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strued to embrace any person who may be habitually addicted
to the use of alcohol, opium, cocaine, morphine or any other
intoxicant.
Mayor & C. C. v. Keeley Institute, 81 Md. 114 Tome v. Stump, 80 Md. 266.

1894, ch. 247, sec 1.

48. Any inhabitant of this State, who is of kin to or a
friend of an habitual drunkard, as defined in section 52, may
petition the circuit court for the county for the residence of
such drunkard, or the circuit courts of Baltimore city, if said
habitual drunkard resides therein, for leave to send such
drunkard, at the expense of said county or city of Baltimore,
to such institution for the medical treatment of drunkenness,
as the said court may designate; which petition shall set forth
the name, age and condition of such habitual drunkard, and that
such drunkard or those of his kin petitioning are not finan-
cially able to incur the expense of his cure, and shall set forth
that said drunkard is willing and will agree to attend such
institution for the cure of drunkenness; which petition shall
be verified by the person making such request, and shall con-
tain in addition thereto the written agreement of such habitual
drunkard to take such treatment and obey the rules of the
institution administering the some, and the names of three
taxpayers in the county of his residence, or of Baltimore city,
of he resides therein, stating that they are familiar with the
facts set forth in the petition, and that they are familiar with
the financial circumstances of such drunkard and of the peti-
tioning kin, and think it a proper case for assistance from the
county wherein the said habitual drunkard resides, or Balti-
more city, if he resides therein.

M. & C. C. of Balto, v. Keeley Institute, 81 Md. 113.

Ibid. sec. 2. >

49. When such petition is filed, any judge of the circuit
court referred to in section 48, if satisfied from examination
that the facts set forth in the petition are true, and that the
said drunkard has been a resident of the county or of Balti-
more city for six months next preceding the application, and
that such drunkard of his own free will desires to take such
treatment, shall send such habitual drunkard to some institu-
tion for the cure of drunkenness; provided, said institution is
located in the State of Maryland, and that the managers of
such institution will agree to treat such patient for a sum not