Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-11
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at Second Session of Forty-frst Congress
IPUBLIc--No. 60 I

PUBLTC--No. 60
Ish IN the District Of Columbia beus- OF corrvc-
ton for boys approved July =, LsS5.
asrss Of ihe Ua,ed Sfafss eG Aa.srIea IN Toasrsss
asssnnbsa, Inst the board oftrustees OF the house
esgnaied as the r. form school of the District of
Co.rmbia may, at their discretion, receive, take,
dy Frst. Any boys under the age of sixteen years
who shall eI may be liable to yusishmeat by mpris
Columbia, or any law that Eaay be enacted and in
force in said District, Second Any boy under six
RuardiaH. sgainst whom any charge u cofnmifting
any crime or misdenlesnor shall haze been made,
confinement in jail OF prisor Third Any boy under
sixteen years OF age who Is desti ;zte Of a suitable
home, home and see9uate means OF obtaining an honest
living or who IS IN danger Of being brought mp, is
brought up, 70 lead an Idle AMI vicious lIe Fourth
gible or hsbitually disreeards the commands of his
parents, father or EsOther. or GuaTdisns; or who
lects refuses az the request or cSrynand of his
parents, father or mother, guardian, 10 perform
!sb9r suitable to bis years aud condEion or 70 at
SEC, And Be tt JertheT eHactsd, That whenever
any boy under lineage of sixteen years shall be
broug ht before any court of record of the District of
ColuRbia, or any Jpdge Of such esTt, and shall b.
eonylcted OF any crime OF misdemeanor punIs shable
by imprisonment, other than impri sonment for lifs
such court judge in lieu Of sentencing such boy to
sent OF such boy az his parest or guardian susp-nd
the sentence Of Pcnshment IN the case and commit
said trustees TO be taken TO the said reform school
TO remain until he shall arrive at the OF twenty
trustees And in all cases where boy, under the
age Of sixteen years, shaIl be brought before any
demeanor, when the socrsation against him mi i
deemed supported by evidence sufficient 10 put him
stay all proceedings in theycase and TO comInit him
In ike manner, Tor such period such court a
Of the cities Of Washington and Georgetown and the
ba respectively, shall have full power to Commit to
the care control ard custody of the board Of trus
the proper exrense, OF his parent guardian, for
such term as the board Of trustees may determine,
clauses Of section one of this act And the members
sad board Of trvstees shall, also, indiv IDEALLY
q washington and Georgetown and the president OF
SIC. /. AID be II Es-ther enacted, That the thir
teenth section Of the above mentioned ba amend
ed by inserting - sum not exceeding dollar and
hall per week." in the place Of the words fifty
SIC 5, And be it Frtter enacted, That In case any
beard of trustees, for the benefits Of the reform
school, BY either OF the mayors aforesaid the prssi
before provided the said board Of trustees nay If
they deem II proper require security to be given 20
them by the parent guar dian of any boy 90 CON
mitted for the payment Of the expense OF manrain-
ing such boy IN the said school for such period as he
may remain there. And in all cases a statement OF
the age OF the boy committed to the OF the board
OF trustees together with the reason for such com
mitment Of each boy, TO be delivered to the rad
board and until such statement shall be delivered
the trustees may decline to receive such boy No
Commitment shall remain in force longer than until
the committed shall have become ulyrefornled nor
after he shall have attained the age lof twenty one
years, But the said board shall have power 10 dis
charge any boy from their custody by an order duy
entered upon their records, whenever they shall
deem the object of committing him fully attained
TIE trustees shall also have full power 10 place anv
hoy committed as herein described, during ms
minority. at such employment for or on account
oi SAID school OF reform or otherwise, and canse
hlm 10 De Instructed IN such branches of useful
knowledge as may be suitable to his years and cana
city, and they the said trustees may see fit; and
they may, with the consent of any such boy bind him
out as al apprentice during his minority 10 learn
such proper trade aud employment Is in their Ju1g
ment will be most conducive to his refor alton aud
and the said trustees shall for such purpose have
power 70 appoint committee or more Of their
number with power 10 execute and deliver, on be
hall of TIE said board Of trustees ndentures of an
premiership Tor any boy whom they may deem
proper person Tor al apprentice, such indentures
lures of apprenticeship under the Laws of rhe Dis-
uict 81 Columbia, and be filed and kept among the
records and in the Office OF the said reform sepol
anu lt shall not be necessary 10 record or file them
elsew here.
SEC. 8. And Be ~ CKTther enacted. That the Secre
tary Oi the Interior shall much OF The tract
OF land known rs the government farm. in the Di.
trlCt Of Columbia, NAV not be deemed necessary
Tor the use OF the aqueduct to be set of by m les
ard bounds to the board of trustees of the SCHOOL of
reform IN accordance with the prOy ison of the first
tecton OF the act OF uly twenty fifth eighteen hun
drt q and sixty six of which this is amendment:
and thereupon the said board of trustees shall have
exclusive possession and control Of such portion as
shall be thus set on 10 them
ApprOyed. Nav g. lS7D