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or friend of such patient or of any medical or other person whom any relation or friend of the patient desires to be admitted to him. C. S. C., c. 73, s. 83.

3296. Such order may be either for a single admission, or Extent of for an admission for any limited number of times, or for such order. admission generally at all reasonable times, and either with or without restriction as to such admission being in the presence of a keeper or not, or otherwise. C. S. C., c. 73, s. 84.

admission, &c.

3297. If the proprietor or superintendent of any such Penalty for house refuse admission to, or prevent or obstruct the admission refusing to any patient, of any relation, friend or other person who produces such order of admission, he shall for every such refusal, prevention or obstruction, incur a fine not exceeding eighty dollars. C. S. C., c. 73, s. 85.

§ 23.-Physicians of Asylums.

3298. In every house licensed for one hundred patients or When there more, there shall be a physician resident as the superintendent shall be an or medical attendant thereof.

attendant physician.

Every house licensed for less than one hundred, and more Daily visits than fifty patients, in case such house is not kept by, or has in certain not a resident physician, shall be visited daily by a physi

cian.

cases.

Every house licensed for less than fifty patients, in case such Bi-weekly house is not kept by, or has not a resident physician, shall be visits. visited twice in every week by a physician.

The visitors may direct that such house shall be visited by Other visits. a physician at any other time or times, not being oftener than once in every day. C. S. C., c. 73, s. 58.

visit, if less

3299. When any house is licensed to receive less than When a eleven patients, any two of the visitors of such house, if they physician to respectively think fit, may, by writing under their hands, than 11 permit the house to be visited by a physician at such intervals lunatics. more distant than twice every week, as such visitors appoint, but not at a greater interval than once in every two weeks. C. S. C., c. 73, s. 59.

§ 24.-Duties and Powers of such Physicians.

"Medical

3300. Every physician, in case there is only one, keeping Entries to be or residing in or visiting any licensed house, and in case there made in the are two or more physicians keeping or residing in or visiting Visitors' any licensed house, then one at least of such physicians, shall Book." once in every week, or, (in the case of any house at which visits at more distant intervals than once a week are permitted, then shall on every visit,) enter and sign in a book to be kept at

Under penalty.

A book to be kept called the "Case Book."

Entries.

Copy of

sent to visitors.

such house for that purpose, to be called the "Medical Visitors' Book," a report showing.

1. The date thereof;

2. The number, sex, and state of health of all the patients then in the house;

3. The name and surname of every patient who has been under restraint, or in seclusion, or under medical treatment, since the date of the last preceding report;

4. The condition of the house, and every death, injury, and act of violence which has happened to or affected any patient, since the then last preceding report, according to the form in schedule H; and every such physician, who omits to enter or sign such report, shall for every such omission incur a fine of eighty dollars., C. S. C., c. 73, s. 60.

3301. There shall be kept in every licensed house a book to be called the "Case Book," in which the physician keeping or residing in or visiting such house shall, from time to time, make entries of the mental state and bodily condition of each patient, together with a correct description of the medicine and other remedies prescribed for the treatment of his disorder.

The visitors within whose jurisdiction any licensed house entries to be is situate may, whenever they see fit, by an order in writing, require the physician keeping or residing in or visiting such house, to transmit to them a correct copy of the entries or entry in the Case Book kept under the provisions of this section relative to the case of any patient who is or has been confined in such house; and every physician who neglects to keep the said Case Book, or to enter therein the particulars of each patient's case, or to transmit a copy of any entry therein pursuant to any such order, shall for every such neglect incur a fine not exceeding forty dollars. C. S. C., c. 73, s. 61.

Penalty.

Appointment of visito.s.

Vacancies how filled.

Oath of visitors.

$25.-Visitors of Lunatic Asylums. Their Appointment and Oath of Office.

3302. The justices of the peace shall, at the first general sessions in every year, after they have granted any such license, and while one or more of those granted by them remain in force, appoint three or more justices of the peace, and also one physician or more, to act as visitors of every house licensed for the reception of lunatics within such district. C. S. C., c. 73, s. 2.

3303. In case of the death, inability, disqualification, resignation, or refusal to act, of any visitor, the justices of the peace of the district, at any general sessions, may appoint a visitor in his C. S. C., 73, s. 4.

room.

3304. Such visitors shall at their first meeting take an oath, to be administered by a justice of the peace, to the followingeffect, that is to say:

"I, A. B., do swear that I will discreetly, impartially and "faithfully execute all the trusts and powers committed unto "me by virtue of section third of chapter fifth of title eighth "of the Revised Statutes of the Province of Quebec, respecting "private lunatic asylums; and that I will keep secret all "such matters as come to my knowledge in the execution of "my office, except when required to divulge the same by legal "authority, or so far as I feel myself called upon to do so for "the better execution of the duty imposed upon me by the "said section. So help me God." C. S. C., c. 73, s. 3.

§ 26.-Duties of the Clerk of the Peace after the appointment of

such officers.

visitors to be

3305. The clerk of the peace for the district for which the Names of visitors are respectively appointed shall, within fourteen days published by from the date of their respective appointments, publish a list of clerk of the the names, places of abode, and occupation or professions of the peace. visitors in some newspaper commonly circulated within the district, and shall, within three days from the date of their respective appointments, send such list to the LieutenantGovernor. C. S. C., c. 73, s. 5.

3306. Every clerk of the peace, making default in either of Penalty for the respects aforesaid, shall, for every such default, incur a fine default. not exceeding ten dollars. C. S. C., c. 73, s. 6.

$27.-Clerks to Visitors and their Oath of Office.

Peace, &c., to

3307. The clerk of the peace or some other person to be Clerk of the appointed by the justices of the peace for the district in general sessions, shall act as clerk to the visitors so appointed.

be visitors' clerk.

The clerk shall summon the visitors to meet at such time To call and place, for the purpose of executing the duties of this meetings. section, as the justices of the peace in general sessions appoint. C. S. C., c. 73, s. 7.

to be private.

3308. Every such appointment, summons and meeting shall Visitors' be made and held as privately as may be, and in such manner meetings,&c., that no proprietor, superintendent or person interested in, or employed about or connected with any house to be visited, has notice of such intended visit. C. S. C., c. 73, s. 8.

3309. The clerk to the visitors shall, at their first meeting, Oath of take the following oath, to be administered by any one of the clerk. visitors being a justice of the peace, viz:

"I, A. B., do swear that I will faithfully execute all the "trusts and duties committed to my charge, as clerk to the "visitors appointed for the district of

by

"virtue of section third of chapter fifth of title eighth of the "Revised Statutes of the Province of Quebec, respecting private "lunatic asylums; and that I will keep secret all such matters "as come to my knowledge in the execution of my office,

Name and

residence of clerk to be published.

Penalty for default.

Salary of clerk.

Assistant clerk.

Oath.

At whose cost.

Visitors,

clerks, &c.,

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'except when required to divulge the same by legal authority. "So help me God." C. S. C., c. 73, s. 9.

3310. The clerk of the peace of the district shall, within fourteen days after the appointment of the clerk to the visitors, publish, in some newspaper commonly circulated in such district, the name, place of abode, occupation and profession of such clerk (whether he is the clerk of the peace or any other person), and the clerk of the peace shall also, within three days from the date of such appointment, communicate the same to the Lieutenant-Governor. C. S. C., 73, s. 10.

3311. Every clerk of the peace, making default in either of the respects aforesaid, shall for every default incur a fine not exceeding ten dollars.

Every clerk to the visitors shall be allowed such salary or remuneration for his services, to be paid out of the moneys or funds herein mentioned, as the justices of the peace of the district in general sessions direct. C. S. C., c. 73, s. 11.

$28-Assistant Clerk to Visitors and his Oath of Office.

3312. If the clerk of any visitors at any time desire to employ an assistant in the execution of the duties of his office, he shall certify such desire, and the name of the proposed assistant to one of the visitors, being a justice of the peace; and if such visitor approve thereof, he shall administer the following oath to such assistant:

"I, A. B., do solemnly swear that I will faithfully keep secret all such matters and things as come to my knowledge in con"sequence of my employment as assistant to the clerk of the " visitors appointed for the district of

by virtue of section third of chapter fifth of "title eighth of the Revised Statutes of the Province of "Quebec, respecting private lunatic asylums, unless required to divulge the same by legal athority. So help me God.” C. S. C. c. 73, s. 12.

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3313. The clerk may thereafter, at his own cost, employ such assistant. C. S. C., c. 73, s. 13.

§ 29.-Qualification of Visitors and Clerks.

3314. No person shall act as a visitor or clerk or assistant clerk to any visitors, or act in granting any license, who then interested in is or within one year then next preceding has been directly or

not to be

the institution.

Restriction upon physicíans being visitors.

indirectly interested in any house licensed for the reception of lunatics, or in the profits of such reception. C. S. Č., c. 73,

s. 14.

3315. No physician being a visitor shall sign any certificate for the admission of any patient into any licensed house or hospital, or shall professionally attend upon any patient in any

licensed house or hospital unless he is directed to visit such patient by the person upon whose order such patient has been received into such licensed house or hospital, or by the Provincial Secretary, or by a judge of the Superior Court, or by a curator duly appointed to the interdiction of such patient in the Province. C. S. C., c. 73, s. 15.

3316. If any visitor, or clerk or assistant clerk to any visit- Visitor or ors, after his appointment, become so interested in any house clerk, becoming inlicensed for the reception of lunatics, or in the profits of such terested, to reception, such visitor, clerk or assistant clerk, shall be disquali- cease to act. fied from acting and shall cease to act in such capacity. C. S. C., c. 73, s. 16.

act.

3317. If any physician, being a visitor, sign a certificate for Penalty for the admission of a patient into any licensed house or hospital continuing or professionally attend any patient in any such house or hospital, except as aforesaid, such physician shall for each offence incur a fine of two hundred dollars. C. S. C., c. 73,

s. 18.

$30.-Duties of Visitors.

visit licensed

houses.

3318. Every licensed house within the jurisdiction of any Visitors to visitors appointed under this section shall be visited by two at least of the said visitors, one of whom shall be a physician, four times at least in every year, on such days and at such hours in the day, and for such length of time as the justices of the peace by whom the house has been licensed direct. C. S. C., c. 73, s. 62.

visits.

3319. The visitors, when visiting any such house, shall in- Duties spect every part of the house, and every house, out-house, place makin and building communicating therewith, or detached therefrom but not separated by ground belonging to any other person, and every part of the ground or appurtenances held, used or occupied therewith.

They shall see every patient then confined therein, and shall inquire whether any patient is under restraint and why, and shall inspect the order and certificates or certificate for the reception of every patient who has been received into such house since the last visit of the visitors, and shall enter in the Visitors' Book a minute showing:

1. The then condition of the house and of the patients therein;

2. The number of patients under restraint, with the reasons thereof as stated;

3. The irregularities (if any) in the order or certificate;

4. Whether the previous suggestions (if any) of the visitors have or have not been attended to; and

5. Any observations which they deem proper as to any of the matters aforesaid, or otherwise. C. S. C., c. 73, s. 63.

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