The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-25
HIGH LICENSE BILL
IN INDIANA SENATE
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house in cleaning up its work, but
both branches have more work on
hand than it seems possible to dis
pose of in the sixty days. Many
measures will be left hanging in mid
air when the final adjournment comes.
Senator Kirkman's Richmond hos
pital bill just as it passed the senate
and as it will go to the house. may
be of interest in it's entirety to Rich
mond people. 1t is as follows:
A bill for an act entitled an act
authorizing cities, counties and town
ships in this state to make appropri-
ations of money for, and aid in the
maintenance of hospitals in cases as
therein specified, legalizing appropri-
ations of money heretofore made by
any city for such purpose, and de-
claring an emergency.
Section BE it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of the state of Indiana,
that whenever and wherever in any
city in this state there shall have
been established therein, or within
one mile thereof, hospital at cost
seventy-five thousand dollars or more,
for the nursing and care of the sick,
injured and disabled, and such hos
pital shall have been so established,
constructed and organized, as a gift
for the benefit of the people of said
city, and such hospital shall have
been incorporated under the laws of
this state, not for profit but as ben
evidence, and by its articles of in
corporation it is provided that it's in
corporators shall be it's first board
of trustees, which shall be it's sole
governing body. and such board shall
at stated periods elect its successors
from reputable citizens of such city
and vicinity, who shall be persons in
terested in the benevolent work OF
such hospital, and that they shall be
chosen without any reference to any
political or sectarian bias, and that
such trustees shall never receive any
compensation for their services, and
such plan of organization is declared
to be for the purpose of keeping the
government and management of such
hospital always in the hands of citi-
zens who are interested in the work,
and clear and free from any political
or sectarian influence whatever; and
when the entire revenues derived
from the care of persons able to pay
therefor and from all other sources
is expended in the maintenance of
such hospital, and the care of per-
sons who are unable to pay, to the
extent of it's ability to do, and all
such revenues are insufficient to sup
port and maintain such hospital and
enable it to supply the need and de-
mand for hospital care and nursing
in said city and community, and
where in, or near such city such hos
pital has been SO located and estab
lished, such city has no city hospi-
tai, nor has provided other means
for furnishing it's citizens hospital
nursing and care. or for caring for the
sick and injured, it shall be lawful, |
and any such city in such case shall
be and is by this act authorized and
to make appropriations of
money to by the levy of special
tax for the support and maintenance
Of such hospital, or such other aid and
support in the maintenance thereof,
all or in either case as the common
council of such city shall or may
from time to time deem proper and
determine to do.
Section 2-Whenever any such hos
pital shall have been provided, es-
tablished and is governed and manag-
ed as a benevolence as mentioned and |
described in section one of this act
and there shall not be within the |
county where the same is so establish |
ed and located any city or other hos |
pital, it shall be lawful. and the coun-
y council and board of commissioners
Of such county and the township trus-
tee and advisory board of any town |
ship therein. shall be and each and |
all are by this act authorized and |
to make appropriations II
money to aid in the support of such |
hospital as to them and each of them |
shall be deemed expedient and of
proper benefit to the people of their !
corporations: and TO con- |
tract with the managers of such hos !
pital for the nursing and care of the |
poor who are sick. injured or dis |
abled, of their townships. or of said /