854

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

the State of Maryland, incorporated by the General Assem-
bly of Maryland at its session of eighteen hundred and
eighty -eight, Chapter one hundred and eighty -three,"
passed at the session of eighteen hundred and ninety-four,
Chapter five hundred and sixty-two.

Maryland
Asylum and
Training
School for
Feeble Minded

WHEREAS, It is represented to this General Assembly that
a number of the children now inmates of the Maryland Asylum
and Training School for Feeble Minded have reached or are
approaching adult age, and the Board of Visitors in charge
of said Asylum and Training School are in doubt as to the
extent of their authority to retain the custody and control of
such inmates after reaching the age of twenty-one years; and
whereas, the welfare of said inmates and of the State requires
that they shall be kept under proper surveillance and custody
until they can be safely left to care for themselves; therefore,

Shall report to
Lunacy Com-
mission names
of inmates
twenty-one
years of age.

SECTION 1. Re it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That it shall be the duty of the Visitors of the Maryland
Asylum and Training School for Feeble Minded to report or
cause to be reported to the Lunacy Commission the names of
all inmates in said Asylum and Training School as wards of
the State whom they know or have reason to believe to be
twenty-one years of age, with such information as said Visitors
possess as to the age, condition and parentage of such inmates,
and the place of residence of the parents or other near rela-
tives or friends of such inmates if known.

Commission
shall examine
said inmates
as to mental
condition, etc

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That when the Lunacy Commis-
sion receive the report required by the preceding section, it
shall be the duty of such Commission without delay to ex-
amine, or cause to be examined, by at least two competent
physicians such inmate or inmates with special reference to
his, her or their mental condition, and if the members of said
Lunacy Commission, after such examination shall have been
made, shall be of opinion such inmate or inmates so examined
is or are by reason of mental imbecility, idiocy or unsound-

Report to
Circuit Court
of Balto. Co.

ness of mind, incapable of taking proper care of themselves;
they shall report such fact to the Circuit Court for Baltimore
County with the reason for their opinion therefor.

Court shall
examine same
etc.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That when the report mentioned
in the preceding section shall have been filed in said court, it
shall be the duty of the judge or judges thereof to examine
the same, and if of the opinion from such report and the reason
given therein that the welfare of such inmate would be pro-