1476 LUNATICS AND INSANE. [ART. 59

1888, art. 59, sec. 7. 1860, art. 58, sec. 7. 1826, ch. 197, sec 3.

7. If during the recess of the circuit court for any county,
or the criminal court of Baltimore, any person appearing or
alleged to be insane or lunatic shall be arrested and charged
with any crime or misdemeanor before the judge thereof, the
said judge shall issue an order to the sheriff of the county or
city where said offense has been committed, requiring him
forthwith to summon a jury of twelve good and lawful men and
to charge such jury to inquire whether such person was lunatic
or insane at the time such offense was committed and still is
so; and if the jury find that the party charged was insane or
lunatic at the time of the commission of the offense and still
is so, the judge shall commit such person as directed in the
preceding section.

Ibid. sec. 8. 1860, art. 58, sec. 8. 1828, ch. 201

8. The provisions of the preceding section shall apply to
the case of any person who may be arrested on any process
issued by any court or judge of this State, founded on oath,
requiring security to keep the peace, and who shall fail to give
such security.

Ibid. sec. 9. 1860, art. 58, sec. 9. 1826, ch. 197, sec. 3.

9. If any insane or lunatic person mentioned in the three
preceding sections shall be possessed of real or personal prop-
erty, the annual profit or rent of which shall be adequate to
his reasonable support in any hospital or asylum for the recep-
tion of insane or lunatic persons, the court or judge shall
appoint a trustee for the estate of said lunatic or insane person
and shall require the said trustee to give bond to the State of
Maryland in such penalty and with such security as the court
or judge shall approve, with condition that he will cause the
said lunatic or insane person to be confined and supported in
some hospital or insane asylum until such person shall have
recovered his reason, and that he will faithfully administer and
fully account for all such estate, income and effects of said
lunatic or insane person as shall come to his possession or be
under his care or direction.

Duties of Trustees of the Poor.

Ibid. sec. 10. 1860, art. 58," sec. 10. 1826, ch. 197, sec. 4.

10. The trustees of the poor of the several counties and the
city of Baltimore shall receive all persons committed to their
respective almshouses under the preceding sections and shall