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An Act to appropriate four hundred and ninety-four thousand dollars to pay the valid and equita ble claims against the state, incurred in building the Napa state asylum for the insane, and to complete said structure, supply water therefor, and improve the grounds on which it is situate. [Approved April 1, 1876; 1875-6, 804.]

This act, besides appropriating money as indicated in the title, required the trustees to investigate all claims for indebtedness incurred by the board of directors appointed under the act of March 27, 1872.

A further sum of forty-eight thousand dollars was appropriated for paying outstanding liabil ities and covering deficiencies by act of April 3, 1876; 1875-6, 851.

An Act to provide a supply of water for the Napa state asylum for the insane.
[Approved April 3, 1876; 1875-6, 883.]

springs and natural sources of water supply
within a mile and a half of the asylum grounds.

This act provided for the condemnation for the purpose of supplying water to the asylum of any An Act to provide for the erection of a building for the insane at the state insane asylum at Stockton. [Approved April 15, 1880; 1880, 61 (Ban. ed. 234).]

This act appropriated eighty-five thousand dollars for the purpose indicated in the title. An Act to provide for the purchase of additional grounds for the state insane asylum at Napa. [Approved March 14, 1881; 1881, 88.]

This act appropriated twelve thousand dollars to purchase a tract of land from W. H. Coombs, for the purpose mentioned.

An Act to provide for the erection of a building for the insane at the state asylum at Stockton, and for the improvement of the drainage and water supply thereof.

[Approved March 13, 1883; 1883, 288.]

This act appropriated one hundred and sixty-three thousand dollars for the purposes men. tioned in the title.

An Act for the appropriation of money for the erection of buildings, and improvements, and the purchase of land for the Napa state asylum for the insane. [Approved March 13, 1883; 1883, 284.]

The act appropriated thirteen thousand five hundred dollars for the purpose indicated in the title. Its second and third sections read as follows:

"SEC. 2. The controller of state shall draw

warrants from time to time, as the work pro gresses, in favor of the board of directors of said asylum, upon their requisition for the same. "SEC. 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

An Act to provide an additional asylum for the insane of the state of California.

Hospital for chronic insane.

[Approved March 9, 1885.]

SECTION 1. There shall be established, upon a site to be selected as hereinafter provided, a state hospital for the treatment of the chronic insane, to be designated by the name of the California hospital for the chronic insane.

Three commissioners.

SEC. 2. The governor is hereby authorized and directed to appoint not less than three commissioners, whose duty it shall be to select a site for the said hospital.

Site.

SEC. 3. The commissioners shall select a site for said hospital to be erected under this act, and in the selection of such site the commissioners shall decide solely upon and be governed by advantages for health, adaptability for the purposes of the institution, and convenience of access from the different parts of the state.

Cost.

SEC. 4. The commissioners shall ascertain the cost of the proposed site, and report the same to the state board of examiners for approval, and if approved by the board of examiners, but not otherwise, shall purchase the same for and on behalf of the state.

Traveling expenses.

SEC. 5. The actual traveling and other expenses of said commissioners, while engaged in the duties of their office, shall be paid out of any money in the state treasury not otherwise appro priated; the amount of such expenses to be certified to, approved, and allowed by the state board

of examiners.

Five trustees.

SEC. 6. Immediately after the purchase of such site, the governor is hereby authorized and directed to appoint five trustees of said hospital, of whom three shall serve for two years, and two for four years, and thereafter the terms of offices of trustees shall be four years. If at any time a vacancy occurs in the board of trustees, the governor shall appoint a suitable person to act as trustee for the unexpired term. The trustees shall qualify by taking an official oath within ten days after the date of their appointment, and shall organize by selecting one of their number to act as chairman. They shall also have power to select a secretary, whose compensa. tion shall be fixed by them, but shall not exceed twelve hundred dollars per annum. Plans and specifications.

SEC. 7. As soon as practicable after their appointment, the said trustees shall procure and adopt, by and with the advice and recommendation of the resident physician of the insane asy

lum at Napa, and the medical superintendent of the insane asylum at Stockton, plans and specifications for the construction of the hospital to be constructed under the provisions of this act, and shall submit the same to the state board of examiners for approval; and upon the approval thereof by the board of examiners, but not otherwise, shall proceed with the construction of the said hospital.

Award.

SEC. 8. Upon the approval of such plans, drawings, and specifications, the board of trustees shall advertise for bids for the construction of said hospital, and shall award the contract for the construction thereof to the lowest responsible bidder, subject to the approval of the state board of examiners; and if approved by such examiners, but not otherwise, shall enter into a contract with the said lowest bidder for the construction of said hospital; provided, no bid shall be ac cepted or approved, the amount of which, added to the cost of the purchase of the site, shall exceed the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

Architect.

SEC. 9. Said trustees shall have power to employ a competent architect to make the necessary plaus and drawings and specifications, and also to employ a competent person to superintend the construction of said hospital, whose compensation shall be fixed by the board of trustees, subject to the approval of the state board of examiners. The superintendent of construction may be removed at any time by said trustees and another appointed in his place, and in case of such removal, such superintendent shall receive compensation for the services actually rendered by him. Contractor's bond.

SEC. 10. Said trustees shall, at the time of entering into the contract for the construction of said hospital, require of the contractor a bond in such sum as they may designate for the faithful performance and full execution of the said contract, which bond shall be executed by sufficient sureties, and be subject to approval by the board of examiners.

Control of hospital.

SEC. 11. Upon the completion of said hospital, the same shall be conducted under the control and management of the board of trustees, and their successors in office. They shall cause to be kept a full and correct record of their proceedings, which shall be open at all times to the inspection of any citizen desiring to examine the same. As soon as they shall deem it necessary for the proper completion, furnishing, and management of said hospital, the said trustees shall elect a medical superintendent, whose term of office shall be four years. And thereafter the said trustees shall elect a medical director when it becomes necessary by the expiration of his term of office, or from any other cause.

Medical director.

SEC. 12. The medical director shall be an educated and experienced physician and a regular graduate in medicine, and shall have practiced at least five years from the date of his diploma. He shall be the chief executive officer of the hospital, and shall have like powers, duties, responsibilities, and obligations over the said hospital, and its patients, as are conferred by law upon the resident physician over the state insane asylum at Napa.

Assistant physician.

SEC. 13. When said hospital shall be ready for the admission of patients, and thereafter when a vacancy occurs in the office hereby authorized, the trustees shall elect one or more assistant physicians, as in the judgment of the trustees the proper management of the hospital may demand, whose term of office shall be four years, and until his successor is appointed and qualified. The duties of the medical director, in his absence or sickness, shall be performed by the assistant physician. The assistant physician shall be a regular graduate in medicine.

Residence of director.

SEC. 14. The medical director and the assistant physician shall both reside at the hospital, and shall not engage in practice other than in the employment of the state.

Admission of patient.

SEC. 15. No patient shall be admitted to this hospital except the chronic and harmless classes of the insane in the asylums for the insane of this state, and the transfer of such patients from said asylums shall be made by their respective boards of directors or trustees, by and with the advice and consent of the medical superintendent or resident physician. The expense of transferring said patients shall be paid out of the funds of the asylum from which such patients are

removed.

Salaries.

SEC. 16. The salaries of the medical director and the assistant physician shall be of the same amount as those allowed to the resident physician and assistant physician, respectively, at the state asylum for the insane at Napa.

Power and duties.

SEC. 17. Except in so far as limited or enlarged by the provisions of this act, the said trustees shall have the same power, duties, responsibilities, and obligations as are conferred by law upon the trustees of the state asylum for the insane at Napa, and shall receive like compensation; provided, however, that during the construction of said hospital the said trustees may receive from the state their actual traveling and other expenses while engaged in the duties of their offices; the amount of such expenses to be certified to and approved and allowed by the state board of

examiners.

Appropriation.

SEC. 18. For the purchase of the site and erection of the hospital herein provided for, the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, of which amount one half is

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appropriated for the thirty-seventh fiscal year, and one half for the thirty-eighth fiscal year, to be paid out of the general fund; and the state board of examiners shall audit and allow all demands arising under the provisions of this act, and the controller shall thereupon draw his warrant therefor payable out of the general fund.

SEC. 19. This act shall take effect from and after its passage.

An Act to prevent the overcrowding of asylums for the insane.

[Approved March 9, 1885.]

Discharge of those improperly committed.

SECTION 1. No case of idiocy, imbecility, harmless chronic mental unsoundness, or acute mania-a-potu, heretofore or hereafter committed to either of the state asylums for the insane, whenever, in the opinion of the resident physician of any state asylum for the insane at Napa, after a careful examination of the case of any person committed to the asylum of which he is the chief executive officer, it shall satisfactorily appear that such person has been improperly committed, and comes under the rule of exemptions provided for in this act, he shall have the authority, and it shall be his duty, to discharge such person so improperly committed, and return him or her to the county from which committed at the expense of such county; and no person having been so discharged shall be again committed to either of the said asylums, unless permission for such commitment be first obtained from the resident physician or medical superintendent thereof; and in case a person so discharged shall be again committed without such permission, the resident physician or medical superintendent shall refuse to receive such person, and shall not permit such person to be received into the asylum under such commitment. SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from and after its passage.

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2237. Object of asylum.

SEC. 2237. The deaf, dumb, and blind asylum, located in Alameda county, has for its object the education of the deaf, dumb, and blind.

2238. Who entitled to its benefits.

SEC. 2238. Every deaf, dumb, or blind person resident of this state, of suitable age and capacity, is entitled to an education in this asylum free of charge.

2239. Same.

SEC. 2239. Such persons not residents of this state are entitled to the benefits of this asylum upon paying to the treasurer thereof eighty-five dollars quarterly in advance.

2240. Clothing and maintenance of pupils.

SEC. 2240. If the parents or guardian of any pupil in the asylum for the deaf, dumb, and blind shall be unable to clothe such child, the parent or guardian may testify to such inability before the judge of the superior court of the county wherein he or she is resident, and if said judge is satisfied that the parent or guardian is not able to provide suitable clothing for the child, he shall issue a certificate to that effect; and, upon presentation of such certificate, it shall be the duty of the directors of said asylum to clothe the child, the expenses to be paid out of the appropriations made for the support of the asylum. All pupils in the asylum shall be maintained at the expense of the state. [Amendment, approved April 3, 1880; Amendments 1880, 21 (Ban. ed. 110); took effect immediately.]

2241. Blindness and deafness defined.

SEC. 2241. Inability by reason of defective sight to read ordinary printed matter is blindness, and inability to hear ordinary conversation is deafness, within the meaning of this chapter.

2242. Geological cabinet.

SEC. 2242. The state geologist and regents of the university will make up from duplicate specimens under their control a 'geological cabinet for the use of the asylum.

2243. Salaries, how paid.

SEC. 2243. The salaries mentioned in this chapter must be paid monthly out of the moneys appropriated for the support of the asylum.

2244. Approval and filing of official bonds.

SEC. 2244. The official bonds required by the provisions of this chapter must be approved by the board, and filed and recorded in the office of the secretary

of state.

Official bonds: See secs. 947, ante, et seq.

ARTICLE II.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

2254. Under control of board of directors.

SEO. 2254. The asylum is under the management and control of a board of directors, consisting of five persons, appointed and holding their offices as provided in Title I. of Part III. of this code.

See ante, secs. 368, 369.

2255. Powers and duties of board.

SEC. 2255. The powers and duties of the board are as follows:

1. To make by-laws not inconsistent with the laws of the state, for their own government and the government of the asylum;

2. To elect the principal teacher;

3. To elect a treasurer, who shall not be a member of the board of directors; 4. To elect a physician for the asylum for the term of two years, who shall not be a member of the board of directors;

5. To remove, at pleasure, any teacher or employee;

6. To fix the compensation of teachers and employees;

7. To make diligent inquiry into the departments of labor and expense, the conditions of the asylum, and its prosperity;

8. To hold stated meetings at the asylum at least once in every three months; 9. To keep a record of their proceedings;

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10. To report to the governor a statement of the receipts and expenditures, condition of the asylum, the number of pupils, and of such other matters touching the duties of the board as they may deem advisable. [Amendment, pproved March 30, 1874; Amendments 1873-4, 36; took effect July 6, 1874.]

An Act to confer certain powers upon the directors of the deaf, dumb, and blind asylum.

Directors to invest money.

[Approved April 1, 1876; 1875-6, 686.]

SECTION 1. The directors of the deaf and dumb and blind asylum are hereby authorized and empowered to take, receive, manage, and invest all moneys and property heretofore or hereafter bequeathed or donated to the said asylum, in accordance with the wishes of the testator or donor, or if no conditions are attached to the bequests or donations, to invest such money or Proceeds of property for the best interests of the asylum.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect on and after its passage.

2256. Approval of estimates and drawing moneys appropriated.

SEC. 2256. If the board approve the estimates made under the provisions of section twenty-two hundred and sixty-eight, it must notify the controller of state, who must draw his warrant for the amount estimated, in three equal sums, payable to the board monthly, out of any moneys in the state treasury appropriated for the use of the asylum.

2257. Directors to receive no salary.

SEO. 2257. The directors receive no compensation.

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SEC. 2267. The prinicpal teacher must have not less than three years' experience in the art of teaching the deaf, dumb, and blind.

2268. Powers and duties.

SEO. 2268. He is the chief executive officer of the asylum, with powers and duties as follows:

1. To superintend the grounds, buildings, and property of the asylum; 2. With the consent of the board of directors, to fix the number of and appoint and remove the assistant teachers and employees;

3. To prescribe and enforce the performance of the duties of the assistant teachers and employees;

4. To control the pupils and prescribe and enforce a system of instruction; 5. To reside at the asylum;

6. To keep a daily record of his official acts in the manner prescribed by the by-laws;

7. To estimate quarterly in advance the expenses of the institution, and report such estimate to the board of directors;

8. To make up his annual accounts to the first of July in each year, and as soon thereafter as possible report a statement thereof and of the condition of the asylum to the board of directors.

2269. Salary.

SEC. 2269. His annual salary must not exceed three thousand dollars.

2270. Bond.

SEC. 2270. He must execute an official bond in the sum of five thousand

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SEC. 2280. It is the duty of the treasurer:

1. To act as secretary of the board of directors;

2. To keep the accounts of the board and of the receipts, expenditures, assets, and liabilities of the asylum;

3. To report quarterly to the board a statement under oath of the receipts and expenditures of the preceding quarter;

4. To perform such other duties as may be required of him by the by-laws

or board of directors.

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