The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-08-27
CHAPTER 1eT


the City OF Providence to Establish
Board ~ Hospital Commissioners. and
Defining Its Powers and Duties.
PASSED March 81 1907
II Is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section l. The city council OF the city
OF Providence is hereby authorized and
empowered to establish a board OF hos
pital commissioners. consisting OF the
mayor and the superintendent OF health
OF said city, ex-officio and three other
members 10 be elected by said city coun-
Gil in joint convention. one OF said elect
I've members TO serve until the first Mon
day in January. A. d. 1910 the second until
the first Monday in January. A. d. 1911,
and the third until the first Monday in
January. A. D. 1912 and on the first Mon
day in January. A. u. 1910. and annually
on the first Monday in January thereafter.
one such elective member TO be elected in
like manner for the term OF three years.
Said elective members shall hold Office
until their successors are elected and
qualify. In case any person elected as a
member Of said board shall decline 10
serve or neglect to qualify or vacancy
among the elective members shall occur
for any cause. said Office or vacancy
shall be filled by said city council i'm like
manner for the term of said office or un-
expired term. Such ex-officio members
shall receive no further compensation.
and such other members shall receive no
compensation for their services as mem
bers of said board. The mayor shall be
chairman OF said board; and said board
shall elect annually one Of their mem
bers as secretary, and shall keep a record
OF all their proceedings.
Sec 2 Said board when established
shall have the care and custody OF all
lands. buildings, improvements furnish
ings, and equipment Of said city acquired
or used for hospital purposes and shall
manage and conduct any and all hos.
pitals of said city: and shall appoint or
employ all officers agents or employees
required TO maintain or carry on such
hospital or hospitals and fix their com
pensation and define their duties: and
may make rules and regulations for the
government Of any or all the same not
repugnant to the laws OF the state or OF
said city; and shall have the expenditure
for any or all said purposes, of such
sums Of money IA may be appropriated
hereafter from time 10 time by said city
council therefor. and incident to the same
may make any and all purchases and
contracts. except as otherwise provided
by ordinance or special vote Of said city
council; and shall pay over to the city
treasurer OF said citv any and all income
received by said board from or on ac-
count Of patients in any such hospital or
hospitals, or from any other source or
sources, and at such time or times as
may be fixed by said city council: and
shall have such further powers and
duties may from time TO time be pre-
scribed by said city council
Sec 3. Said city council at any time or
times may devote any such hospital
premises. hospital or hospital property
OF any kind acquired for a particular
hospital use. or part or parts thereof. to
such further hospital use or uses as Ii
Iatn md at Alya
or change any such further use or uses.
Said city council may authorize said
board TO use at any time or times any
part or parts OF any such hospital prem
ises, hospital. hospital property ac-
quired for a particular hospital use,
which al any time or times are not re-
quired therefor, for such further hospital
use or uses as said board may determine.
Said city council may authorize said
board TO charge and collect reasonable
prices for the maintenance, care, and
treatment in any such hospital or hos
pitals Of patients who. or those respon-
sibe for their maintenance are able TO
pay for such maintenance, care and
treatment, and to receive therein as pay
patients persons not residents OF the
city. when without excluding residents
OF the city there is sufficient room there
for. Any person not a free patient in
any such hospital and every person re-
sponsibe for his or her maintenance. or
contra citing to pay any such charge. shall
be liable TO pay 70 said city any charge
agreed upon. or in default thereof a rea-
sonable charge. for such maintenance
care. and treatment; and said board may
cause to be instituted by the city solicitor
OF said city any proper action, in the
name and behalf OF said city. necessary
TO recover the same
Sec. T. This act shall take effect upon
fits passage.