The age-herald., 1900-12-16

meetings at either hospital, or other place
 in the State, as the interests of the institu-
 lions demand. Four members shall consti-
 ute quorum for business. The president,
 or any three members. can call meeting
 at any time or place, provided the call is | issued to all the members of the board at
 least two weeks in advance of the meet | ing, and the objects of the meeting are set | forth in the call.
 l H. For the immediate government and
 control of the said hospitals, the Board of | Trustees shall elect superintendent and
 determine his salary; who in all his duties
 shall be the executive officer of the board,
 and be held strictly accountable to them. Said superintendent shall be physician of | good business habits, of a humane disposi-
 tion, graduate in medicine, and a man of | good moral character. He shall be elected
 for a term of not less than eight years,
 and when his term has expired, shall con-
 tinue in office until his successor is ap-
 pointed and qualified. The superintendent
 may be removed from office by the Board
 of Trustees for just cause, fully declared
 and set forth in their proceedings. 12. Said superintendent shall appoint all
 the assistant physicians, stewards. mana
 
 | ployes who serve under him in hospitals;
 he shall have the power to remove any one of them from the employ of the hospitals
 at his discretion; and. with the concurrence
 of the respective resident committees he shall determine all the salaries, wages and
 other compensations to be paid said off,
 cers and employees, but said salaries, wages
 and compensations shall be subject to the 41,a
 regular meeting; and in case of disapprov-
 al, the Board of Trustees shall determine
 what the salary, wages or compensation
 shall be-
 13 The superintendent shall appoint a steward who, under his direction, shall at- tend to all the immediate financial matters
 of the hospitals; shall make purchases and sales, and shall keep an account of the re-
 ceipts and expenditures; he shall give bond
 for the faithful performance of his duties in an amount to be determined by the board. which bond shall be approved by the resident committee at Tuscaloosa. He shall
 make drafts upon the treasurer of the hos
 pitals when approved by the superintend-
 ent, for current expenses; and shall attend to any other duties assigned him by the superintendent.
 14. The Board of Trustees shall elect suitable person not a trustee treasurer of "The Alabama Insane Hospitals" who
 shall reside in Tuscaloosa, whose term of office and salary shall be determined by the board, and who shall give a good and sufficient bond, the amount of which shall be determined by the board, and said bond shall be approved by the resident commit tee at Tuscaloosa. He shall pay the drafts | made upon him by t steward when ap- proved by the superintendent and at the proper time shall make drafts upon the treasurer of the State for the amounts due 1.-The Alabama Insane Hospitals" which drafts shall be countersigned by the super intendent. He may be removed from off, flee at any time by the Board of Trustees; and his books and accounts shall be always open to the inspection of any one of the trustees.
 15. Access to the wards or other depart ments of the hospitals or to the books or records shall be granted to any one of the trustees at any time; and the resident com- mittees of the trustees have the authority l to discharge or furlough any patient at any l time.
 16. The said Insane Hospitals shall be
 
 | treatment and custody of insane patients; l no other class of patients shall be admitted. r. A person shall be considered insane, l or fit to be sent as a patient to an insane hospital, who, because of mental derange- | ment, deficiency or effectiveness, is inde- 1 cent in conduct or constantly troublesome | to others; or who is menace to the peace, welfare or safety of others or who Is dan I.s- or who is destructive of property. The mental Arrangement shall be of longer du- ration than that of fit of intoxication or the delrium of acute sickness. Persons who are simply and permanently weak | minded, imbecile, idiotic, or otherwise de- | mented, and are harmless, shall not be re- | ceived as patients into the Hospitals for | the Insane.
 IS. When the wards of the white men or women, or the wards of the colored men or women are crowded, as the case may be, the superintendent has the authority to de- cline to receive patients for those depart
 ments and shall reserve the vacancies as they occur for curable or very dangerous patients; he can, however, exchange harm less patients, if they can be agreed upon with the judges of probate and can be cared for in their homes or by the county for curable and dangerous patients. 19. No person shall be received into either Insane Hospital as a patient without the proper hereinafter described paper cer-
 tificate from the judge of probate of the county in which he Cor she) resides com
 hitting him Cor her) to the hospital 20. When a relative, friend or other per- son interested desires to place person as a patient in the Insane Hospital, he shall apply to the judge of probate of the county in which the person resides, and the judge | of probate, without delay, shall investigate | the case, by examining witnesses or not, | as he sees fit, and If he is reasonably con- | vinced that the case is suitable one, he
 shall make application to the superintend- | ent at Tuscaloosa for his Cor her) admis- sion. and shah acoompa1y his annlica ton