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           In Common Council, Sept. 22, 1842.

  Mr. Amory from the Board of Visiters of the Bos-
ton  Lunatic Hospital, submitted the following Re-
port and Ordinance, which were read, the Ordinance
passed to a second reading, and ordered to be print-
ed for the use of the Council.
Attest,     Richard G. Wait, Clerk C. C. 
2           LUNATIC HOSPITAL.      [Sept.
                In City Council, Sept. 22, 1842.
  The Board of Visiters of the Boston Lunatic Hos-
pital,  to whom was " recommitted the Ordinance
reported by them, with  instructions to prepare and
report an Ordinance for the government of that In-
stitution,  placing  the entire control  of all its  de-
partments under the sole management of one Super-
intendent, or such other plan as they may deem best
for the interest of said Institution,"—having attended
to the subject, ask leave to  submit the accompany-
ing Ordinance.
         In behalf of the Board,

                JONA. CHAPMAN, Chairman.
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1842.]    CITY  DOCUMENT.—No. 19.        3
               AN ORDINANCE
     Relating to the Boston Lunatic Hospital.

  BE it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen and Com-
mon Council of the City of Boston, in City Council
assembled, as follows:—
     Sect. 1.   There  shall  be chosen  annually, a
 2 Joint  Standing Committee of the City Council,
 3 consisting of the Mayor and two members of  the
 4 Board  of Aldermen  and  four members  of  the
 5 Common Council, who shall be a Board  of Visi-
 6 ters of the Boston Lunatic Hospital.
    Sect. 2.   There  shall be annually chosen  by
 2 concurrent vote of the City Council, in the month
 3 of September or October, a Superintendent;  he
 4 shall hold his office until another is chosen in  his
 5 place;  he  shall be removable at the pleasure of
 6 the  City Council, and  receive such salary as  the
 7 said Council may fix and determine, and in case
 8 of a vacancy in said office, the said Council may
 9 at any time proceed forthwith to fill the same.
    Sect. 3.   The Superintendent, under  the  di-
 2 rection of the Board of Visiters, shall  have  the
 3 control of all departments of the Hospital,  and of
 4 all subordinate officers, attendants and domestics,
 5 and of  the  patients,—and the  charge  of the
 6 grounds, buildings and appurtenances.
    Sect. 4.   The Board of Visiters shall determine
 2 what subordinate officers, attendants and  domes-
 3 tics  are necessary, and prescribe such rules  for 
4           LUNATIC HOSPITAL.      [Sept.

 4 their employment, compensation and discharge,
 5 as they  shall  think  proper.   They  shall have
 6 power to make such rules and regulations for the
 7 government and management of the Hospital, as
 8 they may deem  expedient, not  inconsistent with
 9 this Ordinance or the laws of the Commonwealth.
10 They shall require of the Superintendent to make
11 to them, in the month of July annually, a report
12 of the general state of the Hospital and condition
13 of the inmates during the preceding year, ending
14 the thirtieth  day of June, in regard to such par-
15 ticulars  as they shall  direct.  And  the Board of
16 Visiters shall communicate this  report to the City
17 Council, in the month of July in each year, with
18 such further information as they may deem  im-
19 portant.
     Sect. 5.  All Ordinances heretofore passed re-
 2 lating to the Boston Lunatic Hospital, are hereby
 3 repealed,—Provided, however,  that  all  officers
 4 elected or appointed under the Ordinances here-
 5 by repealed, shall  continue to  hold their  offices
 6 until others  are elected  or appointed  in their
 7 stead.