Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-09
The Reform school Bill.

After our report Of the proceedings in tie
Senate yesterday, under the call for bills from
the Committee on the District of Columbia
closed, the biil relating TO the REFORM School
LOT the Dlstrict OF Columbia, was amended, and
passed. 1T enscts that the board OF of trustees
o. the Reform School of the District of Columbia
snail cause monthly accounts to be rendered 70
toe mayors OF Washington and Geor eetowp and
me president OF tie levy court OF the county OF
washington, for the expenses of such bows A.
have beer sent TO the Reform School. by conpe-
tent authority, from the two cities mentioned,
respectively, and from said county OF Washing
ton, and for which the said cities and county
are respectively liable to pay 81 80 per week.
ana the amount due from the cities, respect
lively, and from said county, shall be paid on
demand; and il not paid within ten DAYS from
time such accounts are presented for payment
they shall draw interest thereon at the rate OF
ten per cent. per month until paid.
Sec z That hereafter any boy under sixteen
years OF age, who Is destitute of a home or
means OF support, or who is idle and incorrigi-
Die, or wandering about uncared for by reia-
uyes or friends, and whose parents if he has
any, are unable TO pay the expense of his sup
port at the Reform School. NAV be sent 10 the
sad school by the Judge o. the police court the
that city, or the Mayor of Georgetown, if he
shal be found there, or the president of the
ieSy court, IT found in the county. TO remain in
said school until he is twenty-one wears OF are
unless sooner discharged by the board OF trHs-
tees OF said school; and the expenses of such
boys so sent shall be paid in the cases OF bows
thcic Uy ponce court.
. sec. o. That every boy sent to the Reform
ocEOol shall remain therein until he is twenty
one years OF age, unless sooner discharged bv
the board OF trustees; but no boy shall be re-
tanned after the superiute ndent shan have re
ported him fully reformed.
sec q That II any person shall entice or
attempt to entice away from said school anv
boy legally committed 10 the same or shall
harbor, conceal, or aid in har boring or conceal.
Ing, ANY boy Who shall have escaped from said
school, such person shall. upon conviction
thereof, be deemed guilty Of q misdemeapor,
anu shslI pay tine Of not less than ten nor
more than one hundred dollars, which shall be
laic 10 the treasurer of the board of trustees
And any trustee, or the superintendent of said
school and any policeman, shall have power
ana II Is hereby made their duty, TO arrest anv
boy, when in their power 40 to do, who .h ali
thereto. ~
Sec. 5. That the sum Of ten thousand dollars
be, and the same is hereby, Appropriated on,
OF any money in the Il reasury not otherwise an
propriated, to defray the ordinary expenses OF
SAID REFORM School for the year ending June
the Secretary OF the Interior; one half OF this
sum to be refunded b. the cite. OF Washing ton
ard Georgetown and the county OF Washington
IN the proportions OF four and one half for
Washington city. one for Georgetown, and one
hall OF one for the county Of Washin yton.
Sec. .. That the sum of seventv-fve thousand
collars De, and the same is hereby, appropriated
Tor the purpose OF erecting upon that portion OF
the Government farm lying in the District of
Columbia building for the use and Occupation
OF me REFORM Schcol, according to plans and
estimates submitted by the supervising arrLi-
tect TO the Secretary Of the Interior Prort1.J
That the building shaI not cost, when com
pleted more than the sum hereby Appropriated
the money 10 be expended under the direction
OF tie Secretary Of the Interior.