authorized herein to commit insane persons, shall order all persons thereafter by them duly examined and declared insane to the institution established by this Act; but the County Judges of this State, or the Probate Jndge of the City and County of San Francisco, may order the transfer of any insane person committed from their respective counties from one State Asylum to the other, upon the joint recommendation or consent of the Medical Superintendents of each, the cost of such transfer to be paid by the guardian or friends of the patient transferred. SEC. 21. The Directors of the Insane Asylum at Stockton are authorized and directed to cause to be finished the new building occupied by the females of that institution by erecting the north wing of said building, which shall be made to correspond with the south wing thereof, and in accordance with the plan originally adopted. SEC. 22. To carry out the provisions of this Act the State Board of Equalization shall levy, at the time other State taxes are levied, in the years 1872 and 1873, a tax of such number of cents on each one hundred dollars value of taxable property in the State as will produce a net sum of $175,000 in each of said years, for the purpose of creating a special fund, to be denominated the "Special Insane Asylum Fund;" and the assessment and collection of said tax shall be performed in the same manner and at the same time as the ad valorem State tax for other purposes is assessed and collected. SEC. 23. Of the money collected from the special tax herein provided, two fifths, as it accrues, shall be expended in completing and furnishing the building at Stockton occupied by the females of that Asylum, until the sum drawn therefor amounts to one hundred and thirteen thousand dollars; and three fifths of the money derived from said tax, together with any sum remaining of the two fifths, over and above one hundred and thirteen thousand dollars, shall be expended in establishing a new Asylum, according to the provisions of this Act; provided, one section thereof, on the plan adopted, shall first be built, furnished, and opened, as soon as practicable, for the admission of patients; and further provided, if it be so opened before the meeting of the next Legislature, the maintenance thereof shall be temporarily paid out of this Special Fund, until other provision shall be made by law for its support. SEC. 24. The Controller of State is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrants on the Treasurer of State in favor of the respective Directors of each SEC. 25. This Act shall take effect from and after its See general law controlling officers charged with the erection of any public building.-Stats. 1871-2, pp. 925, 926, given in full in note to Secs. 3233, 3234, post; also Sec. 71, Penal Code Cal. CHAPTER II. DEAF, DUMB, AND BLIND ASYLUM. ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS. II. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. III. PRINCIPAL TEACHer. IV. TREASURER. ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS. SECTION 2237. Object of Asylum. 2238. Who entitled to its benefits. 2239. Same. 2240. Maintenance. 2241. Blindness and deafness defined. 2242. Geological cabinet. 2243. Salaries, how paid. 2244. Approval and filing of official bonds. 2237. The Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Asylum, Object of located in Alameda County, has for its object the education of the deaf, dumb, and blind. Asylum. NOTE.-See Report Sup. Pub. Inst., p. 82, et seq. Who entitled to 2238. Every deaf, dumb, or blind person resident its benefits. of this State, of suitable age and capacity, is entitled to an education in this Asylum free of charge. Same. Mainte nance. Blindness and deafness defined. Geological cabinet. Salaries, how paid. Approval and filing of official bonds. 2239. Such persons not residents of this State are entitled to the benefits of this Asylum upon paying to the Treasurer thereof eighty-five dollars quarterly in advance. 2240. The pupils in the Asylum are clothed and maintained at the expense of the State. 2241. Inability by reason of defective sight to read ordinary printed matter is blindness, and inability to hear ordinary conversation is deafness, within the meaning of this Chapter. 2242. The State Geologist and Regents of the University may make up from duplicate specimens under their control a geological cabinet for the use of the Asylum. 2243. The salaries mentioned in this Chapter must be paid monthly out of the moneys appropriated for the support of the Asylum. 2244. The official bonds required by the provisions of this Chapter must be approved by the Board, and filed and recorded in the office of the Secretary of State. NOTE.-See Sec. 947, et seq., ante. ARTICLE II. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SECTION 2254. Under control of Board of Directors. 2255. Powers and duties of Board. 2256. Approval of estimates and drawing moneys appropriated. 2257. Directors to receive no salary. control of Board of Directors. 2254. The Asylum is under the management and Under control of a Board of Directors, consisting of five persons, appointed and holding their offices as provided in Title I of Part III of this Code. 2255. The powers and duties of the Board are as Powers and follows: 1. To make by-laws, not inconsistent with the laws of this State, for their own government and the government of the Asylum; 2. To elect the principal teacher; 3. To elect a Treasurer; 4. To remove at pleasure any teacher or employé; 5. To fix the compensation of teachers and employés; 6. To make diligent inquiry into the departments of labor and expense, the condition of the Asylum, and its prosperity; 7. To hold stated meetings at the Asylum, at least once in every three months; 8. To keep a record of their proceedings; 9. To report to the Governor a statement of the receipts and expenditures, the condition of the Asylum, the number of pupils, and of such other matters touching the duties of the Board as is advisable. duties of Board. of and moneys 2256. If the Board approve the estimates made Approval under the provisions of Section 2268, it must notify estimates the Controller of State, who must draw his warrant drawing for the amount estimated, in three equal sums, pay- ated. able to the Board monthly, out of any moneys in the State Treasury appropriated for the use of the Asylum. 2257. The Directors receive no compensation. appropri Directors to receive no salary. Qualifica tions. Powers and duties. Salary. Bond. ARTICLE III. PRINCIPAL TEACHER. SECTION 2267. Qualifications. 2268. Powers and duties. 2269. Salary. 2270. Bond. 2267. The principal teacher must have not less than three years' experience in the art of teaching the deaf, dumb, and blind. 2268. He is the chief executive officer of the Asylum, with powers and duties as follows: 1. To superintend the grounds, buildings, and property of the Asylum; 2. With the consent of the Board of Directors, to fix the number of and appoint and remove the assistant teachers and employés; 3. To prescribe and enforce the performance of the duties of the assistant teachers and employés; 4. To control the pupils and prescribe and enforce a system of instruction; 5. To reside at the Asylum; 6. To keep a daily record of his official acts in the manner prescribed by the by-laws; 7. To estimate quarterly in advance the expenses of the institution, and report such estimate to the Board of Directors; 8. To make up his annual accounts to the first of July in each year, and as soon thereafter as possible report a statement thereof and of the condition of the Asylum to the Board of Directors. 2269. His annual salary must not exceed three thousand dollars. 2270. He must execute an official bond in the sum of five thousand dollars. NOTE.-See Sec. 947, et seq., ante. |