New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-05-22

9efIsrl Or III hIh Absence from MI station,
the assistant STURGEON generaf may exercise
@ RE medical sais "a director ane Ell
and medical storekeeper, or may defsii
medical purveyor shall purchase ali medi-
cal stores and hospital supplies and shall
atrecI the distribution Of drugs. instru-
medical stersieepe rs shall Sass the imms-
date custody Of everything belonging to
the medical department., keep an exact re-
port s. q everything on hand, how and where
cal reports to the medical director, who will
In turn send it to the surgeon general Tor
permanent hospital records and as Z guide
to the proper administration Of the de
partment. There shall be an ambulance
corps and hospital corps consisting Of hos
pttais stewards with the rank Of sergeants.
~ companies III the National Guard, who,
shat be appointed by the medical director
and shall hold their warrants during his
company to act as litter bearers. whose hose
duty it shall be to render first aid to the
injured, transportation Of the sick and
Sec. 6. Hospital stewards shall serve as
apothecartes, head nurses in hospital and
assist the surgeons in keeping records Of
his department.
Sec. Z. The medical director shall make
such detail for services of members of the
medical corps as he may deem necessary.
See. D. The uniforms of the medical
department shall be the same as that pre-
scribed by the regular army regulations,
except that the state button shall be sub.
stitured for that Of the United States.
nfteen hundred 800 dollars 70 parchsse
necessary equipments for the. medical de-
parument, and thereafter five hundred (5OO)
dollars, or SO much thereof as may be
the said equipments.
Sec. 10. All acts and parts Of acts in
CONSISTENT s herewith are hereby repealed;
In force from and after its passage.
Approved March Il, 1885, y
NO. 82.-S. f. NO. S46
ANsAOT to provide for the examination and
commitment OF inebriates to the special
department for the treatment Of inebri-
ates in the Rochester state hospital
State Of Minnesota: .'ssz
Section l. person who is or who may
hereafter become an inebriate needing med
ical treatment for such inebriety, and who
guardianship as an inebriate, may be COM
mitted to the special department. tor the
treatment Of inebriates, at the Rochester
state hospital as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. Whenever the guardian, relative
or friend of any inebriate shall present to
the probate court Of the county wherein
that sqch person Is proper subject for
medical treatment on account OF excessive
drinking, the court shall cause such person
appointed in like manner as is provided for
the examination of insane persons, to ascer-
tain the fact as to whether such person is
account Of excessive drinking.
Sec. 3. In all cases where the petition
shall be made as aforesaid by any person
other than the guardian, such guardian
shall have such reasonable notice Of the
hearing upon such petition us in the JUG
ment of the probate court the justice Of the
: Sec. 4. If upon such examination such
person is found to be a proper person for
medical treatment on account Of excessive
committed to the special department for
the treatment of inebriates in the Roches-
ter state hospital, and the court shall direct
that Duplicate warrants be issued In like
persons committed, winch warrants may
be in the following language:
rs state ate Ct ,n Minnesota. County Of S.
tai at Rochester, Minnesota:
...-.:..- ...... having been found
upon the examination to be a proper sub
ject for medical treatment on account Of
excessive drinking, you are therefore re-
department. of said hospital for the treat
legally discharged, not to exceed one year
from the date hereof. In witness whereof
| have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the probate court this - day
(seal) Judge Of Probate,
............ County, Mimi.
MED by a certificate under the seal of said
probate court, signed by the judge thereof,
which shall be delivered to- the superin;;
tendent of said Rochester State hospital
with said warrants: Said certificate Shall
show when and where said inebriate was
placed under guardianship. the age of such
patient, and the trade or profession, IT any,
and the name and postotiice address of
such guardian. ...''
Sec. 6. Such patients shall be conveyed
and the warrants Endorsed, returned and
filed, and the same fees costs and disburse
ments allowed and paid, and, the patient
shall be discharged from said hospital In
like manner as is provided in case Of in
sane persons committed to the hospital for
insane, and the same process may be en-
Dloyed to compel the appearance of parties,
witnesses and Jurors upon said examina-
tion as Is provided In case Of exa:niaation
of insane persons provided, that in no case
shall any person committed to the special
department of said hospital for the treat
ment of inebriateS be detained in such de-
partment longer than one year. Provided,
that male and female patents In the inebri-
ate department shall be kept separate and
apart, and the superintendent of the Roch-
ester hospital shall cause the sexes to be
kept separate, and may cause the female
cases in such special department to be kept
said hospital.
Sec. l. The superintendent of said Roch-
ester state hospital shall provide suitable
such special department for inebniates as
are able to do any work or perform any 9th
er duty to which they may be assigned,
compel such patients to do any suitable
work or to perform any such suitable du-
ties as may be assigned to them and such
patients patients n may be physically and mentally
Sec. S. Should any patient in said special
department for inebriates become insane
while a patient in said special department,
information of said insanity shall be at
once by the superintendent Of said Roches-
ter state hospital filed in the probate court
Of 3'5e Go%nty In ESQ which shall
same proceedings shall be had in said
court as in original informations for insan-
ity In the probate courts Of this state.
sistent with the provisions Of this act are
hereby repealed.
Sec. TO-. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage.
Approved April 25, 1885, 49,.
NO. 63.-H. r. NO. 1919.
AN ACT authorizing the village council
of incorporated villages in this state to
provide for the spr1nkling of streets,
alleys, avenues, parks, or other public
such sprinkling upon the real property
abutting upon such streets.
Be It enacted by the Legislature or the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. The village council of any
Incorporated village in this state is hereby
authorized and empowered TO provide for
the sprinkling of the streets, avenues, al
leys, parks or other public grounds of the
said village, or any part thereof, when-
ever and wherever they deem it necessary
for the preservation OF health or the pro-
motion OF the comfort of the inhabitants
thereof, and upon petition of the owners
of two-thirds (3a) Of the amount of frontage
abutting upon any such street, avenue or
alley or part thereof, to assess the expenses