The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-23
THE CARE OF THE INSANE
New Law Makes Radical
Changes in Manner Of
Commitment.
GOES INTO EFFECT JULY 4
INDECENT and Pay Patients
Must Undergo the Same
Examination.

.9psu1a, 70 10 sess rsaassa poher+
-, 80 - saa.s,,,ar far,ns
,nsarp ,aarsons to
.aits,s 80 sea,est ~ tho Roards of
nospi'ais, a. Is aa sazsasa5s Af1ar
annausa ~ tha hoards
s.m :. 49, 81 .is+rib,,t,on AZ
~ ,ast $3.50 - +ha ec,slature an ACT
- massranaa = ~ oommstmant az the In
sane was nassed and signed nv the Gov
mae - All The act goas into effect
~ s+n of I,sr, navt ana II makes a most
radica, chance in the manner of commit
,,an+ ~ ,nsana narsons inta HOSPITALS.
NJ farr.r ,,nder Witch natients are al
n.asent oonmtttad IN asvl,,u,s in this
ctata oro oxcee.7inglv crude and meagre,
~taAam uosra,, conelnstans ara onInlons
.s - 3ha l,,,sov If tha nersons hut the
49, f,rr,s viii. ba more elaborate. and
"a, xsar,aa ~ /. +borougb description of
ne insane natien4s and q recital of the
$500 r,h,oh shnw tba l,,nacv Of the par
ties this being required by the statute.
I-;s ha,iared +ha4 a c,rc,,lar will he sent
on+ Nv no boards containing a copy of
az act . comnlete set Of forms with ex-
nla,a+ions of the various modes of pro-
casura 10 be adonted 10 secure the com
r,stment of natients. so that physicians
aud others having TO do with these mat
+ars and who Ire lavmen. will not ex-
ooriance .ny d;fie,ltv m p,,tting them in
nroner shane
overseers of the moor will probably have
a good 5eal ~ do under the act mentioned
with reference to ascertaining the legal
Annroval of the Boards of Chosen Free
holders on the certificates will no longer
he reonired
o,mnoitted IN corntv
Fateiits can pe eo', -
asylums as at present, Dut they Hiuse pe
committed in the manner prescribed by
49, - 80 ,.st ,r;nte AZ ana only Judges of
the act OF lasc "ilrtei' aIa oNay
the Supreme courts, circuit Courts diu
courts of Common Pleas can approve the
NSes...aa nhtoh +ba,, NOV he sent
certlhcates upon "iiien 'nTs Nc ! zran.
1t is the purpose OF the boafuS u q
ayers of the State Hospitals at Trenton
and Norris Plains to have the new forms
....pt, aira,1a4a5 1ono.
widely n Thoroughly clrculateu ioas
prior to the Fourth of July, so as to AVOID
mistakes and defective commitments I'M
(.
DER the Iaw-
In the first place. no one can be ao-
mitted except upon the request in writ
ing ny ieialiN r,..
ed in the admission of the patient inns
is true now in reference to private or pay
z,,;t, ;rsora manners
patlehes' put Hos , - 49,
and insane indigents not paupers. here
after a like request in case of INDECENT
-, hava 80 ha ,odped at the hos
paeieil9 WIZ -.
pital, the same as IN the case " pay PC"
tients. The distinction between paupers
80 - nar~o,,ss not MANNERS Is abolished
aifu POO - ~ NOT
by the act, ana al persons wiz
pay patients are to be admitted as IN
asgan+s"
se ~ +ha .dmissian
BESIDES the requsst To ~ a. nartif-
OF the patielrl. lners nus. = $ nat5 az
Gates OF TWO pfiysielans, = tlea Darsa,5 so
ting forth lne insalI1s = ~ & astes can
70 pc commlltsu, awlien : ~ ra,,7tafla
pc mace oh5y ny pnsstS,a IF iinnar,or-
cnaracter WIG I ,sar9Te nayat residents
ase9 y S.eta Sn5 nTba have been in actual
% tilts 5saee, Az - 49, "a ne and nj, cor
practice lor g ieasr * eSaent after ,he
llIicatess s iia rs z .aon ~ fhe nsrtv alleged
peiSo 30 nsann and aceord5ng to forms to
- y e M +ba nnanepeTs Of fine State
rs appiut % ~
IT, nhystosa n,s certificate in every case
49,! ! ~ !; V he FACTS ,,1on which his opin-
sn ID a,naaa and anr facts that may he
1 ~ I noneerni,-o hereditarv faint pre-
oDsalne ee.seor ~ saTio',s nervous disorder
sfeds sa q narned in The certiticate.
q cnro,osttad imam request and
art ~ ecstee as illst mentioned shall be de-
taina5 IN canisemert longer than fifteen
49, ,ntess within that time a JUS
t;ce os-fhe supreme Court, Judge of