The news & observer., 1897-03-09
TO LOOT THE AsYLUMs.


have gotten subordinate positions
In all these institutions in n few months
without the revolutionary proceeding of
repealing the charters and robbing the
superintendents OF the vested rights
they have In their offices.
But ne, They could not follow the
ncmocratic precedent OF noninterferencc
IN humanitarian institutions Not even
the helpless insane are permitted TO es-
cape the scramble for spells.
Here's the bill:
The General Assembly Of North Caro-
lima do enact;
Section /. That Section 2240 of the
Code he amended by striking out the
following words: "The State Hospital
MS amended by act of 1891, chapter 10,
located near Morganton, shall be and re-
main a corporation under that name;
and the Eastern North Carolina Hospital
located near Goldsboro, shall be and re-
main corporation under that name; the
State Insane Asylum, near Raleigh,
the charters OF said hospitals by what
ever name. and all acts amendatory of
said charters are hereby repealed.
Section >. The State Hospital for the
Colored Insane, located near Goldsboro,
and the Western Hospital for the insane
located near Morgantou, the Central
Hospital for the Insane, near Raleigh,
be and the same are hereby created and
constituted corporations with all the
powers. rights and privileges heretofore
held and exercised by the North Caro-
lima Hospital, and the State Hospital
and the North Carolina Insane Asylum
respectively.
Section 3. That Sections 22I1, 22f2,
2243, 2244 and all other sections Of
chapter ?, volume 2, of the Code b.
amended by striking out the words, The
North Carolina Insane Asylum, and
State Hospital" wherever they occur In
said chapter or any act amendatorv
thereof and inserting in lieu thereof tn"
words: "The Western Hospital for the
Insane" and hy striking out the wn'ds.
"The Eastern North Carolina Hospital"
and "The North CarolIna Insane Asy-
lum' wherever they occur in sait sec
tlons, and in chapter , volumc2 of the
Code, or any act of the General Assem-
bly, amendatory thereof, and inserting in
lieu Thereof the words, The State III "
pital for the Colored Insane" the "Wekr-
ern Hospital for the Insane" and The
Central Hospital fo- the asaEc." and
as thus amended, said sections and chap
ter2, volume Of the G. )de, except as
hereinafter provided, are re-enacted.
Section A. That the Eastern Hospital
for the Colored Insane, the Central Hos
pital for the Insane, and the Western
Hospital for the Insane are hereby in
corporated and shall be under the man
agement of nine trustees to be nominat-
ed by the Governor and confirmed by
the Senate, who shall hold their offices
for the term of four years from and af-
ter their appointment, and the provisions
of volume 2, chapter 2 of the Code, ap-
plicable to the directors Of the North
Carolina Insane Asylum, not in conflict
with the provisions OF this act, are here
by made applicable to the Board of Trus-
teese of the State Hospital for the Col
ored Insane, the Central Hospital for
the Insane, and the Western Hospital
for the Insane, and as modified by this
act hereby re-enacted.
Section 5. That the office of Superin-
tendent of the Eastern North Carolina
Hospital, North Carolina Insane Asylum.
and the North Carolina Hospital for the
Insane, are hereby abolished.
Section g. That the Board OF Trus-
tees for each of the Hospitals herein pro-
vided for shall at their first meeting un-
der this act, elect a Principal and Presi-
dent, whose terms of Office shall each be
for four years, and each shall receive an
annual salary of $4,000; and in addition
TO the duties heretofore imposed on the
Superintendent of said Hospital, they
shall discharge such duties as the Trus-
tees may require by regulations for the
government of said Hospital. That
chapter2, volume 2 Of the Code shall in
all respects apply to the corporations
hereby created except as modified by
section Of this act.
Section T. That Immediately upon the
ratification Of this act the Secretary Of
State shall furnish the Governor a certi-
fed copy thereof, and Immediately upon
the confirmation by the Senate the See
retary Of State shall notify each Trustee
OF his appointment, and the Trustees for
Western Hospital shall assemble at
Morganton on the 9th day of March,
1897 next; and the Trustees for the Cen
tral Hospital shall assemble at Raleigh
on the same day; and the Trustees Of
the Eastern Hospital shall assemble at
Goldsboro on the same day, and shall
organize under this act by electing such
officers as they may deem for the best
interest Of each of said Hospitals
Section s. 1t is not the intention of the
General Assembly that the Trustees
herein provided for shall be officers of
the meaning of Section z, of article a.
of the Constitution, and they are declar-
ed to be special trustees for the special
purpose Of this act.
Section 8. All laws and clauses Of
laws inconsistent or in conflict with this
act are hereby repealed.
Section 10. This act shall be in force
from and after its ratification.
Our Home, Populist organ, says: "Mr
Pritchard calls his Populists (better mann
ed Repopuicans) 'middle-of- -the-road Popu-
lists He has selected Mr. Skinner for
their leader. This is a new organization
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