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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Abolishing an

Insane Asylum, as herein provided for, known as

insane asy-
lum.

"Sylvan Retreat," shall be abolished and cease to be main-

tained by the County Commissioners of Allegany County as

an insane asylum or place for the care of the insane.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That immediately after this

Act takes effect the County Commissioners of Allegany County

To remove pay

shall notify the proper person or persons to remove from

patients.

"Sylvan Retreat," or the Allegany County Insane Asylum,

any and all pay patients who may be in said institution at

that time.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That after said Allegany County

Insane Asylum shall be abolished under the provisions of this

Provision for

Act, the County Commissioners shall, from time to time, make

care of the

insane.

provision for the care, treatment, custody and support of any

citizen of Allegany County who may be adjudged insane and

a pauper thereafter, in one of the hospitals for the care of

the insane in Maryland until otherwise provided by law, upon

the same terms and conditions as herein provided ; and said

commissioners are authorized to levy such sum upon the

taxable property in said County as may be necessary to meet

the expense thereof.

SEC.11. And be it enacted, That the County Commissioners

Authorized to

of Allegany County are hereby authorized and directed to

use unex-
pended

use so much of the money levied upon the taxable property

moneys.

of said county, at the last county levy, for the support and

maintenance of the Allegany County Insane Asylum, known

as "Sylvan Retreat,'' as may be unexpended at the date of

the passage of this Act, in defraying the cost of removing

the pauper insane of Allegany County from said asylum under

the provisions of this Act, also in paying for the care of said

insane in the hospital or hospitals to which they may be

removed.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That the County Commissioners

of Allegany County are hereby authorized and directed to

Levying sum
of money.

levy such sum annually upon the taxable property in said

county as may be necessary to meet the expense of having

the pauper insane of said county, cared for under the pro-

visions of this Act.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That Sections 171, 172 and

173 of Article I of the Public Local Laws of Allegany County,

title "Insane Asylum," and all other laws and parts of laws

repugnant to or inconsistent with this Act, be and the same

Prior laws re-

are hereby repealed from and after the date of the removal

pealed.

of the pauper insane of Allegany County from the Allegany

County Insane Asylum as hereinbefore provided for.