Sanitorium for Consumption and Tuberculosis. Should a suitable location be found on land already owned by the state, the governor is authorized, in his discretion, to permit the sanitorium to be established upon such land. 1907, p. 705, § 6. 778. Proclamation announcing opening of sanitorium.- Aug. 14, When the buildings constructed under the provisions of this article are so far completed that, in the opinion of the trustees, they may be properly used for the purpose for which said sanitorium is designed, the governor shall issue a proclamation announcing it opened for the reception of patients. 779. Superintendent and trustees; duties of.-The superin- Ib., § 7. tendent shall employ, direct, and control all help serving about said sanitorium. In addition to the other duties herein prescribed, said trustees shall, from time to time, cause to be issued and promulgated, through the secretary, bulletins, setting forth needful and proper information to the public as to the character of tuberculosis, and as how best to combat and control its dissemination and the best modes of its treatment. 780. Patients or cases of tuberculosis classified.-Cases of Ib., § 8. tuberculosis shall be divided into three classes, viz.: (1) curable cases; (2) cases of questionable curability; (3) incurable cases. Patients belonging to the first shall be admitted to the sanitorium; those belonging to the second class may be admitted if, after careful examination, it is believed that the disease can be either arrested or cured in such cases; patients belonging to the third class shall not be admitted. 781. Patients; white and negroes shall be separated. The I., § 9. trustees of the sanitorium shall arrange the cottages for the occupancy of patients so that those for negro patients shall be entirely separate from those for white patients, and if the topography of the land will permit it, must be placed out of sight of those occupied by white patients. 782. Patients; men and women shall be separated.-The Ib. cottages for the men and women of each race shall be separate and apart from each other, and if the surface of the earth and the trees thereon do not furnish natural barriers and screens, they must be grown out of strong, quickly growing hedge plants and ornamental vines. 783. Farm and dairy selected and established in connection г., § 10. with sanitorium.-The trustees in selecting a location for the sanitorium may have regard to fertile farm land lying adjoining or within convenient distance, and must buy enough of such land to establish and maintain a dairy farm thereon to supply the sanitorium with milk, eggs, poultry, fresh meats, and vegetables. Aug. 14, 1907, p. 705, § 11. Ib., § 12. Ib., $$13, Sanitorium for Consumption and Tuberculosis. 784. Patients classified as pay patients and state patients.— The charges to such inmates of the sanitorium as are able to pay for the same, or of such as have persons, or kindred, bound by law, or otherwise, to maintain them, shall be paid by such inmates, by such persons, or such kindred, at a rate to be determined by the board of trustees of said sanitorium. The trustees may in their discretion receive other patients who have no means to pay for treatment, and the board of all such patients shall be paid from the treasury of the state, provided that the board of all such patients does not exceed four dollars and twenty cents per week for each of such indigent patients. Said payments shall be made on the first days of October, January, April, and July of each year; and the auditor shall issue his warrant for that amount upon certificates of said board of trustees. 785. Patients; how admitted to sanitorium.-The trustees shall, when the sanitorium is declared open for the reception of patients, advise and urge the physicians and health officers of the state to endeavor to so educate the people in regard to the advantages and purposes of the institution as to induce any who may be laboring under tuberculosis, and whose cases. are in the proper stage, to avail themselves of the benefits of the institution. The admissibility of a patient must be settled as far as can be done by correspondence with the superintendent before the patient leaves home, subject, however, to review upon the arrival of the patient at the sanitorium. 786. Appropriation for sanitorium.-There is appropriated 14 and 16. out of any moneys in the state treasury the sum of forty thousand dollars to buy the land and to build thereon the necessary and suitable buildings, machinery, waterworks, sewers, apparatus, etc., and to supply the necessary tools, vehicles, and live stock. Twenty thousand dollars of said sum appropriated shall be paid by or before the 30th day of September, 1907; ten thousand dollars by or before the 30th day of September, 1908; five thousand dollars by or before the 30th day of September, 1909; five thousand dollars by or before the 30th day of September, 1910. The money hereby appropriated shall be paid to the treasurer of the sanitorium upon the order of the superintendent, approved by the governor, but must not be drawn except as actually needed. All of the sum appropriated for the year ending on the 30th day of September, 1907, may be paid after that date, and shall be available until used by the trustees for which it was appropriated. There is appropriated out of any money in the state treasury ten thousand dollars annually, or so much thereof as may be needed, to be paid in quarterly payments on the last Sanitorium for Consumption and Tuberculosis. day of every quarter, and to be used for the payment of the salaries of the superintendent and other officers, agents, and servants of the sanitorium, and the general expenses thereof. For the support and care of all indigent patients not otherwise paid for as herein provided, treated in sanitorium, a sum to be regulated by the trustees, and not exceeding sixty cents per day for every indigent patient, shall be paid by the state at the end of every month. The superintendent must make up an account showing the name, sex, and color of every such indigent patient and the number of days he was in the sanitorium, and the county of his residence, and certify to its correctness, whereupon the state auditor must, if he finds the account correct, draw a warrant on the state treasurer for the amount thereof, payable to the superintendent of the sanitorium, who shall pay over the amount to the treasurer of the sanitorium. 1907, p. 705, § 15. 787. Treasurer and steward of sanitorium; election; bond Aug. 14, of. The trustees shall, at such time as they deem proper, elect a treasurer and a steward, shall fix their terms of office, and shall exact of them bonds in such amount and with such sureties as they may deem adequate and safe, and may from time to time require of them additional or new bonds. The trustees may likewise require any agent or employe of the sanitorium to furnish a bond in such amount and with such sureties as they may deem proper. 788. Accounts and books kept open for inspection.-The 16, § 17. accounts and books of the treasurer shall at all times be open to the inspection of the trustees. 789. Officers must reside in sanitorium or on grounds; board 18., 18. and lodging free. The superintendent, assistant physicians, and all other employes shall reside in the sanitorium, or on the grounds thereof, and shall in addition to such salaries and wages as may be fixed for them receive board and lodging free of cost. 790. Rules of trustees.-The trustees shall adopt rules for 1b., § 19. their own government not inconsistent with this article, provided that they shall meet at least annually. 791. Compensation of trustees.-The trustees shall not re- Ib., § 20. ceive any compensation for their services, but their expenses while traveling and while at the sanitorium on the business of the sanitorium shall be paid-out of the funds of the sanitorium. 792. Reports annually made to governor.-The trustees, Iь. $21. superintendent, the treasurer, and such other persons as receive and disburse funds in connection with the sanitorium, shall make complete reports to the governor annually. CROSS REFERENCES. HEALTH AND QUARANTINE (Political Code) ..698-792 HEALTH, QUARANTINE, AND FOOD; PENAL STATUTES CON Feb 27, 1901, p. 126, § 1. Ib. Mar. 5, 1907, p. 259, § § 1 and 2. 793. Department of archives and history established.— There is for the State of Alabama a department of archives and history, to be located in the state capitol in apartments · to be set aside for its use by the governor. 794. Objects and purposes.-The objects and purposes of the said department are, the care and custody of official archives, the collection of materials bearing upon the history of the state, and of the territory included therein from the earliest times; the completion and publication of the state's official records and other historical materials; the diffusion of knowledge in reference to the history and resources of the state; the encouragement of historical work and research; to encourage and assist in the establishment of public school libraries, and in the improvement and strengthening of those already in existence; to give advice and provide assistance to librarians and library workers in library administration, methods, and economy, and to conduct a system of traveling libraries. It shall bring together and arrange for ready consultation a reference collection of materials for the use of the members of the legislature, state officers and others on all subjects which may, from time to time, be deemed of public interest and importance to the people of the state, and the performance of such other acts and requirements as may be enjoined by law. 795. Board of trustees; how constituted.-Said department shall be under the control of a board of nine trustees, one from each congressional district, and the names of the said trustees, with their particular terms of service, are as follows, viz.: Peter J. Hamilton, for the first congressional district, to serve for two years; Jefferson M. Faulkner, for the second district, to serve two years; W. D. Jelks, for the third district, to serve two years; J. H. Johnson, for the fourth district, to serve four years; W. H. Blake, for the fifth district, to serve four years; Henry B. Foster, for the sixth district, to serve four years; Oliver D. Street, for the seventh district, to serve six years; William Richardson, for the eighth district, to serve six years; and Samuel Will John, for the ninth district, to serve six years. Feb. 27, 1901, p. 126, $ 2. (r.c.c.) 796. Powers, duties, and authority of board. The said Ib. board shall fill all vacancies occurring therein, whether by expiration of term of service, or by death or resignation, but the names of all newly elected members shall be communicated to the next ensuing regular session of the state senate for confirmation, and in case it shall reject any of the said newly elected trustees, it shall proceed forthwith to fill the vacancy or vacancies by an election. All trustees appointed to succeed the present members or their successors whose terms shall have fully expired shall serve for a term of six years, and appointees to fill vacancies by death or resignation shall only serve out the unexpired terms of their predecessors. The board shall hold at the state capitol at least one regular meeting during every year, and as many special meetings as may be necessary, and at said meeting five members shall constitute a quorum. The governor of the state shall be a member of said board, and he shall, as far as possible, lend every encouragement to the success and upbuilding thereof. The director shall be the secretary of the board. The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services other than the amount of their traveling expenses actually paid out while in attendance on the meetings of the board or on the business of the department. The board may adopt rules for its own 30-AC-VOL I |