The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-12

tanning license therefor from the state
board of charities and corrections. This
section shall not apply to hospitals.
asylums or institutions established and
conducted by the state or county; and
provided also, that it shall not apply to
cases where an insane person is de-
tanned and treated in his own home or
that of some relative or friend Every
application for such license shall be ac-
companied by plan of the premises
to be occupied, to be drawn on scale
of not less than one-eighth of an inch
to the foot. with a description of the
situation thereof and the length,
breadth and heighth and reference BY
figure or letter to rooms and depart
ments therein. and a statement of the
quantity of ground, exercise and recre-
alton of patients proposed to be received
therein. and also a statement of the
number of patients to be received
therein, and whether the license SO ap-
piled for is for the reception of male
or female patients or both, and if for
the reception of both, what number of
each sex proposed to be received into
such house, and of the means by which
one sex may be kept distinct and apart
from the other; and it shall not be law
full for said board to grant any such
license without having collectively or
by committee visited the premises pro-
posed to be licensed and to be satisfied
by such examination that said premises
correspond to the description on the
application and are. otherwise suited
for the purpose for which they are des-
tined to be used.
Section S2 Whenever the state board,
upon the application of any person.
association or corporation, may as in
the preceding section, after the examf-
nation of the buildings and plans em-
plOyed or proposed to. be employed to
take care of insane persons or persons
of unsound minds. shall determine that
the same are sufficient and proper for
such purpose, the said board is hereby
xx.y
license. and to make such terms and
regulations in regard thereto as shall
seem meet and proper for the care, pro-
lection and health and for the occupa-
ton of all insane persons in charge of
such person, association or corporation.
Such license shall be filed in the office
of the county clerk of the county in
which said hospital asylum or corpora
ton is located. The said board may
revoke the license of any hospital, asy-
lum or corporation for reasons deemed
satisfactory to said board, but such
revocation shall be in writing, and filed
as aforesaid, and notice given in writing
to the person, association or corporal ton
to which such license was given.
Section SO. After the expiration of
six months from the passage of this
act, any person or persons who shall
| conduct or maintain any private hos
pital, asylum or institution without
having obtained a license as herein pro-
| vided shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanOr, ana upon conviction Thereon
| shall be fined ten dollars for each day
| they shall run such institution in vio-
| lation of the provisions of this act; and
| it shall be the duty of the county at
| torney of the proper county to proceed
/, against such offender as provided by
law
| None of the county officers can state
positively whether the Bedwell insti-
tuition has complied with the provisions
| of the law in respect to taking out a
license from the state board Of chari-
| ties or not.
Probate Judge Fagan said this morn
! ing: Il cannot state whether the irrsti-
| commissioners have a contract with the
institution and should think that they
would know in regard to that"
The county commissioners were in
| session at the court house this morn
| ing. Commissioner Haines said after
being shown the law passed by the
| last legislature: 1.-The contract which
| we have with Bedwell's was made e
long time ago. Since the passage Of
| that law / don't think it has been taker
! up to be renewed. Consequently, 1 an
sure don't know whether he has taker
/ out a state license or not. I shoule
think that he had. but still l Son
know
Poor Commissioner Hale is also in tn,
dark. He said: Il have no means O.
| knowing whether he has taken out hi:
| license or not. We have over 20 pat
tents at the Institution and I occa
| sionally go out there. but I don't know
about his license"
The law provides that it shall be tn,
| duty of the county attorney to take le
gal action towards prosecuting the per
sons controlling such INSTITUTIONS upol
being furnished with the evidence t.
justify it. t4t