Health - Historical Notes

The following summary is included herein for reference purposes.

1. Private Acts of 1931, Chapter 18, declared that the superintendent of the county asylum for the poor in Stewart County shall hold office, and be elected by the quarterly court of the county for a term of four years, the first election hereunder to take place at the October, 1934, term. The superintendent shall receive as compensation for his services a sum not to exceed $15 and to be no lower than $12 per month per patient. The governor of the state would appoint someone to serve until the quarterly court elected a successor in October, 1934