Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-12-22
MUCH MONEY DUE
STATE HOSPITAL
FROM COUNTIES FOR CARE OF
INSANE PATIENTS

expenses incurred in the care of in
sane patients committed to the, hos
-pital for the insane, and whose legal
residence was in the county from
which the patient was committed.
The bill became law under the
title of Chapter 1877, Session Laws of
1907, and so many of the counties
doubted it's constitutionality that
Cass county took the case up to the
supreme court for settlement. The
supreme court held that the law was
good.
Following are given some of the
provisions of the law:
The care of each patient shall be
$40 per month.
This care shall be charged against
the county in which the patient has
his legal residence.
Provision is made for the levying
of tax each year by the county COM
missioners to provide funds for the
payment of such care.
A heavy penalty is provided for
the failure Of the county commission
ers to levy such tax.
The penalty: 1T shall be the duty
Of the state auditor to charge such
! delinquent county with a penalty Of
three per centum per month upon the
amount of Indebtedness, then six
months due for each month until pay
ment thereof and penalty thereon be
paid" &C
Auditor Brightbill furnishes the fol-
lowing information as to the true con-
ditions to which this law particularly
applies: -..,,.-.,...-..,, .-.s.-,.....-s..
Since the. above Law became ef-
tSctixe ON March 1907, the several
counties Of the state have been
charged for the care of,ypatients in
the total sum of $23s,s1s.41, this to
cover from March II, 1907, to oc-
tober I, 1910.
"a Twenty-nine counties have paid in
to the state treasurer on account of
care Of their insane, the total amount
Of ,$132,4ss.as, which leaves still due
and unpaid approximately $107,-
OO0-most Of which is long past due
and subject to penalty.
Burke and Reuville counties have
had no charges for care of insane.
Seven counties have not remitted
for any part OF the charges against
them: Adams, Eddy, Kidder, Morton,
Pembina, Towner, Williams.
Twelve counties have settled all
claims against them in full: Barnes,
Benson, Billings, Bottineau, LaMoure,
Logan, Mcintosh, Mercer, Pierce. Ro-
lette, Sheridan, Stutsman.
Ten counties as follows owe the
state approximately the total sum of
$4,000. @ @
& Cass, $4,000.
+ Eddy, $4,000.
Z Grand Forks, $4,000.
Stark, $4,000.
Towner, $4,000.
| Kidder, $1,000.
& Morton, $500.
Pembina, $1,000.
Y Walsh, $15,S00. 2
Williams, 5000.
MANY of the counties that are
shown as owing the state will have
to pay the penalty as provided by
law in order to get settlement.
The penalty is not optional with the
state auditor but must be attached
% provided.
y This law seems to- have caused
great deal o. confusion throughout
the state an: this seems to b., mainly
the reason that there is such large
amount due the state and still unre-
mitted. From now on the settle
ments should come in steadily for the
auditors department has prepared
separate statement for each and ev--
cry county, and which statement
shows all amounts charged against
tie county. together with full state
iaent Of all credits and the balance
due on these statements, but this
will be done, and If the counties for
any reason refuse to settle it is like
" that the matter will have to be
turned over to the attorney general
as provided by the law.
Auditor Brightbill says that he does
not think this will be found neces-
sary In 9 single case.
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