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PUBLIC LAW 89-183-SEPT. 14, 1965

[79 STAT.

that the person is insane and is not a fit subject for care and maintenance at the institution^ the United States District Court for the District of Columbia shall issue an order for his admission to Saint Elizabeths Hospital. The transfer does not affect the liability on a bond for private support, or an order for reimbursement for public support. All bonds and orders for reimbursement are liable and in force for the cost of maintenance at Saint Elizabeths Hospital. §21-1117, Separate docket of feeble-minded cases; reports of commissions The court shall keep a separate docket of proceedings in feeblemindedness, upon which shall be made such entries as will, together with the papers filed, preserve a complete record of each case, the original petitions, writs, and returns made thereto. The reports of commissions shall be filed with the clerk of the court. §21-1118. Transfer of feeble-minded from National Training Schools for Boys or Girls When the Superintendent of the National Training School for Boys or of the National Training School for Girls certifies to the court that in his opinion an inmate thereof is feeble-minded, the court shall permit him or any other reputable citizen of the District of Columbia to file a petition as provided by section 21-1103. If the inmate is found and adjudged to be feeble-minded, the court shall immediately issue an order for his admission as a public patient to the District Training School. §21-1119. Removal from school of nonresidents of the District of Columbia The Department of Public Welfare shall cause a person who has been admitted to the District Training School, but who has not acquired a legal residence in the District, to be removed as soon as possible to the State in which he belongs. §21-1120. Paroles; conditions; expense; discretion of superintendent; violation; return Under general conditions prescribed by the Department of Public Welfare, the Superintendent of the District Training School may grant paroles to patients in the institution where the conditions in the homes in which they are to reside are satisfactory and where the paroles are deemed by the Superintendent as not injurious to the interests of the patients or the public. The expense of the vacation shall be borne by the guardian, relatives, or other persons responsible for the care of the patient while on the vacation. The Superintendent may grant a parole for an indefinite period to a patient who has improved sufficiently to warrant the opportunity and when satisfactory supervision for the patient while on the leave is assured. If the conditions of a parole granted under this chapter are violated, the patient may be taken up and returned as an escaped patient. § 21-1121. Citation, order, or process on inmates to be served only by superintendent Only the Superintendent of the District Training School, or a person designated in writing by him, may serve a citation, order, or process required by law to be served on an inmate of the institution. Return thereof to the court from which it issued may be made by the Superintendent. The service and return have the same force and effect as if it had been made by the United States marshal of the

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