EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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cases of insanity in said institution, shall designate such of

them, if there be found any such cases in said insane asylum

as in the opinion of the members of said Lunacy Commission

can be safely and propely cared for in the almshouse, such

cases thus designated by the Lunacy Commission shall be

cared for in the almshouse of said county until otherwise pro-

vided for by law. All other cases of insane paupers from

Allegany County in said insane asylum shall be removed to

the hospital or hospitals with which the said commissioners

have contracts for their care, treatment, custody and support.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That as soon as the County

Commissioners of Allegany County have entered into the

contract or contracts with the hospital or hospitals herein-

before mentioned for the care of the pauper insane of said

county, and the Lunacy Commission shall have discharged

the duty imposed upon it by the fifth section of this Act,

the said County Commissioners shall remove or cause to be

Removal of

removed to the hospital or hospitals with which they have con-

insane cases

tracted for the care of said pauper insane, all the pauper

to hospitals.

insane from Allegany County then confined in said County

Insane Asylum, except those which the Lunacy Commission

designate to be cared for in the county almshouses ; after the

passage of this Act, if the County Commissioners of Allegany

County find it impossible to have the inmates of "Sylvan Re-

treat" cared for in some one or more of the institutions in

this State for the care of the insane, owing to the crowded

conditions of said institutions, they shall maintain said county

asylum, at the cost of the county, until the patients therein

can be received into some one or more of said institutions

in this State for the care and treatment of the insane. But

as soon, however, as said Commissioners can contract with

Not to treat
insane people.

one or more of said institutions for the care of the indigent

insane of Allegany County they shall do so and immediately

close said "Sylvan Retreat" as an insane asylum or place

for the care and treatment of the insane.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the removal of said pauper

insane from the Allegany County Insane Asylum, known as

"Sylvan Retreat," to the hospital or hospitals with which

the said Commissioners contract for the care of the same,

To supervise

shall be conducted under the direction and supervision of the

removals.

Lunacy Commission, but the cost thereof shall be paid by

the County Commissioners of Allegany County.

SEC 8. And be it enacted, That from and after the date

of removal of said pauper insane from said Allegany County