JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

the Department of Charities and Corrections of the City of
Baltimore, before whom any such alleged lunatic or insane
person is brought for commitment, under this section; if not
satisfied that such person is lunatic or insane, as defined in
Section three, of this Article, to notify the State's attorney of
said county or city, and he shall immediately thereupon bring
the said question before the Circuit Court of the said county
or the Criminal Court of Baltimore City, for the determination
in accordance with the provisions of this section. Nothing
contained in this section shall prevent the friends or relatives
of such lunatic or insane person from confining him or pro-
viding for his comfort.

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3. No person shall be deemed entitled to the benefit of the
preceding sections who shall possess or to be entitled to receive
sufficient income for his maintenance and support as a patient
in any home, retreat or hospital for the insane in this State,
or who has relatives or others legally chargeable with the sup-
port of the said person who are able to pay for the maintenance
and support of the said person as a patient at any home, retreat
or hospital for the insane in this State. The County Commis-
sioners of any county or the Supervisors of City Charities of
the Department of Charities and Corrections of the City of
Baltimore may consent in writing to the commitment in accord-
ance with the provisions of Section one, of this Article, of any
indigent insane person from the respective counties or the
city aforesaid not able to pay the whole cost of his mainte-
nance, but who may be able to pay for part thereof, as a reim-
bursing patient, and designate the rate per week which shall
be reimbursed to the county or City of Baltimore, from which
said patient is committed; but no person shall be committed as
a reimbursing patient who is himself able, or who has relatives
or others legally chargeable with the support of said person,
who are able to pay the rates for private patients at the State
hospital or at any institution, home or retreat for the insane
within the State.

Insane
patients not
entitled to
benefits of
preceding
section.

31 . No person shall be committed to or confined as a patient
in any institution, public, corporate or private, or almshouse
or other place for the care and custody of the insane or idiotic
except upon the written certificates of two qualified physcians
of the State of Maryland, made within one week after separate
examination by them of said alleged lunatic, and setting
forth the insanity or idiocy of such person and the reason for
such opinion. No certificate shall be of force which shall be
presented for the commitment of any patient more than thirty

Physicians cer-
tificate re-
quired, etc.