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ART. 59.] LUNATICS AND INSANE. 955

ARTICLE LIX.

LUNATICS AND INSANE.

Lunatic or Insane Paupers.

1. Inquiry and commitment; friends
not prevented from caring for.
2. Removal from almshouse to hos-
pital, expenses at hospital.
3. Who is to be deemed a lunatic
pauper.

Insanity as a Defence in Crim-
inal Cases.

4. Jury to find.
5. Commitment if still insane
6. Where no indictment has been
found.
7. Arrest during recess of court
8. Cases in which these sections apply.
9. Trustee of such lunatic, appoint-
ment and duties

Trustees of the Poor.

10 Duties of.
11. Powers of courts of equity.

Lunacy Commission.

12. To supervise institutions for in-
sane.
13. Constitution of commission.
14. Terms of office, vacancies
15. Qualifications of members of the
commission.
16. Compensation
17. Secretary, by-laws and regulations.

18. Commission to meet, when.
19 Inspections
20. Sane persons confined
21. Officers in charge to and commis-
sion, penalty
22. Powers of commission, appeal.
23 Report to governor
24. Institutions to report to commis-
sion.
25. Officer not complying, penalty.
26. Record to be kept by superin-
tendents
27 License to keep asylum.
28 Application, refusal, appeal.
29 Neglect to take out, penalty; form
of license
30 Attendants to act as police
31 Certificate of insanity.
32 Certifying physician not to be in-
terested in asylum.
33 Description of cases to be kept.
34. Commission' s functions as coroner
35. Correspondence allowed patients;
penalty for withholding
36. Detention without compliance
with regulations.

37. Voluntary commitment.
38. Physician to be in attendance.

Lunatic or insane Paupers.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 58, sec. 1. 1834, ch 194.

1. When any person is alleged to be a lunatic or insane pauper,
the circuit court for the county in which such person may reside,
or the criminal court of Baltimore, (if such person resides in the
city of Baltimore,) shall cause a jury of twelve good and lawful
men to be empanelled forthwith, and shall charge the said jury

 

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