Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-09
THE AvsrlNe sANlTARIuM.
Text Of the Bill Incorporating the
Institution.

Text Of the Bill Incorporating the
Institution.
Section 1. II Is hereby enacted by
the General Assembly of the state
of Vermont, that George f. Gale, M
d., A. |. Miller, NJ. D.. George X. An
derson, NJ. d., Charles A. Miles,
George c. Averill and william H.
Vinton, first selectman of the town
of Brattleboro. and their successors
appointed as hereinafter directed, be
and they hereby are, incorporated
and made body polite and corpor-
ate by the name of THE Austine
Sanitarium," with all the powers ana
privileges il 'ent to such corpora
lions. and b., rat name may sue
and be sued, pi> and be implicated,
appear, prosecute I'd defend In all
suits and actions, a. shall have and
use common seal o be by them
devised altered and renewed, at
their pleasure.
Section 2. II is hereby further en-
acted. that the said corporation may
take and receive, hold, purchase and
possess, of and from all persons dis
posed to aid the benevolent purposes
of said institution, any grants ana
devises of lands and tenements, IN
fee simple or otherwise. and any
donations and requests, and sub
scriptions Of money or other prop
erty. to be used and improved for
the erection, support and mainte-
nance of sanitarium as aforesaid,
provided the net income Of said cor
poration from its real and personal
estate does not exceed the sum OF
twenty thousand dollars per annum.
Section 8. 1t is hereby further en-
acted, that said corporation may
from time to time make and estab-
fish such bylaws and regulations
for the internal government and
economy of said, sanitarium as they
may think proper not repugnant 10
the constitution and laws of this, or
the United States; and may at any
meeting thereof, duly warned, choose
all necessary and convenient ofn-
GERS. who shall have such power ana
authority and be elected in such
manner and for such period of time
as the said corporation by their by
laws shall limit and direct.
Section 4. 1t is hereby further en-
acted, that the said George F. Gale,
NJ. D., A. /. Miller, NJ. D., George K
Anderson, M. D., Charles A. Miles,
George C. Averill and w. III. Vinton.
the first selectman of the town or
Rrattleboro. and their successors,
not exceeding at any time six In
shall be board of trustees,
and shall have sole superintendent,
and control of said san
itarium, and in case of the decease,
resignation or removal OF one or
more of said trustees, the survivors
shall from time to time, hll all such
vacancies.
Section S. 1t is hereby further en-
acted that after the organization of
said corporation, the said trustees
shall keep, or cause to be kept. just
and true books of account of all the
transactions of said corporation,
and shall therein enter all the FUNDS,
income. donations, receipts and ex-
thereof And in the event
that patients are received in SAID
Sanitarium sent there by the state
of Vermont or towns In said state
and there supported at the expense
of such state or towns, then ana N
that event said books shall at all
times be open for the Inspection Oh
the Board of Visitors, nominated or
annointed by or at the direction of
the state OF Vermont; and II pa
TENTS are so received from the state
or towns and supported at the ex-
pense of the State or towns, tnen
said trustees shall make an annual
report to the General Assembly OF
the amount of funds of said SANTA
rum, the receipts and expenditures
thereof the number Of patients al
mitted and discharged. the NUMBER
cured. the state Of others discharged
ar remaining, and such other infor- |
nation as may be necessary to show
the effects and operations OF said
Section 6. 1t is hereby further en-
acted, that the said George F. GAZE
and upon his neglect any otner
of said corporation, may caii
the first meeting thereof by giving
notice of the time and place OF hoid-
ing the same, in some one OF the
newspapers printed in the County OF
Windham at beast six days previous
to said meeting, and all other meet
ings of said corporation shall De
warned and holden in the manner
provided by the bylaws thereon
Section 7. 1t is hereby further en-
acted, that the estate, both real ana
personal, and all other of the funds
Of said institution shall at all times
hereafter be exempt from all taxes
Section 8. 1t is hereby further en-
acted, that any further legislature
shall have power to modify, alter
and amend this act, so far as to pro- |
vide for the more perfect and effect
ual accomplishment of the objects OF
this act.