Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-05-04
CHAPTER $50

AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTION II OF
ARTICLE "A OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC
GENERAL LAWS AND TO RE-ENACT
THE SAME WITH AMENDMENTS.
sEcrIoS l. Be il enacted BY the General
Assembly of Mdrytand, That Section II Of
Article Al Of the Code OF Public General Laws
be and the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted so as to read as follows;
II. They shall provide accommodation for
at least four hundred pauper lunatics OF this
State, who may be sent to the said hospital
for curative treatment; which number shall
be from time TO time apportioned by them
among the several counties and the City OF
Baltimore, according TO the population as as
certained by the preceding census, The sum
OF honey to be paid by the several counties
respectively for the support and care OF their
fnsane paupers shall be annually estimated
and determined by the Board OF Managers Of
said hospital, who shat. report 70 the County
Commissioners OF each county the amount 40
due by it not later than the tenth day OF jan
uAry In each year. and such estimate shall be
upon the basis OF the number OF patients In
said hospital from said county OF the first day
of each year at the rate of one hundred and
flfty dollars per capita per annum, and the
money 20 ascertained to be due by each
county, the County Commissioners of said
county arc hereby authorized and required
to levy annually upon the assessable property
of said county to be- collected In the same
after be collected; and the treasurer OF said
county, and II there be no treasurer the
County Commissioners Of said county, is and
are hereby authorized and direCted to pay
said sum OF money TO the Comptroller OF the
State in two equalinstallmentso one half on the
thirty-irst day OF December, and the other
half on tho thlrtieth day of September In each
year, and said Comptroller shall Immediately
upon the receipt OF any of said installments
pay over the Same TO the Board OF Managers
Of said hospital The money required from
the several counties for the support Of their
insane paupers in said hospital for the year
eighteen hundred and ninety-four. and all ar
rearages due by them on said account &c
January 1, 1894 shall be estimated and de-
terInined by the managers of said hospital In
like manner. and said estimate sent to the
County Commissioners Of each county moi
year, and tho County Commissioners OF each
county shall levy upon its assessable property
In said year the amount OF money 30 ascer
tanned to be due by their counties respective
". and the Treasurer OF said county, and 1
there be no Treasurer. the County Commits
the same TO the Comptroller on the first da,
of October and the other half on the thirty
first day of December in said year, out Of tn
first monies coming into their hands iron
the levy Of said year. and said omptrolle
Immediately on receipt of any installment
shall pay over the same 10 said Board o
Managers. The expenses OF any patients II
said hospital from any county in excess OF ID
quota as herein provided shall be ascertaine,
levied and raid Tor in like manner as pro
yided for its quota The Board OF Manager
OF said hos tai are hereby empowered an,
authorized 10 enforce the provisions Of thi
section by wriis Of mandanus or 10 collec
the monies 80 ascertained by them 10 be du
and payable In any other way authorized b.
law. and may bring suit upoDSthe bond Of ID