Officers.

VIII. It shall be lawful for the Governors, with the Approval of Superannuthe Inspectors of Lunatics or one of them, to direct that any Officer ation of who is incapable, from Age, Infirmity of Mind or Body, or otherwise, to discharge the Duties of his Office, shall be superannuated, and 5 shall receive such yearly Superannuation Pension as upon Consideration of all the Circumstances of each Case shall appear to be just, not exceeding such Proportion of his Salary and Allowances as herein-after mentioned, (that is to say,) for above Fifteen and less than Twenty Years Service, a Pension not exceeding Two Thirds of his Salary and 10 Allowances, and for above Twenty Years Service a Pension not exceeding his Salary and Allowances.

IX. The several Salaries and Superannuation Pensions now or Salaries and hereafter to become payable shall respectively be advanced, paid, ation Penpresented for, and raised in like Manner as any other Monies advanced sions, how to 15 or raised for supporting and maintaining such Asylums respectively be raised, &c. under the said recited Acts or any of them.

for Lunatics

X. Whereas Pauper Lunatics only can now by Law be admitted Provision into any such District Lunatic Asylums, and there are others of the not Paupers. industrious Classes suffering from Insanity who may be benefited by 20 Treatment in Lunatic Asylums, but whose Relatives are unable to meet the Expense of Private Asylums, and are not willing to accept gratuitous Relief, and it is expedient that some Provision should be made for such Classes: Be it therefore enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Governors of any District Lunatic Asylum (subject to any 25 Orders to be made by the Lord Lieutenant in Council) to receive as Inmates any Persons not coming under the Description of Pauper Lunatics (but to be treated in all respects as if Pauper Lunatics, Clothing only excepted), on such Terms as to Payment or otherwise as to the Governors shall seem proper, and the Monies so received as 30 Payment for such Persons shall be applied to the Support and Maintenance of such Asylums.

tenant may

XI. It shall be lawful for the Lord Lieutenant in Council from Lord LieuTime to Time to make any General or Special Orders regulating the by Orders Admission of such Lunatics not coming under the Description of regulate Admissions of 35 Paupers, or prohibiting the Admission of such Persons. Non-pauper Lunatics.

XII. This Act and the said recited Acts shall be construed Construction. together as if One Act.

(Ireland.)

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BILL

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Amend the Acts relating to Lunatic Asylums in
Ireland, so far as relates to Superannuations.

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HEREAS an Act was passed in the Session of Parliament Preamble. holden in the First and Second Years of His Majesty

King George the Fourth, intituled "An Act to make 1 & 2 G. 4. more effectual Provision for the Establishment of Asylums for the c. 33. 5 "Lunatic Poor and for the Custody of Insane Persons charged with "Offences in Ireland;" and the said Act was amended by the following Acts; that is to say, an Act of the Session holden in 6 G. 4. c. 54. the Sixth Year of His Majesty King George the Fourth, Chapter Fifty-four; an Act of the Session holden in the Seventh Year of His 7G. 4. c. 14. 10 Majesty King George the Fourth, Chapter Fourteen; an Act of the 11 G.4. & Session holden in the Eleventh Year of His Majesty King George 1 W. 4. c. 22. the Fourth, Chapter Twenty-two; an Act of the Session holden in 8 & 9 Vict. the Eighth and Ninth Years of Her Majesty, Chapter One hundred and seven; an Act of the Session holden in the Ninth and Tenth 9 & 10 Vict. C. 115. 15 Years of Her Majesty, Chapter One hundred and fifteen; and an Act of the Session holden in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Years of Her Majesty, Chapter One hundred and nine; and it is expedient to amend the said Acts so far as to enable the Governors to grant

C. 107.

18 & 19 Vict.

c. 109.

Short Title of Act.

Interpretation of Terms.

Superannuation of Officers.

Superannuations in certain Cases: Be it enacted by the Queen's most
Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords
Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament
assembled, and by the Authority of the same, as follows:

Construction.

I. In citing this Act for any Purpose whatever it shall be sufficient 5 to use the Expression "The Lunatic Asylums Superannuations, Ireland, Act, 1856.".

II. In the Interpretation of this Act, save where there is anything in the Subject or Context repugnant to such Construction, the Word

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Asylums" shall mean "Asylums for the Lunatic Poor" established 10 under the said recited Acts; and the Word "Officer" shall mean and include Managers, Chaplains, Physicians, Surgeons, Apothecaries, Matrons, Attendants, and Servants.

III. It shall be lawful for the Governors, with the Approval of the Inspectors of Lunatics, or One of them, to direct that any Officer 15 who is incapable, from Age, Infirmity of Mind or Body, or otherwise, to discharge the Duties of his Office, shall be superannuated, and shall receive such yearly Superannuation Pension as upon Consideration of all the Circumstances of each Case shall appear to be just, not exceeding such Proportion of his Salary and Allowances as herein-after 20 mentioned, (that is to say,) for above Fifteen and less than Twenty Years Service a Pension not exceeding Two Thirds of his Salary and Allowances, and for above Twenty Years Service a Pension not exceeding his Salary and Allowances.

Superan

IV. The several Superannuation Pensions hereafter to become 25 nuation Pen- payable shall respectively be advanced, paid, presented for, and raised

sions, how to

be raised, &c. in like Manner as any other Monies advanced or raised for supporting

and maintaining such Asylums respectively under the said recited Acts or any of them.

V. This Act and the said recited Acts shall be construed together 30 as if One Act.