The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-04
FAvORS new RULES
PROBERS SUBMIT NtW CODE FOR
ASYLUM MANAGEMENT
ADOPTED BY The HOUSE

ADOPTED BY The ROUSI
The Investigating Committee Intro
duces Two Resolutions in Legisla
future, Requiring Printing Of Evi
dence and Report and New Man
agelnent Of Asylum.
After the reading Of the asylum
Investigating committees report, tn
concurrent resolution providing
system of rules and regulations 70,
the government of the State hospita
was adopted Wednesday by thu
House. In the Senate 1t was referred
to the judiciary committee. Another
resolution proposing to print the re
port and evidence taken by the com
mittee was also adopted. Both reso
lutions were introduced by the inVes
tigating committee.
To Print Report
They follow:
"Be it resolved by the House, the
Senate concurring: That the repor'
of the committee appointed to inves
tigate. the State Hospital for the In
sane be, and the same is hereby
adopted, and the same shall be print
ed, along with the resolution consti
tuting said committee and the evi'
dence taken by said committee and
the proposed rules reported by SAID
committee, in a separate report, o1
which there shall be printed 300
copies, of which each member of the
general assembly, the board Of re-
gents, the superintendent and staff OF
the State hospital and all State Off
GERS shall be furnished with copy
and the evidence shall not be printed
in the journal.
"Be it further resolved, That the
regents are authorized and Instructed
to accept and receive buildings at
State Park and equip and occupy the
same at their earliest convenience.
The above resolution was introduc-
ed by Messrs. Stevenson, Hardin and
Hunter.
Code for Asylum.
"Be it resolved by the House OF
Representatives, the Senate concur
ring, That the following rules pe,
and the same are hereby adopted for
the government and guidance of the
officers Of the State Hospital for the
Insane:
"Rule 1. The medical staff off,
GERS of the State Hospital for the In
sane shall be appointed by the super
intendent, by and with the advice and
consent of the board Of regents, and
shall be subject to suspension by the
superintendent with the right OF ap-
peal to the board Of regents where
such staff officers shall have the right
to be heard il person or by counsel
or both, after due notice in writing
of the charges upon which the hear
ing is to be had.
"Rule 2. The superintendent shall
be the chief of the medical staff; re-
side within the inclosure Of the State
Hospital for the Insane; give his
whole time and attention to the du-
ties Of his Office and make monthly
reports to the board of regents.
"Rule 8. Each staff officer except
the dentist and pathologist shall re-
side within the inclosure and give his
entire time to the duties Of the de-
partment to which he shall be as
signed, except such time as he may be
excused by the superintendent. The
dentist and pathologist shall report
for duty at such hours as may be das-
ienated by the superintendent.
"Rule 4. Every patient when ad-
mitted to the State Hospital for the
Insane, shall be thoroughly examined
by the person in charge Of the ward
TO which he or she is assigned, and a
full and complete report in writing OF
each case, made out by such physi-
clan, shall be forthwith filed in the
general Office.
Rule 5. The members OF the med
ical staff shall select their subordi-
mates in their respective departments
or wards and have the right to dis
charge the same, both the selection
and discharge being subject to the
approval Of the superintendent.
Rule s. Each physician in charge
of a ward shall make a report once
each week in writing to the superln-
tendent at the general office, suggest
ing such treatemnt as in his ]udg-
ment shall be necessary or benehclal
in cases upon which he reports.
"Rule 7. A general manager OF the
business affairs Of the State Hospital
for the Insane shall be appointed by
the superintendent, by and with the
advice and consent of the board OF
regents, and have charge of all the
business affairs of the State Hospital
for the Insane, and shall give bond tc
the State of South Carolina in such
sum as may be fixed by the board OF
regents, conditioned for the faithful
performance Of his duties. which du'
ties shall not be of medical nature
His duties and salaries shall be hxec
by the board of regents. And he shall
also reside within the inclosure ano
give all his time and attention to hi:
duties.
Rule 8. A pharmacist, who shal
be duly licensed by the State 0oare
SHALL be appointed by the superinten