White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-15
COUNTY HOSPITAL TAKEN OUT
OF COMMISSIONERS CONTROL

every county in Nevada II Is the
law and this law was passed by the
last legislature. with an emergency
clause. It therefore Is in effect now
and all the White Pine commission
ors have to do with the hospital Is
N appoint five trustees TO run Ii until
the next general election. and after
that the trustees shall be elected, and
AT all times from their appointment
this time on and after election of the
successors of the appointed ones they
are wholly Independent CT the com
missioners or any other authorities
in the county in the management of
the hospital, save the district court
and grand jury.
In reality and strictly speaking the
appointment of trustees should have
been made at the last meeting of the
board but a copy OF the law had moi
been received here and its passage
and approval were not known. While
the officials In case of this kind.
as in all others. are presumed TO
know the law. they did not know IL
this time. Yesterday afternoon when
Chairman Fred NJ. Clark of the coun-
~ board was advised Of II by rep
resentative OF the White Pine News,
who had held the matter In abeyanee
since receiving a copy of the session
laws last Sunday. he was astonished.
! i am glad OF it, he declared in
smazement. Il am glad to get rid
Of It.
But after Mr.. Clark was given q
number of the details of the law he
said he believed that 1t would not be
a good thing, as for one thing there
was no restraint to prevent such a |
board OF trustees from bankruptlng |
the county.
The law was passed at the behest |
oi the Elko county delegation. Its
passage was TO remedy a situation i
there, which was brought about
through two or more factions. rep
resenting as many interests. having
been at loggerheads for three o.
more years. One OF the causes OF the
glko trouble appears TO have been
through certain pay patients not be-
ing allowed to select their physicians.
and another appears TO have been
through newspaper controversy,
sequel of which was that the FREQ
Press was blaeklisted and not al
lowed hospital news or entry 10 the
~ /
an act TO cure these ailments for
Elko alone, the delegation introduced
the present law. n Was passed and
received the signature of the Cover
nor
The law appears on page ao4 OF
the advance sheets Of the session
laws Of the last session and the four
succeeding pages. The first Fifteen
sections OF the act relate TO the man
ner of establishing a county hospital
where none already exists. The re
naming five sections make the law
applicable to hospitals In existence
and operation. such as that OF White
Pine county.
To establish hospital a petition
signed by 25 per cent OF the taxpay-
ers of any county or group OF coun-
ties desiring n hospital asking that
an annual tax levy be made Tor It's
establishment and maintenance,
which petition shall specify the max
imum amount of money to be ex-
pended. shall be presented To the
board of county commissioners and
the board shall submit the question
TO the qualified electors of the county
at the next general election, nrst CIV
ing thirty days notice in one or more
newspapers published In such county
or counties In the text OF the pc
tition the amount of the tax shall De
specified this not TO exceed two mills
on the dollar, and the time o. sueh
tax shall not exceed twenty wears
Bonds shall be issued to purchase site
and erect building These bonds may
not be sold below par and may run
Tor twenty years. with MAXIMUM :
rate OF interest of s per cent, pu'
may be retired at the option OF tue
trustees after five years.
The commissioners upon the result
Of the election favoring a hospitai
must appoint five trustees, all resi-
dents of the county but not moro
than three to be residents OF the city
or town where he hospital Is situat-
ed. They are to serve until the neS'
general election, when five successors
are to be elected. and these shai
have overlapping terms of three TOT
two years and two for four years
They are to serve without pay eN-
cept their actual expenses. They arc
not required to give official bonds.
The county treasurer shall act as
treasurer for the board OF trustees
mis- without pay. The board mus,
deposit all moneys with him, but 10
the credit OF the hospital fund.
The trustees shall meet once
month. One OF them must visit ana
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