The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-03-20
LAW CONTROLLING
NARCOTIC SLAVES
Under New Statute They May 81
Placed In Insane AsyIums.

There was placed on the statute
books Of this state By the Twelfth leg
islature an important law governing
the disposition 81 persons 10 Tar sd
dicted to the Incorporate use of mar
cotics or stimulants as to have lost
their power Of self control, for it pro-
vides that such persons, following an
examination, may be committed to the
insane asylum, there to be cared for,
not exceeding two years, CT may be
sent to private asylum. AS there is
not private sanitarium in this state
to care for unfortunates in this class
at the present time they will have to
be committed to the asylum and be
governed by the same rules and regu-
lations there that all insane inmates
are unless they are taken to outside
institutions. The measure carried an
emergency clause and went into effect
Immediately after its passage and ap-
prevail
Provisions Of Law
The general provisions of the new
law are as follows: whenever it ap-
pears by affidavit to the satisfaction
of magistrate of the county, that
any person within the county is so
far addicted to the intemperate use Of
narcotics or stimulants as to have lost
the power of self control, or Isl subject
to dipsomania or inebrity, he must
issue and deliver to some peace Of
ficer for service a warrant directing
that such person be arrested and take
before the district court Of the ccun-
ty, or the judge thereof, for a hear
ing and examination on such charge
Such officer must thereupon arrest and
detain such person until a hearing
and examination can be had At the
time Of the arrest copy Of said aft
davit and warrant of arrest must be
personally delivered to said person
Such affidavit and warrant of arrest
must be substantially in form provid-
ed by section ITO of the revised codes
for the arrest Of person charged with
insanity. He must be taken before
the district court, or the judge there
of, to whom said warrant and affidavit
of arrest must be delivered to be filed
with the clerk. The said court, or the
judge thereof, must then inform him
of the charge against him, and inform
him Of his rights to make a defense
to such charge and produce any wit
nesses in relation thereto. The judge
must by order fix such time and place
for the hearing and examination as
will give reasonable opportunity for
the reduction and examination Of
witnesses. Such order must be enter
cd in the minutes of the court by the
clerk and a certified copy of the same
served on such person. The judge ma
also order that notice of the arrest
of such person and the hearing of the
charge be served on such relatives of
said person known to be residing in
the county as the court, or the Judge
thereof, may deem necessary or proper
The hearing and examination shall be
had in compliance with the provisions
of sections I'll, 772, 773, TIA and Is of
the revised codes. The judge after
such hearing and examination, if he
believes the person is SO far addicted
to the Incorporate use Of narcotics or
stimulants as to have lost the power
of self control, or is subject to dipso-
mania or inebrity, must take an or
der that he be confined in one of the
state insane asylums which shall be
designated in said order, and the or
der must be accompanied by written
statement of the judge as to the fl
nancial condition of the patient and of
the person legally liable for his main
tenance, as far as can be ascertained.
Jack Sayer Given Liberty BY Court