Deseret Evening News | 1905-12-27 | Page 1 | State Bears Expense

t p t STATE STAT BEARS EARS EXPENSE rAW w on nn lt if Jt Indigent In Committed to II o lu Attorney General gave gc the tho Allowing opinion today tody In II tho the matter mater of at the tho expense of ot burial of ot Indigent In Inn Inne Mn n ne dying at the tho mental hospital who pay p J harry Harvy Har Cluff Clur Is Secretary etc Board of ot Commissioner of State Mental Hospital Prove Utah tail Dear Sir I beg to 10 reply to tl your favor tl 01 of ot yesterday that the expense of the tho care custody and maintenance of ot the tho Inch Insane after they reach the tho Mental anti are received by iy byth hythe th the authorities of ot that thiat Institution de tie devolves upon the state This Thu h liability la Is enjoined upon the tho state by b the provis provisions ions Of f section ma Statutes of or 38 The Tho lecton liability of ut the state Itale having been ben fixed by law la and attaching upon th the report of ot the guardian It If there thero be bo boone beOM one OM that all property of ot such luch insane Insano P peTon person r on Is exhausted al and nn Upon pon the ad admission mission mIlion of at such inch elch Insane person peron to the tho BUte such Buch liability Mental hospital continues until such uch insane Insano person Is Isn II n to mental and dis 1 or r Is Ia I removed by friends or rel rei u t t t should mala ut Insane person 4 O die cite while In the custody and care of I the thu Institution the tho expense lor for Inter Interment Interment ment meat would also devolve upon the tha state You Yu are Ire also al o further that when nn fin Indigent Insane inano person Is admitted to the State Mental hospital the state becomes liable turl the care rare anti main maintenance maintenance of or such luch person anti and for tor fortha forthe the tha burial expense of ot such Indigent In Inano ano person dying In iii the State tato Mental hospital unless the body bOd Is 18 taken by b some or friend of ot such person You hr therefore advised In Record accord ance with foregoing views Iel