The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-10-27
Republican Nominations.
THE PRorECroRY BILL.

reference of Church with the State. Equal
privileges are given to all religious denomina-
tions, and yet some have claimed rights be-
You'd others, and there have been found poll
ticians who are willing to accord them.
1t should not be forgotten by voters that
the 'Protectory bill - introduced at the last
session of the State Legislature was direct
attempt to combine Church and State, and to
make the State an instrument for filling up
and sustaining sectarian asylum.
For this bill the two Democratic candidates
for Assembly in this county (Messrs. Bird and
Swayze) voted. What they voted for will be
better understood by reading the digest of the
bill given below.
The bill as originally introduced by Mr..
Doyle provided that certain gentlemen Of the
Roman Catholic Church should be ncorporat-
ed into society for the care, education and
reformation " of children between the ages Of
and IS years. who may be found by any
Justice of the Peace to be "idle truant, vic
ious, homeless or delinquent" The bill then
provided
That as soon as the said corporation is ready
to receive children for reformation and in
stfuctioh do aioiosaie, ohJ ni"s 'o."so 70 -
thorlty empowered unuer Existing Jaws ~ AN Shy
hnm,aless w;c;ous or de,;nouent children. NAV
in his discretion commit any such child to the
care and custody OF the said corporation TO
DC ana remain unuer ius cale anu oon'ioi an-
IA ha - anacted That n any commit
meilts shall be made to said institution by any
magistrate or authority as provided for in the
eleventh section of this act, it shall be the du-
~ ~ s IS tha number of such commitments,
and certify the amount due to said corpora
ton for its care or custody OF the children SO
committea, a. LIE, sno ls.e ~ vno s,r aaahc,
AND tTe Traasurer n this state shall thereup-
on issue his warrant to the board of trustees
of the said corporation Tor the amount so Ger
tineo Dy lhs Ioinpelons. s' . cue th -
na u s. and enstody Of the children so commit
ted to said institution exceed seventy five per
centum of the cost OF maintaining children IN
the state Aeiofln ochooi Vi sniS os"'o.
luphc a'Uen.loii having peen '".oo W .nese
FEATURES IN sne oin' sne SoAs u VIZ
Legislature lepo.'eo s,ie'a 0aoA win "A. >
menus SUBSTITUTING oou..' -1 =,
n,,t ins ssc cr9
The hill bowev.r wan still orosslv offens-
i've II nrovided that the Protectorv might
,.la and rece;ve into their care First chill
dren under "a who nv consent in writing of
their PARENTS or guardians MIGHT be intrusted
70 tbe, fo, nrotect;on or reformation sec-
o,d ch;ldren batwaen the aoes If 8 and IA
who WIGHT hs co,nm;.te5 70 tbs caro- ~ said
cornorat;on - ida tr,ant v;cous bom.,e..
or del;nouent children third children ~ liz q
400 who ,,,irbt ha tranafe,rad 70 -. cbaroa
bv comnetent antboritv from apv other a.vlnm
~, rofo,,no torv IN tb;s stata II IN, Thar nro
vided that children of tho ACE of EIGHT wears
under ;ts 90 "a MIGHT be hound ont % 70 soms
sr;t,h,o ar,,,,ovnsrt ., tho Same r,anns, and
WITH l;l,a affa.t &C .ha ovorsa.rs oe N. roor
With tho assistance and .nnrohat;on 90 two
;,st;ces If tho neaca AFRO hv Law antborived
tn mt forth and hind ont anv noor child or
children and said cernoration Was tbarebv
anno;nted the Guardian Of al, and every sucb
child or children 90 mt forth and hound ont
40 aforoso;a !, tbo s.r,a manr.r al - .ha
l;ka extent "a tho ;nst;ces of The nsaco and
overseors of the moor or any two ~ them
are now anno;,ted a,ard;an. ~ .nv moor
child ~ oh;,dran ,,t Sar.h "a ,,,,,,a a.. h.,
them ;, r. f,rtber nrov;dod that I. .nv conf
mr. ;ndoas en,nowarea 20 NIT ~ t,,e Rssorr,,
School of His STATE idle boma,ess v;c;o,s ~
do,;n,ront ch;,aro, r,;,,ht - ;,s a;sor.,;,,,
commit anv s,ch ch;,d 20 tha Gov. ana -.
todv Of tho said cornora,;on n No and r.ma;,
nnder ito caro- and co,.ro, WITT, ,har.eron, =.
oal,v a;scboroea ),
cursorv reading of tho o,,ovo aoes not -
,,a., t,,a 700, oharae,ar 80 a. I'm T., 49,.
- Sronosed 40 rsn,.r, "a hv tha o,nt. na..tt.
at the +ime - {. tbr,st ont ~ h.na ,,d 80.
nnon Al, cb;,dren within ~ hor,ors desnaa
I" idle ), or :. truant y Or !. ae,;norent ), e.
and Mace them forever ,,rdar tho core .nd
control nbvscal mora, and sn;r;tual ~ !.
close cornorat;on catbol;c ;nstitu,;on After
it had Thus. bv the hand of Catholic narents
or guardians. or courts or ;udges Thrust these
children within the nortaIs Of hi. sectarian
aprotectorv. ), # rel;nou;sbed al, care for and
authority over them Tbev wore 70 bs s,r-
rendered. BODY and soul to the cara of an ;r.
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