17-122.Hospital; establishment and control.A second-class city shall have power to erect, establish, and regulate hospitals, and to provide for the government and support of the same.SourceLaws 1879, § 39, III, p. 201; Laws 1881, c. 24, § 1, p. 194; R.S.1913, § 5016; C.S.1922, § 4185; C.S.1929, § 17-124; R.S.1943, § 17-122.