456 ARTICLE 16.

court of equity in the city of Baltimore, or in the county in which he re-
sides, setting forth the facts upon which he relies, and praying that an
order may be passed prohibiting his wife from pledging his credit. And
thereupon a summons shall be issued for his wife, requiring her to answer
the petition within such time as the court may fix; and if, upon the service
of said summons and the expiration of said time and proof taken, the court
shall be satisfied that the petitioner is supplying his wife with all neces-
saries to which she is entitled, or with funds reasonably sufficient to pur-
chase them, having regard to her station and the means of the petitioner,
and that the pledging of the petitioner's credit is being abused by his wife,
the said Court shall pass an order as prayed in said petition, and notice of
the passage of said order given by the petitioner in writing to any trades-
man or other person shall be sufficient to prevent such tradesman or other
person from recovering from the petitioner for any work thereafter done
for, or goods, wares or merchandise thereafter furnished to the petitioner's
Avife or on her order.

As to " Husband and Wife," see art. 45.

An. Code, sec. 49. 1906, ch. 768.

50. Any tradesman or other person who shall, after the receipt of said
notice, institute against the petitioner any action, or make any effort to
collect from him any bill or charge for such goods, wares or merchandise,
or work, shall be liable to an action by the petitioner for damages for the
annoyance and mortification thereby inflicted.

An. Code, sec. 50. 1906, ch. 768.

51. In any application provided for in section 49, the wife shall be
entitled to have counsel for the protection of her interests and rights, whose
service shall be paid for by the petitioner to an amount to be fixed by the
said court; and the wife shall have the right at any time to apply to the
said court for a rescission of the said order in case the petitioner shall dis-
continue supplying, her with reasonable necessaries or funds reasonably
sufficient to purchase the same as aforesaid, and the petition, answer and
all other papers filed, and all hearings and proceeding under this section
and under section 49 shall be private so far as may be lawful.

Inebriates.

An. Code, sec. 51. 1904, sec. 47. 1888, sec. 47. 1888, ch. 71. 1894, ch. 474.

52. Whenever, by petition, under oath, any person shall be alleged to
be an habitual drunkard, incapable of taking care of himself or his prop-
erty, any circuit court of this State and also either of the circuit courts of
Baltimore city shall have the power, in its discretion, on such preliminary
examinations or inquiry, as it may think proper to make ex parte, to issue
a warrant to the sheriff of the county or city, respectively, to arrest and
bring the party so charged before such court; and it shall be the duty of
the sheriff to obey such warrant; and such court shall cause a jury of good
and lawful men, to be summoned by the said sheriff, to be empaneled forth-
with, and shall charge said jury, under oath, to inquire, in the presence