North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-05-13
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AN ACT to Amend chapter 90, Of tho
Acts of the Eleventh General Assembly,
and to Provide for the Iowa Soldiers
Orphans Homes.
SECTION l. BE 1t enacted by the General
assembly of the State of Ioaea, That for the
support of the several Orphans Homes
there is hereby appropriated, out Of any
money in the State Treasury, not otherwise
appropriated the sum of ten dollars per
month for each orphan actually supported,
counting the average number sustained In
the several homes for the month, and up
on the presentation to the Auditor Of
State each month Of sworn statement Of
the average number of orphan children,
supported by the institution for the pre-
ceeding month, it shall be the duty Of the
Auditor to draw his warrant upon the
Treasurer of the State in favor of the board
of trustees of the Iowa Soldiers Orphans
Home, for the sum hereinbefore provided.
Sec. For making Improvements and
repairs upon the buildings and grounds Of
the Orphans Home at Davenport and for
replacing furniture therein, there is here
by appropriated the sum Of twelve thou
sand dollars or so much thereof as may be
necessary.
SEC. 8 For erecting and furnishing
buildings and improving buildings and
grounds at Cedar Falls for the Orphans
Home there located, there is hereby appro-
priated the sum of twenty-five thousand
dollars or SO much thereof as may he nec-
essary. upon condition that at least twenty
acres Of land suitable therefor, shall be
decided to the State, in fee simple, without
expense to the State.
Sec. 4. For the erection and furnishing
Of buildings and improvement of buildings
and grounds of the Orphans Home, located
at Glenwood. there is hereby appropriated
the sum Of fifteen thousand dollars, or so
much thereof as may be necessary. upon
condition that sixteen acres Of land upon
which the said Home is now situated shall
be decided to the State in fee simple, with
out expense to the State.
SEC. 5. The money appropriated by the
preceding sections shall be drawn from
the State Treasury upon the Auditors
warrants, issued upon the orders of the
president of the Board of trustees, attosted
by the secretary of the Board, only as it
shall be needed for the purposes for which
the same is appropriated, and the sums
appropriated for erecting buildings shall
not be drawn faster, nor in greater sums
than shall be needed to provide the build
ings necessary for the comfort of these
those desiring admission to the homes
and entitled thereto and the amount
drawn shall be expended for the purpose
designated under the direction of the board
of trustees.
Sec. 6. In the enumeration Of persons
between the ages of five and twenty-one
years as provided by sections Al and % OF
Chapter l72 of the acts Of the Ninth Gene
raj Assembly, the orphans at the several
homes shall in no case be enumerated in
the school district in which such homes
are located. except in cases where the mo-
ther, guardian. or other person having the
legal charge or control of such child, other
than the officers of the Home, shall reside
in such district.
Sec. I. Any child in either Of the Or.
phans' Homes may, with the consent OF
the parent or guardian Of such child, be
adopted by any citizen Of this State, but
no article Of adoption shall be of any force
or validity until approved hy the board Of
trustees, nor shall any child SO adopted hs
removed from the Home, until articles of
adoption are so approved. The board Of
trustees shall have power, and it shall be
| their duty to discharge from the Homes,
+; all children who are of proper age, or have
sufficient means to provide for themselves,
or whose mothers have sufficient means
and are competent to take care of them.
Any child adopted from either OF the
Homes, shall be returned to the Home
frcm which it was taken upon the order OK
| the board Of trustees, and the board shall
make such order, whenever they are satis'
!, fied that such child is not properly train
ed, educated, and provided for by the per-