3 sale of timber on reserved lots, whether the same be 4 received from the sale of trespass timber, or grass. 5 or from permits, shall be made payable to the county 6 treasurer, or his successor in office, and immediately 7 deposited in the county treasury; and the county 8 treasurer is hereby empowered and directed to loan 9 the same on state, county, and town securities, the 10 principal and interest to be accounted for as is now 11 provided by law. STATE OF MAINE IN SENATE, July 13, 1847. ORDERED, That 350 copies of the foregoing report be printed for the use of the Legislature. DANIEL T. PIKE, Secretary. TWENTY-SEVENTII LEGISLATURE. No. 21.] [HOUSE. STATE OF MAINE. IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN. AN ACT to modify and revise all acts for the government of the Insane Hospital, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECTION 1. The government of the Maine Insane 2 Hospital is, and shall be vested in a board of six 3 trustees, to be appointed by the governor and coun cil, for the term of three years, classed in the same 5 manner as they have heretofore been-all vacancies 6 occurring before the expiration of commission, shall 7 be filled by the governor and council for the remain 8 der of the term; the trustees now in commission to 9 be re-appointed, or others appointed in their stead, 10 when their present commissions expire. SEC. 2. The said trustees shall have in charge the 2 general care and management of the institution, and 3 see that its affairs are conducted according to the re4 quirements of the legislature and the by-laws and 5 regulations, which the trustees shall establish for the 6 internal government and economy of the institution; 7 they shall have power to enact by-laws for its regula8 tion and management, not repugnant to the laws of 9 the state; and shall hold in trust for the state, any 10 grant, devise of land, or any donation or bequest of 11 money, or other property, made, or to be made, to 12 be applied to the maintenance, comfort, or improve13 ment of insane persons, and the general use of said 14 institution. They shall also be authorized in the 15 name of the treasurer, to bring actions for the re16 covery of all debts due to the institution, and to 17 answer to all suits that may be brought against them. SEC. 3. The trustees shall appoint a superintend2 ent, and they shall also, in conjunction with the super3 intendent, appoint a steward, and such other officers 4 as, in their opinion, may be necessary, for conduct 5 ing efficiently and economically the business of the 6 institution; and all appointments made by them shall 7 be made in such manner, with such restrictions, and 8 for such terms of time, as the by-laws may prescribe; 9 and the salaries of all the officers so appointed shall 10 be determined by the trustees, subject to the approval 11 of the governor and council. SEC. 4. The superintendent, who shall be a phy2 sician, and reside constantly at the hospital, shall have 3 the general superintendence of the hospital and 4 grounds; the charge of the patients; the direction. 5 and control of all persons therein, subject to the 6 regulations of the board of trustees. He shall an7 nually report to the governor and council the condi8 tion and prospects of the institution under his care, 9 accompanied with such remarks and suggestions in 10 regard to its management, and the general subject 11 of insanity, as, in his judgment, shall be calculated 12 to promote the cause of science and the interest 13 of humanity. SEC. 5. The steward, who shall also be treasurer, 2 shall have the immediate custody of the funds of the 3 institution, and shall give bonds to the trustees, in 4 such amount, and with such sureties, as thev shall 5 dcem sufficient, for their safe keeping and proper 6 disbursement. He shall, under the advice and di7 rection of the superintendent, as well as of the 8 trustees, make all necessary purchases of supplies 9 and provisions; hire attendants and other laborers: 10 see to the proper cultivation of the farm and grounds; 11 and have a careful oversight of the patients whenever 12 employed thereon. He shall also attend to and 13 perform such other duties as the trustees shall direct, 14 and shall annually make a detailed report to them 15 of his receipts and expenditures, and of the financial 16 affairs of the institution. SEC. 6. There shall be thorough examinations of 2 the hospital, monthly, by two of the trustees; quar3 terly, by three; and annually, by the whole board, or 4 a majority thereof, as well as at such other times as 5 they may deem necessary, or the superintendent shall 6 request. And, at each visit, a written account of the 7 state of the institution shall be drawn up and recorded, 8 which shall be presented at the annual meeting of the 9 trustees, to be holden in the month preceding that on 10 which the legislature assembles; and, at said annual 11 meeting, a full and detailed report shall be made to 12 the governor and council, together with those of the |
