The Republican journal., 1907-04-04


reasonable expense of his support which
shall be paid from the state treasury up
on itemized bills therefor audited and APP
proved by the governor and council, unit
otherwise provided for by appropriation
made for that purpose
Section 4. Section twenty-five of chap
ter one hundred forty-four of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by inserting
the word and after the word "eXamina
tom in the fourth line, and by striking
tau the wof he war M me h
fourth line and inserting in place thereof
the words to the hospital, also by strik-
ing out the word but" in the firth line
of said section, and inserting in place
thereof the word and and by striking out
the worGs such town in the sixth line OF
said section, and inserting III place there
OF the words the state, SO that said sec
ton as amended, shall read as follows:
Section %. The certificate OF commit
meHt 10 the hospital after Il legal oXami-
nation, is sufficient evidence, in the first
instance. to charge the town where the
insane resided, or was found at the time
of his arrest, for the expenses OF his ex-
animation and commitment to the hospi-
tai; and when his friends or others file d
bond with the treasurer of the hospital
in which he is confined the state shall not
be ELLA; liab (; for for his support unless N, new
of the patient or his friends longer To
support him; and such action may be had
in the same manner, and before the sama
ted to the hospital
Section 5. Section twenty-three of
chapter one hundred forty-four is hereby
town III the first lime so that said sec
ton as amended. shall read as follows:
Section %. The person liable for sup
port pf person when lawfully commit,
fer the expenses of his REMOVAL when
unlawfully committed and removed as
provided in section ten; but the expenses
of such removal shall not exceed ten
cents a mile from the hospital to thu
place of commitment.
Section g. Section twenty-four of chap
ter ore hundred forty-four of the revised
statutes as amended by chapter ten of
public laws of nineteen hundred five is
hereby amended by Inserting. after the
word ''chargeabe in the first line of said
section the words for the expenses of eX-
amina tion and commitment, and by
striking out the words commitment and
support of the insane at hospital in
the second and third lines. and inserting
in place thereof the words examination
of the insane and his commitment to a
hospital so that said section as amend
ed, shall read as follows:
Section "a Any town thus made
chargeable for the expenses of eXamlna-
ton and commitment in the first instance,
and paying for the examination of the
Insane and his commitment to hospital,
may recover the amount paid, from the
insane, if able, or from persons legally
liable for his support or from the town
where his legal settlement is, as if in
Cured for the expense of a pauper, but if
he has no legal settlement in the state
such expenses shall be refunded by the
state, and the governor and council shall
audit all such claims and draw their war
rant on the treasurer therefor And the
reasonable expenses and services of tho
municipal officers Of said town relative to
the amount to be SO refunded by the
state No insane person shall suffer any
OF the, disa abilities of paupersm nor be-
deemed q pauper, by reason of such sup
port. Eut the time during which the in
sane person is so supported shall mot be
included in the period of residence neces-
sary to change his settlement.
ter one hundred forty-four of the revised
statutes is hereby repealed.
Section S. Section tWenty-SiX of chap
ter one hundred forty-four of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by striking
out the words person or town in the
first line of said section, and inserting in
place thereof the words guardian or rela-
tive so that said section as amended
shall read rs follows:
Section %. A friend, guardian or rela-
tive liable for the support of a patient
who has been in either hospital for six
months, not committed by order of the
supreme judicial. court nor afflicted with
unreasonably detained. may apply to the
municipal officers of the town where the
insane resides. and they shall inquire into
proper testimony, and their decision and
order shall be binding ON the parties.
They shall tax legal costs and decide
who shall pay them If such application
again until the expiration of another six
months
Section o Section twenty-seven of
chapter one, hundred forty-four of the re-
vised statutes. is hereby amended by
striking out the word support in the
first and second lines, and inserting in
animation of a patient and his commit
ment,' and by striking out The words ''of
patient at in the same line and insert
ing the word eb1 to- pea 50 that Tad section as
Section q. When the overseers of the
poor of a town, liable for the expenses Of
eza!uination Of a patient and his commit
ment to either hospital. are notified by
mail by the superintendent, that he has
recovered from his insanity, they shall
cause him to be removed to their town;
the superintendent shall cause it to be
done at the expense of such town.
Section TO- !, Section forty-two of chapter
statutes is hereby repealed
Section H. This act sham not affect the
liability of any person who is under con-
port of its insane poor, but such con-
tractor shall pay to the city or town
whose insane poor he has contracted to
support the expenses of the support of
such insane poor in the hospital, during
the continuance of his contract, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of statute in
force at the time such contract was
made.
Section - The state may recover from
the insane, if able, or from persons Legal
1y liable fer his support, the reasonable
expenses of his support in the insane hos
pital.
Section 49, All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act, are hereby re-
pealed
Section IA. This act shall take effect
January first, nineteen hundred and ten.
[Apprcved March %, 1907
Chapter 1911.
An Act to amend Sections forty-one
forty-two aid forty-thrce of Chapter
fifteen of the Revised Statutes, relating
to District Superintendents of Schools
Section l. Section forty-one of chapter
amended by inserting in line eleven after
the word Respectively the words and
to the state superintendent of schools,
also by striking out lines fourteen and
fifteen of said section, so that said Sec
ton as amended, shall read:
Section Al. The school committees of
the towns comprising union shall form
a joint committee, and for the purposes
of this section and the four following
sections, said joint committee shall bs
held to be the agents of each town COM
prising the union. Said joint committee
shall meet annually at a day and plaza
agreed upon by the chairman of the COM
mittees of the several towns comprising
the union and shall organize by the
choice of a chairman and a secretary.
They shall determine the relative amount
of service to be performed by the super
f.nf< <1nr,f in, nEnl l,s.