218.44  Wages paid to dependent — deposits.
  If such wage be paid, the administrator in control of such institution may pay all or any part of the same directly to any dependent of such resident, or may deposit such wage to the account of such resident, or may so deposit part thereof and allow the resident a portion for the resident’s own personal use, or may pay to the county of commitment all or any part of the resident’s care, treatment or subsistence while at said institution from any credit balance accruing to the account of said resident.
[SS15, §5718-a11a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3327; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.44]
83 Acts, ch 96, §159, 160