The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
TwENTY-oNE

or uthefs welfare. he Cor she) be moved to the insane hospital for the TO straint. care. and treatment. Whether the relson's mental abnormality is suf- fciehJy grave to warrant such pro couture is always the question to be de- cidcd by the court.
 r. That section s55 of the code of Mslama be amended so as to read: ss5. When the insane hospitals are crowded. the superintendent, when he can loako room for them is authorized to limit his acceptances of appliea- tions for admission to those patients who offensively troublesome. vicious or a menace to the peace. eom- fort. or safety of others, or dangerous to their own welfare. and to decline those who are harmless or helpless. He may arrange with the probate Judges to exchange harmless patients in the hospital for those who are dangerous. Is. That section s56 of the code of Alabama be amended so to read: S56. Application in advance shall al- ways be made by the court, to know whether there is room In the hospitals for the class of patient to be com mitted giving answers to the prescribed interrogatories describing the case, and no patient shall be received Into the hospital who is not presented with . certificate from a proper court com hitting him tor her) to the institn- ton.
 | h. iHht StCllpU N0t ol tue tout ol Alabama he amended so as to read sef. When a relative, friend or other
 party interested desires to place a per- son as a patient in one of the in-
 sane hospitals he shall apply To the l judee of probate of the county in which tue person resides. and the judge
 of probate, without delay. ssll in vestigate the case, by examining wit
 nesses, or not as he sees fit, and. If
 he is responsibly convinced that the
 case is a suitable ono. he shall make application to the superintendent al Tuscaloosa for his or her admission. and shall accompany his application with AS Full and explicit answers as possible to the following interrogato ries. describing the case: 1. What is
 the persons name in full? Weighte Age Sex? Postoffice? OccupationP Single or married? Race? Color2 Where borns Names and addresses of corrcspen-
 dents2 Second, how long has the ler- sons mental abnormality eXisteds Third,
 has the person epileptic convulslons2 Fourth, can his Cor herD impaired mem
 tai condition be attributed to the in ljurious use of alcohol, or opiates, or 1 tobacco. or any other drugY Fifth. did
 the present condition begin. suddenly, or come on gradually2 Sixth, has the per | son ever exhibited conditions of mem- l tai abnormality of any grade before
 this? Seventh has the person, because of mental deficiency or effectiveness.
 ever been confined In a poorhouse or a ljail? Where was the person ever patient in an insane hospital? When' Eighth, is the person hard to controi'
 What means of restraint have been used? Ninth. how does the persons insanity exhibit itself? What wrong
 ideas does he hold? Tenth. fin what way 1 Is he Cor she) troublesome or dan l gerous? Is he indecent in his talk or habits? How is he Cor she) uncleanly7
 How has he attempted to destroy prop erty? How well does he attend io l work or to business? Eleventh. what | is the alleged cause of his insanity9 Twelfth, what near relatives of the pa l tient have been wrong mentally? Thir-
 teenth. is the person deaf, dumb. blind, lame, maimed, paralized or helpless2 | Fourteenth, how Is he Cor she) sick or diseased, otherwise than mentally so9 How much confined in bed? Fifteenth.
 will the person be an indigent. or | paying patient?
 l 20 That section S6S. of the code of Ala 1 bama. be amended so as to read: s63. The judge of probate of each county, If his | attention is drawn to 1t. shall investl- | gate the financial standing of any indi- | gent patient in the insane hospital. and. if he finds him Cor her) able to pay for his Cor her) support. shall contract with responsible parties under the proper bond for the support of the patlent The super
 intendent can grant that the quarterly amount, TOT tne SuDDOrt Ol i DtyiiE 1d- tient, can be divided into three payments. one on the first of each month, In ad- | vance.
 21. That section SGS of the code of Ala bama, be amended so as to read; S6S | When in the opinion of the physicians | of the hospital. patients are permanently
 restored to normal mental condition. they shall be allowed to leave the hos pital, and be marked in the records as
 discharged" When, in the opinion of the | physicians there is some question as to
 whether the recovery of patients will prove permanent. but they are sufficient ly restored for their friends relatives or others to properly and safely remove them. they can be allowed to go Ion trial:" can be returned. if necessary any time within six months, without addi- tional committing papers. If they stay away from the hospital over six months they shall be marked "discharged" in tho | records No discharged" patient can
 be returned without the same legal
 process. as if they had never been pa
 tlents in the hospital.
 22. That section ST of the code of Ala baina be amended so as to read: SIT. No public road, railroad or other high | way shall be established or projected
 over or through the lands of either hos
 pltal without the consent of the super intendent and the board of trustees.
 granted by resolution recorded in the
 minutes of the board.
 23 That section SIS of the codo of Ala
 bama be amended as to read: SIS
 For the support, maintenance, repairs
 and improvements of the Alabama In sane hospital a sum. regulated by the
 board of trustees not to exceed $3.50
 week. shall be paid, monthly. every year
 by the state. for every one of all the
 indigent and criminal patients. that the
 superintendent certIties were present iE
 the hospitals on the last day of the pre- l cedng month. And the state auditor
 shall issue a warrant for that amount
 on the state treasury payable to the
 treasurer of the hospitals on his draft
 or order, when coiintersigned by the su-
 perintendent The governor must pro
 vide for the prompt payment of all war
 rants drawn for the support of "'rhe Alabama Insane Hospitals and these warrants shall be preferred. in payment
 to all others drawn on the general fund
 in the treasury. Immediately after the
 expiration of the fiscal year. on Septem-
 Der 30 the governor shall require an
 examiner of public accounts to examine and audit the accounts and books of
 the steward and treasurer of the hos
 pitfalls and report thereon to the govers nor who shall send copy thereof to the superintendent of the hospitals. to |, be laid with his report, before the board
 of trustees at their annual meeting. Approved September 25. 1915.
 Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY. .
 Secretary of State.