Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1864-08-20
(NUMBER 10 NEW SERIES J

dered to such institution, in the manner he
rein provided, by any instrument in writing
duly signed by such parent, guardian, or
public officer, the said board of managers
may, in their discretion, place such child
to service with some proper person under
articles of indenture, to be executed in due
form of law, with such provisions for main
tenance and education as shall be appro-
we'd by one Of the Judges of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia; and the
said board of managers are hereby autho-
rizcd to permit the adoption Of any such
child by any respectable and proper per-
son who, under provisions to be approved
as aforesaid, shall undertake the mainte-
nance, care, and proper education Of such
destitute or orphan child.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That
in case of the death or legal incapaCity of
the father Of any dependent child, or Of the
Imprisonment of such father for crime, or
of his abandoning or negectiug to provide
for his family, the mother, if residing in
the District of Columbia, shall be deemed
the legal guardian Of her children for the
purposes of tins act, and shall have power to
make the surrender aforesaid. But in case
the mother also be dead, or a nonresident
of said District, or legally incapable of
acting in the premises, or be imprisoned
for crime, or neglect to provide for such
child and In case there be no gurdian or
other person legally bound to support such
child, or qualified to make the surrender
aforesaid, then, and in any such case, the
superintendent Of the poor, or the Mayor of
Washington, or other public officer having
charge Of the poor, shall, for the purposes
Of this act, be required, as ex.ollicio guar.
dian Of such child, and may make, as such,
the surrender of such child to the SAID cor
poration by the instrument in writing afo-
resad, which surrender shall, in all res
pects be as valid and eflectual as if made
by the father or parent Of such child: Pro-
vded, That no surrender of any such,
child shall be made under the provisions of
this section, unless such surrender shall on
examination, be approved by one of the
Judges Of the Supreme Court Of said Dis
trict,
Sec T. And be it further enacted, That
the board Of managers may elect from their
own number president, vice president,
and secretary; and they may further elect
a treasurer They may, in their discre-
ton, appoint an executive committee, con-
sisting Of five members of their board who
may, under the general direction of the
boar take charge of the affairs of the cor.
poration during any recess of the board.
See. s. And be 1t further enacted That
the treasurer of said corporation shall at
amy time upon the call of Congress report
a fall and perfect statement of the affairs
Of such corporation, the location, value,
and income of all real estate owned by it.,
the amount of its receipts, expenditures,
investments, and personal estate, and all
other information which Congress may re-
quire,
Sec. 0. And be it further enacted, That
Congress may at any time alter, amend, or
repeal this act
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That
this act shall take effect Immediately.
Approved June 25, 1864.