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mission to the superior court of the city of Baltimore, or to
the circuit court for the counties, to show cause why such
license shall not issue; should the court decide that no suffi-
cient cause exists for not granting the license, the court may
order the commission to issue such license. The form of
license shall be substantially as follows : Know all men by
these presents, that the lunacy commission, acting under the
laws of the State of Maryland, hereby certify that ————, of
the city or county of————, has delivered to them a plan and
description of a building and premises proposed to be licensed
for the reception of lunatics, situated in the county or city of
———— (here describe location, postoffice address, number of
patients proposed to be treated or held in custody), and said
commission having considered and approved the same, hereby
authorize the said ————, he intending to reside therein, to
use and employ said building and premises for the reception
of lunatics (male and female), who shall be known as private
patients. Given under our hands this ———— day of ————,
19—.

Commissioners of the Lunacy Commission.

1868, art. 59, sec. 29. 1886, ch. 487, sec. 30.

29. Any person violating this article by failing to take out
a license as required herein shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine
or imprisonment, in the discretion of the court before which
such case may be tried.

Ibid. sec. 30. 1886, ch. 487, sec. 31.

30. The board of managers or superintendent of any insti-
tution, public, corporate or private, or almshouse, which may
be duly authorized to hold in custody any insane person in
accordance with law, may appoint one or more of the attend-
ants or other employes of such places as policeman or police-
men, whose duty it shall be, under the orders of said superin-
tendent or manager or keeper, to arrest and return to such
asylum or other institution for the treatment of the insane any
insane person who may escape therefrom.

Ibid. sec. 31. 1886, ch. 487, sec. 32. 1900, ch. 603.

31. No person shall be committed to or confined as a patient
in any institution, public, corporate or private, or almshouse
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