The regulations of the York Lunatic Asylum / [approved by Rd. Assheton Cross].

  • York Lunatic Asylum
Date:
1876
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The regulations of the York Lunatic Asylum / [approved by Rd. Assheton Cross]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    advertisements, investigation, and enquiry as they shall think necessary. 20. The Committee shall examine all the Accounts, and lay them before the Quarterly Courts; they shall contract with Tradesmen for provisions, and direct other necessary outlays ; hire and discharge the attendants and other servants ; admit and discharge patients, and fix the terms to be paid by or for them (except in the case of patients received undei any resolution of a Court of Governors or under any contract, in which case such patients shall be admitted according to and upon the terms set forth in such resolution or contract), and give such orders and directions for the welfare of the estab¬ lishment as they shall think requisite. 21. No Officer of the Institution shall be eligible to act on the Committee. VISITORS. 22. Every Quarterly Court shall appoint six Visiting Governors for the ensuing quarter. 23. The Quarterly Court shall also appoint three Ladies as Visitors of the Female Wards for the quarter. 24. The Visitors shall be informed by the Secretary of the period for which they are desired to visit. 25. In case any Visitor appointed by the Quarterly Court declines to act, the House Committee shall have the power of supplying the vacancy. 26. Books shall be kept for entering the observations of all the Visitors under their respective signatures : these books shall be always open to the inspection of the House Commitee. 27. The Visiting Governors and the Lady Visitors are desired to enter in the Visitors’ Book the day and hour of their visits, and any observations on the state of the Institu¬ tion they may think requisite; they are particularly requested
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