76. When a Ibid § 20. Persous acquitted of murder, etc., by reason of insanity, committed to hospital for life. Ibid $ 21. charged from person indicted for murder or manslaughter is acquitted by the jury by reason of insanity, the court shall order such person to be com mitted to one of the state lunatic hospitals during his natural life. 77. Any person committed to a state lunatic hospital under the preceding section may be discharged therefrom by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the council, when he is satisfied, after a hearing of the matter, that such person may be discharged without danger to others. hospital by governor and council. Ch. 215, § 34. 78. If a person convicted of a capital crime is, at the time when motion for sentence is made, found to the satpass sentence isfaction of the court to be insane, the court may persons. cause such person to be removed to one of the state lunatic hospitals for such a term and under such limitations as it may direct. * * * * on insane 79. If it appears to the satisfaction of the governor and council that a convict under sentence of death has Ibid § 35 ecution in such cases. Respite of ex- become insane, the execution of said sentence may be respited by the governor, by and with the advice of the council, from time to time for stated periods, until it appears to their satisfaction that the convict is no longer insane. * * * 80. The state board of health, lunacy, and charity shall designate two persons, expert in cases of insanity, to examine convicts, in the state prison or reform Ch. 222. § 10. Removal of insane persons from formatory prisons to hospitals. state and re- atory prison, alleged to be insane. When any such convict appears to be insane, the warden or superintendent shall notify one of the persons so designated, who shall, with the physician of the prison, examine the convict, and report to the governor the result of their investigation. If upon such report the governor deems the convict insane and his removal expedient, he shall issue his warrant directed to the warden or superintendent authorizing him to cause the convict to be removed to one of the state lunatic hospitals, there to be kept until, in the judgment of the superintendent and trustees of the hospital to which he may be committed, he should be returned to prison. When the superintendent and trustees of the hospital have come to such judgment, the fact shall be certified upon the warrant of the governor, and notice shall be given to the warden or superintendent of the prison, who shall thereupon cause the convict to be reconveyed to the prison, there to remain pursuant to the original sentence, computing the time of his detention or confinement in the hospital as part of the term of his imprisonment. Ibid §11. may execute order of re moval; pay of experts. 81. Any officer authorized to serve criminal process may execute an order for the removal of a convict to or from any prison under the provisions of the preceding section. The person making such examination of a convict under the preceding section shall, if he is not a salaried officer of the state board of health, lunacy, and charity, receive for his services his actual traveling expenses and three dollars a day for each day so employed, which shall be paid from the annual appropriation of the prison in which the convict is examined. Insane per prisons, how 82. When a convict in a house of correction or prison other than the state prison or reformatory prison appears Ibid $ 12. to be insane, the physician in attendance shall make sons in other a report thereof to the jailer or master, who shall removed. transmit the same to one of the judges mentioned in section eleven of chapter eighty-seven. The judge shall make inquiry into the facts, and, if satisfied that the convict is insane, shall order his removal to one of the state lunatic hospitals pursuant to the provisions of sections twelve and thirteen of said chapter. 83. If a person so removed becomes sane before the expiration of his sentence, he shall be forthwith returned bid § 13. to the prison or house of correction from which he If sane before was removed, there to remain pursuant to his original sentence, computing the time of his confinement in the hospital as part of the term of his imprisonment. term expires to be returned. hid § 14. insane pertrial. Transfer of son held for 84. When a person held in any jail for trial or for sentence, except for a capital crime, appears to be insane, he may be removed to one of the state lunatic hospitals as a convict may be removed from a house of correction under section twelve. When a person so removed is, in the opinion of the trustees and superintendent of the hospital, restored to sanity, he shall forthwith be returned to the jail from which he was removed, where he shall be held in accord ance with the terms of the process by which he was originally committed thereto. Insane criminals, ex 85. When a state prison convict is committed to a state Act of '83, ch. 148, § 1. lunatic hospital the charges for his support pense borne by state shall be paid by the commonwealth, until the expiration of his term of sentence to the state during term of sen tence. prison. Ibid § 2. Before convic of felony. 86. When a person held in prison on a charge of felony is committed to a state lunatic hospital under the protion, on charge Visions of sections fifteen or thirty of chapter two hundred and thirteen or of sections sixteen, nineteen or twenty of chapter two hundred and fourteen of the public statutes, the charges for his support therein shall be paid by the commonwealth. 87. The provisions of this act shall apply to such commitments already made. Ibid § 3. MICHIGAN. BOARD OF CORRECTION AND CHARITIES. 1. Appointment, title, term of office. 2. Oath of office, to appoint secretary and prescribe duties and salary. 3. Inspection of asylums by board. 4. Expenses of board, how paid. 5. Interest in contracts forbidden. 6. Reports, special investigation. 7. General inspection and reports. 8. Construction of act. 9. Governor may authorize inspection of institutions in other states 10. Women to be appointed to make same inspection. GENERAL REGULATIONS. 11. State institutions, enumeration of. 12. Reports, character of. 13. Boards to cause inventory of property made, inventory filed. 14. Institutions to keep records of receipts and expenditures. 15. Accounts to be audited. 16. Estimates for appropriations submitted to board; visitation. 17. Plans of building, submitted to whom, inspection by boards. MICHIGAN AND EASTERN ASYLUMS. 18. Asylums, located, title. 19. Counties apportioned. 20. Trustees of Michigan asylum. 21. Trustees of Eastern Michigan asylum, appointment. 22. Two trustees to be appointed every 34. Trustees to keep records, inspection of by governor. 35. Inspection by board of trustees, at what times, records to be kept. 36. Asylum to be open to inspection. 37. Treasurer, powers and duties. 38. Vested with powers to collect money due asylum. 39. Steward, powers and duties. 40. Notice of completion of Eastern asylum to be given. ADDITIONAL ASYLUM. 41. Commissioners, appointment. 42. Selection of site, conditions of. 43. Deed of property. 44. Commissioners to adopt plans for construction. 45. Advertising for bids. 46. Bond of contractors. 51. Oath of commissioners. 53. To be under same provisions as Michigan asylum. 54. Medical administration homœopathic control. ADMISSION AND DISCHARGE. under 55. Probate judge to summon physicians and other witnesses. 56. Insane not to be confined with convicts nor in jail over ten days. 57. Penalty for illegal confinement. 58. Indigent insane, regulations for commitment and support, 59. Indigent insane, commitment to asylum, by county officers. 60. Superintendent, duty of, upon admission of insane. 61. Indigent inse, expenses of support borne by county after three months residence in asylum. 62. Support of insane, how borne, charges, limit of, report of. 63. Support, further provisions. 64. Expenses of clothing and mainte nance. 65. Expenses of return to county, how borne. 66. Reimbursement of counties. 67. Discharged patients to be furnished with clothing and money. 68. Condition of patients before admission. 69. Expenses for support where residence is uncertain. 70. Provisions for payment of expenses where counties neglect to pay. 71. Statistics of insane by superintendent of poor. 72. Probate judge to inquire into legal settlement of indigent insane. 73. Joint meetings of trustees, transfer of insane. 74. Definition of terms. 75. No insane to be confined in almshouses. INSANE SOLDIERS AND MARINES. 76. Transferred to asylums. 77. Support of, how paid. STATE TO BE TRUSTEE. 78. Devise or bequest to state; for benefit of insane, to be valid. 79. Execution of will, amount of trust. 80. Upon death of testator notice to be given to attorney-general. 81. Duty of executors, fund created. 82. Such insane to be committed to Michigan asylum, support of. 83. Transfer to asylum. 84. Proceedings upon recovery of such persons, payment of fund to. 85. State treasurer, duties of, upon receipt of such fund. 86. New asylums to have same powers and duties as Michigan asylum in such cases. 87. Commitment of such insane. ASYLUM FOR INSANE CRIMINALS. 88. Establishment, location, title. 89. Control vested in managers of house of correction. 90. Board to adopt plans, limitation of 98. Exemption of officers from militia, road and jury service. 99. Inspection by board of managers, records and reports. 100. Asylum to be open at all times to inspection of managers. 101. Treasurer, powers and duties of. 102. Invested with powers of superintendent of poor. 103. Superintendent to make all purchases, and keep accounts. 104. To keep records of admission. ADMISSION AND DISCHARGE. 105. Commitment upon escape of indictment, or acquittal; regulations for insane after indictment.. 106. Commissioners may be appointed to make examination. 107. Charges for support regulated, when to be supported by state. 108. Support, liability of guardian and towns. 109. Support, liability of county, reimbursement. 110. Support, reimbursement. 111. Support, how collected by asylum. 112. Superintendent, report to board. 113. Transfer of criminal insane from other asylums. 114. Transfer from prison or houses of correction. 115. Governor may transfer homicidal criminals to asylum. 116. Criminal insane after expiration of sentence; on restoration, remanded to prison. 117. Bills for support of state patients. 118. Criminal insane, commitment upon escape from indictment or trial. 119. Becoming insane at any stage of proceeding, committed to asylum; on restoration, remanded or discharged. 120. Person imprisoned upon civil process, notice to attorney, commitment, rights of creditors. 121. Acquittal for misdemeanor; like proceedings. 122. Criminal insane, discharge. 123. Transfer of prisoners to asylum, on restoration, remanded. 124. May be placed in prison department for insane. 125. Physician, duty of, criminal restored to be recommitted. 126. Discharge of insane convicts. 127. Sheriff to execute warrant. 128. Examination before judge, commitment, report of judge. 1. The governor, with the advice and consent of the |
