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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Court of the city of Baltimore or to the Circuit
Court, if in the counties, to show cause why-
such license shall not issue; should the Court
decide that no sufficient cause exists for not
granting the license, the Court may order the
Commission to issue such license.

SEC. 30. And be it enacted, That any person

Misdemeanor.

or persons violating this act by failing to take
out a license as required herein, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction,
thereof, shall be subject to a fine or imprison-
ment, in the discretion of the Court before
which such case may be tried; the form of
license shall be substantially as follows: Know
all men by these presents, that the LunacyCom-
mission, acting under the Laws of the State of
Maryland, hereby certifies that , of the
city or county of , has delivered to it a
plan and description of a building and prem-
ises proposed to be licensed for the reception
of lunatics, situated in the county or city of
, (here describe location, post-office ad-
dress, number of patients proposed to be treated
or held in custody), and said Commission hav-
ing considered and approved the same, hereby
authorizes the said , he intending to re-
side therein, to use and employ said building

Form.

and premises for the reception of lunatics
(male and female) who shall be known as pri-
vate patients. Given under our hands this
day of , 18 .
Commissioners of the Lunacy Commission.

SEC. 31. And be it enacted. That the Board of
Managers or Superintendent of any institution,
public, corporate or private, or almshouse,
which may be duly authorized to hold in cus-

Police.

tody any insane person in accordance with,
law may and are hereby authorized to appoint
one or more of the attendants or other em-
ployees of such places as defined in this act,
as Policeman, whose duty it shall be under the