subject to the approval of the Secretary  of the Interior, with private institutions or persons for the care, custody, and treatment of persons coming within the provisions hereof. [2122-3.] SECTION  854 . Judicial Proceedings for Commitment of Insane Person. —  The Director of Health, in all cases where in his opinion it is for the public welfare or for the welfare of any person who in his judgment is insane, and when such person or the person h aving charge of the patient is opposed to his being taken to a hospital or other place for the insane, shall present, or cause to be presented, a petition to the Court of First Instance of the district wherein the person alleged to be insane is found, alle ging that such person is insane, that it is for the welfare of the public or of the patient that he be taken to a suitable place for treatment, and praying the court to commit such person to a hospital or other place for the insane. If the judge shall find, after due hearing, that the person in question is insane, and that his relatives are unable for any reason to take proper custody and care of the patient, he shall order his commitment to such hospital or other place for the insane  as may be recommended by the Director of Health. [2122-4.] SECTION  855 . Authority of Director of Health to Confine Insane Person — Care of Property. —  In the case contemplated in the preceding section the Director of Health may, upon emergency or if the court having jurisdiction is not in session, confine the pati ent without detriment to his legal status; and if the confinement of such person shall involve the care of property or money belonging to or held in trust by him, the municipal president at the request of the provincial fiscal, or in the city of Manila the  chief of police at the request of the city prosecuting attorney, shall take charge of such property and money pending the appointment of a guardian by the court; but the Director of Health shall cause proceedings to be instituted within a reasonable time  in order that the court may determine the legal status of the patient. [2122-4.] SECTION  856 . Payment of Expenses Incident to Care of Insane Person. —  The expense of sending an insane person to a hospital or other place for the insane, and of his maintenance therein, shall be paid by the guardian from the property of such insane person,  if any there be, or by the person whose duty it is to care for such insane person. In all cases where the insane patient, or the person Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 264