(1) When any person of unsound mind is confined in a licensed house the licensee if desirous of being discharged of the care of such person shall serve notice of such his or her desire upon the magistrate of the district.
(2) At the expiration of 14 days from the service of such notice the licensee shall be discharged, and such person may be dealt with as a person duly adjudged under this Act a person of unsound mind and a proper subject of confinement.