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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 33. And be it enacted, That it shall not
be lawful for any physician to certify to the

Shall not cer-
tify.

insanity of any person for the purpose of com-
mitting such person to confinement in an
asylum or other place where the insane are
kept with which said physician may be in
any manner connected or interested.

SEC. 34. And be it enacted, That all superin-
tendents or other officers of any asylum or
other institution where the insane are kept in
custody, or received for treatment, whether

Make record.

public, corporate or private, or almshouse,
shall, within ten days after the reception of
such patient or person, make or cause to be
made a description of such case in a book kept
exclusively for the purpose; he shall also
make entries from time to time of the mental
condition of such patient or person so confined.

SEC. 35. And be it enacted. That the said
Lunacy Commission shall by this act be vested

Commission--
Powers of.

with all the functions and powers of law now
in force, relating to the office and duties of
Coroner, (article twenty-five), in so far as may
relate to cases of death occurring in any one
of the places specified in this act.

SEC. 36. And be it enacted. That any person
confined in such places as hereinbefore de-
fined, shall be furnished at all times with
paper, envelopes, stamps, pen and ink or pencil,
shall at all times have access by correspond-

Furnish in-
mates.

ence with the Lunacy Commission, and some
one other person whom such lunatic may desig-
nate every month under seal, which communi-
cation shall be forwarded by the officer, super-
intendent or keeper who may be in charge of
such person or place specified in this act, and
any failure on the part of those in charge of
such person to forward such communication,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
if convicted shall be subject to a fine or im-
prisonment, in the judgment of the Court
before which such case may be tried.