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


AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTION FORTY
SEVEN OF ARTICLE SIXTEEN OF THE
CODE OF PUBLIC GENERAL. LAWS, IT.
TILE CHANCERY," SUBTITLE "fNE-
DRIATES." AND TO RE-ENACT THE
SAME WITH AMENDMENTS.
SECTION /. Be IL enacted BIZ TIE General As
se'sbiy Of Ma y'ond, That Section forty-seven
OF Article sixteen OF the Code Of Public Gen.
eral Laws title "Chanoery," 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briates' be and the same is hereby repealed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 OATH
any person shall be alleged to be an
habitual drunkard, incapable 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 have the power, in its discretion,
on such preliminary examination or inquiry
as 1t may think proper to make er-pdrta, to
issue warrant to the Sheriff of the County or
City, respectively, to arrest and bring the per
son so charged before such Court; and Il shall
he the duty OF the Sheriff TO obey such war
rant, and such Court shall cause n irry of
| good and lawful mon to be summoned by the
said Sheriff, to be empanelled forthwith, and
shall charge said jury under oath to INQUIRE.
the presence of such person, whether he or
she Is an habitual drunkard, incapable Of
taxing care OF himself or herself; and tho
| proceedings In such case shall be like those
now authorized by law In cases OF persons al
| legged to he lunatics or insane; and the rules
| OF law ana proceedings now applicable to the
| property OF lunatlc shall apply to cases of
persons declared to be hahitial drunkarls
1 iinder the provisions OF this section. except
1 when herein otherwise directed; aud any
person who may be alleged to be an hahituai
drunkard may dispense with the legal pro-
ceedtngs to establish the same and may with
the appreciation OF the Court wherein said re-
tition may be filed. appoint his or her own
| committee, and may voluntarily enter any in
stitution selected by the court, for limited
| time; and the hoard of trustees or managers
OF such institution may retain such person the
length OF time he or she mny have agreed
therein TO remain; and II the person against
whom the petition may be filed shall be found
by the jury to be an habitual drunkard, In
capable Of taking care of himself or herself
u shall be the duty of the Court to appoint a
committee OF such person. and such commit
tee shall, with the written assent and appro-
patton OF the court, have the power OF con-
fning such person in any suitable insti-
tuition for such length OF time, as the court
In writing, approve; but said committee,
with tho written assent and appreciation Of
the court, may at any time release from con-
hnement said hahitual drunkard, and the
period OF confinement of said habitual drunk
| ard may, by the said COMMITTEES, 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 "habitual
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 tnfoxicant