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124 WHEREAS, there are several Tubercular Hospitals within the State classed as liberty free institutions, allowing the patients all the liberty necessary for their recovery and happiness; while there is one such Institution classed as compulsory or restricted Institut- ion, where the patients are kept under strict rules and guards if necessary to preserve the safety of such patients and to prevent them becoming a menace to their health and recovery, and to their -families -and the public; and WHERFA§4 certain patieftts, during treatments have heretofore imposed upon their liberty privilegeq,,and in some instances left the hospital before being released or dis- charged and returned to their homes, thereby becoming a menace to their families and the community; and, when -it becomes necessary to return them to the hospital all treatment and expenses theretofore incurred is wasted and treatment has to be started over, makthg it expensive on the County; and WHEREAS' it has become necessary that certain rules be prescribed by this Board to prevent such conduct on the part of the patients in the future; Now, therefore., PE IT RESOLVED, that in the future, all tuberculosis patients sent from this County to a tuberculosis sanatorium,be and they are required to remain at said Institution until fully and regularly released by the attending physician, and in the event any patient leaves without this permission that they be immediately arrested and placed in the Institution maintaining compulsory attendance and treatment, under the direction of such guards as may be necessary to insure their remaining there until safe for themselves and their families and the public -for them to leave; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED' that a copy of this Resolution be furnished to all tuber- culosis patients, whose treatment is being financed by the County and to -the hospital where they are sent. adopted. The foregoing Resolution was duly seconded by Commissloner.Waddell and unanimously - - - - - - - - - - - §EBASTIAN INEPT RESOLUTION Commissioner Hamilton introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption as followsyto-wit: WHEREAS, the Sebastian Inlet, as the same is now located and constructed' exists in Brevard County' Florida, at a point approximately one and one-half miles North of the North line of Indian River County, Florida; and, WHEREAS, the said Inlet has been constructed at said location subsequent to the establishing on the line between Brevard and St. Lucie Counties' now Brevard and Indian River Counties; and, WHEREAS, there exists a narrow strip of land, all unimproved, between the Indian River and zzk Ocean to, the South of said Sebastian Inlet which is now a part of Brevard County; and, WHEREAS, Brevard County has no access to this narrow strip of land; and, WHEREAS, the road to said Sebastian Inlet through the narrow strip of land above described is unimproved and practically impassible; and, WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, desires to improve said road in order to make the South side of said Sebastian Inlet accessible to the general public; and, WHEREAS, the Sebastian Inlet District which exists for the construction and main- tenance of this Inlet covers a part of both Indian River and Brevard Counties; Now, there- fore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida,,