The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-08-25
The new COUNTY HOSPITAL LAW If!
The Full Text of the Law Concerning Voting on the
Decatur County Hospital Proposition Plan of Up
Keep and Method of Government

the exclusive control of the eXpendi-
ture of all moneys collected to the
credit of the hospital fund, and of
the purchase of site or sites the pur-
chase or construction of any hospital
building or buildings and of the sup
ervision, care and custody of the
grounds, rooms or buildings purchas-
ed, constructed, 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 auth
enticated vouchers of the hospital
board. Said board of hospital trus-
tees shall have power to appoint a
| suitable superintendent or matron,
| or both, and necessary assistants
and also have power to remove such
| appointees; and shall in general
carry out the spirit and intent of
this act in establishing and main
tanning a county public hospital with
equal rights to all and special priv
ileges to none. Such board of hos
pital trustees shall hold meetings at
least once each month, shall keep
complete record of all its proceed
| ing; and four (4) members of said
board shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business 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 super
visors of said county a report of their
proceedings with reference to such
i hospital and statement of all re-
ceipts and expenditures during the
year. No trustee shall have a per-
sonal pecuniary interest either di-
rectly or indirectly in the purchase
of any supplies for said hospital, I'M
less the same are purchased by COM
/ petitive bidding.
Bonds.-Whenever any county in
{" this state shall have provided for the
appointment and election of hospital
trustees and has voted tax for a
term not exceeding twenty (20)
years for hospital purposes, as auth
orized by law, the said county may
issue bonds in anticipation of the
collection of such tax in such sums
and amounts as the board Of hos
pital trustees shall certify to the
board of supervisors of said county
to be necessary for the purposes
contemplated by such tax but such
bonds in the aggregate shall not ex-
coed 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 date and shall be in sums
{ of not less than one hundred ($100)
dollars nor more than one thous-
and $4,000 dollars drawing inter
est at a rate not exceeding five co
per cent per annum, payable annual
ly or semi-annually; said bonds shall
! be payable at pleasure of county at
ter five CD 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 conform them to
, the provisions of this act, and be
numbered consecutively and redeem.
able in the order of their issuance
: For the negotiations of said bonds
their constitutionality, levy to pay
interest and principal and redemp-
ton sections four hundred three
(403) four hundred four (404) tc
four hundred nine (409) inclusive
of chapter one %, title four GV)
of the code shall apply. Provided
: the total amount of bonds to be is,
sued shall not exceed one hundred
thousand dollars C$1o0,000.00.)
Il Plans and spec1fications.-No hos.
: pital buildings shall be erected OF
constructed until the plans and spe.
. cifications have been made therefor
: and adopted by the board of hospita
trustees, and bids advertised for &C
cording to law for other county pub
> lie buildings.
j, Appropriation for improvement
e and maintenance.-In counties eXer
/ cising rights conferred by this &C
e the board CT supervisors may anpi o
: pirate eaoh year in addition to tax TO
: hospital fund herein before provided
t for not exceeding five (5l per cen
: Of its general fund for the improve
$ ment and maintenance of any pAhli
r hospital SO established.
n Who entitled to hospital benefits
compensation for care of PATIENTS
: Every hospital established under TIL
) act shall be for the benefit of the in
i ilabitants of such county and of an
y person falling sick or being injure,
d or MANNED within it's limits; blu
s. every inhabitant or person who is no
r a pauper shall pay to such board 0
j. hospital trustees or such officer as
l. shall designate for such county pub
Y lie hospital, reasonable compensa
If ton for occupancy, nursing, care
e medicine, or attendants, according t
J. the rules and regulations prescribe
d by said board, such hospital bein
e subject to such reasonable rules an
sr regulations as said board may adoI
r in order to render the use of sal
10 hospital of the greatest benefit to tn
10 greatest number; and said board ma
l. exclude from the use of such hospits
d, any and all inhabitants and person
1T who shall wilfully violate such rule
ly and regulations. And said board ma
I'd extend the privileges and use of sue