provisions of this act shall be paid as other necessary expenses incurred by them in the discharge of their official duties as are by law required to be paid. Superintend ents of the poor, duties of. Children who are not a coun ty charge, re ceive the same treatment. When blind AN ACT to provide for the maintenance, supervision and government of the Michigan school for the blind, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith. [Extract from Act 123, P. A. 1893.] (221) § 2016. SEC. 8. It shall be the duty of the superintendents of the poor of the several counties of this state to send or cause to be sent to said school all such persons as are entitled to admission therein, who are a charge upon their respective counties or any township therein. Such superintendents of the poor shall, before sending any pupils to said school under the provisions of this section, cause them to be decently and comfortably clothed, and shall provide them with comfortable clothing while they remain at said school, and defray their traveling expenses in going to and returning from said institution, and provide them with such articles of necessity and convenience as are required by the rules and regulations of said school to be furnished by the pupils therein, and shall also pay the board of such pupils during the usual annual vacation, if they are permitted to remain at said institution during such vacation. All persons entitled to admission to said school who are not a charge upon any county, but who, on account of their poverty, are unable to furnish themselves with proper clothing and other articles required by the rules and regulations of said school, shall receive the same aid from the superintendents of the poor of their respective counties while attending said school as is provided in this section for those who are a county charge. All expenses incurred by the superintendents of the poor under this section shall be a proper charge against their respective counties and shall be defrayed out of the poor fund of such county. (222) § 2018. SEC. 10. In all cases where persons, resipersons are in- dents of this state, who are blind, but who, on account of digent, duty of the board. poverty, are unable to furnish themselves with suitable clothing and other necessary expenses for attending school at the Michigan school for the blind, the board of control shall have discretionary power to render them such assistance, not exceeding fifty dollars per annum for each person, and for that purpose may issue a certificate, directed to the auditor general, that such amount is necessary for the benefit of such individuals, who shall draw his warrant upon the state treasurer therefor; and any such sums as are hereby appropriated, shall be paid out of any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, and the auditor general shall charge all such moneys so drawn to the county of which such person is a resident, or to which he or she belongs, to be collected and returned to the general fund, as any state taxes are required to be by law. AN ACT to provide for the government of the Michigan asylum for [Extract from Act 124, P. A. 1893.] etc. fray expenses. (223) § 1975. SEC. 22. Every insane person supported in who are liable, the asylum shall be personally liable for his maintenance therein, except as in case of convicts who are serving sentences Whom to deas provided in a subsequent section, and for all necessary expenses incurred by the institution in his behalf, and the guardian, relative, city, town or county that would have been bound by law to provide for and support him, if he had not been sent to the asylum, shall be liable to pay the expenses of his clothing and maintenance in the asylum, and actual necessary expenses to and from the same. and criminal expense care of. for (224) § 1976. SEC. 23. The expense of the clothing and Dangerous maintenance in the Michigan asylum for dangerous and insane, criminal insane, of a patient who has been received upon the order of any court or officer, shall be paid by the county from which he was sent to the asylum, for a period of two years; likewise his actual and necessary expenses to and from the same. The treasurer of the said county is authorized and How paid. directed to pay to the treasurer of the said asylum the bills for such clothing and maintenance, as they shall become due and payable, according to the by-laws of the asylum, upon the order of the medical superintendent; and the supervisors of ow raised. said county shall annually levy and raise the amount of such bill, and such further sum as will probably cover all similar bills for one year in advance. Said county, however, shall have the right to require any individual, town or city that is legally liable for the support of such patient, to reimburse the amount of said bills with interest. cover amount (225) § 1977. SEC. 24. Every town or county paying for Rights to rethe support of an insane person in the said asylum or for his paid. expenses in going to and from the same shall have the like rights and remedies to recover the amount of such payment, with interest from the time of paying each bill, as if such expenses had been incurred for the support of the same at other places under existing laws. quarterly. (226) § 1983. SEC. 30. The bills for the maintenance, Bills to be clothing and other charges of all state patients shall be rend- rendered ered quarterly to the auditor general in the same manner as bills are rendered to county treasurers for the support of pa (a) Name changed to "State Asylum." How paid. tients at county charge, and shall be paid by the state treasurer to the treasurer of the asylum on the 'warrant of the auditor general, out of any moneys belonging to the general fund. * Patients, how maintained. Patients recommitted to asylum, expense, how paid. Patients from other asylums, time, how computed. AN ACT to provide for the payment for maintenance of certain patients in the state asylum at Ionia. [Act 7, P. A. 1901.] The People of the State of Michigan enact: (227) SECTION 1. Whenever any patient in the state asylum the expense of whose maintenance has been wholly paid by the county, responsible for his or her maintenance for a period of one year, whether such period shall have been continuous or interrupted, shall from and after the close of such period of one year, be maintained by the state so long as he or she is retained in said asylum. Any patient recommitted to the asylum, the expense of whose previous maintenance has been paid by any county for a period of one year, shall not again be maintained at the expense of any county, but by the state. Any patient received from any asylum in the state whose maintenance has been paid by any county for a period of one year or less than one year, the time spent in such asylum shall be computed the same as if the patient had been originally committed to the state asylum. Sec. 2 repeals contravéning acts. CHAPTER IX. State Sanatorium.-Contracts for cure of drunkenness, etc.-Prevention of rabies in indigent persons. Abandonment of wife and children.-Exemption of property from taxation.-Powers of cities and villages. AN ACT to establish a state sanatorium in some suitable locality in Michigan, for the care and treatment of persons having tuberculosis, and making appropriations therefor, and to provide a tax to meet the same. Persons who may be admitted. Two classes. [Extract from Act 254, P. A. 1905.] (228) SEC. 15. There shall be received into said sanatorium, such persons as shall be proved by proper bacteriological or clinical examination to be suffering from tuberculosis. Such patients shall be of two classes, namely, first, persons resident of this state who on account of their poverty are un able to pay the necessary expenses for residence at said sanatorium; and second, residents of this state who are able to pay such fees as shall be fixed by the board of trustees. When board expenses of (229) SEC. 16. In case of any person designated in section fifteen under the first class, after such persons shall have fur- to pay nished a certificate of the superintendent of the poor of their patient. county or township, approved by the judge of probate of said county, that such person belongs in said first class, the board of trustees shall have discretionary power to pay their necessary expenses, not less than five dollars nor more than seven dollars per week, and may issue a voucher properly itemized and sworn to the auditor general that such amount has been expended for the benefit of such person, whereupon the auditor general shall draw his warrant on the state treasurer therefor, and any such sums are hereby appropriated, and shall be paid out of any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, and the auditor general shall charge Auditor all such money to the county of which such person is a resi- general to dent or to which he or she belongs, to be collected quarterly county. and returned to the general fund in the state treasury. charge to ent of poor may send (230) SEC. 17. Any superintendent of the poor, in any Superintend county of this state, may send, or cause to be sent, with the approval of the judge of probate of said county, to the sana- person. torium any person who, under the rules of the sanatorium, is entitled to admission therein, who is a charge upon the county. Before sending any patient to the sanatorium, under To furnish the provisions of this act, such superintendent of the poor clothing, etc. shall correspond with the superintendent of the sanatorium, and conform to the rules established by the board of trustees, and he shall cause the patient to be comfortably clothed, and shall provide the patient with suitable clothing while the patient remains at the sanatorium, and shall defray the necessary traveling expenses in going to and returning therefrom, and provide the patient with such articles of necessity and convenience as are required by the rules of the sanatorium. not county (231) SEC. 18. All persons entitled to admission to the Aid to persons sanatorium who are not a charge upon the county, but who, charge. on account of their poverty, are unable to provide themselves with suitable clothing or other necessary articles, shall receive the same aid from the superintendent of the poor of their respective counties while attending the sanatorium as is provided in this act for those who are a county charge. All Expenses, how proper expenses incurred by the superintendents of the poor under this or the preceding section shall be a charge against their respective counties, and shall be defrayed out of the poor fund of such county. charged. whom paid, (232) SEC. 19. The charges for the support of the patients Charges, to in said sanatorium who are able to pay the same, or have per- etc. sons or kindred bound by law to maintain them, shall be paid to the medical superintendent by such patients, persons, or kindred, at a rate to be determined by the board of trustees of said sanatorium. Any in petition for treatment of drunkards, etc. Petition, what to set forth. AN ACT to authorize the boards of supervisors of the several counties of the state of Michigan to make contracts for the cure of drunkenness, the morphine and cigarette habits, and other like addictions. [Act 68, P. A. 1907.] The People of the State of Michigan enact: (233) SECTION 1. Any inhabitant of this state may petihabitant may tion the board of supervisors of the county, wherein any indigent person addicted to the excessive use of any intoxicating liquors or of morphia, laudanum, cocaine, opium or other narcotics to such an extent as to become an habitual drunkard, resides, for leave to send such drunkard, at the expense of the county, to any reputable institute for the treatment of such cases, designated by such board of supervisors under the conditions hereinafter contained, which petition shall set forth the name, age and condition of such drunkard, that such drunkard is not financially able to incur the expense of such treatment, and that such habitual drunkard is willing and has agreed to attend such institute for the cure of drunkenness, which petition shall be verified by the person making such request and shall contain in addition thereto the written agreement of such drunkard to take such treatment, if allowed by the board, and a further statement signed by three reputable taxpayers of the county, and the supervisor of the township, ward or village, where such drunkard resides, stating that they are familiar with the facts set forth in the petition and with the financial circumstances of the drunkard and that they deem it a proper case for such action by the board of supervisors. Verification of petition, etc. When supervisors may make contract for treatment. Drunkard, defined. Contract to institution. (234) SEC. 2. When such petition is filed, the board of su pervisors may, if satisfied that the facts set forth in the petition are true, make and enter intó a contract with the institution for the cure of such cases, for the treatment of the same, and the said board of supervisors shall order that the expense for the treatment, not exceeding one hundred dollars, be paid out of the county treasury in the manner that other claims and bills against the county are paid. (235) SEC. 3. A drunkard, as defined herein, shall include all persons who use alcholic, spirituous, malt, brewed, fermented or vinous liquors, or morphia, laudanum, cocaine, opium or other narcotic to such an extent as to deprive him or her of a reasonable degree of self-control. (236) SEC. 4. Such contract with such institute for the cure of said cases shall be made and entered into with one which is located in the state of Michigan, that can satisfy said board that not less than seventy-five per cent. of the per |