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

the trustees shall reside near The
 Bryce Hospital" and two shall reside | convenient to The Mount Vernon Hos
 pital" who shall respectively consti-
 tute resident committees' for these
 hospitals. to have frequent inspection | of those institutions and to manage ! such of their affairs as may be com | mitted to them by the full board or by
 law.
 5. That section Si2 of the code of Ala
 bama, be amended so as to read: Sta. The trustees shall not receive any compensa-
 ton for their services as trustees. ex- | cept their travelling expenses while at | tending the meetings of the board. or i while attending to any other business
 of the hospitals by the direction or re-
 quest of the board
 l 6. That section sH. of the code of Ala bama, be amended SO as to read: Sii. The
 fiscal year of the hospitals shall end on
 the 30th day of September every year l As near afterwards as practicable the | board of trustees shall hold their "an-
 nual meeting at "rhe Bryce Hospital | for at least two days. when they shall | fully investigate the condition of the patients, and the household and business affairs of the hospitals They shall print and send to the governor a report of the conditions. wants and interests of | the hospitals. and @ statement of the
 receipts and expenditures for the preced- | Ing fiscal year. When there is regula : | session of the legislature. their report
 shall in a condensed way. cover the time
 between the regular sessions. A sufficient
 number of copies of this report shall ba printed and distributed to the members of the legislature.
 Il '. That section S45 of the code of Ala
 bama. be amended so as to read: SBo. The governor of Alabama shall be. ex officio, | member of the board of trustees and. when present shall preside over their meetings. At their annual meetings Il in October. the board shall elect q vice president and | secretary from their
 number, who shall hold office for one year: at any meeting the board may fill vacancies in the offices of the vice pres- dent and secretary. In tho absence of the governor the vice president shall pre-
 side and exercise all the functions of the | president. The board shall adopt rules
 for their own government and the gov
 ernment of the resident committees ant, hof the officefs and employees of the hos
 ptal
 ? s. That section s46. of the code of Ala anna, be amended so as to read SAG The trustees shall hold regular meeting at the Mount Vernon hospital in April every , year: and shall hold such other meetings
 at either hospital, or other place in the , state, as the interests of the hospitals demand. Four members of the board
 
 business The governor the vice presi- , dent of the board of trustees. or any three trustees, can call meeting at any
 time or place. upon giving 10 days notice I to every member of the board, and stat ing in the call the objects of the meet 3 ing.
 l 9. That section SAT, of the code of Ala s bama, be amended so as to read; Si7 For the immediate management and gov
 ernment of the hospitals, the board of trustees shall elect superintendent, de- 1 termne his term of office. and fix his
 salary. In the discharge of his duties the superintendent shall be the executive l officer of the board and be held strictly accountable to them. The superintendent shall be a graduate practitioner of medi- l cine and qualified in the speciality of car ing for and treating the insane. He shall be a man of good moral character. of d
 humane disposition. of business lualifI- } cations and executive ability. When his term of office has expired, he shall re- Emain in office until his successor Is , elected and qualified The superintendent $ may be removed from office by the board of trustees for just cause fully set forth
 on the minutes of their meeting. At the ''annual meeting' of the board in Octo- { Der the superintendent shall make re- [ port to the trustees of the preceding l fiscal year, setting forth the movements of the population, the admissions of diff : ferent classes of patients, the changes 1T management, the results of the work II the severa, departments. with statement: from the treasurer and steward, showing | the receipts and expenditures. The prev. : alence of insanity in the state and tho cause of 1t may be topics for presenta- ? ton in the report of the superintendent 10. That section s4S of the code ol Alabama, be amended so as to read: SiS : With the approval of the trustees. the of t,ar rft1fo ant r11aN n n n [ superintendent at each hospital, to con , duct the affairs of the hospital under his } direction. He may authorize the assistant superintendent to select with his ap- l proval, the assistant physicians. the in- ternes the supervisors, the nurses, and the attendants and direct their duties in the medical department. The superin- } tendent can also appoint at each hospital ] a manager to direct the outside work in the shops. yards. gardens and fields 3 and to employ laborers in his depart l ment. The superintendent shall have the z authority to remove or direct the removal ; of any officer, or employe of the hos l pitfalls. who has been appointed by him II. That section S49, of the code of Ala {, bama, be amended so as to read: S49 With the concurrence of the resident trus- Q tees of each hospital the superintendent ' shall determine the salaries and rates Q of pay of the officers and employees ol :. the hospital subject to the supervision
 and revision of the board.
 IF. That section $50, of the code of Ala
 ban be amended so as to read. $50. The
 superintendent shall appoint a steward
 who shall attend to the financial matters
 of both hosiptals. pay the officers ano ]. employees and make purchases and saiss {, The steward shall keep accurate account. !, of all the receipts and expenditures; ht !, shall give bond. approved by the board for the faithful performance of his dutiei . in an amount determined by the board
 and the board may, whenever it deem: that the interest of the hospitals reQuir,
 l it., have the steward to make new bond f or change his bond. The superintendent {: can appoint the assistant superintendent I or other person, to assist the steward a the Mount Vernon hospital. He shal Q perform such financial duties as shal :. be assigned him in matters not conveni 8 ent or practicable ito be attended to iron the Bryce hospital office--all of his dutie: shall be directed by the superintendent or steward.
 13 That section 851 of the code of Ala f bama be amended so as to read: S51 {: That trustees shall elect suitable per n son in Tuscaloosa. not a trustee. as treas T urer of the hospitals, and fix his term o office compensation. and the amount o [ his bond. The treasurer shall be respon Q sible for all money received for the hos n pitfalls from the state. and all othel . sources, when placed in his care. II, . shall keep accurate accounts of all hi . receipts and expenditures, as treasurer e He shall pay the drafts made on him b. e the steward, when approved by the su 2 perintendent. At the beginning of ever, ; month, the treasurer of the hospital