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 1136 SIXTY·EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 460. 1925. supporting such person and of at least one person, if any there be, legally chargeable with such supervision, care, or support, or that such names and residence are unknown to the petitioner, and also the names and residences, or that the same are unknown, of the parents or guardians. m*`“'“*¤‘ *‘“““’°”*·’· The petition shall also allege whether or not such person has been ‘ examined by a qualified physician having personal knowledge of the condition of such alleged feeble-minded person. There shall be indorsed on such petition the names and residences of witnesses known to the petitioner, by whom the truth of the allegations of the petition may be proved, as well as the name and residence of a qualified physician, if any is known to the petitioner, having personal knowledge of the case. ,,,,§§,,“§?“ti°” °' p"* All persons named in such petition or whose names are indorsed thereon shall be notified of such proceedings by proper summons issued by the clerk of said court. The petition shall be verified by affidavit, which shall be sufhcient if it states that it is based upon I““°°“°'°°`°SS' information and belief. Process shall be issued against such persons as are mentioned in the petition but whose names are unknown to the petitioner, by the designation "To all whom it may concern," and such designation and notice shall be sufficient to authorize the court to hear and determine the proceedings as though the parties, had been summoned by their proper names. · msqm °”°mm°°°’ Sec. 8. The summons shall require all persons upon whom served to personally appear at the time and place stated therein and to bring into court the alleged feeble—m1nded person. No written answer shall be reqlpired to the petition, but the cause shall stand for hearing upon the petition on the return day of the summons. The summons shall be made returnable at any time within twenty days after the date thereof. No service of process shall be necessary upon any of the persons named in the petition or whose names are indorsed thereon if they appear or are brought before the court personally without service of summons. Summons in proceedings hereunder may be served léy any officer authorized by law to serve C i t processes of the Supreme ourt of the_ District of Columbia. ~ p¤y‘§ELEf,f,‘§‘1'.?,°Z,',§,,§i“;Q‘§ Sec. 9._Upon the filing of such petition the court shall apgpmt; {_§,¢gO¤;1§;ggLe¤dv¤w¤· two physicians, at least one of whom shall be skilled in_the_ iagnosis and treatment of mental diseases to make an examination of the alleged feeble-minded person to determine his mental and _ physical condition, and their certificate shall be filed with the court ,0{,7g’1'§§§‘,,2§’,,‘§€E,°,{_p°" on or before the hearin on the petition. The persons so appointed are empowered to go where such alleged feeble-minded person may be and make such personal examination of him as will enable them to offer an opinion as to his physical and mental condition, and no O d f mm Certificate shall be made léy them except after such examination. ¢uerpZi§’¤€° into gi; Sec. 10. That upon the ling of the petition, or upon motion at ‘°"’· any time thereafter, if it shall be made to appear to the court by evidence given under oath that it is for the best interest of the alleged feeble-minded person or of other persons or of the community that such person be at once taken into custody, or that the service of summons will be ineffectual to secure the presence of such person, a warrant may issue on the order of the court directing that such person be taken into custody and brought before the court . forthwith or at such time and place as the judge may appoint, and, h§g;;gti¤¤ P°¤di¤8 pending the hearing of the petition, the court may make any order ` for the detention of such feeble-minded person, or the placing of such feeble—minded person under temporary guardianship of some suitable person, on such person entering into a recognizance for his Pl¤¤¤¤¤*=¤¤'=°d· apigearance, as the court shall deem proper. But no such alleged fee le-mmded person shall, during the pendency of the hearing of