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may petition the Circuit Court of the county of the residence
of such drunkard, or the Circuit Court 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
financially 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
contain, in addition thereto, the written agreement of such
habitual drunkard to take such treatment and obey the rules
of the institution administering; the same, and the names of
three taxpayers in the county of his residence, or of Baltimore
city, if 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
petitioning kin, and think it a proper case for assistance from
the county wherein the said habitual drunkard resides, or Bal-
timore city, if he resides therein.
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Petition for
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of habitual
drunkard.
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SEC. 2. When such petition is filed, any judge of the
Circuit Court referred to in section one, shall, 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 Baltimore city, for six months next preceding the appli-
cation, and that such drunkard of his own free will desires to
take such treatment, send such habitual drunkard to some
institution for the cure of drunkenness; provided, said institu-
tion is located in the State of Maryland, and that the
managers of such institution will agree to treat such patient
for a sum not to exceed one hundred dollars; but such court
shall not be compelled to send such habitual drunkard to any
institution making a lower bid than the sum herein specified,
unless in their judgment the best interest of such drunkard
shall be promoted thereby; and the said judge of the Circuit
Court shall thereupon make an order that the expense of such
treatment be paid out of the treasury of the county or the city
of Baltimore, as the case may be, in the same manner that
other claims against such county or city of Baltimore for the
administration of justice are paid; provided, that no county or
the city of Baltimore shall be required to send the same
habitual drunkard to any institution for the medical treatment
of drunkenness a second time at its expense.
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Court may
send drunk-
ard to insti-
tution.
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