Lunacy law : the statutes relating to private lunatics, pauper lunatics, criminal lunatics, commissions of lunacy, public and private asylums and the commissioners in lunacy / with an introductory commentary, notes to the Statutes, references to cases decided in the superior courts, and a copious index by Danby P. Fry ; edited by George F. Chambers.

  • Danby Palmer Fry
Date:
1890
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Credit: Lunacy law : the statutes relating to private lunatics, pauper lunatics, criminal lunatics, commissions of lunacy, public and private asylums and the commissioners in lunacy / with an introductory commentary, notes to the Statutes, references to cases decided in the superior courts, and a copious index by Danby P. Fry ; edited by George F. Chambers. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    Co m m i ttee—con tinned. invested, 368; mode of allowance of account of, 368 ; to be disallowed remuneration and to be charged with interest if balance is iin|iroperly retained or invested by, 368; a new committee may be appointed by masters, when, 368, 369; on death or discharge of committee, accounts to be passed on, 369; where security of committee to be discliarged, procedure upon, 369; order appointing committee to take effect on security being given, 375; to account for money received, 375 ; ]iay- ments by, 375 ; inventory to be signed by, 375; execution of lease by, 376; execution of mortgage by, 376 ; to pay interest on morti^age, 376; to execute assurances of property sold, 376; payment of percentage by, 379 ; appointment of interim committee, 361. Committee of Visitors, appointment of a separate committee for every asylum provided in any county or borough, 50, 237; borough justices miiy contract with, for reception of borouL^h lunatics into county asylum, 237, 268 ; visitation of such lunatics by committee, 244 ; consent of recorder of borough to appointment of justices to be members of, 242 ; duty of, to prevent nuisance from discharge of sewage from asylum, 275; and to prevent other nuisances in connection with asylum, 275 ; justices to appoint two members of commiitee, 237; reappointment of, when original committee has ceased to exist, 238; to report to local authorities agreement for uniting when entered into and signed, 270; election of visitors to carry same into effect, 270; how empowered to dissolve unions, 51, 275; annual election of, 237 ; their powers and ccntinuanre in office, 238, 239; what number of justices to be elected on, 237 ; separate committee to be appointed for each asylum, 237; when not, 237; how if justices neglect to elect committee, 238; supply of vacancies, 238; continuing members to act during, 238; their meetings, 51, 238; adjournment of meetings, 239; to elect a chairman, 51, 239; immber of members to constitute a meeting, 239 ; questions how to be decided, 239; meetings of emergency, how to be called, 239; to appoint a clerk, 239; who may be a clerk to asylum, 239 ; may sue and be sued in name of their clerk, 239; actions against, 239; to procure and determine on plans lor ])auper lunatic asylums, and estimates, 270; to contract for purchase of land lor site, 270; power to take land or buildings on lease for a term of years, 273 ; may bo released from contract, 276 ; to contract for building an asylum, 270 ; for clothing lor patients and necessaries, 270; to report to local authority, plans, etc., before they are executed, 271; how if plans, etc., disapproved of, 271; how with regard to conveyance of land for puiposes of Act, 274; tp appoint new trustees of land purchased or acquired, 221; power to order repairs to asylum to be executed, 274; cancellation of contracts, 276; may contract for reception into asylum of pauper lunatics of other counties or boroughs, 276; limitation as to duration of contract, 277; renewal of, 277; payment of money under, 277; visitation of hospital or licensed house in such case, 278; when they may order admission of private patients into asylum, 278; visitors not to be interested in contracts, 265; to submit contracts, plans, to commissioners and Secretary of State, 270, 279 ; to submit general rules for management of asylum to Secretary of State, 53, 279; how they may alter such rules, 280 ; and make rules for management and conduct of asylum, and as to officers, 53, 279, 280; to determine diet of patients, 280; to determine number of beds, 53, 280; reserved beds, 280; may exclude infectious patients, 280 ; to fix rate of payment for maintenance of pauper lunatics, 284; to appoint a chaplain, 53, 280; medical officer, 53, 280; clerk, 51, 280; treasurer, 280; and officers and servants, 280; may remove chaplains and other officers, 281; and fill up vacancies, 281; to appoint visiting physician or surgeon, 281 ; superintendent of asylum, 280; and 2 E