical information than is
| contained in the certificate accompanying
the order Of commitment. he shall prepare
| lions as he deems necessary to secure the
| requisite information, conciseiy and cate
| sorically arranged, and forward the same
| to the judge of probate Of the county from
which the patient was committed, with the
| request that these additional questions be
answered as fully as possible. The judge
Immediately employ the family physician
Of such patient or in case he had none
some qualified examiner in iunacy, to pre-
tiyes OF such patient as full and responsive
answers as can be obtained, which shall be
properly verified.
sideration Or advantage to himself, or
| through malice. shall make, join in, or
advise the making Of any certificate afore-
said or shall knowingly or ~wilfully make
any false representation for the purpose Of
causing any such certificate to be made.
whereby any person is declared to be in
| institution for the custody. care and treat
ment Of the insane, shall be deemed guilty
Sec. "a No alleged insane person shall
be arrested and committed to jail unless
he has committed some crime, or is dan
gerous or disorderly. or there are reason
! jury to himself OF others. or to property,
and when arrested and committed to Jail
for any Of the reasons herein enumerated.
it shall not he lawful to contine him in
convicted of any crime.
Sec. %. When any. person Indicted for
Jury by reason OF insanity. the jury in Civ
ing their verdict Of not guilty shall state
that it was given for such cause; ana no
| large of such insane person is considered
by the court manifestly dangerous TO the
peace and safety OF the community. the
| 3pf nr1nJ To lan tn1
any of the state hospitals for the insane
for safekeeping and treatment. or may
order him TO be committed to prison or may
| give bin into the care Of his friends, if they
shall give bonds with surety, to the salts
faction of the court, conditioned that he
shall hee, we'll and securely kept. Otherwise
! he shall be discharged.
shal, he Informed by the affidavit of any
repnta'le aant that o 9ny person i inG i,,,a
| for any criminal o:fense. is in such state
OF idiocy. imbecility. lunacy o.. insanity as
to be incapable of understanding the. pro.
ceedings or making his defense. said judge
! term or vacation tnleN to determine the
fact IT, either by te st; bGfore an hs
shall he found on such hearing that said
defendant is at the time incapable of IN
derstanding the proceeding in the case and
making his defense therein. he shall order
said Defendant to be committed to the care
and custody Of the proper state hospital
csrod Tor and treated. until he so far re-
covers his reason as to be capable of I'M
derstandiig the proceedings and making
his defense in said case; and that. when
ont of the hospital to which he has been
committed shall notify the sheriff Of the t.;
dicted or held for examination. On the re-
ceipt Of such notice said sheriff shall take
charge Of said defendant and commit him
to the Jail in said county until the further
| ord Of 10
Sec. p. ANY officer or authorized per-
| son who shall receive into his custody any
| person for tho purpose of conveying him to
any hospital for the insane in the state Of
| Minnesota. under any Of the provisions of
this act, who shall not in due time deliver
| proper officer of such hospital. taking his
receipt therefor. provided be be admit ed
Or who shall wilfu'ly leave. abandon: neg-
or returning from the hospital. shall be
deemed guilty OF misdemeanor.
Sec. %. It shall be the privilege of each ;.': 4
or private hospital or asylum for the in
sane in this state on entering the institu-
ton, or at any time thereafter. to choose
institution as a correspondent with whom
| the said inmate shall he allowed to com
municate freely in writing; and there shall
be no censorship exercised or allowed by
any of the officers or employees of such in
| stitution over letters written by inmates
! to such correspondents. Each inmate shall
|
! ent instead Of the one previously chosen,
| every three months if he or she desires so
to do.
| intendent Of each hospital or asylum Tor
the insane to keep registered aad pos Yea
ia some public place at the institution the
| name and postOtice address of each i'll
dividual chosen as correspondent under this
act. and the name of the inmate choosing
such correspondent. When any. person Is
chosen as correspondent by any inmate, the
superintendent shall notify the said cor
| Respondent within three days that he has
been so chosen, and inquire whether he will
| act as such correspondent. In case the
correspondent shall decline to act, the
| superintendent shall notify the inmate with
out delay and give opportunity for a new
Sec go It shall be the duty of the super
| intendent of each hospital or asylum for
insane to provide register OF correspond
| ence.
Sec 81 1t shall be the duty Of each as.
sistant physician, Or the superintendent il
there be no assistant physicians, in any
hospital asylum for the insane, on the
| day when any inmate is committed to the
! institution. or at any time thereafter when
the said inmate shalt SO request to record a1d
! pestotice address of said person chosen by
| said inmate as correspondent in ACCORDANCE
assistant physicians on their daily rounds
| to receive the requests of any inmates who
may desire to write to the correspondents
SO chosen, and forthwith furnish or cause
| to be furnished to the said inmates one or
| more sheets Of writing paper, u stamped
envelope and postal card, addressed to the
superintendent, and having printed on the
reverse side a receipt in the following form:
''Keceived of the superintendent Of the
So. state hospital, ~ letter written by
...... an inmate Of the institution.
Signed, ......"
! Provided, that the said assistant ply
stefan shall not be requiredto furnish sta
tionery for this purpose to any one inmate
oftener than once q week. The inmate
shall enclose the said postal card with the
letter in the stamped envelope. which shall