The Republican journal., 1917-04-05

employ Of the reformatory for women,
all such evidence being given under oath
before such Judge, with the certificate
signed by such physicians and filed with
the papers In the case. that in their
opinion such person ID or is not insane or
is or is not fit subject for Maine School
for Feeble Minded. Such evidence and
certificate shall be based upon due in
Quiry and personal examination or the
person to whom insanity Is imputed or
who Is alleged to be a fit subject for
Maine School for Feeble Minded. At said
hearing the Judge shall appoint q guar
dian ad Item for the person SO alleged TO
be insane or fit subject for Maine school
for Feeble Minded. and may In his dis
erection appoint counsel for such person.
Tho compensation for such guardian and
counsel shall be fixed by the judge and
included in the expense OF the proceed-
ings to be paid by the State
Section II. If upon the foregoing pro-
ceedings such Judge shall determine that
such woman committed to the reforma-
tory for women Is insane or that she Is
a At subject for the Maine School Tor
Feeble Minded and that her comfort and
safety, or that Of others interested, or
her welfare will thereby be promoted. he
shall, in case such person is insane, COM
nit her to one of the insane hospitals.
with a certificate stating the fact of her
insanity and directing that she shall be
received and detained accordingly until
she Is restored or discharged by law; or
in case such woman is fit subject Tor
the Maine School for Feeble Minded he
shall commit her to said school bv orler
of commitment directed to the hospital
trustees, directing that she snail be re
ceived and detained accordingly until she
Is restored or discharged by law, FroVld-
ing that no order of commitment TO the
Maine School for Feeble Minded be male
until application for admission OF sdch
person has first been made to the nos
pital trustees by the SUPERINTENDENT OF OF
said reformatory, which appNcatlon suail
be placed on file at the Maine School 1or
Feeble Minded and evidence Thereon pre-
scented to the Judge accompanied by Ger
tif1cate of the superintendent OF sAla
Maine School for Feeble Minded, statlhg
in substance that such person Will pc re-
ceved under provision of section fifty.
one of cha pier one hundred forty-HVe o.
the Revised Statutes. The certlhcate o.
said Judge shall state the toWn IN "nlcll
the woman committed to the re1olllla'o "
for women so committed resided at tne
time of her original commitment 10 the
reformatory for women. A certined copy
of the certificate, signed by the reioi ~
atory physician shall accompany Sucli oi
said Judge shall keep record OF ms
doings and furnish copy to any l1te e. :,
ested person requiring and paying Tor II.
Section IS. The provisions OF sections
eight, nine and eleven OF +S ehap1 Rev, oed
Statutes are hereby extended to ana
made applicable to the case of any Wo-
man committed from the reformatory lot
women In the foregoing manner, except
that said fees and costs shall be auditeQ
and allowed by the State auditor and
shall be paid by the state. -NApproVeo
March 26, 1919
CHAPTER SO.
An Act to refund a certain hond issued
in favor of the trustees of the Maine
Insane Hospital
For the purpose CT refunding ana pay
ing an Unacceptable registered bona OF
the State Of Maine for the sum or ntty
thousand dollars, bearing interest at the
rate of four per cent per annum, issued
to the trustees of the Maine Insane HOS.
pital, as provided III chapter seventy CT
the resolves of eighteen hundred elghtS :
seven, the treasurer of the state pe, am
hereby is, authorized and directed to is
sue to the hospital trustees for the beneht
of the Augusta State Hospital. formerly
the Maine Insane Hospital. an unnego-
table registered bond. for the sum OF
fifty thousand dollars, bearing interest at
the rate Of four per cent per annun' pay.
able semi-annually, on the hrst days OIL
January and July of each year, at the
treasurer's Office; said bond shall be pay.
able in thirty years from the hrst DAY OIL
July in the year of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred seventeen, and shall
be signed by the treasurer, counterslgned
by the governor, and attested by the
State auditor; and the state treasurer
and his successors in office shall pay 10
the treasurer of said hospital, the interest
on said bond until its neutrality-suspicious.
ed March &c, 1919
CHAPTER go.
An Act to amend Section thirty -four of
Chapter one hundred forty-tiVe OF the
Revised Statutes, relating to Temporal
ry leave of absence of patients from
insane hospitals.
Section thirty-four of chapter one nun
dred fortv-fiye of the Revised Statutes Is
hereby amended by adding thereto the
words: The Superintendent of either
hospital with the approval of the boaro
of trustees may on receipt or fof1nal dp-
plication in writing before the date OF
expiration of such leave Of absence grant
an extension Of time for another SIX
months SO that said section as amended
shall read as follows:
Section "a. The superintendent OF el1her
hospital may permit any inmate thefept
to leave such institution, temporarily
in charge of his guardian, relatives,
friends, or by himself for period not
exceeding six months, and may receive
him when returned by any such guardian,
relatives, friends, or upon his own APP
plication within such period, without any
further order cf commitment, and the
liability of the State. or Of any person
by bond given for the care, support and
treatment of such insane person as orig
inally committed, shall remain i'll full
force and unmpaired upon the return of
such person as If he had remained con-
tinuously in such hospital Tho superin-
tendent of either hospital with the ap-
prevail of the board OF trustees may on
receipt of formal application in writing
before the date of expiration of such
leave of absence grant an extension OF
time for another six months. '-(Approved
March 26, 1910
cHAPTER 81.
An Act additional to Chapter flfty-two
of the Revised Statutes relating to
limitation of actions to recover money
paid on forged signatures.
No action at law or in equity, TO recover
money by any depositor, shall be main
tanned against any savings bank, instt-
tuition for savings, or trust company, If
the depositor denies the signature on
any order drawn on any savings bank, in
stitution for savings, or savings deposit
or certificates of deposit in any trust
company or on any receipt for payment
by such savings bank. institution for saw
ings, or trust company, unless such ac-
ton Is begun, and service made thereon.
within three years from the date of such
acknowledgement March 26, 1879
CHAPTER 90.
An Act to amend Section sixty-two of
Chapter two of the Revised Statutes,
relating to deposit Of State funds.
Section sixty-two of chapter two of
the Revised Statutes Is hereby amended
by striking out all of said section and
inserting In place thereof the follow