ants, wives, idiots or lunatics, for leave to become mems of any corporation formed under this Chapter for ining and improving the swamp in which the lands of h infants, wives, idiots and lunatics are situated, in pect of such lands, and the said Court shall have power inquire into the propriety of granting such leave, and to ke such order therein as may seem meet; and if the Court ll grant leave, it shall be lawful for the person who shall e presented the petition to become a party to the articles association for forming such corporation in respect of h land, and the same shall be as binding and effectual, all intents and purposes, as if such person had been the al proprietor of such land. A. D. 1912, What to be deemed inland ec. 3026. Every swamp, except such as are commonly ed river swamps, or river bottoms, or river margins, swamps. l be deemed an inland swamp, for the purposes of this Civ. '02, S pter. 2244. corporations, Civ. '02, § 2245. When swamp or bottom lands to be land swamp. c. 3027. Every corporation formed under the pro- Officers of ons of this Chapter shall have a Chairman and a Secre- &c. , and shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings. c. 3028. Whenever two-thirds or more of the proprieof the swamp or bottom lands lying on any river, creek ther water course, owning not less than two-thirds of deemed an inuch swamp or bottom, shall enter into written articles greement that such swamp or bottom shall be deemed taken to be an inland swamp, and be subject to the isions of this Chapter, such swamp or bottom shall eupon be deemed and taken to be an inland swamp, and bject to all the provisions of this Chapter, in the same ner as other inland swamps, and the owners thereof be invested with all the rights, powers, and privileges, ereinbefore given to the owners of inland swamps, and be subject to the same conditions and obligations. c. 3029. Where such inland swamp is owned to the When owner unt of two-thirds by one individual, he or she shall pos- swamp may all the rights and powers conferred by this Chapter of a corporaae corporation aforesaid. of inland have the right tion. Civ. '02, 2246. A. D. 1912. TITLE XIII. OF THE INTERNAL POLICE OF THE STATE. CHAPTER CHAPTER LIV. The State Hospital for the Insane. CHAPTER LVI. Wrecks and Shipwrecked Goods. CHAPTER LVIII. Protection of Fish and Sheep.. CHAPTER LIX. Gambling Contracts and Contracts of CHAPTER LX. Licenses. A. D. 1912, Regents to be appointed by Governor ; cies. Civ. '02, § 2247. corporated; &c. Civ. '02, § Section 3030. The Governor shall appoint Five Regents the State Hospital for the Insane, who shall hold their ices for six years from the day of appointment, except number: on the occurrence of a vacancy in the regency, when the term; vacanovernor shall fill the same by an appointment for the expired term only. Sec. 3031. The said Regents, by the name of "The Regents ingents of the State Hospital for the Insane of South their powers, rolina," shall form a body corporate in deed and in law, all the purposes of the said institution, with all the 2248. wers incident to corporations; and are hereby authorized d empowered to make and establish all rules, regulations d by-laws for the government of the institution, which, en made, shall be reported to the next Legislature for ir approval or rejection, but until rejected by the Legisure shall be in force; and to fix the amount of the salas or emoluments of the officers or medical attendants, otherwise provided for by law, and to establish the es of admission, maintenance and medical attendance for subjects of the said institution other than beneficiaries. ec. 3032. The State Hospital for the Insane shall be intained solely for the support, custody and treatment insane persons. No other class of patients shall be nitted, except as provided in Section 3052. No patient 11 be received into the Hospital without the proper ers, hereinafter specified, from the Judge of Probate the County in which the patient resides, together with evidence taken under Section 3038 as to the financial ading of the patient. A person shall be considered insane fit to be a patient in the Hospital who exhibits in the sanity. place such a degree of brain disability or mental aberraà as to render him or her dangerous to others or danous to his or her own life or person, or dangerous to perty; in the second place, this disability must not be sient like delirium in a fever, but of a more or less manent character; in the third place, lack or loss of tal ability to properly conduct his or her usual work or ness shall be considered along with aberrant conduct in ermining the question of a person's insanity. ec. 3033. In order of admission into the Hospital when means of accommodation are crowded, preference shall Purpose of. Civ. '02, 8 2249. Patients. Degree of in A. D. 1912. Preference. 2250. 2251. be given to recent curable cases over chronic or incurab cases. Among those to whom preference shall be last give Civ. 02, shall be idiots or any who have been imbeciled or weakminded from childhood, to those who are subject to epilepti convulsions, and to those whose temporariy insanity is preduced by the injurious use of alcoholic drinks or opiates. Application Sec. 3034. When a relative, friend or other citizen inter for admission.ested is desirous of placing a person in the State Hospita Civ. '02, for the Insane as a patient, he shall apply to the Judge of Probate of the County in which such person resides, and the Judge of Probate, without delay, shall proceed to investigate the case by examining witnesses or not, as he sees fit, and if he is reasonably convinced that the application is a just one, he shall have prepared answers as full and explicit as is practicable to the list of interrogatories prepared by the Regents, which answers he shall forward at once to the Superintendent of the Hospital with an application for the admission of the person. Duty of Su 2252. Sec. 3035. On receiving the application and the answers perintendent. to the specified interrogatories, the Superintendent shall Civ. 02, promptly forward a reply to the Judge of Probate, in accordance with the crowded condition of the Hospital. and in accordance with the above instructions as to the order of admission of patients, whether the person can be received or not. And if to be received, whether as a paying patient in full or part, or a beneficiary, and if in part, what part, or how much expense to be borne by the patient, and if necessary the Superintendent may refer the application to the Board of Regents before final answer. Admission of the Hospital sane regulated. 2253. Sec. 3036. When informed by the Superintendent that patients to the person can be received as a patient in the Hospital, and for the In-on what terms, if any, and under what class, the Judge of Probate shall call two physicians to certify to the insanity Civ. 02, of the person for the purpose of securing his or her commitment, as is provided for in Section 3047. If the Judge of Probate believes that satisfactory evidence has been adduced to show the person to be insane, the Judge of Probate must make certificates as required by the Board of Regents and send to the Hospital the insane patient, with a certified copy of the certificate committing him or her to the Hospi tal. The original certificate committing the insane patient A. D. 1912, intendent may tients; with Probate Judge. the Hospital shall be kept on file in the office of the obate Court. The Judge of Probate shall deputize the eriff or his deputies or other officers, or a friend or friends the insane party, to carry him or her to the Hospital: ovided, however, That the Superintendent of the State ospital for the Insane, may receive into his custody and When Supertain in said Hospital, for a period not exceeding five days, receive pathout an order from the Judge of Probate, any person as out order of sane whose case is duly certified to be one of violent and ngerous insanity and emergency by two reputable physins, which certificates shall be separately signed and shall form to all the requirements as now provided by law. addition to such certificates, an application, signed by Magistrate of the County or the Mayor or Alderman, endant or Warden of the County, city or town in which h insane person resides or is found, shall be left with the perintendent of said State Hospital for the Insane, and d application shall contain the answers to the list of errogatories now in use by the Regents of said Hospital: ovided, further, That when such insane person is comted and received in said State Hospital for the Insane, party committing such person shall give a bond in the of one hundred dollars to the Treasurer of said institu1, with condition that he or she will within five days cure an order for the commitment of said patient as now vided by law, and failing therein said insane person ll be removed or discharged by the Superintendent of institution and suit brought by him (if he sees proper o do) on said bond for the cost of maintenance of said son while confined. veying insane pital. Civ. '02, 2254. ec. 3037. The following fees and charges shall be paid Fees for conthe conveying of said insane party: to the officer or person to Hosson conveying such insane party, two dollars per day Itwelve cents per mile one way, and out of which said eage herein allowed, shall be paid all the costs and enses of said insane person if it shall be necessary to loy a guard in conveying such insane person, such guard Il receive one dollar per day and his actual railroad fare. d charges shall be paid out of the County treasury on er of the Supervisor. For the duties required under the visions of this Chapter of the Judge of Probate, he shall |