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

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hospital or asylum for insane in this stute
shall have the privilege of communicating
/ II writing with the governor and the secre-
! taiy CT the board OF trustees in the same
! manner and under the same regulations as
with the correspondents chosen under this
See "a. Any superintendent, assistant
| physician or employe of any hospital Or
asylum for the insane, or any person re-
| fully or knowingly violating any Of the pro-
visions Of sections twenty eight to thirty
six, both inclusive, of this act, shall be
| Sec. 50. 1t shall be the duty of the super
| intcndent of each hospital Or asylum for
| TIE insane e! in this state and every trustee
or such institution to investigate any al
| legged violation Of the provisions OF this act
which may be brought to their attention
when ylslt 1g any asylum or hospital for
| Sec. 3G. A copy Of sections twenty eight
to. thirty Six both inclusive, of this, act,
in eHe wrd Of every ere nsane ho na
State State Of M sis p0'''' '''"~e' " ''0
shall be found insane under section nine
| teen of this act shall, in all cases where,
in the opinion of the judge Of probate OF
insane, it is prudent and advisable, have
the right to take charge Of and keep said
insane person, if ttey, shall desire SO to 90;
sioner may require a bond Of such relatives,
conditioned for the proper and safe keeping
o. 1sh and i the IN of t6 Se
state hospitals, shall request his discharge,
unless such patient stands charged with or
Superintendent e Of such hospital may, in his
discretion, require bond to be executed
to the state OF Minnesota, in such sum and
conditioned for the safek eeping Of such
b him of said said bond he may N discharge the
Sec. rs. Whenever any person who now
is, or hereafter becomes, a convict in the
state prison OF state, reformatory, shall IN
managers thereof, have become insane. said
board of inspectors or managers shall fie
with the judge Of probate. of the county
in which said prison or reformatory is 10
Gated information thereof in writing. Upon
| receiving such Information from said board
said judge of probate shall proceed to de-
| ter1nine the question of insanity in the
manner provided in section nineteen of this
act, and, ii satisfied that the convict is in
sane ana proper subject to- DE committee
he shall approve the. certificate OF the eN,
aminers, and issue his duplicate order and
warrant committing said insane convict to
the custody of the superintendent Of the
! proper state hospital for the insane, and
shall place such order and warrant, and
| in lun;cy, in the hands of the warden of
| the state prison. or the superintendent OF
the state rcfornatory Gf the convict is in
Sec 81 Upon the receipt of such dupli-
cate warrant and certificate by said warden
or superintendent, he shall cause said con-
named in the warrant, and shall also cause
the duplicate warrant and certified copy
of examiners certificate. and a certified
copy of the prison records relating to such
convict to be filed in the office of the super
intendent Of the hospital. and the original
with the superin,en,tent's endorsement
thereon to be eturned to the judge of pro-
bate issuing the same.
Said warden or superintendent shall cause
rant and certificate. including the dates
thereof. to be entered upon the prison rec
ords. Said warrant and the sunerintend-
ent's endorsement thereon shall each specify
that the said insane person is q state prison
Or state refOrmatOry convict.
Sec. 40. Whenever, in the opinion of the
hospital superintendent, such convict has
sufficiently recovered from the mental dis
ability account Of which such commit tai
was made, his term of sentence not having
expired. he shall notify the warden of the
| reformatory. and such warden or Superln-
tendcnt shall Immediately cause such con-
Wet to be returned to SAID prison or re-
! matory) Of the fact.
| See ii. Whenever a state prison or state
| reformatory convict vino has been commit,
ted to a state hospital for the insane, shall
escape thercfrom die therein. the super
intcndcnt of such hospital shall immediate
| ~ notify the warden OF the state PRISON
| or superintendent Of the state refOrmatOry
Tin case he was committed from the refor-
nlatory) Of the tact.
Sec ~. The fees of the examiners in
iunacy hereinafter provided, shall be Ger
tilted by the judge Of probate before whom
the examination was had, to the warden
I of the state prison OF superintendent OF
with the other expenses incurred IN com
hitting a convict to a state hospital 1or the
insane. shall be paid from the current, eX-
penSe fund of the institution from Wnlcn
he was committed.
| Sec. 49, Whenever the superintendent OF
any state hospital shall report to the board
hospital under his charge is inanifest,y in
durable, that his disease has become CHROME
and that lie is not likely to be further ben
cited by treatment therein, and that he
may safely and properly be taken care of
in a private family but whose own family
are not able to support him, said board OF
ent to procure said person TO be boarded
and taken care Of in some suitable private
! family. at an expense not to exceed three
dollars per week which shall be paid out
| Of the current expense fund of said hos
pital Said superintendent shall by himself
| or some one OF the medical stan or such
! hospital. or some delegated by him,
cause such insane person to be visited as
| often as once in three months, and when
eyer in the judgment OF saa ar in no
| family where he has been placed, or for
any reason he deems it best that he should
be again cared for and treated in the hos
pital, he shall Immediately cause his re-
Sec "A. Whenever in the judgment Of
|
for the insane it will be beneficial to any
patient therein, as part of the treatment,
and that it is prudent so to d. or that
it will be conducive to the recovery of any
patient to return home or to his friends,
or to be absent on trial. in case such pa
tient has not been committed while under
charge Of any criminal otfense said super
intendsnt may allow such patient to be alb
sent on parole for such specified time as
he may deem advisable. not exceeding six
months. The order of commitment in SUCH
case shall remain in full force until the
patient is discharged according to law. and
his parole may be at any time revoked, in
Sec. As. The superintendent of any state
hospital for the insane shall discharge any
patient certified by him to be recovered,~ I'M
less such patient stands Charged with or
convicted of some criminal otfensc. In all
other cases patients shall be discharged
only by the board of trustees, and three
charge a patient. When patients. improved
or unmproved, reported to the board
Of trustees and recommended for discharge
by the superintendent. such recommended
ton shall in each case state the reason why
a discharge is advised Whenever a pa
tient is discharged in any of the ways here
| ia provided, the superintendent of the hos
pital from which he has been discharged
shall Immediately mail to the judge OF the
probate. court of the county in which the
warrant OF commitment was issued and
| to the guardian or next of kin. certificate
| signed by him. stating that such person has
been discharged and the date thereof,
| which certificate, when. received by such
| judge of probate. shall be filed in his Office
See. 46: It shall be the duty Of the super
lect from time to time from the patients
OF the hospital under his anagemcnt such
idiotic and feeble minded children and
youths as IN MS opinion are proper subjects
! fer the same to the directors or managers
Of the Minnesota institute for detectives
the reception Of such persons in said in
stitutee for detectives. subject to the APP