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lease or rent the real estate in the city and county of Philadelphia, devised to the city by Stephen Girard, whenever the same or any part thereof shall be vacant, to take all necessary and proper measures for its preservation and repairs, and for the recovery and collection of the rents accruing thereon, and whose duty it shall be to attend to the investment of all moneys in the hands of the said Treasurer, which, in pursuance of the will of Stephen Girard, or of any ordinance or resolution of Councils, it may be necessary to invest, and shall exercise a general supervision and superintendence over the subjects referred to in this ordinance, and to perform such other duties as by this or any other ordinances or resolutions of Councils may be required; and to appoint a suitable person, if such appointment should be deemed necessary by the Commissioners, to inspect and superintend all the lands and farms lying in the county of Philadelphia, and make report to the Commissioners, whose compensation shall be fixed by the said Commissioners; provided it does not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars per annum. Provided always, that all leases and agreements for the renting of real estate, shall be executed by the Mayor, for and in behalf of the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of Philadelphia.

Section 5. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Board shall keep regular minutes of their proceedings, and all orders by them made, and may appoint a Secretary, and assign to him a reasonable compensation.

Section 6. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Agent shall, at least twice in each week, justly and truly account with the Treasurer for all moneys that may come into his hands, and pay over the same to the said Treasurer. And in case of the failure or refusal of such Agent to account or pay over, it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to report the same immediately to the Presidents of the Select and Common Councils, who shall forthwith call a meeting of Councils, who may remove the said Agent from office.

Section 7. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Treasurer shall receive all money arising out of the real or personal estate devised and bequeathed to the city by Stephen Girard, and shall forthwith deposit the same in such incorporated bank, within the city, as the Board of Commissioners hereinbefore provided for, or the Councils, may direct; and he shall keep full, clear and accurate accounts of all his receipts and disbursements, in such form, and with such securities against fraud, as the Board of Commissioners hereinbefore provided for shall approve, or as the Councils may direct. Provided, that he shall exactly comply with all directions relating to the mode of keeping his accounts contained in the will of Stephen Girard, and especially in the 24th section thereof: and provided further, that such system of accounts shall correspond as nearly as may be practicable with that now used by the City Treasurer.

Section 8. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Treasurer shall pay no moneys except upon the warrant of the Mayor, founded upon an actual appropriation by Councils, unless where such moneys are to be drawn for the purpose of investing; and the warrant of the Mayor shall be founded in all cases on a requisition of a majority of the Board of Commissioners hereinbefore provided for, setting forth distinctly its object.

Section 9. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Board shall prepare, and present to Councils, at the first meeting in January, April, July, and October of each year, a report in duplicate of their proceedings for the three months ending on the 31st of December, the 31st of March, the 30th of June, and the 30th of September next preceding, accompanied by an estimate of the appropriations necessary for the management of the Girard Estate (including the improvement, preservation, and repairs of

real estate,) and by such other suggestions for the information of Councils as may seem to them important. Section 10. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Treasurer shall prepare, and present to Councils, at the first meeting in each year, a detailed account, in duplicate, concerning the moneys arising from the estate of Stephen Girard, and the investment and application thereof; and also a concise but plain account of the state of the trusts, and of the devises and bequests of the said Stephen Girard, for the year ending the 31st December next preceding. And he shall, moreover, furnish to Councils, immediately after the expiration of each quar ter, an exhibit of all the receipts and disbursements of the fund, and such other information, within the scope of his duties, as the Board of Commissioners, hereinbefore provided for, or Councils, may from time to time require.

Section 11. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the salary of the Agent shall be fifteen hundred dollars per annum, and the salary of the Treasurer shall be fifteen hundred dollars per annum, payable quarterly out of the Girard Fund.

Section 12. And be it further ordained aud enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a Joint Committee of three members from each Council shall, until it be otherwise ordered, have charge of the real estate out of the city and county of Philadelphia, devised to the city by Stephen Girard, with like powers in relation to its management, as the several standing committees upon city property have.

Section 13. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Board of Commissioners created by this ordinance, may occupy any suitable building belonging to the Girard Estates, for the purpose of conducting their business, and securing all papers, documents and vouchers relating there. to.

Section 14. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the books, records and documents of the Board of Commissioners shall be open to the inspection of the members of the Select and Common Councils.

Section 15. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no member of the Select and Common Councils shall hold any station whatever to which emolument or compensation may be attached in anywise connected with the Estate of Stephen Girard, or the trusts created by his will; nor shall any such member, or any officer or agent by them appointed, or any officer of the Corporation of Philadelphia, be appointed or employed, or directly or indirectly interested or concerned in any contract, engagement or arrangement for doing any work, or furnishing any materials whereby any profit or advantage may enure to him, in anywise connected with the Girard Estateor Trusts.

Section 16. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a Special Standing Com mittee of Accounts, consisting of three members of each Council, shall be chosen annually by ballot of each Council, at a stated meeting of Councils in October, who shall examine quarterly, or oftener if they shall deem it necessary, the Treasurer's account comparing the actual receipts and expenditures with the entries and exhibits thereof. They shall ascertain by reference to the contracts, engagements, resolutions and records of the Board of Commissioners, or of any ordinances or resolutions of Councils, in such manner as may be satisfactory to them. They shall compare the sums received and paid with the sums actually charged and credited in the Treasurer's account, and as soon as they have completed their quarterly investigation, or as often as they may deem it expedient, report the same to Councils.

Enacted into an ordinance this tenth day of January, A. D. 1833.

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of such joint meeting to cause publication to be made
immediately thereafter, of all the names so recorded, in

For the Government of the Board of Commissioners of the at least four of the daily newspapers printed in the city

Girard Estates.

Section 1. The officers and agents of the Board shall be a President, a Secretary, an Agent of farms and lots, and a Messenger: all of whom shall hereafter be elected by ballot annually in October.

per annum.

Section 2. The salary of the Secretary shall be $400 He shall perform all the duties usually performed by secretaries, in such manner as the Board may direct, and shall attend at the office two hours every day.

Section 3. The salary of the Messenger shall be $200 per annum.

Section 4. The Board shall be divided into three standing committees, of three members each.

1. A Committee on Real Estate, who shall have the more immediate care of the buildings belonging to the estate in the city and liberties.

2. A Committee on Farms and Lots, who shall have charge of that description of the property of the estate, which they shall visit at least twice in each year; and whose duty it shall be to consider whatever relates to the improvement of lots by building upon them, or disposing of them by lease.

3. A Committee of Accounts and Finance, who shall examine all accounts presented to the Board, and who shall have all matters relating to stocks and investments under its care.

Section 5. The stated meetings of the Board shall be held on the evenings of Saturday in each week, at seven o'clock, from the first of November to the first of April, and the remainder of the year on Tuesday mornings at nine o'clock.

of Philadelphia, three times in each.

Section 3. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Select and Common Councils shall assemble in joint meeting on the second Monday in February next, and shall then and there choose, by ballot, fifteen citizens of Philadelphia, not members of either Council to be trustees of the Girard College.

Section 4. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That as soon as the said elections shall be completed, the Clerks of the Select and Common Councils shall divide the persons so chosen, by lot, into three classes, of five each, the first class to serve one year, the second to serve two years, and the third to serve three years, and shall record the result upon the minutes of the joint meeting.

Section 5. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That on the second Monday in February of each succeeding year, the Select and Common Councils, in joint meeting, shall elect five citizens of Philadelphia, not members of either Council, to serve as Trustees of the Girard College for the term of three years next ensuing, and to supply the place of those whose term of service shall have expired.

Section 6. And be it further ordained aud enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any vacancy in the Board of Trustees, arising from the death, resignation, or removal from the city of any member, or from the circumstance of any person elected declining to serve, shall be supplied by a special election, to be had as early as convenient after such vacancy is known to exist.

Section 7. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Trustees first chosen shall meet within ten days after their appointment, and shall elect one of their own number to be President, and one other person, not of their own number, to be Secre

Section 6. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the President, or at the request of two members. The Secretary shall insert on the notices of such meetings the object of the call, and no other business shall be transacted without the consent of all the mem-tary of the Board, and that the election of President and bers present.

Section 7. The order of business at the stated meetings shall be,

1. The roll called and the minutes of the preceding meeting read, corrected if necessary, and adopted. 2. Communications from the Treasurer.

3. Communications from the Agent.

4. Communications from the Agent of Farms.
5. Reports of Committees.

6. Unfinished business from the minutes.
Section 8. The office hours of the Treasurer shall be
from nine o'clock A. M. to three o'clock P. M.
Section 9. That the President shall appoint all Com-
mittees, unless otherwise ordered by the Board.

Secretary shall take place, in each succeeding year, at
the meeting next after the second Monday in February.

Section 8. And be it further ordained and enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the Secretary so chosen
shall keep regular minutes of the proceedings and trans-
actions of the Board, and shall perform such other ser-
vices as the Councils or the Trustees may from time to
time require, for all which he shall receive a reasonable
compensation, to be fixed by the Board of Trustees,
not exceeding six hundred dollars per annum, payable
quarterly.

Section 9. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no member of the said Board of Trustees shall be allowed or receive any compensation for his services, directly or indirectly, nor An Ordinance for the management of the Girard College. Common Council, at any time, hold any station or pershall any member of the said Board, or of the Select or Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted by the citizens form any work or duty, to which compensation or emoof Philadelphia, in Select and Common Councils assem- lument may be attached, relating to the said college, nor bled, That the Mayor of the city, the President of the shall such member of the Board, or any officer, or agent Select Council, and the President of the Common Coun- by them appointed, or any member of the Select or cil, for the time being, and fifteen other persons, to be Common Council, be directly or indirectly concerned chosen in the manner hereinafter specified, shall consti- in any contract, arrangement, or engagement, for doing tute a Board of Directors of the Girard College, whose any work, or furnishing any materials, whereby any duty it shall be to superintend the organization and ma-profits or advantage may ensue to him, relating to the nagement of the said college in conformity with the erection or management of said college. will of the late Stephen Girard, and with such ordinances as the Select and Common Councils may from time to time enact in relation thereto.

Section 2. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Select and Common Councils shall assemble in joint meeting, on the first Monday of February in each year, and shall then and there record the names of such citizens of the city of Philadelphia as may by any member or members of either of the Councils be proposed as members of such board of trustees, and it shall be the duty of the clerks

Section 10. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of the said Trustees, as soon as practicable, to prepare and submit to Councils for their approbation, the plan of a system of government and instruction for the said college, having reference to the provisions of the will of Stephen Girard, so far as they are express upon this subject.

Section 11. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Trustees of the Girard College shall, from time to time, as occasion may

require, present to Councils detailed estimates of the sums of money required for the performance of the duties assigned them, in order that all necessary and pro per appropriations may be made; but that such Trustees shall not enter into any contract or engagement whatsoever, unless expressly authorized to make the same, or unless a regular appropriation has been made for that object.

Section 12. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the power of appointing and removing all officers, Professors, Tutors, and Agents, necessary for the government and instruction of the Girard College, and of admitting and dismissing scholars, subject to all the provisions of the will of Stephen Girard relating thereto, shall be vested in the said Board of Trustees and in their successors for ever.

Section 13. And be it further ordained and enacted by the authority aforesaid, That ten of the said Trustees shall be a quorum for the transaction of business, who, in the absence of the President, shall appoint a President pro tempore.

Enacted into an Ordinance, January 31st, 1833.

PRISON DISCIPLINE.

The annexed circular and queries lately issued by the Philadelphia Society for alleviating the miseries of public prisoners, are recommended to the attention of

those who can furnish the desired information. To the zeal and industry of this Society the state is already largely indebted for many improvements in our penal system, and it is with a view to collect facts, tending to point out further defects, and suggest future remedies, that these queries are now addressed to gentlemen throughout the state.

Office of the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the
Miseries of Public Prisons.

No. 119, WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, SEPTEM-
BER 16, 1833.
SIR-

The Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons, feel a deep solicitude to obtain accurate information in relation to the state of the County Jails throughout this Commonwealth, and have directed the undersigned to request you to aid them in ob taining their object.

The undersigned, therefore, take the liberty of transmitting to you the enclosed questions, and will feel particularly obliged if you will give them the desired information, as regards the Jail of your County, at as early a period as will suit your convenience. Yours,

Very respectfully,

JAMES J. BARCLAY, BARTHOLOMEW WISTER, Secretaries and Committee of

Correspondence of the P. P. S.

QUESTIONS.

1. When was your County Jail erected? What are its dimensions, and the number and size of the rooms? Of what materials is it constructed, and what did it cost? How many of the rooms are appropriated to the use of the prisoners? Is there any dungeon, and if so, is it now used, or how long since it has been used? How many yards are there, and how often do the prisoners take exercise in them?

2. Are there any solitary cells, and are they so placed as that prisoners can hold any communication with each other, while so confined? State the number and dimensions of the cells, and the mode of warming, ventilating, and lighting them. What is the longest, and what the usual time of confining prisoners in the solita.

ry cells? By what authority are prisoners so confined? Are they employed while in these cells, and at what work? 3. How is the Prison warmed and ventilated? 4. What means are used to classify the prisoners? Is all communication between the sexes prevented? Are the untried prisoners separated from the convicts and vagrants? Do the debtors ever associate with the untried prisoners or convicts?

5. How are the convicts fed and clothed? What is the ration allowed each convict? What provision is made by the County for the support of the untried pri soners and vagrants? Do they receive any provisions and clothing from their friends?

6. Are any ardent spirits allowed to the prisoners? 7. In case of sickness, how are the prisoners taken care of? Is there a physician employed by the County? 8. What kind of bedding is furnished to the priso ners?

9. What is the average number of prisoners in jail during the year?

10. What has been the annual number of commitments for the last ten years, and what the offences for that period?

11. What are the annual expenses of your Prison' 12. What effect has been produced by imprisonment in your Jail, on the morals and health of the prisoners? 13. Is it contemplated to erect a new Jail in your County, or to alter the present one?

14. Is any religious or other instruction given to the prisoners, and to what extent?

15. Are the prisoners employed?

the last ten years? State the number, and means by 16. Have there been any escapes from your Jail for which they have been effected.

17. What punishments are inflicted on the prisoners for misbehaviour? What proportion of prisoners has been re-committed to prison after their discharge? Any other information you may be pleased to com municate, will be thankfully received.

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The Managers of the Asylum submit to the contribu tors the following detailed account of the state of the Institution, and of their proceedings since their last report.

During the past year 32 patients have been admitted into the Asylum; and the number under care at the commencement of the year was 46. Twenty-six patients have been discharged during the year; ten have died; and there remain in the house 42 patients. Of those who have been discharged 15 were restored; 3 much improved; 3 improved; and 5 without improvement. Of those who remain in the house, 7 are restored; 5 are much improved; 5 are improved; and of the re maining 25, in whom there is little or no improvement, 21 are old and apparently incurable cases, Of the ten cases of death which occurred, 2 were of extreme old age, and one was that of a patient brought to the Asy. lum in a state of extreme exhaustion.

From the Treasurer's report, it appears that the ba lance in his hands on the 1st instant, was 389 dollars 6 cents. The sum which has accrued for the board of patients is 6394 dollars 62 cents; the sum of 1433 dol lars has been received in contributions and donations. The whole amount expended for all purposes, has been 10,650 dollars 96 cents, exclusive of 1030 dollars due and unpaid.

The managers have erected a substantial stone wall ten feet high, around the patients' yards, in pursuance of the authority granted to them by the contributors. The cost of this improvement has been 3262 dollars 30

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cents. It has also been found necessary to erect addi-
tional furnaces for warming the wings by heated air, to
remove the old furnaces, the construction of which ren-
dered them dangerous, and nearly useless-and to re-
place them by others differently constructed. The new
warming apparatus has been found fully to answer its
intention, and to keep the day rooms, and the chambers
and passages of the wings and end buildings entirely
comfortable in the coldest weather of the past season.
About one thousand dollars has been expended in
these alterations.

The managers have been obliged to borrow two thou-
sand six hundred dollars, to enable them to meet these
and other expenses; thereby increasing the debt of the
contributors to 12,100 dollars.

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Over 1 and under

In our last report, it was stated that Dr. Edward Taylor and his wife had given notice to the managers of their intention to leave the Asylum, and that John C. and Lætitia Redmond, had been chosen to succeed them. Dr. Taylor resigned his charge to his successor early in' the third month last, and remained a few days at the Asylum, in order to introduce the new Superintendent. On the 15th of that month his valuable wife was seized with paralysis in getting out of the carriage, after having attended the meeting at Frankford, and died on the 23d of the same month. Her duties as matron of the Asylum had been arduous, and she had fulfilled them in a manner highly acceptable to the managers. death, at the time when she was preparing to enjoy the of the fourth class, leisure of a private home, is an affecting and instructive example of the uncertainty of earthly expectations.

Her

The change in the Medical department alluded to in our last report, was soon afterwards completed, by the appointment of Dr. Thomas S. Kirkbride, as House Physician. The manner in which this part of the Institution has been conducted, is satisfactory to the managers; and we subjoin from the Annual Report of the Physicians, the following paragraphs, as containing interesting and useful information.

Over 5 years,

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"In this statement are included several cases of relapse, the subjects of which have been for a long time liable to periodical attacks of mania; they are here considered as "recent," as they have been promptly re

"During the last year, thirty-two patients have been received into the Asylum; these, with the forty-six re-lieved by treatment. maining at the last annual report, make seventy-eight "Two of the cases of the first class, marked as "much patients, resident in the Institution during the year end-improved," are convalescent, but sufficient time has not ing 3rd Mo. 9, 1833. In noticing the results of the elapsed for their entire restoration. treatment of these patients, our statement will be rendered more clear, by classifying them according to the duration of the disease; a point on which its curability mainly depends.

years,

"Of the six cases reported last year, as restored and remaining in the house, four were subject to periodical attacks of mania; three of whom have received medical treatment during the present year, rendered necessary by the recurrence of their disease.

"The first class includes those who have been effect. ed six months or under; the second, those whose disease has lasted more than six months, and less than one year; the third class comprehends those, whose disorder has existed more than one year, and less than five; and the fourth class includes affections of more than five standing. We think it will be obvious from the state ment, that in the treatment of insanity, as in every other disease,success is correspondent to the promptness with which the means of cure are administered: when promptly attended to, and the patient placed in a situation where he is under a proper system of management, a favorable result may generally be anticipated; but if this is neglected, and the malady becomes chronic, few are more difficult of cure. It is of the greatest importance, then, that those interested for persons suffering under this disease, who are entitled to admission into the Asylum, should place them there at as early a period of the attack as practicable, in order that they may reap the full benefit of those advantages, which an institution exclusively devoted to the relief of such cases, An unavoidable consequence of this change in the must necessarily possess over every domestic arrange-medical department, has been a considerable increase of ment. Of the forty-six patients remaining at the last annual report, there were

"In concluding this report, we will observe, that where a judicious system of medical treatment is steadily pursued, in such an institution as the Asylum, it exerts a strong influence on other departments, which would not at first sight be obvious. The main object being the welfare and comfort of the patients; all other considerations are made to give place to this. A course of moral treatment, is almost a necessary consequence of a proper sense of the value of medical remedies. They in fact are parts of the same system. After what are called medical means have been successfully resorted to, to remove obvious physical disease, moral treatment will then be found very efficient in restoring and strengthening the functions of the diseased organ. And we believe it is only by thus uniting them, that full benefit can be derived from either."

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ROBERT MORTON,
CHARLES EVANS.

Philadelphia, 3d Mo. 9, 1833.

expenditure. And although we believe the Asylum,as a Hospital for the insane, has never been in a more satisfactory and encouraging condition, we view the state of its finances with much solicitude.

The receipts from the Board of Patients are insufficient to defray the current expenses; which cannot be

materially curtailed, without essentially injuring the ef- In the hands of the Treasurer, ficiency of the Institution.

This deficiency, there is ground to fear, will increase: and we earnestly solicit the friends of the institution, to make a strenuous effort to obtain subscriptions for the relief of its funds.

The contributors at their last meeting, appointed a committee to obtain donations and contributions; and it was agreed, that all the Agents of the Monthly Meetings should be members of that Committee. They are therefore earnestly requested to exert themselves on behalf of the Asylum. We hope, that an Institution which has long been a favorite object with Friends, which has so well answered the purpose in view, and which is yet so heavily burdened, will not be allowed to sink beneath a weight of debt; but that by timely exertion throughout the Yearly Meeting, a sum may be raised, which shall place the Institution on a safe and prosperous basis.

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Chargeable this year,
Damages done by patients,

593 78

Superintendent, 500 00
Board of Patients.

$2614 25

6355 59

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88 80

2600 00

Ground Rents.

Two year's due 1st mo. 1st, 1833,
Louns this year.

At five and a half per cent. per annum,
Contributions, Life Subscriptions.
Members of Philadelphia Mo. Meet-

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Northern District,
Southern do.

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275 00

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Previous to the admission of such patient, an examination shall be made of the case, by the attending or one of the consulting physicians, and his certificate obtained that such person has been examined by him, is found to be deprived of the use of his or her reason, and may, with propriety be admitted as a patient into the Asylum:" and the following bond shall be signed by two persons, as sureties, (one of whom must reside in or near Philadelphia,) for the regular payment of such board as may be agreed upon by the visiting managers. Application is hereby made for the admission of as a patient into the Asylum for the relief of persons deprived of the use of their reason; upon whose admission, we severally engage

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