The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-09-18
County Hospital Law

Section 4 Hospital board-oTganl
zation- powers and duties. The said
trustees shall within ten days after
their appointments or election qualify
by taking the oath OF civil officers
and organize board OF hospital
trustees by tie election OF one OF
their lumber as chairman, one as
secretary and one as treasurer. and
by the election Of such other officer
or officers as they may deem neces-
sary, but no bond shall be required
OF any OF them save the treasurer
who, before entering upon his duties,
shall give an official bond To be ap.
proved by the county commissioners
in a sum approXimating twice the
amount of the funds that may be
confined to his care at any one time,
signed by surieties approved by the
board OF commissioners and tled In
the Office OF the county clerk, The
treasurer shall receive and pay out
all moneys under the control OF the
said board, as ordered by it but shall
receive no compensation from such
board, No trustee shall receive any
compensation for his services per
formed, but he may receive REIN.
rDursment for any cash expenditures
actHally maae tor personal expenses
! incurred as spch trustee, and an
itepi1ed statement of all such ex.
penses aud money paid out shall be
made unupr qlh hy each OF such
!tr9stces A'.d u 81 Iilh he secretary
ana alloWPp only by the an. natiYe
vOJs OF q maIorityOt the board. Tie
| board OF hospital trustees shall make
and adopt spch bylaws rules and
regulations for thslr own guidance
and for The government Of The hos
plta as may he deemed expedient
for the economic and equitable con-
duct thereof, not Inconsistent with
! this act and the ordinances of the
city or town wherein such public
, hospital Is located. They shall have
the exclusive control OF the expen
ditures OF all moneys collected U
the credit Of the hospital fund, anC
and the purchase Of site or sights
Z the purchase or construction of an
hospital building os buildings, anl
y ottns SUPERVISION, care aud cnstod
Z OF the grounds, rooms or buidin
\ purchased, constructed, leased or Sc
; apart for that purpose; provided tha
\ all moneys received for such hos
Z pital shall he deposited in the treas
) ury OF the board Of trustees and pait
: out only upon warrants drawn b.
tie secretary aud president upol
properly authenticated vouchers o
e the hospital board Sald board o
e hospital trustees shall have power Il
/. appoint suitable superintendent o
:. matron or both, and necessary assis
tapts and dix their compensation
and shall have power 10 remove sucl
T appointees, and shall in general carr.
out the spirit and intent OF this oc
e In establishing and maintaining
9 county hospital with equal rights Il
all and special privileges to none
Such board OF hospital trustees Shal
! hold meetlngs AZ least once eacl
e month shall keep a complete recUrC
Of all its proceedings, and four a
members OF said board shall consi
tute a quorum for the tranaction o
business One Of said trustee shal
D visit and examine said hospital a
S least twice each month and the boarC
a shall during the first week in Jamu
airy OF each year lille with the boart
OF commissioners of SAID county
a report Of The proceedings with rel
G erence to such hospital and a state
d ment OF all receipts and expenditure
r during the year, and shall at sue
= time certify the amount necessary |
maintain and improve said hospita
> for the ensuing year. No truste
shall have a personal pecuniary IN
terest either directly or indirectl
in the purchase Of any supplies fo
said hospital, unless the same al
purchased by competitive bids.
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