=Paying patients who are not dangerous=, for admission to a district asylum, are under more stringent regulations. A declaration that they are unable to pay the expenses necessary for support in a licensed house must be made before a magistrate; further, that there is no friend who can undertake this; and a statement of the length of time the patient has resided in the country. A magistrate and clergyman must certify that they have investigated the case. One medical certificate must be signed by two practitioners. A guarantee for the payment must be given, and also to remove the patient when called upon. The sanction of an inspector of lunatics must be given. For admission into licensed houses, charitable institutions, and single care, an order by a relative or connection of the lunatic is required with two medical certificates, unless urgent, when one is sufficient, but a second must follow within fourteen days. LIABILITIES OF PERSONS SIGNING LUNACY CERTIFICATES A medical practitioner is bound to certify as to the sanity of a person. If, however, he undertakes to fill up the certificates necessary for the detention of an alleged lunatic, he becomes responsible to the authorities for the correctness of the certificates, and if he make a wilful misstatement of facts he is guilty of a misdemeanour. The medical practitioner may have an action brought against him by the lunatic when recovered or discharged. The most vindictive feelings may be entertained against the medical man. In such a case, if the medical man proves his “good faith” and the exercise of “reasonable care” in his examination and certification, he receives the protection of the Court. LIABILITIES OF PERSONS RECEIVING INSANE PATIENTS In the case of Nottidge _v._ Ripley and Nottidge, the Lord Chief Baron having been understood to intimate an opinion that no person ought to be so confined unless he is dangerous to himself or others, the Commissioners pointed out that the scope of the Lunacy Acts is not thus limited. They said: “The object of these Acts is not, as your Lordship is aware, so much to confine lunatics, as to restore to a healthy state of mind such of them as are curable, and to afford comfort and protection to the rest. Moreover, the difficulty of ascertaining whether one who is insane be dangerous or not is exceedingly great, and in some cases can only be determined after minute observation for a considerable time.