14-609. Same; use of hospital; fees; regulations.
14-609
14-609. Same; use of hospital; fees; regulations.
Every hospital established under this act shall be for the benefit of
all the inhabitants of said city, and of any person falling sick or being
injured or maimed within its limits, but every such inhabitant or person
who is not a pauper shall pay to the board of hospital trustees, or such
officer as it shall designate for such city hospital, a reasonable
compensation for occupancy, nursing, care, medicine or attendants,
according to the rules and regulations prescribed by said board, such
hospital always being subject to such reasonable rules and regulations as
said board shall adopt in order to render the use of such hospital of the
greatest benefit to the greatest number. And said board may exclude from
the use of such hospital any and all inhabitants and persons who shall
willfully violate such rules and regulations; and said board may extend the
privileges and use of such hospital to persons residing outside of such
city upon such terms and conditions as said board may from time to time by
its rules and regulations prescribe.
History: L. 1917, ch. 104, § 8; April 3; R.S. 1923, § 14-609.