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Officers of asylums.
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276.—(1) The visiting committee of every asylum shall appoint:—
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(a) A chaplain, who shall be in priest’s orders, and shall be licensed by the bishop of the diocese;
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(b) A medical officer, who shall reside in the asylum and shall not be the clerk or treasurer of the asylum;
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(c) A superintendent of the asylum, or, if there is more than one division, a superintendent of each division of the asylum, who shall be the resident medical officer or one of the resident medical officers of the asylum, or of the division of which he is appointed superintendent, unless a Secretary of State authorise the committee to appoint some other person than a medical officer to be superintendent;
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(d) A clerk;
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(e) A treasurer;
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(f) Such other officers and servants as they think fit.
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(2) The visiting committee may appoint a minister of any religious persuasion to attend patients of the religious persuasion to which the minister belongs.
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(3) The committee may remove any person appointed under this section, and if the office of chaplain, medical officer, superintendent, clerk, or treasurer becomes vacant, the committee shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy subject to the restrictions affecting the original appointment, and they may in their discretion fill any vacancies among other officers and servants of the asylum.
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(4) The committee may also appoint a visiting physician or surgeon to the asylum.
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(5) The salaries, wages, and remuneration of every person appointed under this section shall be fixed by the committee.
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