Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-10-05

by it, but shall receive no compen-
sation from such board No trustee
shall receive any compensation for
his services performed, but he may
receive reimbursement for any cash
expenditures actually made for per-
sonal expenses incurred as trustee,
and an itemized statement of all
such expenses and money paid out
shall be made under oath by each
OF such trustees and filed with the
secretary and allowed only by the
Affirmative vote of all the trustees
present at meeting of the board.
The board of hospital trustees shall
make and adopt such bylaws, rules
and regulations for their own guild
ance and for the government of the
hospital as may be deemed expedi-
ent for the equitable conduct there
of, not inconsistent with this act
and the ordinances of the city or
town wherein such public hospital
is located. They shall have the ex-
elusive control of the expenditure of
all moneys collected to the credit of
the hospital fund, and of the pur-
chase of site or sites, the purchase or
construction of any hospital building
or buildings and of the supervision,
care and custody of the grounds,
rooms or buildings purchased, con-
structed, leased or set apart for
that purpose, provided, that all
moneys received for such hospital
shall be deposited in the treasury of
the county to the credit of the hos
pital fund. and paid out only upon
warrants drawn by the auditor of
said county upon the properly
authenticated vouchers of the hos
pital board. Said board of hospital
trustees shall have power to appoint
suitable superintendent or ma
trOn, or both, and necessary assist
ants and also have power to remove
such appointees; and shall in gen.
eral carry out the spirit and intent
OF this act to establishing and
maintaining a county public hospital
with equal rights to all and special
privileges to none. Such board of
hospital trustees shall hold meet
ings at least once each month, shall
keep a complete record of all its
proceedings; and four ca members
of said board shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of busi-
ness. One of said trustees shall
visit and examine said hospital at
least twice each month and the
board shall during the first week in
January of each year file with the
board of supervisors of said county
a report of their proceedings with
reference to such hospital and a.
statement Of all receipts and ex-
penditures during the year. No
trustee shall have a personal pecuni-
ary interest either directly or indi-
rectly in the purchase of any sup
plies for said hospital, unless the
same are purchased by competitive
bidding.
Bonds.
Whenever any county in this state |
shall have provided for the appoint
ment and election of hospital trus-
tees and has voted a tax for term
not exceeding twenty (2O) years for |
hospital purposes, as authorized by |
law. the said county may issue
bonds in anticipation of the collec-
tion of such tax in such sums and |
amounts as the board of hospital
trustees shall certify to the board |
of supervisors of said county to be
necessary for the purposes con-
templated by such tax, but such |
bonds in the aggregate shall not
exceed the amount which might be
realized by said tax based on the
amount which may be yielded on the
property valuation of the year in
which the tax is voted, and such
bonds shall mature in twenty (20) |
years from the date and shall be in
sums of not less than one hundred |
($10O dollars nor more than one
thousand ($1,00O) dollars drawing |
interest at rate not exceeding five
(5) per cent per annum, payable
annually or semi-annually; said
of county after five (5) years, and
each of said bonds shall provide
that it is subject to this condition
and shall not be sold for less than
par and shall be substantially in
the form provided for county bonds,
but subject to changes that will con-
form them to the provisions of this
act, and be numbered cOnsecutively
and redeemable in the order of
their issuance. For the negotia-
tions of said bonds their cOnstitu-
tionality, levy to pay interest and
principal, and redemption sections
four hundred three (403 four hun
dred four (404 to four hundred
nine (409) inclusive of chapter one
az, title four QV) of the code
shall apply. Provided the total
amount of bonds to be issued shall
not exceed one hundred thousand
dollars ($1O0,O00.)
Plans and Specifications.
No hospital buildings shall be
erected or constructed until the
plans and specifications have been
made therefor and adopted by the
board Of hospital trustees, and bids
avertised for according to law for
other county public buildings.
for Improvement and
Maintenance.
In counties exercising rights con-
ferred by this act the board of
may appropriate each
year in addition to tax for hospital
fund herein before provided for not
exceeding five CD per cent OF its
general fund for the improvement
oud maintenance Of INV nuhlic hos