from said hospital; you are therefore hereby commanded forthwith to remove said patient, and return him to township, in this county, where he had a legal settlement when he was taken to the hospital. Witness my hand and seal of the circuit court, day of

this

A. D.

Clerk.

Immediately upon receiving such warrant it shall be the duty of the sheriff, by himself or deputy, forthwith to execute the same and return it to the clerk by whom it was issued, and if any clerk, upon receiving such notice, shall refuse or neglect for the space of five days to issue and place such warrant in the hands of the sheriff, or if such sheriff shall refuse to receive the same, or neglect for the space of twenty days after receiving the warrant to demand such. patient of superintendent, the patient shall be charged from the date of the notice to the clerk until his removal, at the same rates as pay patients, and the amount may be recovered in an action of assumpsit upon the indebitatus counts, with the costs of suit, in the name of the superintendent against the clerk or sheriff so offending.

SEC. 25. When a patient is discharged as cured, the superintendent shall furnish him with suitable clothing, and a sum of money not exceeding twenty dollars, unless otherwise supplied.

SEC. 26. No idiot shall be admitted into the hospital, and every such patient therein shall be discharged.

SEC. 27. If the application shall be made for the admission of more patients than the hospital can receive, a selection shall be made as follows:

1st. Recent cases, (i. e.) when the disease is less than one year's duration, shall have the preference over all others in the county. 2d. Chronic cases, (i. e.) when the disease is of more than one year's duration, presenting the most favorable prospect of recovery, shall be next preferred.

3d. Those for whom applications have been the longest on file, other things being equal, shall be next preferred.

4th. Each county shall be entitled to its just proportion, according to its population, but the commissioners in the exercise of a sound discretion, inay, if necessary, give preference to recent cases from one county over chronic cases from another county.

SEC. 28. When any state patient discharged from the hospital as cured shall again become insane, any respectable physician may file with the clerk of the circuit a certificate setting forth the recurrence of the disease, and such facts and suggestions relating thereto as he may deem material; upon receiving such certificate, the clerk shall immediately transmit a copy thereof, authenticated by the seal of the circuit court, to the superintendent, and thereupon the same

proceedings shall be had in all respects as when the certificate of the judges or judge holding the inquest was transmitted.

SEC. 29. Should any insane person elope from the hospital and return to the county from whence he was committed, it shall be the duty of the sheriff of said county, upon being notified by the superintendent, forthwith to apprehend him and take him back to the hospital, and the sheriff shall be paid by the steward of the hospital by order of the superintendent, the same fees as provided in other cases for the commitment of insane persons to the hospital.

RULES

FOR

Attendants and Assistants at the Hospital.

SECTION 1. Self respect is enjoined upon all. Each will be responsible in his or her department, and should be emulous in the discharge of duty.

SEC. 2. Their dress shall always be neat and clean, and they shall avoid all gross and vulgar habits. The men shall not wear hats within doors, or go in shirt sleeves. They shall not indulge in loud talking or laughing, use profane or vulgar language, nor play at any game with one another or with the patients, except by the Superintendant's direction.

SEC. 3. They shall treat each other with politeness and attention, cherish a high sense of moral obligation, and remember that a calm, cheerful deportment, befits their employment.

DUTY TO THE INSTITUTION.

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SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of all persons employed in the Hospital, to fulfil their engagements scrupulously as to time of service and duty to be performed, agreeably to their respective contracts, and no one shall discontinue service, without giving at least thirty days notice, in writing, to the Superintendent.

SEC. 2. The attendants and assistants shall devote the whole of their time to the Hospital. They shall receive no compensation besides their regular wages, for any service or labor, and no resident officer, attendant or assistant, shall be, directly or indirectly interested in the purchase of any article for the use of the Hospital, They shall neither receive any present or gratuity from any person

dealing with the Hospital, nor from any patient or visitor, and they shall not sell any thing to a patient.

SEC. 3. The attendants and assistants shall never leave the Hospital without permission from the Superintendent, or a resident officer under his direction, and shall always return by nine o'clock in the evening, unless leave be expressly given to stay out longer; application for leave of absence must be made several hours before leaving.

SEC. 4. It shall be the indispensable duty of the attendants and assistants, to secure the perfect and systematic neatness of the Hospital, and of its inmates. For this purpose all parts of the building and all furniture shall be frequently inspected, and any offensive odor shall be evidence of neglect, or want of timely care.

SEC. 5. The attendants shall never give up a key, nor let any person into the halls without permission of a resident officer, and no male attendant, without such permission, shall enter a female apartment.

SEC. 6. The attendants shall see that the doors of the rooms and halls, and all doors connecting them with the centre building, be locked at bed time; and that such lights be kept through the night as are required by the Superintendant. Visiting from one hall to another, to the kitchen, or to any other apartment, shall be deemed a violation of duty, except by special permission from the Superintendant in each case.

DUTY OF ATTENDANTS TO PATIENTS.

SECTION 1. The attendants shall treat the patients with uniform attention and respect; greet them with friendly salutations, and exhibit such other marks of kindness and good-will, as evince an interest and a sympathy. They shall speak to them in a mild, persuasive tone of voice, and never address them coarsely or by nick

name.

SEC. 2. On rising in the morning the attendants shall see that each patient confided to his or her care is washed, combed, brushed, and decently dressed for the day, in season for breakfast. Attention shall be given to the person and dress of each patient during the day, as often as required by disorder or want of cleanliness.

The beds shall be properly aired in the morning, and well made; the rooms, halls and stairs carefully swept, and the floors, walls and windows washed when required. The morning work shall be completed, and the house ready for inspection, in every part, by halfpast nine o'clock from April to September, both inclusive, and by ten o'clock during the rest of the year.

SEC. 3. The patients must always be soothed and calmed when irritated; encouraged and cheered when melancholy and depressed.