Medical Jurisprudence, Volume 3 (of 3)Paris, John Ayrton
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Medical Jurisprudence, Volume 3 (of 3)
Paris, John Ayrton
Medical laws and legislation -- Great Britain
And be it further enacted, That in case the keeper of any house or place
for the reception of Lunaticks, within the cities of _London_ or
_Westminster_, or within seven miles distance thereof, or within the
county of _Middlesex_, shall refuse all or any of the said
commissioners, at the time of their visitation, admittance into such
house or place as aforesaid, with or without their secretary, the master
or keeper of such house or place shall, for such offence, forfeit his
licence.
And be it further enacted, That the said commissioners, or any three or
more of them, shall, from time to time, cause an exact account to be
kept of all their proceedings; and all such accounts shall be entered in
the same register as the minutes taken at their visitations are directed
to be entered as aforesaid; and the said register shall be lodged in the
College of Physicians in a strong chest or box, which said chest or box
shall be under the care of the beadle or house-keeper belonging to the
said College, and shall be carefully locked up, from time to time, by
the secretary to the said commissioners, and the key thereof kept by
such secretary; which said register shall be deemed to belong to the
said commissioners, and the key of the said chest or box shall be
delivered over to every succeeding secretary, whenever the former
secretary shall go out of office, and be kept by such succeeding
secretary in manner aforesaid, for the use of the said commissioners.
Provided always, That the president of the said College shall have
liberty to inspect the said register, from time to time, as often as he
shall think proper, provided such inspection be made at the College, and
in the presence of the secretary to the said commissioners.
And be it further enacted, That if any person shall apply to one of the
commissioners, in order to be informed whether any particular person or
persons have been confined in any of the said licensed houses, and the
said commissioners shall think it reasonable to permit such inquiry to
be made, and shall sign an order, directed to the secretary for that
purpose; he, the said secretary, is hereby required, upon the receipt of
such order, to make search upon his papers: and if it shall appear upon
such search, that the person or persons so enquired after have been
confined in any of the said houses, the said secretary shall immediately
acquaint the persons so applying with the name of the keeper in whose
house, and also the names of those by whose direction and advice, such
person or persons have been so confined.
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