The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-29

No. 773) AN ACT GIT. l370. To provide a commission to investigate
 the charges made against the manage
 ment of the Insane Hospital to pre-
 scribe its powers and duties and to pay
 the per diem, mileage and expenses
 thereof. Be 1t enacted by the Legisla-
 ture of Alabama:
 l. There is hereby created a commission to be composed of five legislators to be appointed by the Governor whose duty 1t shall be to investigate all of the charges of mismanagemen made aganst the A la- bama Insane Hospital, and that are now being investigate by a joint committee of the Legislature.
 ?. The commission shall have power and it is their duty to examine all witnesses whom they have reason to believe know any material facts in reference to such charges or who know of the condition of the Hospitals, their management and conduct and shall have power 10 issue subpoenas for witnesses and compel the production of books and papers, 1t shall be the duty of any sheriff in the State or Alabama to execute and promptly re- turn to the commission any subjoenas notices or citations issued by the com mission for which the sheriff shall Se paid the same fees as are allowed for executing similar papers issued out of the Circuit Court
 g. The commission shall examine the Bryce Hospital and the management and conduct of every department thereof and make report of their findings thereupon together with their conclusions upon all of the evidence submitted to them as to the truth of the charges of management l. and abuse of patients in the hospitals. and file this report with the Governor Within thirty days from the approval Of this act.
 4 The commission shall have authority To employ competent stenogra pher and shall obtain from the Secretary of State any and all stationery that they may need and shall be paid four dollars Der day for every day they are actually en- gagged in making the examination and report herein provided for and not in cludng two dollars and ! half per day for actual expenses
 D. Every commissioner shall be entitled 10 receive ten cents q mile for every mile travelled in attending the sttngs of the commission and returning to their homes The witnesses summoned and attending the sitting of the commission shall be paid the same per diem and mileage as witnesses in the Circuit Court
 o. The per diem and mileage of the commissioners. the pay of the steno- grapher and of witnesses and sheriffs shall be paid out of the State Treasury upon the certificate of the chairman of the commission, on the warrant of the State Auditor and an appropriation suni- cient herefor Is hereby made
 l. The Governor shall upon receipt of the report and the evidence taken by the commission have the same or SO nnucb thereof as may be necessary for proper understanding of the truth of the matter published in pamphlet form in such num- bers as he may deem proper and also in any newspaper for the information of the public
 $. That all legitimate expenses incurred by the joint committee, including their travelling expenses shall be paid in the same manner as provided In this act
 Approved August g. 1907
 Oniical
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State "-