The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-29
Secretary of State.

torium for Consumption and Tuberoulo-
 sis, and to provide for disseminating in formation upon the nature, treatment
 and cure of tubercular disease, and to
 make appropriations therfor.
 Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Legisla- ture of Alabama, That there is hereby created and established State Sanato- rum for the study of tuberculosis, 1is- seminating the results of the study, show ing the best methods of treating it and preventing its spread; and for the care and treatment of such persons as may be admitted to the Sanatorium.
 Sec. 9 That there is hereby created and established a board of seven per sons, who shall constitute the Board of Trustees of the State Sanatorlum, to he styled the Alabama Sanatorlum for Con sumption and Tuberculosis, and to be hereafter referred to in thls Act as the Sanatorium. The Governor shall be member of said Board of Trustees and chairman of the same The State Health Officer shall be a member and Secretary of the same. The Governor shall appoint the other five members, three of whom shall be practicing physicians and mcm- bers in good standing of the Medical Association of Alabama, who shall serve respectively until the first Mondays in May, 1908, 1909. 1910, 1911 and 1912. and until their successors are respectively elected or appointed as herein provided. The successors of those members whose terms expire in 1908, 1909, 1910, shall he elected by the said Medical Association i of Alabama, and the successors of those whose terms expire in 1911 and 1912, shall be appointed by the Governor and each of said five members shall serve for a term of five years and until his successor is e-ected or appointed and the successor of each of said members shall there after be elected or appointed for a term of five years and until his successor Is elected or appointed as hereinafter pro- vided; vacancies from any cause shall be filled for the unexpired terms by ap- pointment by the Governor for members appointed by him and by the Medical As sociation of Alabama in the offices elect ed by It.
 Sec. 3. The Trustees shall elect Su- perintendent of the Sanatorum, who ! must be a learned physician of skill and experienced. and who shall reside in the Sanatorium and give his whole time to the management of the work and affairs of the Sanatorium, and receive such sal ary as may be fixed by the Trustees and who shall hold office for the term prescribed by the Trustees and be re- moved by them whenever in their judg- ment the best interests of the Sanatorium require it.
 Sec. 1. The Superintendent shall, with the approval of the Trustees, elect sucn assistants as may be necessary, who are learned and skilled physicians, who shall
 under the direction of the Superintendent
 make search and investigation of and concerning tuberculosis, its nature, treat ment and cure, and shall also select such agents and servants as the Trustees may deem necessary to properly carry on the
 work of the Sanitorium and the Trus- tees shall fix the time and terms of their employment and their compensation, and shall remove any or all of such employees
 whenever the best interests of the Sani- l torium and its work require their re- 1 moval
 l Sec. 3. The Trustees shall select and buy a tract of land of not less than one hun dred and sixty Q6O) acres, in a healthful locality, with good natural drainage and abundant supply of good water and shall cause to be erected thereon the HtceSSHTy DulIulnSS TOT TeSlueDCeS, laD- oratories, store rooms, barns, stables, cottages for patients, and all and every structure or thing necessary for the prop CT conduct of the Sanitorium. and shall take the title thereto in the name of
 "The State of Alabama" and until the State insures the property. the Trustees shall insure such building as may be
 erected on property bought by them h the name of the "State of Alabama" for the use of the Alabama Sanatorium."
 Sec. 51s. Should suitable location be
 found on land already owned by the State, the Governor is hereby authorized
 in his discretion to permit the Sanitorium
 to be established upon such land. Sec 6. When the buildings constructed under the provisions of this Act are so far completed that, In the opinion of the Trustees, they may be properly used for the purpose for which said Sanitorium Is designed, the Governor shall issue proc lamation announcing 1t opened for the reception of patients.
 Sec [. The Superintendent shall employ
 direct and control all help serving about said Sanitorium. In addition to the other
 duties herein prescribed, said Trustees
 shall from time to time cause to be is- sued and promulgated through the Secra- tary, bulletins setting forth needful and proper information to the public as to the character of tuberculosis and as how best to combat and control its dissem- ination, and the best modes of its treat ment
 Sec, S. Cases of tuberculosis shall be divided into three classes, namely, CD curable cases; CD cases of ques- tionable durability; (3) incurable cases. Patients belonging to the first class shall be admitted to the Sanatorium, ose belonging to the second class may be admitted if, after careful ex- animation, 1t is believed that the dis ease can be either arrested or cured in such cases; patients belonging to the third class shall not be admitted.
 Sec. g. The Trustees of the Sanato- rum shall arrange the cottages for the occupancy of patients so that those for negro patients shall be entirely separate from those for white patients. and if the topography of the land will permit it, must be placed out of sight of those occupied by white patients. The cottages for men and women of each race shall be separate and apart from each other, and if the surface of the earth and the trees thereon do not furnish natural barriers and screens. they must be grown out of strong quickly growing hedge plants and or namental vines.
 Sec. 10. The Trustees, in selecting a location for the Sanatorium. may have regard to fertile farm land lying ad- joining or within convenient distance and must buy enough of said land to establish and maintain a dairy farm thereon to supply the Sanatorium with milk. eggs, poultry, fresh meats and vegetables.
 Sec. H. The charges to such inmates of the Sanatorium as are able to pay for the same, or of such as have per-