The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-03


To PROVIDE EXAMINATION DETENTION CUSTODY AND
ARE OF INSANE PERSONS, AND FOR THE APPOINTMENT
COMMISSIONERS TO EXAMINE INSANE PERSONS AND
DEFINING THEIR DUTIES, REPEAL SECTIONS ITO,
IIIz III8 AND IIIo OF THE REVISED LAWS Hawaii.
Be Enacted by the Legislature of Territory of
SECTION T. Any parent relative of any person who is
Ieved to be Sheriff Deputy Sheriff of
County IN this Territory make complaint and the
and detention OF who is believed be insane and
whose being large dangerous the safety of the community
SECTION Such complaint shall be in writing and
before district magistrate the district where such person
such district may be situated Upon complaint being
aforesaid such district magistrate circuit judge shall forth
insane directed the sheriff his deputy and command
ing that such alleged insane arrested and brought before
the time and place stated in such
SECTION No alleged person shall be detained
an examination this Act hereinafter provided
SECTION It shall be the duty of said district magistrate
their sanity.
appear magistrate
circuit judge after full hearing which the alleged insane
shall have the right be heard personally by counsel
and to produce witnesses his her behalf that such
insane and that would be unsafe allow him or her
be at large the said district magistrate circuit judge shall
certify in writing, together with brief of
be the Chairman of the Commissioners of Insanity
and shall issue commitment under his hand authorizing and
directing that such person be detained in the asylum until
he she shall become shall be discharged this Act
provided and shall said together with said per-
to be delivered to the Superintendent OF the Insane Asylum
SECTION Said alleged insane the rela-
tive of the may appeal the Commissioners of Insanity
giving notice of said appeal within five days from the date of said
decision and shall within copy of such notice
the Chairman of the Commissioners and costs shall be charged
to the appellee or appellees.
Section g. The Governor by and with
advice and of the Senate shall appoint three persons
of whom shall be regularly licensed to practice medicine
surgery in the Territory the City and County of Honolulu in
Territory of Hawaii who shall be known Commissioners
of Insanity and who shall hold office for four unless
removed for and whose duties shall be hear all
brought before them appeal by committed to the
Insane Asylum for insanity and investigate and determine the
sanity insanity committed and to do and perform such
other acts and duties may be imposed upon or vested In them
by the provisions of this Act.
T. shall be duty of such Commissioners within
days after their appointment meet together and elect of
their number to act chairman and such chairman when elected
shall public notice be given in newspaper published in
Territory Of Hawaii that he has been duly
elected Chairman of the Commissioners OF insanity and each
of the said commissioners before entering upon his duties shall
Il ......... Commissioner duly appointed
examine persons charged with being insane do solemny
will faithfully and diligently inquire into the
mental condition of all persons who shall brought before
charged with insanity and that will well and faithfully d
charge and perform all the duties of such commissioner 80
help me God"
Such oath subscribed shall be forwarded to the
Secretary of the Territory who shall file the same
Five Dollars for the examination OF every person
made under provisions this Act together with all other
necessary expenses incurred by the Commissioners IN making
such examinations which said in the event OF an appear Deng
alleged be insane being adudged sane
or if such alleged insane person wholly unable the same
shall be charge upon the county from winch uch person was
committed and the Chairman of the shall send
memorandum of such costs and expenses the Treasurer of such
county who shall submit the to the Board OF
after the shall have been incurred
SECTION the duty of said Commissioners to hear
and determine all cases brought before them appeal as herein
provided And upon such appeal the alleged insane person sha
have the right be represented by counsel and to produce WI
nesses behalf And if shall appear TO the ats1ac
majority of said Commissioners that SAID alleged insane
person they shall forthwith order his diseharge and
shall appear the satisfaction OF majority OF sad eo
soners that such person insane and that IS usae 70 ao
him her large said Commissioners shall DISMISS SAD appeal
and remit person custody of the superintendent OF
the Insane Asylum Al.
SECTION TO- ANY person committed to the Insane asylum
may upon application being made by sheriff deputy se OF ~
relative of person. notice given to the
of the Insane Asylum examined by the commissioners d
his her sanity and if majority OF SAID commissioners @
be satisfied that such person of sound mind or NOT
public safety shall certify to the
the Asylum and such person shall be fortn"1uh iee ~
custody. IN 1900
SECTION The Chairman of the Commissioners snai odu
writing substance OF the evidence dNe
examination person herein provided ana W
Secretary of the Territory who shan HE tne SAM
SECTION 1t shall be the duty of the commissioners
the thereof visit the Insane Asylum nom 'e :,
time and semi annually submit report to the " III
condition of the and the number OF patients htIel anu
Superintendent other person charge OF the asylum anu