Bill for an act relating to the psychopathic hospital and laboratory of the University of Colorado final draft

Relating to the Psychopathic Hospital and Laboratory of the University of Colorado.

Be it Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of

Colorado!--Section 1. The words "The Hospital", ttsaid Hospital" and "Psychopathic H:ospi tal" used in this Act shall be u.nderstood to .. ean and to refer to the Psychopathic Hosp1 tal and (,aboratory of the University of Colorado,fi t2)establishe0 under and

pursuant to Chapter 169 of the Session Laws of 1919, of the GeneralAssembly of Colorado.

Section 2. The conduct and control of said Hospital shall be vested in the Board of Regents of the Univer•si ty of Colorado, as provided in said Chapter &69 of the Session Laws

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of 1919, of the General Seentbl&'" of the State of Colore.ido. Said Board of Regents shallJh�ve full power· _. and

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autnority to accept legacies, bequests and donation,s(wlU l llri■N _{,1/\. . ,} I lle�esl!te'PeC=•�'.OOd _ _.._._..,i-..-n)for the benefit of the fsychopathic Hospital, and to apply the same to the furtherance of .the

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opinion of the Board of Regents, _I\ promote the welfare of the patients committed to its care, and assist in the application of science to the prevention and cure of mental diseases.

Persons eligible to admission to said Hospital as patients shall belong to one of the following classes: First, Voluntary Public Patients; Second, Committed Pubiic Patients; Third, Voluntary Private Patients; Fou_{rth, Committed Private} P�tients; Fifth, Part Pay Patients, either voluntary or com­ mitted.

A Voluntary Public Patient is one who is admitted to tne Hospital at his own request, or at the request of the person who has lawful custody ci!llllill control over him. A Committed Patient is one who is ordered by the court to sub�it to. observa­ tion, care and treatment at the Hospital. A Private Patient is one whe1:1e entire expenses at the Hospital are paid by

himself, or out of his estate, or by those responsible for his support, or by some person who voluntarily assumes the expense-f.

A Public Patient is one whose entire expense,- at t!:1e Hospital

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A Part Pay Patient is one IThose expensel �paid in part out of said Psychopathic Hospital Fund, and the remainder fiilliPe paid by himself, or ou·t of his estate, or by those legally responsible for his support, or by someone .1ho 'foluntarily assumes the expense.

-3-any reputable person that there is 1n -3-any county of this State any person, legally a resident of Colorado, who isi afflicted with a mental disease or disorder or abnormal mental condition which can probably be remedied by observation, tres�tment and hospital care in the Psychopathic Hospital and Laboratory of the University of Colorado, he may file with the 'lerk of the

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Cou_{nty Court of said County ?P il.Rfasmat,.,.. J.u.J .. e � ng such fact.}

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o;tJ,en infe�ti 011 Jdile'h may � '"rl§qu:t'r"etl th�i-B,, shall state whether or not said persom for whom treatment is sought, or

his parent or guardian, or the person having legal custodyurC�

over him or legally responsible for his support or maintenance� is probably able to pay the expense of said observation,. treat­

ment and hospital care, and shall further state whether or not said person for whom treatment is sought wishes admission to said Hcspital as a voluntary patient. In like manner, any

person legally resident of Colorado, believing himself afflicted

• with a mental disease or disorder or abnormal mental condition which can probably be remedied by such observation, treatment

and hospital care, may file with the_ Clerk of .the County Court • _/Pl,

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such fact and filed in the manner hereinabove prescribed.

Up0J.l '1a.iet !at::: ti AJ:L being f1 lea with ��id C :t-erk of the fmmty Coawt.,,�Jr said �,iatJ.on shall state that the person for whom treatment is sought wishew admission to said Hospital as a voluntary patient, then the Judge of said County Gou.rt shall forthwith appoint a physician who shall make personally an examination of said person. Said physician

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-shall thereupon make and file with the said County Judge a report in writing, setting forth the nature and history of the case,_.find1ngs on physical examination, and such other faets as will be likely to aid in determining the mental con­ dition of the person tor whom treatment is sought" and shall also state whether in his opinion the said p�n•son is afflicted with a mental disease or disorder or abnormal mental condition which is likely to be remedied by said observation, treatment and hospital care. 'rhe report of said physician shall be

made in duplicate within forty-eight {48) hours and upon

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t..r,J-t,J-blanks Mnished by the said Hospital for that p"\.U'pose. The

physician appointed to make such examination, unless he is already a salaried officer of the county, state or some sub­ division thereof, or of a state or county institution, shall receive not to exceed Ten Dollars ($10.00) for making said examination,

J.1eee9'ila.;ry enponies, which fee a=��-�..,._shall be paid by

the county of residence of said person for whom treatment

is sought, and it shall be the duty of the Board of Cou_nty

Commissioners to provide for such paymen�.

If the r�port of said physri.cian shall state that

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Psychopathic Hospital, then the Court shall �rn:ee.J 11 ftt=t;l'Ee �

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If the report of said physician shall state that said person for whom treatment is sought is afltilicted with

a mental disease or disorder or abnormal mental condition which

can probably be remedied by such observation, treatment and

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hospital care ana..._ 1f_,1 further_{_,} the W�aU:-NJ. filed as herein

-before provided shall allege that said person for 1hom treatment

is sought is unabii financially, either of himself or of others,

to pay the costs of the same, then it shall be the duty of

said County Judge to cause thorough investigation to be made

of the financial condition of said person for whom treatment

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leA,.;,.g�a+l-t":ena�sttno�a�y-z,o�v�e�r:-"'!'ltt�rn;..:.r_/11egally responsible for his support

or maintenance. Said Judge may request a report upon said

financial condition from the Board of County Commissioners, County Attorney or other uubl1c official or officlals of'

said county, to be filed within such time as said Court may direct, and it shall be the duty of any public official of any county, city, town <iml-•l!lll!IIJe, to supply to the County

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-6-as hereinabove provided, Pe�-e1:u� a fixed salary,, the public official making such investigation shall receive for his services therein the sum of not to exceed Three Dollars

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U,3.00) per diem for the time actually �t., together with

actual and necessary expenses paid out in malring such investi­ gation, which fee and expenses shall be paid by the e.ounty of residence of such person for whom treatment ls sought, and it shall be the duty of the Board of County Commissioners to

provide for sue h payments.

If the physician's report as hereinbefore profided

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shall state that said person on whose behalf i::l&&wt&\inn has been filed is afflicted with a mental disease or dtsorder or abnormal mental condition which can probably be r·emedied by observation, treatment and hospital care, and if said Cow1ty Judge shall be satisfied that said person for whom treatment is sought is unable financially. either of himself or of others, to provide himself' with such observation, treatment and hospttal care, then said County Judge shall enter an order• ad.mi t ting

said person to said Hospital as a Voluntary Publtc Patient.

If the Court shall find that said person or those legally responsible for his support ai•e able to pay in part,

but not in full, the expenses of such observation, treatment

and hospital care, the Court shall enter• an order admitting said person to said Hospital as

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Voluntary Part Pay Patient on such terms of division of hospital charges as the eourt. may deem equitable and just, and shall certify such finding

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Section 5.- lf � person on w:°R-ese behe.l:f i'ffl'eli'ifl-a:tion

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patient, or if�having so stated/he shall contest said order

of the Court admitting him to said Hospital as a Voluntary

Patient, or if said person shall, without good and sufficient

reaso1;1 f'o.il to present himself at said Hospital for treatment within a reasonable time after the Court shall have entered

said order, then it shall be the duty of said County Judge to

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for•thwi th file a copy of said 1 ion with a Commission

created and paid in the manner provided by Chapter 118 of the

Seosjon Laws of 1915, for a lunacy inquisition. Said Commission

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shall promptly examine such person and: shall thereupon rake

and file with said County Court withini such time as said Court

may direct, a written report of such examination, in duplicate,

as specified in detail in Section 4 of this Act� providing for a physicians examination.

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Hos�itul, then the Court shall

0'1"-:t:�e-1'-!��l½!�'"'!-1M!l--e-➔�ee�4iill��l.:l_��_{. � If said report} shall state that said person for whom treatment is sought is afflicted with a mental disease or disorder or abnormal mental

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be remedied by observation, treatment and hospital care, and

if the information filed us provided in Section 4 hereof shall allege that said person for whom treatment is sought is unable financially, either of himself or of others, to provide himself with such treatment, then it shall be the duty of said County Judge to cause thorough investigation to be made, 1f such has not already been done, of the financial condition of said person

as provided for such investigation under Section I of this Act.

If the report of said Commission shall state that said person 1.s afflicted with a mental disease or disorder or abnormal mental condition which can probably be remedied by observation, treatment and hospital care, and if said County Judge shall be satisfied that said person is unable financially_� either of himself or of others, to provide himself with such observation, treatment and hospital care, then said County Judge shall enter an order cornmi tting said person to sid.d Hospital as a Committed Public Patient.

If it shall appear to said ,Judge that said person

is able financi.ally, either of himself or of others, to provide

himself with such observation, treatment and hospital care, then said County Judge shall enter an oz•der cornmi tting said person as a Committed Private Patient.

If the Cour_{t shall find that said person for whom} treatment is sought, or_{_}those legally.responsible for his support, u.re able to pay_Apart, but not in full, the expenses

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shall enter an order committing said Pfirson to said Hospital

as a Committed Part Pay Patient, on such terms of division of

hospital eharges as the Court may deem equitable and just, and

shall certify such ftnding upon the order committing said person. ·whenever an order of committment is entered under

the provisions of this Section, said Judge shall gause a copy of said order to be served upon said person so sl.fflicted and

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said order shall 'boeerae- eff : t f e __;.:opt,y •e±gllt ( 48-) hours after. _t:.

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remedied by observation, treatment and hospital care, the said Jt; _(?�{;wJ•

Judge shall ascertain from the Director of said IIosoital ·hen

said person may be received in the �aid Hosuital, and shall so notify said person_{Jor his parent or guardia1;;or those having}

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legall" custodyAof him. Said Judge shall transmit to the Director

of Sb.id Hospita.le �pjeaef csia. ;, @R:9iiibs..m.}a copy of said

report of the e·xamining ph;[Sician or Commission, and a copy

of said ordeJ> committing said patient.

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admitted in accordance with regulations to be established by

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the board of f{!gen:ts of the University of Colorado, and their

care, nursing, observation, treatment, rnedicine, maintenance,

1nd other expenses shall be without expense to the St.ate.

However, the charge for such care, nursing, observation,

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not exceed the actua3xcost of the same as determined by the

Board of R0gents. An advance deposit for the expenses of

Voluntary Private Pa t1ents shall at all times be required<

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Whenever any physician in any county

in the State shall report to the Director of said Hospital that there is in his county a person afflicted with a mental diser,.se or disorder or an abnormal mental condition which can

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probably by observation, treatment and hospital

care and wt1ose condition is such that the delay incident to

the p;,--•ocedure hereinabOve prov�ded would jeopardize said person(s life or recovery, said Director may, in his dis­ cretion, authorize the prompt admission of said person to

said Hospital without awaiting the order of Court as herein­ above provided, except that no person shall be brought to said H()Spita.l agatnst his will if he be sui juris, or against the will of the person having his lawful custody and control, except 1..1pon a;1 order of the Court, entered as hereinabove provided.

Said physic'.lan shall file with said Director, as promptly as possible, a full report of the condition necessitating su_ch

emergency admission. Unless the patient be a Voluntary Private P.:\tient, caid D1recto1f shall� soon-as possibl fi_� with the Clerk of the County Court of the county of residence of said

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person 61.14 Woxmation a.s provided in Section 4 hereof, together

w1th a. report of the mental condition of said patient as pro­

vided for physician's reports in Section 4 hereof, and said report shall be deemed by said Court to be the physician's

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report 0:12 the Commission's report,, as the case may be, as

provided in Sectton 4 and Section 5 hereof. If said patient adn1itted as provided herein shall allege, or it shall be alleged

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and hospital care, then upon the filing of said Wermattt.111

and said report vd.th said County Court, it shall be₁₁duty of

the Judge of �aid Court to determine the fina-nclal status of said person or of those legally responsible for his support

as in other cases hereinabove provided. Upon ascertaining said financial status., said Judge shall enter an order in accordance

with the facts so found admitting or committing said person as

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Section�. If any person shall present himself or anyone under his lawful custody and control_�at the Hospital for exa.mina.tj_on to determine his mental condition and shall ask that l1e be admitted as a public or as a part pay patient.,

the Director,_,., if in his judgment the delay incident to the procedure hereinabove provided would jeopardize said

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person's life or recovery.,_Aauthorize his admission under

the provisio�s of Section 8 hereof.

In all othe1• such cases said Director i.illlllll., if, ft-;9/H,-./nt ,l/i,.//61, ,,/ffA4t �In./� as a result of his examination i,e eea31 e:eem emiriE$flrt:11:m to bE: afflicted with a mental disease or disorder or abnormal mental cond1.tion which can probably be remedied by observation#

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treatment and hospital care,_/\file on behalf of said person

with the Clerk of the County Cou_{rt of the County of residence}

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of said person, illl ko1mat-hn1 as provided in Section 4 hereof,

together with a i-•eport of tbe ;nental condition of said patient a

in the same manner as provided forAphysicians report in

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to be the physicians report or� Commissions report, as the

case may be, as provided under Section 4 and Section 5 hereof. If said patient shal -allege o{it shall be alleged on his

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;h:§rml&tton and said report with said County Court by said Director, it shall be the duty of the Judge of said Cou_{rt to} determine the financial status of said person or of those

legally responsible for his suppnrt, as in other cases herein­ above provided. Upon ascertaining said financial atatus said Judge shall enter an order in accordance with the facts so

found admitting or committing said person as a public patient, � part pay patient, _orAprivate patient, as the case may be.

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proceedings for the involuntary conun1 ttment of a patient to the Psychopathic Hospital, the patient or those havins his lawful custody 8=i:l control shall file with tbe Court a request that the patient be, admitted to the hospital as a �olunta.ry Patient, the Court shall thereafter proceed as in the case of a Voluntary Patient.

I;,,-Section !ill. If, 1n case of a lunaay inquisition,

as provided unde1• Chapter 118 of the Session Laws of 1915,

the Commission shall find that the condition can probably be

remedied by observation, treatment and hospital care at the

Psychopathic Hospital, and shall recommend that he be committed

to said Hospital, the Court shall make an investj_ga tion of the

financial condition of the patient or of those responsible

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-shall enter an order that said patient be so committed as a

�ublic Patient, Part Pay Patient, or Private Pat1ent1 as the

facts may warrant,as in the ease of' tnvoluntary comm1ttments

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3ection le. If' tt shall apoear to sai<l Ju.dge th1:...t

a.ny Public ?at1ent, or ?art Pay Patient ordered eith,·r admitted or connnitted to Ga.id l1o3pital, is unable financially, of him­ self or of others, to pro-fide himself with transoortation to s,. _{id Uo:Jpital, tllen said Judge rro..y A-uthorize the actual u.nd}

necessary ex1'.)enses t)f s: .. dd transports.ti.on, T-Yhich exp�nse sha.11

be paid bJ t.be co:..mty o� residence of said person, and :tt shall be tl1e duty of ttle board of County Commissioners to provide for such payments.

If ti-.e physician or Commission appointed to examine any person for whom treatment is sought shall state that an attendant i� uecessa.1-y to accompany e.� id person t,o SE-.id Jos­

p1 tul, said Judge sb�ll appoint some person to accompl:1.ny s ... dd patient from the pluce where he may 'be to said (�ospi tu.l. Said

at tendunt uhall rocei ve his ac tu}.\l and necessary tfiive lling expt�nses anJ, ii' not a salaried ofi"icer of the ,'>t.::tte ◊r of some subdi. vis:lon t.:1.ereof, or of a �: tu. te inst t tut ion₎ or an

ir:u,tedlctte :r·elative of tl:e p..iti-::mt, shall reeetve tn additton not to exceed 'fhree lJoll,.lrS (" 3 .OO) per diem for tne time

actutl.lly .... nd ncce:JGl'.i.l"'ily eonsum9d in eom:reying si1id pb.tiei1t to said Hospital and returning. �:aid expenses and fees shall

be pi:dd by the count�y of residence of said person and it shall. be t,i1e duty of: the Loa.rd cf County Commissionere of said

county po provide for 3uCh pa:,rments.

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shall receive his actual and necessary travelling ex�:,enses,

and, if not a salaried officer of the state or of some sub­

division thereof, or of a state institution)or an im.r.1ediate

relative of the patient, shall receive in addition not to

exceed Three Dollars(t3.00) per diem for the time actun.lly

and necessar,ily consumed in conveying said patient W'lV :fd

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expenses shall be i i-emized and svrnrn to and upon presentat:ton to the board of Regents shall be by them paid out of the

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expenses for treatm�nt and maintenance of said pat:ients are paid ..

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1)BaI' to the- Director of the Psychopatlrlc Hospital that any patient in s�id Hospi�al requires obsel"vation or treatment in the Colo:c,.i.do Gen ral

Hospital he may, with the consent of the Superintendent of said Colorado General Hospitai,., transfer said patient to said Gener·al Hospital for such period a.s may_.> in the opinion of said Supe1'intendent_,.., be required for such ohservation and treatment.

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such observa tic:>11. and treatment.

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of the Psychop:ithic Hospital any patient-> should be d:i.scharged therefrom aUJ cured, or as improved, or as not likely to be

benefitted by further treatment, or for other good and sufficient

reasons, said Director shall discharge said patient.

Whenever any committed patient is to be discharged

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of the opir.don thu.t any pattent under hls ca.re who has not

been adjudged insane is not a suitable subject for treatment

at the Psycl101_)ath:tc Hospi ta� and should be transferred to a

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fil� hos pi ta.1 for the insane, he �a.use a lunacy com -plaint. to be filed against sach person in the County in which thr:i ,e.tient may then be, and shall surrender the person of such p•.i.tier.t to the sheriff of said county for custody, or

to any othe�"' _{9er:3on authorized to take custody of him, as} in any other lunacy case, and the costs of the trial ana

adjudication shall be at the expense of tbe county/ ��which

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'R!�������a-es. If tne patient has already been· adjudged

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report to the Cour_{t by which the patient was so adjudged.}

and the Court shall innnediately enter an order providing for

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se�tion )II. All sums collected from patients in said Hospital shall be deposited in the Psychopathic Hospital 1'md hereinafter mentioned.

Every person received as a patient at the Psychopathic Hospital as provided in this Act. whether committed or other­ wise, and the estate of such person and of all persons

respon-sible for his support. shall be and remain liable for the cost

of the inquisition. committment. transportation, and hospital

expenses.

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The expenses of the/ inqn4 si±..i.Q.R• commi ttment, and

transportation to the Hospital may be recovered by the county

bearing such expenses, and the expenses of observation. ,treat- ·

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fm t ll, :i•limne, insofar as they remain urt,a id, may be collected by the Attorney General for the�oard of _R��ents_,;.P

<;;'The Statutes of Limitations shall not run against the obl16�tions for thes� items. All money so collected

by the Attorney General shaTl he placed in the Psychopathic

Hospital

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hereinafter mentioned.

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Section � There'is hereby appropriated out of any mon�ys in the treasury of the Stat,e of Colorado, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of forty-five thousand

dollars __ ((A5iOOO.OO). fo� the maint�nanee-, upkeep and adminis­ trative expenses of the Psychopathic Hospital and Laboratory of the University of Colorado, including salaries and wages

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-of -officers and employees -of said hospital and laboratory,

and the expenses of all patients, and other expenses incident to said hospital as herein provided, for the biennial period

of 1923-1924.

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Section • There is hereby appropriated as a

continuing appropriation, out of any moneys in the treasury of the State of Colorado, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars (�100,000.00) per annpm.,

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commencing .f....tLiitl.d!y 1, �, for the maintenance, upkeep, and

administrative expenses of the Psychopathic Hospital and Laboratory of the University of Colorado, including salaries and wages of officers and employees of said Hospital and Laboratory, and the expenses of all patients and other

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incident to said hospital as herein provided.

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Section•• The appropriations hereinabove under

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of the second class, in accordance with chapter 13, page 37

of the Session Laws of the General Assembly of Colorado, of

1913, and shall be expended in accordance with Article 9

of Section 14 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado.

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In the opinion of the General Assembly, this act is necessary for the immediate

of the public peace, health and safety.

My dear Meader:

The following are mere suggestions as being preferred.

Page 3, beginning with line 24 - "Upon f'he'ti'ling of such information with the said Clerk of the County Court, if it shall be stated that the person for whom treatment is sought desires ad.mission as a voluntary patient --1::tc."

Where "1>erson" is qualified by "for whom treatment is sought" "the" might be substituted for "said". This would apply as follows:

Page 4, Page 7, Page 8, Page 9, lines 18 and 22. " 1 8 and 28. " 4 a.nd 27 • " 7. # # # #

Puge 5, lines 7 and 15. Page 6 " 1 1 and 1 5 •

On page 6 and lines 19 , 24 and 27 "such" for "said". ( possibly also in }.ine20-). On page 3, .begin

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ning at the bottom, I :,vo)ltld suggest: " The physi-cia.n making such examination sbiil report in writing t-e the said County Judge,

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o..; � setting forth the history and nature of the case," etc. etc.

Section 3, line 2 "conducted" for "designed".

Page 3, line 9 and page 4, line 11, substitute "such" for ''that" (purpose). Page -<J, 1: ne 'J, "being entered" for"lntra.nce".

Page 10, line 3, "invariably" for "at all times''• Page 13, line 17, "a suita.ble"for !some".

Page 14, line 26 "Colorado General Hospital" for "said Hospital" --omitting Psychoyathic, to comply withisction1one.

Page 6, 1 ine 4 "consumed" for "spent".

Page 15, 1 ine t 6, add "the reasons therefor." And 1 ine 2 8, to read: " and it, in the 01,1inion of the Director, he should be confined--" etc.

Page 4, line 24 and page 7, line 19, to read: ",..,.,.County Judge shall order that said information be dismissed."

Respect!u�