The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-03
LEGAL.


supervision, care and custody of the
grounds, rooms or buildings purchased;
constructed, leased or set apart for that
purpose; provided, that all money received
for such hospital shall be deposited in the
treasury of the board of trustees and paid
out only upon warrants drawn by the Sec
rotary and president upon properly authen-
ticated vouchers of the hospital board.
Said board of hospital trustees shall have
or matron. or both, and necessary assist
ants, and fix their compensation, and shall
have power to remove such appointees, and
to do all and everything necessary to pro-
perly conduct said hospital. Such board
of hospital trustees shall hold meetings at
least once each month and shall keep a
complete record of all its proceedings. One
of said trustees shall visit and examine said
hospital at least twice each month, and the
board shall, during the first week In Jam
uary Of each year, file with the mayor and
council or mayor and commissioners of
said city, a report of the proceedings with
reference to such hospital and statement
of all receipts and expenditures during
the year, and shall at such time certify the
amount necessary to maintain, equip and
Sec. 5. Vacancies in the board of trus-
tees, occasioned by removals. designations
or otherwise, shall be reported to the
sioners, and be filled in like manner as
original appointments, appointees to hold
office until the next following city elec-
| ton, when such vacancies shall be filled
| by election in the usual manner.
Sec. 9. If the board of hospital trustees
and the owner of any property desired by
! them for hospital purposes can not agree
| as to the price to be paid therefor, they
shall report the facts to the mayor and
council mayor and commissioners. and
] condemnation proceedings shall be insti-
| tuted by the mayor and council or mayor
and commissioners, and prosecuted in the
name of the city by the city attorney under
the provisions of the law In similar cases.
| Sec. Z. No hospital buildings shall be
erected constructed until the plans and
specifications have been made therefor and
| and bids advertised for according to law
for other public buildings. ~
| Sec. s. Every hospital established un-
der this act shall be for the benefit Of all
the inhabitants of said city, and of any
person falling sick being injured or
MANNED within its limits but every such
| shall pay to the board of hospital trus-
tees or such officer as it shall designate
for such city hospital, a reasonable COM
pensation for occupancy, nursing, cara,
| medicine or attendants, according to the
| rules and regulations prescribed by said
board, such hospital always being subject
| to such reasonable rules and regulations as
said board shall adopt in order to render
| the use of such hospital of the greatest
benefit to the greatest number. And said
board may exclude from the use of such
sons who shall willfully violate such rules
| and regulations; and said board may ex-
tend the privileges and use OF such hos-
pital to persons residing outside of such
city upon such terms and conditions as
said board may from time to time by its
rules and regulations prescribe
Sec. 0. When such hospital is establish
ed, the physicians, nurses, attendants, the
persons sick therein, and all persons APP
and all furniture and other articles used
or brought there, shall be subject to such
rules and regulations as said board may
Sec. 10. Any person or persons, firm,
organization, corporation or society. desif
property or real estate for the benefit OF
such hospital, shall have the right to vest
title of the money or real estate so donated
in said city, to be controlled when accepted
by the board of hospital trustees accord
ing to the terms of the deed gift. devise
Sec. II. In the infringement of such hos
pital no discrimination shall be made
icine or healing recognized by the laws OF
Kansas, and all such legal practitioners
shall have equal privileges in treating pa.
tents in said hospital The patient shall
have the absolute right to employ, at his
or her own expense, his or her own physf-
se W1ef fbe any
such patient shall have exclusive charge
of the care and treatment of such patient.
and nurses therein shall, to such pa
tent, be subject to the directions of euch
physician, subject always to such general
Iished by the board of trustees under the
provisions of this act.
Sec. -. The board Of trustees OF such
city hospital may establish and maintain
in connection herewith, and as n part of
said city hospital, training school for
Sec. II. The board Of hospital trustees
shall have power to determine whether or
not patients presented at said city hospital
for treatment are subjects of charity, and
shall fix such prices for compensation for
patients, other than those who may be able
to assist themselves. the said board
deems proper. The receipts therefor to be
paid to the treasurer of said board and
credited by him to the hospital funds
Sec IA. The levy or levies provided for
by the preceding sections Is in addition 70
the limitation or the rate Of levy fixed fer
! cities of the second class by section 94f3
OF the General Statutes OF 1909. being Sec
ton 90 Of chapter 2I5 Of the Session Laws
Sec. Is. Chapter 143 of the Session LAVE
: Of 1915 Is hereby repealed. and ali acts n
: parts of acts in conflict with this act afe
hereby repealed.
Sec. 16 This act shall take effect ara
| be in force from and after its publication
in the official state paper.
l / hereby certify that the above Bill orig
e mated in the Senate, and passed that bodg
March 3, 1917.
s w. Y. MORGAN.
: President of the Senate
i Z. p. GEORGE,
8 Secretary of the Senate.
: Passed the House March I, 1917.
A. N. KEENE.
f CLARENCE w MILLER Z
II Chief Clerk Of the House
! Approved March 10 1917.
: ARTHUR CAPPER. Governor.
a State Of Kansas. 4
J. office Of Secretary Of State
h /. J. T. BOTKIN. Secretary of State o
r the State of Kansas. do hereby certify tina
II the above and foregoing is n correct cop1
It of the original enrolled bill now on Ill
Il IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, has
e hereunfo subscribed my nam
e ISeal.l and affixed my official sen
e this 18th day OF March. 1915
n J. T. BoTKIN. Secretary OF State
Y Nv u AC0RNEIT,