Authorizing municipalities other than townships to acquire by
gift, devise, or bequest, lands, chattels, securities and
funds for the establishment and maintenance of a hospital; to
appoint trustees of such property and funds, subject to the
approval of the orphans' court; to operate and maintain such
hospital through and by means of such trustees; and to expend
municipal funds to aid in the establishment and maintenance
of such hospital.
Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That any municipality, other
than townships, shall have power to acquire by gift, devise or
bequest, lands, chattels, securities and funds for the
establishment and maintenance of a hospital, for the purposes of
caring for the sick and injured residents of such municipality
and the vicinity thereof, and, for such purposes, to appropriate
and expend money of the municipality: Provided, That the poor
residents of such municipality shall receive free treatment, to
the extent that it is possible to provide for same with the
means available. Such hospital, or any ward therein, may be
named in accord with the wishes of any person making a
substantial donation thereto by will or otherwise.
Section 2. Said gifts, devises, bequests and appropriated
funds shall be under the supervision of a board of trustees, to
be appointed by the governing body of such municipality,
consisting of at least nine trustees, three of whom shall be
members of such governing body, three of whom shall be licensed
and practicing physicians in such municipality and the vicinity
thereof, and the remainder of which board shall consist of
residents of such municipality and vicinity thereof. Said
appointments shall at all times be made subject to the approval
of the orphans' court of the county in which said municipality
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