The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-27

property within the limits OF said county
not to exceed two mills the dollar, may
be necessary to pay the liabilities and neces-
sary expenses of said county tuberculosis hos
pital, except that in counties having an as
sessed valuation of twenty million dollars or
over such tax shall not exceed one mill on the
dollar, the amount to be raised by such levy
to be fixed by requisition Of the board of
tuberculosis commissioners hereinafter provid-
ed for. Said tax shall be collected in the
same manner other taxes. The requsiton
herein required shall be in writing and shall
be accompanied by budget in which shall
be set forth clearly on form to be preScrib-
ed by the State Comptroller the several items
OF expenditure to be made during the
ing year and the amounts to be employed for
each purpose.
Sec. 2. When in any county a levy for
tax for county tuberculosis hospital has been
authorized, the Governor shall proceed to ap-
point a board of three 90 tuberculosis COM
mssioners upon the recommendation of the
local medical society association, at
least OF said tuberculosis commissioners shall
be physician, all residents of the county,
Said commissioners shall hold Office for years.
Vacancies on the board of tuberc osis commits
sioners shall be filled on like manner as orgi-
nal appointments. Said commissioners shall
serve without compensation, but shall be al
lowed out of the funds created by this Act all
necessary expenses incurred by them in the
performance OF their official duties.
Sec. B. The said tuberculosis commissioners
shall annually elect their own chairman and
secretary. They shall make and adopt such
bylaws, rules and regulations for their own
guidance and for the government of the hos
pltals and the activities connected Herewith
as may be expedient. They shall control and
pay out all moneys collected or received for
the credit of the tuberculosis hospital and of
the construction of any hospital building, and
shall supervise, inspect and care for the
grounds and buildings constructed or set apart
tor that purpose, and shalt appoint all officers
and employees of said hospital and fix their
compensation
All moneys collected under this tax shall be
deposited to the credit of the board of tuber-
culosis commissioners and shall be withdrawn
and paid out by said board of tuberculosis
commissioners in like manner provided by
law for the deposit and withdrawal of county
.unds by the board of county commissioners.
Each OF said tuberculosis commissioners shall
give bond in the sum of $1,000 with good and
sufficient sureties, conditioned for the faithful
performance of his duties to the Governor OF
the State of Florida, and his successors in Of
fee such bonds to be approved by the Board
of County Commissioners.
Sec. T. The board of tuberculosis commits
sioners shall have the power to purchase or
lease lands within the limits of such county
for the location of such hospital, and to lease
or erect appropriate buildings for the use of
said tuberculosis hospital; provided, however,
that no such tubsscuosis hospital shall be
built on the grounds of a county institution
of said board to submit the proposed sites and
buildings to the State Health Officer and re-
quest his advice and recommendations thereon
Sec. o. Every hospital established under
this Act shall be for the use and benefit
the inhabitants OF such county suffering from
tuberculosis who shall have resided in such
county continuously for not less than one year
next preceding application for admission or
treatment. Such residents shall be admitted
to said hospital and be entitled to occupancy.
nursing, care, medicine and attendance, sub
ject TO the rules and regulations prescribed
by said board of tuberculosis commissioners.
said tuberculosis hospital shall care for and
treat without charge INDECENT PATIENTS but
may collect from patients financially able such
charges as the tuberculosis commissioners may
from time to time establish. Said board OF
tuberculosis commissioners shall have the
power to extend the benefits and privileges OF
such hospital and treatment to the homes Of
persons suffering from tuberculosis and to fur
nish nurses, instruction, medicines and attend.
ance and all other things necessary to effect
cure and to stamp out tuberculosis in such
county. Said Board of tuberculosis commits.
sioners may extend the privileges and use OF
hospitals to persons afflicted with tuberculo
sis, who are non-resdents OF such county, up
such terms and conditions as said tubercu
loSiS commissioners may from time to time
by its rules and regulations prescribe.
Sec. 6. The board of tuberculosis commits
sioners shall make to the Governor and to the
State Board of Health an annual report show
ing the number OF patients, the condition OF
the tuberculosis hospital, the various sums
received from taxes and other sources, and
how much moneys have been expended and
for what purposes
Sec. 7. Each board OF tuberculosis commits
sioners created and existing under the provi
sions of this Act, shall be corporation, with
power to adopt a seal, to sue and contract
and to acquire and dispose of property botf
real and personal, and to do every other ac
and thing necessary to the proper discharge o
hoard n
cuosis commissioners.
Sec. s. This Act shall take effect upon it.
becoming law.
Approved June 5, 1917.