The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1907-05-10
MUST STAND EXPENSES
Each County Must Henceorh Stand Expense of Care and
Maintenance OF Its Own insanc as Provided by
New State Law.
(Minot Reporter.)

(Mnot Rcporter)
Under the new law making each county in the state
liable for the expense of its insane there will this
year have to be item of levy of tax to pay the
charges for the maintenance This provision under
H B. 205 introduced and made law with an emergency
clause and approved March IA. The act in addition to
providing that each county pay the expenses of its
insane charges determines the legal residence of all such
persons how the cost Of treatment determined, the
duty of the state and county auditor penalties upon
ties negectng to make the proper eves, the time of
payment and that taxes for this purpose shall not be
| diverted
Section of the law provides that the superintend
ent of the state hospital for the insane shall furnish each
county quarterly statement giving the of each
patient chargeabe to the county and the cost of manten
of the same
The first statement under the law has just been
ceved by County Auditor Fabrck and furnishes basis
to what it will cost Ward county for the if its insane.
The list shows twcntyseven persons chargeable to this
county for the quarter ending April and the law went
into effect March Ia the charges are about half month";
to be accurate seventeen days. The cost per patient
for the half month"; is about S. 33 each total of $l29
so for the PERIOD at the rate of $3.50 so per month In
other words the county commissioners will be required
levy for upwards of $3 1T year for the Of the in
sane.
The list of insane from Ward county is as follows:
Chambers. Minnie NJ, February T. 1885,
McCann Cathrine December 10, 1908:
Bodol, Ferdinand, March TO- 1905.
AakrOn, WlafCln, July Z, l9O0
Skalmerud, Aksel, July 16, 1905
Texlee, Sever, December 81, 1905
Hlsburg, Swan, February g. 1906.
Kartowitz, Emil, March 20, 1906
Hermanson Christ April 13, 1906.
Corrigan, Herbert April l3, 1906
Cenell. Peter A., May IL, 1906
Peterson, Christ P, June 27, 1906.
Salander, Willie, July "a, 1906
Zimmerman, Aaron, September 8, 1906.
Wade, Merten d. October 2l, 1906
Tedford, Samuel S., October 26, 1906.
Sinkler, Harvey, December 2, 1906.
Mack, John, December 6, 1906.
Sorjordet, Mrs. Karri, December 19, 1906.
Rustad, Mrs. Matte, February 7, 1907.
Jenkins Arthur L., March 2, 1907.
Peterson, Erick, March 22, 1907.
Kamp Anu1m, March q, el9O7.
lngles, James, March g. 1907
Warp, Karl, March g. 1907.
In the of dispute between counties to which
is the liable for charge the state auditor shall be
determine which county is LIABLE but the county ordered
to pay may appeal to the district court and that shall be
conclusive unless appeal shall be taken therefrom in
the as provided for civil actions
The question has arisen to whether under the
law there does not system of double taxation For
the current biennial the legislature has appropriated
the Of $l59G0 covering sixteen items for pure main
tenance The coming state levy will provide for onehaf
that and in addition there will be the levy upon each
county for maintenance, and the state auditor quarterly
will transfer the amounts received from the counties to
the credit of the state hospital for the insane.