The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-05-04
CHAPTER 474.

CHAPTER 474.
AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTION FORTY
SEVEN OF ARTICLE SIXTEEN OF THE
CODE OF PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, IT.
TIE CHANCERY." SUBTITLE "INE-
BRIATES.'' AND TO RE-ENACT THE
SAME WITH AMENDMENTS.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General As
sen,bty Of Ma y'dnd, That Section forty-seven
of Article sixteen of the Code of Public Cen
eral Laws title Chancery,'' subtitle cine
briates" be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted with amendment so as to read
as follows:
A. Whenever, by petition under cath,
any person shall be alleged to be an
habitual drunkar9t;1nc pablo of taking
care of himself or herself or his or her
property, any Circuit Court of this State, and
also either of the Circuit Courts of Baltimore
City, shall nave the power. in its discretion,
on such preliminary examination or inquiry
as 1t may think proper to make eL-part,, to
issue warrant to the Sheriff of the County or
Clty, respectively, to arrest and bring the per
son so charged before such Court; and 1t shall
be the duty of the Sheriff to obey such war
rant, and such Court shall cause jury of
good and lawful men to be summoned by the
said Sheriff, to be empanolled forthwith, and
snail charge said jury under oath to inquire,
the presence Of such person. whether he or
she is an habitual drunkard. incapable of
taking care of himself or herself: and the
proceedings in such case shall be like those
now authorized by law in cases Of persons al
leged to be lunaticS or insane; and the rules
OF law and proceedings now applicable TO the
p opery of lunatic shall apply to eases of
persons declared to be habitual drunkards
plder the provisions OF this section except
when herein otherwise directed; and any
person who may be alleged to be an habituai
drunkard may dispense with the legal pro-
eeedlnss to est: blish the same. and may with
the appreciation of the Court wherein 81 d pc
utlon may be filed. appoint his or her own
committee. and may voluntarily enter anv in
stltution selected by the court. for limited
time; and the board of trustees or managers
OF such Institution may retain such person the
length of time he or she may have agreed
therein to remain; and if the person against
whom the petition NAV be filed shall be found
by the jury to be an habitual drunkard in
capable of taking care of himself or herself.
it shall be the duty of the Court to apo int a
committee of such person, and such commit
tee SHALL with the written assent and appro-
baton of the court. have the power Of con-
filming such person in any suitable insti-
tuition for such length Of time as the court
In writing. approve but said committee
with the written assent and appreciation of
the court. may Mt any time release from con
finement said habitual drunkard, and the
period of confinement of said habitual drunk
ard may by the said committee, with the
written assent and probation of the court. be
from time to time extended for such periods
as may be necessary for his or her complete
reformation. And the words ''ha5itual
drunkard," as used in this section shall be
construed to embrace any person, who may
be habitually addicted to the use of alcohol,
opium, cocaine, morphine, or any other drug
or jntoxicant.