Rules or regula lation, nor alteration or repeal of pre-exisiting rules or regulations, shall take effect without the same is approved in writing by the governor; all rules, regulations, alterations and repeals aforesaid, approved by the governor as tions to be aforesaid, shall be deposited in the office of the secretary approved by of state, and certified copies thereof, under the seal of deposited in said secretary, shall be plenary proof thereof in all the of state. courts of this state. governor and office of secretary moving patient, 8. And be it enacted, That each patient who shall be re- Expense of removed to either of said hospitals, by virtue of the rules by whom paid. and regulations aforesaid, shall be there continued and treated, and until discharged according to law shall be there supported by the same committee, relative, person, county or other corporation chargeable with such support at the time of such removal, in the same manner and to the same extent as if such patient had not been so removed; and the expense of removing any patient to either of said hospitals shall be paid by the party chargeable by law, as aforesaid, with his or her support, upon the order of the warden of the hospital to which such patient shall be removed, countersigned by the medical director thereof. trustees for state. 9. And be it enacted, That said board of managers may Board of manatake and hold in trust for the state any grant or devise of land or any donation or bequest of money or other personality, to be applied to the maintenance of any inmate or inmates of said hospitals or the general use of said hospitals or either of them. officers. &c., how 10. And be it enacted, That said board of managers is Executive hereby authorized to establish such by-laws as they may and by whom deem necessary and expedient for the appointment of and appointed. regulating the appointment of the officers hereinafter mentioned, and for the appointment and regulating the appointment of executive officers, assistants, attendants and employes (including a secretary of said board of managers and a treasurer for each of said hospitals) as said board may determine to be necessary for said hospitals or either of them; for fixing the conditions of admission, support and discharge of patients and for conducting in a proper manner the affairs and business of said hospitals, and to ordain and enforce a suitable system of rules and regulations for the internal govern ་ officers. ment thereof; the medical directors and assistant physicians and the wardens of said hospitals shall be designated Compensation of resident officers of said hospitals, and the compensation of such resident officers and of the treasurers aforesaid and of the secretary of said board shall be fixed and determined by said board of managers, by and with the approval of the governor, which compensation shall be paid by the state treasurer on the warrant of the comptroller. Medical directors, by whom 11. And be it enacted, That said board of managers shall appointed. have power and it is hereby declared to be its duty to appoint a medical director of and for each of said hospitals, and so many assistant physicians for each of said hospitals as said board may deem necessary, all of whom shall be subject to the rules, regulations and by-laws prescribed from time to time by said board of managers for the control and good government of said hospitals. Duties ofmedical directors. Proviso. Appointment and duties of wardens. Bonds to be given. 12. And be it enacted, That the medical directors so appointed shall have charge, direction and control of all patients and of all persons engaged in the care of patients in said hospitals, with the powers and subject to the rules, regulations and by-laws prescribed, or hereafter to be prescribed and established, by the said managers; and they shall perform all such duties as shall be assigned to them by said managers; provided, they shall not assign to them any duty which does not relate to the care, management and treatment of patients, the direction and control of assistant physicians, nurses and attendants of patients. 13. And be it enacted, That the said managers are empowered, and it is hereby declared to be their duty, to appoint a warden of each of said hospitals, who shall be the general manager of the buildings, grounds and farms, with the furniture, fixtures and stocks thereto belonging, and shall perform such other duties as shall be assigned to them by said managers, subject to the by-laws, rules and regulations prescribed, or hereafter to be prescribed by said managers; and before entering upon the duties of their offices said wardens shall execute a bond to the state of New Jersey with sufficient sureties to be approved by said managers, in such penal sum not less than three thousand dollars, as said managers may from time to time require, conditioned that they shall and will faithfully perform the duties of their office, and pay over and account for all moneys, goods and chattels belonging to said hospitals that shall come into their hands or custody, which bond shall be recorded in a book to be provided for that purpose and kept in the office of said wardens in said hospitals; and thereupon said bond Bonds to be filed shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, and and recorded. recorded in the same manner as the official bonds of other state officers; provided, nevertheless, that the persons now acting as wardens of said hospitals or either of them shall continue to perform the duties of said office of warden under this act until removed, or a successor is appointed by said board of managers. estimate of 14. And be it enacted, That it shall also be the duty of Wardens ansaid wardens annually to make an approximate estimate nually make and detailed statement in writing of the amounts of money required. money required for the support and maintenance of said hospitals and of the amount required from the state, including all salaries and supplies of every kind for the next ensuing fiscal year beginning on the first day of November next, and to submit the same to said managers, on or before the first Thursday of November of each year, and said managers shall annex the same to their annual report, with such comments thereon as they may deem advisable. how appointed. 15. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of said Bookkeepers, managers to appoint for each of said hospitals an expert accountant or bookkeeper, and such assistant accountants and bookkeepers as may be necessary to keep full and accurate accounts of all business transactions in any way connected with said hospitals. keepers 16. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of said By whom storemanagers to appoint a storekeeper for each of said hospi- appointed. tals, who shall receipt for and be charged with all supplies furnished to said hospitals, and take vouchers for Duties of all supplies by them distributed, and they shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to them by said managers, subject to such rules, regulations and by laws as said managers may from time to time prescribe. By-laws pre 17. And be it enacted, That the by-laws prescribed, or scribed obliga which may hereafter be prescribed by said managers, officers, &c. tory on all Exempt from shall be obligatory on all officers and agents of said hospitals, and such by-laws shall not be suspended, altered or repealed, except at a regular meeting of said board of managers, and by the consent of a majority of all the members of said board. 18. And be it enacted, That the resident officers of the jury duties, &c. said hospitals, and all attendants and assistants actually employed therein, during the time of such employment shall be exempt from serving on juries, and in time of peace from all service in the militia; and the certificate of the medical director or warden, for their respective departments, shall be evidence of the fact of such employ Books to be open for inspection How often managers shall visit the hospitals, &c Annual report made to governor. Officers shall exhibit books, papers, &c. ment. 19. And be it enacted, That the board of managers shall keep, in bound books to be kept for that purpose, a fair and full record of all their doings, which shall be open at all times to the inspection of the governor of the state, and all persons whom he or either house of the legislature may appoint to examine the same. 20. And be it enacted, That the managers shall maintain an effective inspection of the said hospitals, for which purpose one of them, or more, shall visit each of them at least once in every week; two or more, at least once in every month, a majority at least once in every three months, and the whole board once a year, at the time and in the manner prescribed in the by-laws; in a book to be kept for that purpose, the visiting manager or managers shall note the date of each visit, the condition of the patients, with remarks of commendation or censure, and all the managers present shall sign the same; the general results of these inspections, with suitable hints, shall be inserted in an annual report detailing the past year s operations and actual state of the hospitals, which the managers shall make to the governor, on or before the fifteenth day of November in each year, to be by him presented to the legislature, accompanied with an annual report of the medical director, warden and treasurer. 21. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the resident officers to admit any of the managers into every part of the said hospitals, and to exhibit to him or them, on demand, all books, papers, accounts and writings belonging to the institution or pertaining to its business management, discipline or government; also to furnish copies, abstracts and reports, whenever required by the managers. moneys,,&c. 22. And be it enacted, That the respective treasurers of Custodians of said hospitals shall have the custody of all moneys, bonds, notes, mortgages, and other securities and obligations belonging thereto; they shall open an account at one or more banks, to be approved by the managers, in their Where moneys own names, as treasurer of the hospital, and shall deposit deposited. therein all moneys, immediately on receipt thereof, and shall draw for the same only for the uses of the hospital, and in the manner prescribed in the by-laws, upon the written order of the warden, specifying the object of the payment; they shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and payments, in the manner directed in the bylaws, and such other accounts as the managers may prescribe; they shall balance all the accounts on their books Treasurer shall annually, on the last day of October, and make a state- balance accounts annually, and ment of the balances thereon and an abstract of the re- audited by comceipts and payments of the past year, which shall within two days thereafter be delivered to the auditing committee of the managers, who shall compare the same with the books and vouchers, and certify the correctness thereof, within the next ten days, to the managers; they shall, further, render a quarterly statement of their receipts and payments for the quarter ending on the last day of ments to be the month next preceding each regular quarterly meeting of the managers to the auditing committee, who shall compare and verify the same as aforesaid, and report the results thereof, duly certified, to the managers, who shall cause the same to be recorded in one of the books of the hospital; they shall, further, render an account of the state of their books, and of the funds and other property in their custody, whenever required so to do by the managers. mittee. Quarterly state made. same powers as overseers of the poor. 23. And be it enacted, That the said board of managers Vested with shall be vested with the same powers, rights and authority which are now given by law to the overseerers of the poor in any township or city of the state, so far as may be necessary for the indemnity and benefit of the said hospitals or either of them, and for the purpose of compelling a relative, or committee, or guardian, to defray the ex |