Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-28
EATON, PREBLE COUNTY, 0. MAY %, 1857.

infant shall be disposed of, as if this law
had not been enacted, and as if no pro-
ceedings had taken place under it.
SEC. 13. In all cases where an infant
is committed to the instruction and dis
cipline of a house of refuge, under the
guardianship of the directors thereof,
the person executing such commitment
shall, at the same time, furnish to the
dir ectors or officers of such house Of
refuge a true statement, in writing, Of
the age of such infant, and the reason
for executing such commitment; AID
until such commitment is furnished, the
directors or officers aforesaid may de-
cline receiving such infant.
SEC. IA In all eases where the
commitment is executed by any official
person whose proceedings are usually
evidenced by a record, or where the oc-
casion of the commitment is a criminal
charge against the infant; no other re-
cord shall be made, unless demanded by
|, the infant, or his parent Or guardian,
, than that in substance, such infant
naming him-who, on any day therein
, named, was of the age of-years,
having been brought before such court
! or officer, and the court or officer having
ascertained by the testimony of the wit
nesses therein named, was a suitable
person to be committed to the discipline
and instruction of the house of refuge,
under the guardianship of the directors
thereof, such infant was so committed,
and delivered to the charge Of such di-
rectors.
Sec. Is. No commitment of an in
fant to house of refuge shall be for a
shorter period than till such infant shall
be reformed or attain the age of majority,
except in case of infants committed
to await their trial, or as witnesses,
and except in such cases as the directors
may, by their general rules, provide !;
but any infant, by whomsocver com
mitted or for whatever cause committed,
may at any time be discharged upon
the order of the board of directors, duly
entered upon their minutes. The di-
rect ors shall have power to place such
infants committed to their care, during
their minority, at such employment, for
account of their institution, or other
wise; and cause them to be instructed
in such branches of useful knowledge
as may be suitable to their years and
, capacities and they shall have power,
at their discretion, to bind out the said
infants, with their consent, as appren-
tees during their minority, to such per-
sons, and at such places, to learn such
proper trades and employments, as in
their Judgment will be most conducive
to their reformation and amendment,
and as will tend to the future benefit
l and advantage of such infants; and the
directors shall, for such purpose, have
power to appoint committee OF one; or
more, of their own numbers, with po-rcr
to execute and deliver, on behalf Of the
board, indenturcs of apprenticeship for
7 any infant in such institution whom
: they may deem proper person for ap-
premiership; and such indentures shall
have the like force and effect as other
l indenturcs of apprenticeship under the
laws of Ohio The indentures shall be
: filed and kept in the Office of such house
B. of refuge; and it shall not be necessary
: to file or record them in any other place
c or Office.
Sec. 16. In case any infant shall
e prove untrustworthy and unreformed
e the directors may, at their discretion,
s permit such infant to be returned to
o such house of refuge, to be held in the
4 same manner as before said appren-
1 ticcship, and may thereupon order the in
: dentures for such infant to be cancelled
= And if, in the opinion of the directors
: any infant apprenticed out by them
@ shall have an unsuitable home, or if the
G person to whom such infant is linden.
Il tured, shall become unfit or incapable
to properly raise or take care OF sucl
O infant, the directors may, at their discre
:. ton, return such infant to the institu
. ton from which it was indentured.
e SEC. Il. Any fugitive from hous,
e of refuge, or a fugitive from appren
IF ticeship under indenturcs executed by
C the directors of such house of refuge
: may be arrested and returned to sucI
2 house by sheriff or constable of an,
# county in this State, or police officer o
d the city, or officer Of such house of re
IF fuge, on the written order of any tive
directors Of such house, directed to sucl
&C officer or officers and any fugitive S,
If arrested by sheriff, constable or polic,
t, officer, may be delivered TO the custod,
> of such officer of house of refuge a
d the directors may name.
TO SEC IS. The expenses of maintain
il ing infants, committed to any house o
s, refuge by court or magistrate of tn
4 county in which such house of refug
h may be situated, or by the police 0
al other court of the city, for offenc
against any law of this State, or for trial
se or as a witness, in such cases shall b
i, paid by the county; those of infant
E. committed by township trustees, shal
a be paid by the township, and those com
Of mitted by parents and guardians, shal
rt be paid by them, unless in cases wher
10 the directors shall otherwise determine
such expense being according to rate
Sc fixed in the regulations of the board O
is directors.
ly SEC. 10. It shall be sufficient re
as turn to any writ of habeas corpus di
to rooted to any person or officer inquirin!
c. into the cause of the detention of an.
ut infant committed to house of refuge
N that the infant named in the writ was
Or on day therein named, committed t.
t. the guardianship of the directors of tn
le house of refuge in the city of b
III the person or officer who executed tn