Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-08-14

SEC. 4. For the erection ard furnishing
Of buildings and improvement Of buildings
and grounds ofthe Orphans Home, loca ei
at Genwood. there is hereby appropria'si
the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, OF ~
mach thereof as may be necessary, q. oa
condition that the sixteen acres Of land ppm
which the said home is now situated shall
be deedsd to the State, in Zee simple, with,
out expense to the State.
SEC. 5. The money appropriated by tic
preceding sections shall be drawn from the
State Treasury upon the Auditor warrants.
issued upon the orders Of the president o,
the board of trustees, attested by the secrss
tary Of the board, only as it shall be needed
for the purposes for which the same is np>
propriated, and the sums sppropria ed tar
erecting building shall not be drawn faster,
nor in greater sums than shall be needed 10
provide the buildings necessary for tho com
fort Of these those desiring admission to-
the homes and entitled thereto; and the
amounts drawn shall be expended for tie
purposes des,gnsted under the direction OF
the board Of trustees.
See. 6. In the enumeration of persons
between the agrs OF I've snd swenty-one
years as provided by sections 81 and 80 OF
Chapter liz Of the acts Of the Ninth Gsn.v.
al Assembly, the orphans st the sewers
homes shall in no case be enumerated in the
school district in which such homes are IL.
Gated, except in cases whera the mother,
guardian, or other person having the legal
charge or control Of such child, other thar
the officers Of the Home shall reside IN such
district.
Ssc. :. Any child in either Of the Or
phans' Homes may, with the consent OF the
parent or guardian Of such child, be adopt-
ed by any citizen Of this State, but no arti-
Gle Of adoption shall be OF any force or w.
lidity until approved By the board q ssus-
tees, nor shall any child so adopted be re-
moved from the Home, until articles of
adoption are so approved. The board OF
trustees shall have power, and it shalt be
their duty 10 discharge from the Homes, aT
children who are Of proper age, or have suf
6ciens means to provide for themselves, ~
whose mothers have sufficient means AMI
are competent to take care Of them. Any
child adopt.d from either Of the Homes,
shall be returned TO the Home frSm which
it was taken upon the order of the board Of
truste. :, and the board saall make such or
der, whenever they are satisfied that such
child is not properly trained, educated, ani
provided for by the person by whom It was
adopted. Such order shall be entered on
the minutes Of the proceedings Of the boarl
OF trustees, and shall discharge and cancel
the articles Of adoption.
SEC. 9. The eighth, tenth, and eleventh
sections of chapter ninety-two Of the acts If
the Eleventh General Assembly are hereby
and al other laws OF parts of acts
with this act are 50 modified as
TO conform herewith.
Sgc. 3. This act being deemed Of imme-
diase importance shall be in force after iss
publication in the Daily Ssa'e Register, and
lowa Ereniag NatesmaD, newspapers pub
liehed at Des MONIES, lows.
Approved April 2. 1868.
hereby certify that the foregoing Act
took effect by publication. as required by
Section thereof, on the 5th dav Of April.
A. D. 1863.
ED WRIGHT.
Sec'y Of State.