St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-04

the capital of the state, stating the time
and place when said proposals VIII De re-
ceiyed and opened, and said contract SO
advertised for shall be let 20 the lowest
Sec. IL. The superintendent Of each state
hospital shall, before entering upon the
duties Of his Office, take ana 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 ana me
bylaws regulating the institution. He shall
have the control and management or the
hospital, and may employ and dlschafge an
attendants, servants and employees at MS
pleasure and may, at his pleasure, Sus-
pend any subordinate officer until an eX-
animation is had before the board of trus-
tees, and Immediately upon sucn suspension
he shall report the fact TO SAID DoarQ. ne
shall have the care and custody OF any
funds of inmates which may come into ms
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.
See. 10. The superintendent of each state
hospital shall give immediate nouce 10 lhe
next OF kin of each patient unuer ms cHaisg
OF the death, serious illness or any speclal
change i'll the condition of such patient,
and answer promptly and fully all letters
of inquiry received from the relatives OF
any patient in said hospital He shall
forthwith after the decease of any person
diving 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, 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 lnquests helu
at the various state hospitals upon the
bodies of inmates dying therein or while
under commitment thereto, shall be pald
from the current expense fund OF SUCH nos
Sec, IA. The accounting officer and treas
urer Of each state hospital shall report 10
the board of trustees from time to time,
as shall be provided for in the bylaws.
They shall, in the performance of their
official duties, follow the system OF ac-
counting provided for such officials III CHAP
ter 800, general laws OF 1889.
a legal resident of this state, and who is
recommended for commitment under the
provisions of section seventeen OF tins act,
may be admitted to one of the state hos
nitaIs for the insane ard maintained at
the public expense, free of charge to his OF
her relatives or friends, and upon equal
terms with every other insane person. nv
cry person adjudgod to be insane under tle
provisions Of this act, who is not an actual
legal resident of this state, shall, by ofuef
Of the probate court, duly made ana en-
where such person is adjudged insane, TO
the state where such person has a leSal
residence and delivered either to the friends
Or relatives of such person, or to the SheAH
Sec. 16' The term "insane" as used in
this act includes every species OF insanity,
but does not include idiocy or imbecIlty. =.
Sec. II. No peIso snail be deprlVeQ OF
his liberty in this state by being comlnllteu
To custody as insane, unless MS insanity De
established in manner and form as pre-
scribed in this act and his commitment to
custody be recommended, either because
On he has perpetTated acts dangerous 70
himself or to others, or to property; or ~
it is reasonably certain, by MS Afea'S OF
otherwise, that be has dangerous tenu les
or uncomfortable prOpenSiieS towards crime;
or t3) he Wanders about and Is exposed 10
want of food or shelter, or 10 acclQt $; OF
% he is ill-reated or ne8lecIea by Ieits
tiVes OF friends; or - his disease IS OF
such nature or in such a stage, as 10
reuuire for his recovery, care ana treat
ment While under legal restraint.
Sec. Is. After the first day OF January,
- 1894. it shall not be lawful for any
physician to certify to the insanity OF any
pcrson for the purpose Of securing ms com
mitment to custody, unless, sad Phys so az
be OF reputable character, Srauuate "
some Incorporated medical college,, ptI-
n}auent resident of the state, ana shall nave
been in the actual practice OF his PROGRESSION
for at least one ~ year next prGceuiH5 ne
making OF such certificate, ana Shall at the
timn Of making such certificate be regis
tered rs licensed by the state poaru o1
medical examiners. The possession OF SUN
qualifications shall be, ceftlhed 10 ny b IN
s1ch examiner resides, according 10 loIlu
"A" appended to this act, ana such cel,
tffcate shall constitute said physician an
examiner in lunacy for the purpose OF I tLlS
oct 4 cOny of said certificate shall be nled
i'm the office of the judge OF PROBATE OF the
county in which such physician resldes;
But it shall be unlawful Iof any eAaf44llIpi
in lunacv to certify to the insanity OF any
narson for the purpose of committing MN
70 a hospital or institution devoted 10 inc
custody care and treatment or tne lns ,lca
of which said examiner Is eithef tne SUI
in+endent proprietor, an officer or regular
medical attendant, or when sald examiner
is n near relative Of the alleged insane
person. ~. ,,,.,1,o+o iudna or
in his absence the court c2mInlsslQiief " "
any county, shall receive information III
writing that there is an insane person IN Ia
his county needing care dao anu ok courf com
missioner shall, by an order IN Wrltlng
form ''C'0 direct two examiners N lunacS
10 examine the alleged insane person anu
certify to him within one day afteT th9li
resnectfye examinations form ID w the
result of such examination with thelF
recommendation as to the, speclal ~ act t3a
necessary to " taken III the case, 90 80 t nr
aminpd is not insane, the judge or court
commissioner snail dismiss the case: IL lhey
disagree he shall call other examiners, eI
take further testimony but II 'ueG frT
that he is insane ana proper supJeCt LGi
commitment for any of the reasons specl-
fed in section II Of this act, sale Judge
ar court commissioner shall Visit the AZ
legged insane person, or require nm 10 De
brought into court, but he shall cause MN
TO be fully informed OF the proceedings pc
inc taken against him. He may, Ii he deem
ii advisable. take further teStlmohy or f caid
issuing q warrant Of commitment the luuSe
of probate or court commissioner shSlh
notify the county attorney, VINO shall ap-
near on behalf of the alleged insane person,
and take such action as he may deem neces-
sarv 10 DrOtect the rights OF such person
If satisfied that the person IS insane anu
that the reason for his commitment Is SUI
fcient under the provisions of this act, ne
shall approve the certificate OF the eXaInln-
ers and issue q duplicate order and WaF-
rant form En- committing SAD person
to the custody of the superintendent of
the proper state hospital for the insane, or
TO the superintendent or keeper OF any prt-
waite licensed institution for the care of the
insane, and shall place said order and war
rant, together with certified copy or
the certificate OF the examiners IN lunacy
in the hands of the sheriff, or some other
suitable person whom he shall authorize
to convey said insane person TO the nos
pital; provided, that in case, said insane
person is & female, she shall be accom-
panied, while being, conveyF1 to the nos
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
be issued within two days after the date
of the last medical certificate, or, If 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
than ten days after the fling of the in
formation of insanity, in the office of the
Judge of probate and said sheriff, or au-
fhorized person, shall forthwith execute
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's endorsement
thereon, shall be returned to the judge of
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
iners, in each case two physicians who in
his Judgment, have the necessary qualif-