thereof charge. admission. such hospital for treatment, provided that it is not at the time occupied to its full capacity. The expense of the care and treatment Treatment of all such applicants, or such part of the expense as such appli- a city cants are not able to pay, shall be a charge against said city. Such applicants shall be admitted to the hospital, so far as practicable, Order of in the order in which their applications are filed in the office of the health department, except in cases where the president of the board of trustees of said hospital shall certify in writing to the health commissioner, pursuant to the rules and regulations of said board of trustees, that the public health, in any case, requires admission in a different way, designating by name the applicant or applicants who shall be entitled to preference. Other admissions to the hospital shall be allowed and regulated in the manner prescribed by the rules of said board of trustees. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. 44 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY. I. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION amendment CONCURRENT RESOLUTION of the senate and assembly Proposed proposing an amendment to section seven of article one of the to consticonstitution, relative to taking private property for public art. 1, § 7. use. Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section seven of article one of the constitution be amended to read as follows: tution, sation property ascertained roads. § 7. When private property shall be taken for any public use, compenthe compensation to be made therefor, when such compensation is private for not made by the state, shall be ascertained by a jury, or by the taken, bow supreme court with or without a jury, but not with a *refree, or by not less than three commissioners appointed by a court of record, as shall be prescribed by law. Private roads may be opened in Private the manner to be prescribed by law; but in every case the necessity of the road and the amount of all damage to be sustained by the opening thereof shall be first determined by a jury of freeholders, and such amount, together with the expenses of the proceeding, shall be paid by the person to be benefited. General laws may be passed permitting the owners or occupants of agri- Drainage cultural lands to construct and maintain for the drainage thereof, cultural necessary drains, ditches and dykes upon the lands of others, under proper restrictions and with just compensation, but no special laws shall be enacted for such purposes. of agri lands. "The legislature may authorize cities to take more land and prop- Excess conerty than is needed for actual construction in the laying out, by cities. So in original. 1 Words or by the supreme court with or without a jury, but not with a refree," new. demnation authorized. 2 Remainder of section new. [1381] |