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 938 Trrnu r.1x.——HOSP1TALS AND ASYLUMS.—Ch. 3-4. A¤¤¤¤d¤¤¢¤l=.&4=-. Sec. 4836. Congress may at any time alter, amend, or repeal the laws ef l""· relating to the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 21 'Mar., 1866, c. 21, s. 13, v. 14, p. 11. 23 Jan., 1873, c. 51, s. 1, v. 17, p. 417. D9<>¤m€¤*¤*¤l>¢ Sec. 4837. The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of l§f;"Eg;?€St° °°"` Representatives shall cause to be sent to the National Home for Disabled —————;-— Vo unteer Soldiers, at Dayton in Ohio, and to the branches at Augusta ,_?0Jg;"’»;§68» in Maine, and Milwaukee in Wisconsin, at Harmiton, Virginia, an the ‘ ’V' °’§1. ‘ S01d16TH, Home at Knightstown Springs, near ni htstown in Indiana 23 Jan., 1 ia, e. . g » 51,¤,1,v_17,p_417_ each, one copy of each of the following documents: The Journals of each House of Congress at each·and every session; all laws of Congress; the annual messages of the President,1 with accompancying documents; and all other documents or books whic may he printe and bound bv order of either House of Congress, including the Congressional Record. C H A PTE R FO U R. THE GOVERNIENT HOSPITAL FOB. THE INSANE. Sec. Sec. 4838.   tp; plrrermtéovemment   4850. Admtipsion of uon·residents of Dis- 4839. The superintendent. 4851. Admission of insane persons accused 4840. Board of visitors. of crime. 4841. President of board of visitors. _ 4852. Insane convicts. 4842. Powers and duties of board. 4853. Private patients. 4843. Admission of insane persons of the » 4854. Admission of pay patients. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, &c. 4855. Delivery of insane criminals restored 4844. Admission of the indigent insane of · to sanity. 8 Ol-tire Dystgict of Columbia. 1)ischarge of patients upon 4 45. er o a mission. . nsane persons not to -con in 4846.Crt'ti tei'dt'. "l.  éEpplic(aatio!i, ;)ri§t:JIi·.1us me i 4858. Dd§ursement of appropriations for . n· anceto osita. 1 t in- e. 4849. Adfmiségrgnof insult persons having B Sdn Emblishmentvf Sec. 4838. There shall be in the District of Columbia a Government gm igqvigfmfgg Hospital for the Insane, and its objects shall be the most humane care I,,°;E,e_ and enlghtened curative treatment of the insane of the Army and Navy gif of the [ nited States and of the District of Columbia. 3 Ma ., 85, c 199,s.1,v.10, p. 682. Thesuperintend- Sec. 4839. The chief executive officer of the Hospital for the Insane wt- __ shall be a superintendent, who shall be appointed by the Secretarv ot 1154, ¤,3_ the Interior, and shall be entitled to a salar of two thousand five hun- · . y . dred dollars a year, and shall give bond for the faithful performance of his duties, in such sum and wi such securities as ma * be re uired by the . . il q Secretary of the Interior. The superintendent shal be a well-educated physician, possessing competent experience in the care and treatment of the insane; he shall reside on the remises, and devote his whole time . . . P. to the welfare of the institution; he shall, sub]ect to the approval of the v1s1tors,gngage and cgscaapge all needful and usuall employes inhthe care of the insane an a aborers on the farm ant determine their wages and duties; ’he shall be the responsible disbursing •agent of the institution, and shall be ex-officio secretary of the board of visitors. Boa__¤1¤f visitem- Sec. 4840. Nine citizens of the District of Columbia, to be appointed "j`1Q;d_,,_2_ lay tpe Presidp`1}*;t, shall constitute a board of visitors of the Hospital fm t e nsane. e term of office of three visitors shall expire biennia y on_the thirtieth day of June in every alternate year, dating from the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hum red and fifty-seven. Should any vacancy occur by death, resignation, or otherwise, it shall be filled_ by a pointment for the unexpire term of such visitor. The office of visitor Rall be h _ dh t p ' s onorarv an wit ou com ensation. President of Sec. 4841. The_ board of visitors shall select from their number a ljafd °* “m°”· prepideng, to preside at their meetings for one year, or until a successor Ibid, is e ecte.