Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-28

Sec. 5. The general Assembly of Ohio
by 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 jury of the
county, and the judges of the supreme
court of Ohio may, at any time, visit and
inspect any house of refuge, and eX-
anime the books and accounts of the
same.
SEC. g. 1t shall be lawful for the
board of directors of any house of ref
uge, at their discretion, to receive into
their care and guardianship, infants un
der the age of sixteen years, committed
to their custody in either of the follow
ing modes, to wit:
l. Infants committed by any justice
of the peace within the county, by the
mayor of the city, the judge of the po-
lice or other municipal court, any judge
of the court of the common pleas of the
county, the probate judge of the county,
and in those counties in which there
may be superior court, by any judge
of such superior court, on the complaint
and due proof thereof by the parent,
guardian, or next friend of such infant,
that, by reason of incorrigible or vicious
conduct, such infant has rendered 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 in
FAINT, 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 author
tiles aforesaid, where complaint and due
proof have been made that such infant
is proper subject for the guardianship
of the directors of house of refuge, in
consequence of vagrancy, or of incorri-
gibIe or vicious conduct, and that from
the moral depravity, or otherwise, Of the
parent or guardian, or next friend, in
whose custody such infant may be, such
parent, guardian, or next friend, is in
capable or unwilling to exercise the pro-
per care and discipline over such incor-
rigible or vicious infant.
3. Infants who are destitute of sui
table home and of adequate means of
obtaining all honest living, or who are
in danger of being brought up to lead
an idle and immoral life, may be COM
mitted to the guardianship of the dircc-
tors of house of refuge, by the trustees
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. Z. Amy infant under the age Of
sixteen years who shall under existing
laws, or those hereafter enacted, be liza
ble to confinement in the jail of any
county in which house Of refuge may
be situated, or in the peniteatiary of the
State of Ohio from any such county,
may, at the discretion Of the court, or
magistrate giving sentence, be placed in
E such house of refuge until of legal age,
under the exclusive control and guar
dianship of the directors of such house
Sec. S. IF any accusation of the com
mission of any crime shall be made
against any infant under the age of six
f teen years, before any grand jury of the
county in which such house of refuge
l may be situated, and the charge appear:
: to be supported by evidence sufficient tc
put the accused upon a trial, the gran(
r jurors may, in their discretion, instead
of finding an Indictment against the ac
cused, return to the court that, it ap
: pears to them that the accused is a suit
l able person to be committed to tho
/ guardianship of the directors of the
S house of refuge, and the court shall
f thcreupon order such commitment.
SEC. .. If any infant under the age
: of sixteen years shall be arraigned fol
f trial in any court having criminal juris
o 4 IN, oI lC,
n of refuge may be situated, on a charg
t of any criminal violation of any law o
y this State, or ordinance of the city, tn
: judge may, with the consent of the ac
e cused, arrest, at any stage of the cause
y any further proceedings on the part o
c the prosecution, and commit the accused
d to the guardianship of the directors o
e the house of refuge.
= SEC 10. All infants under the ag
e of sixteen years who may be accused 0
d any offence punishable by Imprisonment
C in any county in which house OF re
If fuge may be situated, shall be cntitlc
# to private examination and trial, t
t, which only the parties to the case shal
= be admitted, unless one of the parents
y the guardian, or other legal representa-
e tive, demand a public trial, in whic
it case all proceeding shall be in the usua
e form.
y Sec. IL. All infants under the ag
of sixteen years who may be committee
sc in any county in which a house of re
fuge may be situated, for trial, or as
lie witness shall be placed in the house c
r refuge, subject to the order of the coul
&c making such commitment, and in n
If fhn nf1y ini1
Is Sec. II. If, at any time, any hous
, of refuge shall have as many infant
'e under its charge as can be convenient
to accommodated therein, or as many {
IN the funds of the house are adequate t
es maintain, the directors shall not be re
a. quired to receive other infants, br
e; shall order their chief officer to retur
y that fact to any magistrate, court c
i'd person authorized to execute commi
ty ment, who shall send an infant to th
< house and thercupon the case of sue