The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-06-24

tax Suf1clenb 10 raise sucn SUN aS Inc
board of directors of any House may
certify to be necessary for the main
~tenanoe aud support of such House of
Refuge, not exceeding in any one year
three-fourths of a mill on the dollar of
taxable property; and the money so rails
ed shall be held by the city treasurer,
subject to the drafts of the board of
directors, in such manner as the board
may by rules provide; and the city alone
shall be liable for the debts of such
House of Refuge: but no tax shall ever
levied on any property owned or held
for the use and benefit of such institu-
ton; and the city treasurer shall not be
entitled to any extra fee or salary for
the keeping aud disbursement of any
funds for a house of refuge.
SEC. 5. The general assembly of
Ohio,-by a committee, the city council
by a committee, the mayor of the
city, the judges of the court Of common
pleas and superior court, the grand ju-
ry of the county, and the judges of the
supreme court Of Ohio, may at any time
visit and inspect any house of refuge,
and examine the books and accounts of
the same.
OEC. ". IL 6udll UG LAWFUL lux tuO
board of directors OF any house of ref
uge, at their discretion, to receive into
their care aud guardianship infants uu-
der the age of sixteen years, committed
to their custody in either of the follow
ing modes to wit
1. Infants committed by any justice
of the peace within the county, by the
mayor of the city, the judge of tho
police or other municipal court, any
judge of the court of common pleas Of
the county, the probate judge CT the
county, and, in those counties Sp which
there may be a superior court, by any
Judge of such superior court, on the
complaint and duo proof thereof by the
parent, guardian or mex friend of sach
infant, that by reason Of incorrigibls or
vicious conduct, such infant has render
ed his or her control beyond the power
of such parent guardian, or next friend,
and made it manifestly requisite that,
from regard to the future Welfare of such
infant, and for the protection of society,
he or she should be placed under the
guardianship of the. board of directors
of such house of refuge.
2. Infants committed by the authori-
ties aforesaid, when complaint and due
proof have been made hat such infant
is a proper subject for the guardianship
of the directors of a house OF refuge in
consequence of vagrancy, or of incorri
gible or vicious conduct, and that from
the moral d~epravity or otherwise Of the
parent. or guardian, or next friend; in
whose custody such infant may be, sueh
parent, guardian, or mex friend, is in
capable or unwilling 10 exercise the
proper care and discipline over such in
c~orrigible or vicious infant.
8. Infants who are destitute of q suit
able home and Of adequate means of
( obtaining an honest living, or who are
in danger of being brought up to lead
an idle and immoral life, may be CON-
mitted to the guardianship Of the direc-
tors of a house of refuge, by the trus-
tees of any township within the county
in which such house may be situated or
by the mother, when the father is dead,
or has abandoned his family or does not
provide for their support, or who is an
habitual drunkard.
SEC. 7. Any infant under the age of
sixteen years who shall under existing
laws, or these hereafter enacted be liable
to confinement in the Jail of any county
in which q house of refuge may be situa-
ted, or in the peniteatiary Of the State
of Ohio from any such county, may, at
the discretion of the court, or magis-
trate giving sentence, be placed in such
house of refuge until of legal age, under
the exclusive control and guardianship
Of the directors of such house.
SEC. g. Ifany accusation Of the COM
mission of any crime shall be made
against any infant under the age of six
teen years, before any grand jury of the
county in which such house of refuge
may be situated, and the charge appeors
to be supported by evidence sufficient to
put the accused upon q trial, the grand
jurors may, in their discretion instead
of finding an indictment against the ac-
cused return to the court that it appears
to them that the accused is q suitable
person to be committed the guardianship
of the directors of the house of refuge,
and the court shall thereupon order snoh
commitment.
Sec. 9. If any infant under the age
Of sixteen years shall be arraigned for
trial in any court having criminal juris-
diction, in any county in which a house
of refuge may be situated, on q charge
of any criminal violation of any law of
this State, or ordinance of the city
judge may with the consent of the &C
cused, arrest, at any stage of the cause,
any further proceedings on the part of
the prosecution and commit the accused
to tho guardianship of the directors OF
the house of refuge.
SEC. 10. All infants.under the age Of
sixteen years who may be accused Of
any offence, punishable by imprison-
ment, in any county in which a house Of
refuge is situated shall be entitled to
a private examination and trial, to which
only the parties to the case shall be ad.
mitted, unless one of the parents, tho
guardian or other legal representative,
demand a public trial, in which case all
proceedings shall be in the usual form.
Sec. IL. All infants under the age
of sixteen years who may be committed
in any county in which a house of refuge
may be situated, for trial, or as a wit,
|, ness, shall be placed in the house of ref
uge, subject to the order of the courI
making such commitm ,nt, and in no case
in the county Jail.
SEC. II. If at any time, any house
of refuge shall have as many infants IN
der its charge as can be conveniently &C
c~ommodated therein or as many as the
funds of the house are adequate to main
tair, the directors shall not be required
to receive other infants, but shall order
tIo1, oQcoo, 90 raE,r1 fbo f,ok - m,