Manual for the use of the Board of Health, Lunacy and Charity of Massachusetts : containing the general and special statutes under which its authority is exercised.
- Massachusetts
- Date:
- 1880
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Manual for the use of the Board of Health, Lunacy and Charity of Massachusetts : containing the general and special statutes under which its authority is exercised. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
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![committed to; on what evidence, &c. G. S. 73, 74. See 1864, 2S8, § 7. 1867, 355, §1- 11 Gray, 107. On appli- cation for commit- ment to, notice to be first given to select- men, &c.; and state- ment to be filed with judge. See 1865, 268, § 2; and sent to superin- tendent, &c. of the police court, may commit to either of the state lunatic hospitals any insane person who, in their opinion, is a proper subject for its treatment or custody. But in all cases, the evidence and certificate of at least two respectable plrysicians shall be required to establish the fact of insanity. In all cases the judge shall certify in what place the lunatic resided at the time of his com- mitment ; or if ordered to be confined by any court, the judge shall certify in what place the lunatic resided at the time of the arrest in pursuance of which he was held to answer before such court; and such certificate shall, for the purposes of this act, be conclusive evidence of his residence. Sect. 4. Any person apptying for the commitment or for the admission of a lunatic to a state lunatic hospital, under the provisions of this act, shall first give notice in writing to the mayor, or one or more of the selectmen, of the place where the lunatic resides, of his intention to make such application; and satisfactory evidence that such notice has been given shall be produced to the judge in cases of commitment, and to the trustees upon applica- tions for admission. Sect. 5. Upon every application for the commitment or admission of an insane person to any hospital or asylum for the insane, there shall be filed with the applica- tion, or within ten days after the commitment or admis- sion, a statement in respect to such person, showing as nearly as can be ascertained his age, birthplace, civil con- dition, and occupation; the supposed cause and the dura-, tion and character of his disease, whether mild, violent, dangerous, homicidal, suicidal, paralytic, or epileptic ; the previous or present existence of insanity in the person or his family ; his habits in regard to temperance ; whether he has been in an}' lunatic hospital, and if so, what one, when, and how long; and, if the patient is a woman, whether she has borne children, and, if so, what time has elapsed since the birth of the youngest; the name and address of some one or more of his nearest relatives or friends, together with any facts showing whether he has or has not a settlement, and if he has a settlement, in what place ; and if the applicant is unable to state any of the above particulars, he shall state his inability to do so. The statement, or a copy thereof, shall be transmitted to the superintendent of the hospital or asylum, to be filed with the order of commitment, or the application for admission. Applicant for recep- tion of any person to a lunatic hospital to file state- ment of cer- [Statutes 18G5, chap. 268.] Sect. 2. Upon application for the admission of an insane person to any state lunatic hospital, or to an}' asy- lum or private house for the reception of the insane, the applicant shall file with his application a statement con- taining the names and address of such insane person's](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21069669_0038.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
