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10. The employees are not permitted to correspond with the friends of patients; and all letters or packages to, or from, patients, must pa.s.s through the hands of the Superintendent or a.s.sistant Physician. All making of dresses, working of embroidery, or any mechanism, for the use of employees, is prohibited, unless by the special permission of the Superintendent; and no employee of the Inst.i.tution shall ever make any bargain with any patient, or his or her friends, or accept of any fee, reward or gratuity from any patient, or his or her friends, without the Superintendent's consent.

11. Employees will not be permitted to leave the Asylum without the consent of the Superintendent or a.s.sistant Physician, and, when allowed to leave, they will be expected to return by 9 o'clock P. M.-unless expressly permitted to remain out longer. Before leaving they must hang up their keys in the place, in the office, provided for that purpose.

Non-residents will not be permitted to remain in the Inst.i.tution at night without the knowledge and consent of the Superintendent or a.s.sistant Physician.

12. No person will be employed in or about the Asylum who is intemperate in habits, or who engages in gambling or any other immoral or disreputable practice; and as the patients are not allowed the use of tobacco, within the Asylum, the employees are expected not to use it, in any form, in their presence.

13. While employees are not prohibited from _occasionally_ visiting each other in their wards, it should never become a habit, and the indulgence is only allowed in view of the spirit of emulation, which may thus be encouraged by sometimes inspecting each other's sphere of duty. When it is discovered that the permission is abused, or that visits are being spent in idle conversation, it will be held as a violation of rule.

14. The two departments of the Inst.i.tution-male and female-must always be separate to its employees, and no person, whose post of duty is exclusively in the one, shall ever be permitted to enter the other, unless some express or proper occasion shall demand it; and any one who shall discover, and not disclose, or who shall in any way encourage, an acquaintance between two patients, of opposite s.e.x, will be held highly culpable for such misdemeanor, and will be forthwith dismissed from service.

15. No employee will be permitted to appropriate to his or her use any article belonging to the Asylum, or purchased for the use of the patients, however small or comparatively valueless it may be. From the salary of the person so offending, the cost of the article will be deducted, and he or she dismissed from service.

STEWARD.

1. The Steward shall have a general oversight of the business of the farm, garden, grounds, fences and buildings; he shall a.s.sist in maintaining the police regulations of the Asylum, observe the deportment of those employed in subordinate positions, see that they do their duty, and report to the Superintendent any instance of neglect or misconduct, that he may observe, or of which he may be informed; he shall see to the opening and closing of the house; that the employees rise and commence their duties at the ringing of the bell, and return at proper season at night; that the bell is rung promptly at such hours as may be designated, from time to time, by the Superintendent. He shall have a general care of the male patients, see that they are kindly treated, that their clothes are taken care of, that their food is properly cooked, served and distributed, that the rooms, pa.s.sages and other apartments are kept clean and properly warmed and ventilated, and that every thing pertaining to the Asylum property is kept in order and in good repair.

2. The Steward shall receive and store all provisions, fuel, clothing, etc. provided by contracts, and, also, all supplies purchased under the direction of the Superintendent, and he will be held responsible for the safe-keeping and economical distribution of the same.

3. He shall keep just, accurate and methodical accounts of all articles received, and all articles purchased by him, together with all distributions of supplies to the several departments of the Inst.i.tution-each and every day's accounts exhibiting, in detail, the number, quant.i.ty weight or measurement, as the nature of the case may be, of each and every article received, and from whom, and distributed, and to whom.

4. On the receipt of supplies, whether obtained under contract, or purchased by order of the Superintendent, the Steward shall require a bill or invoice of the same, and if, upon a careful examination of the quality, quant.i.ty, weight or measurement of the article or articles, they shall be found to correspond with the item or items of the bill, he shall enter the aggregate amount, with the date and number of the invoice, in a book provided for that purpose, after which he shall endorse the bill _correct_, and file it, together with an abstract of his daily disburs.e.m.e.nts, in the office of the Superintendent.

5. The Steward will be expected to devote his whole time to the interests of the Inst.i.tution, a.s.sist, in every way in his power, to preserve order in the house, and faithfulness among the employees, and see that all the rules and regulations of the Asylum are fully observed.

MATRON.

1. The Matron shall have charge of the female department of the Asylum.

It will be expected of her to be with the female patients, in all the wards, as much as possible; see that they are kindly treated; that their food is properly cooked, served and distributed; that their apartments are kept clean and in good order, and properly warmed and ventilated; that the female employees attend to their duties in all respects, and report to the Superintendent any departure, on their part, from the rules and regulations of the Inst.i.tution.

2. The bedding, table linen, napkins, and drapery furniture, carpets, table covers, and all similar property of the female department, as well as the clothing of the female patients, shall be under her general care and supervision. She shall direct the employment and amus.e.m.e.nts of all the inmates of the female wards; in short, it will be expected of her to look frequently and carefully into every interest connected with her department; and thus, by devoting her whole time to the Inst.i.tution, aid in every way in her power, in securing the comfort and recovery of the patients, and the general welfare of the Asylum.

CLERK.

1. It shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep a correct account, in a book provided for that purpose, of all supplies received by the Steward under contract, or purchased by him under direction of the Superintendent. He shall keep a careful account of all articles used and consumed in the Asylum daily, and at the end of every month, he shall make an exhibit of the receipts, expenditures, and disburs.e.m.e.nts-arranging the different articles used under appropriate headings, that the actual cost and consumption of each article, for each day, shall be correctly shown. He shall keep the ASYLUM ACCOUNT, the PHYSICIANS' DWELLING ACCOUNT, the GARDEN ACCOUNT, the OFFICE ACCOUNT, the FARM ACCOUNT, and the IMPROVEMENT AND REPAIRS ACCOUNT, each separate and distinct from the other, and make out separate and distinct monthly exhibits of each. He shall also make out, in connection with the exhibits of the above accounts, a table showing the combined total cost per day, and the combined total cost per month, with an average cost per day; and the average cost of each patient per day, and the average cost of each patient per month, together with any other items that may be of interest and utility to the Asylum. He shall make out a table showing what bills are to be paid on the last month's expenditures, and, also, a table exhibiting the Superintendent's estimate for the expenditures of the ensuing month.

2. It shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep a correct account of the patients received-entering, at the time of their admission, in a book provided for the purpose, a condensed copy of each commitment, with the facts set forth in the certificate of the examining physicians accompanying the same. He shall also note, in the same connection, the condition of the patient, as found by the Superintendent or a.s.sistant Physician, at the time of admission.

SUPERVISORS.

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