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Alberta, Canada passes An Act Respecting "Insane" Persons.

Date: 1907

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The act gives the Justice of the Peace the right to determine where someone should be placed if they are determined to be "insane." There is an exception for tribal peoples, whose jurisdiction falls under the Minister of Indian Affairs.