responsible for his support, is unable wholly or in part to pay the expenses of the patient's transportation to the ho spital and return, or for his maintenance and care while at the hospital, the same, or such part thereof as may be due, shall be chargeable to the municipality in which the patient is a bona fide resident at the time of his commitment. Upon the order of th e Governor-General, such expense may, in any case, be made a charge against the Philippine Health Service. [2122-5.] SECTION  857 . Appointment of Committee to Inquire into Mental Condition of Patient. —  When in the opinion of the Director of Health there exists a reasonable doubt as to the mental condition of a person who has already been or might be admitted or committed  to a Government hospital for the insane, the Director of Health may appoint a committee of two or more duly qualified physicians to inquire into the mental condition of such person, which committee shall submit a written report in the matter to said Direc tor. [2122-6.] SECTION  858 . Authority of Municipal President to Restrain Insane Person. —  When in the opinion of a municipal president an insane person constitutes a menace to the safety of himself or others, or when the conduct of a person believed to be insane is such  as to call for immediate restraint, he shall provide for the proper custody of such person and report such facts immediately to the Director of Health, by whom such person shall be committed to a hospital or other place for insane persons or otherwise deal t with according to law. [2122-8.] SECTION  859 . Discharge of Patient from Custody. —  When in the opinion of the Director of Health any patient in any Government hospital or other place for the insane is temporarily or permanently cured, or may be released without danger, he may discharge su ch patient, and shall notify the judge of the Court of First Instance who ordered the commitment, in case the patient is confined by order of the court. [2122-7.] SECTION  860 . Assistance of Fiscal in Judicial Proceedings. —  It shall be the duty of the provincial fiscal, or in the city of Manila of the fiscal of the city, to prepare the petition for the Director of Health and represent him in court in matters arising  under the provisions of this article, when thereunto requested by said Director. Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 265