Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-07

ing upon all persons if the property thereby
mortgaged had Immediately upon the execution OF
such mortgage been delivered to and the posses
siun Their CT reamt by the mortgage
Sec. . The village clerk shall perform the same
dut and be entitled tot he same fees the clerks
CT the several towns in Gke.cases. iG
Sec 3. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after It's passage and publication.
Approved March 4. 1875. .a
Published March II, 1881
CHAPTER 1926.
AN ACT authorizing industrial schools.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
IN Senate and Assembly, do enact as fellows:
Section l. Any number of ladies, or ladies and
gentlemen not less than twenty, being of tull age
citizens of the United States, and citizens and res
ideIts Of this state may unto for the purpose Of
organizing and maintaining an industrial school
IN any county in this state, and for that purpose
may make q subscription and may make sign and
acknowledge before any officer authorized by law
to take the acknowledgment OF deeds, q certificate
in writing, in which shall be stated the corporate
name of such school, the names Of the incorpora-
tors, the officers that such school shall have for
the first year, and the name of the city, village,
town and county, in which lid school is to be To-
Gated and maintained; such certificate shall be
attached to such subscription and filed in the CT
ce of the register OF deeds OF the county in which
said school is to be located and duplicate there
of shall be filed in the Office OF the secretary OF
state.
Sec. 2. Upon filing a certificate as aforesaid, the
persons who shall have sigped and acknowled dyed
such certificate, and their associates and successors
shall thereupon by virtue of this act, be body
polite and CORPORATE, by the rame stated in such
certificate, and by that name they and their sue
cessors shall and may have succession, and be
capable In law of suing and being sued may have
ana use common seal and the same alter and
change at pleasure, and shall in law be capabe of
taxing and RECEIVING, bv purchase, gift, bequest,
device, or otherwise, holding, owning and again
selling, or diSposing OF property. both real and
personal for the purposes of their incorporation,
but for no other purpose; may make rules and by
laws 'for the management of the affairs of such
corporation may eject or appoint such officers,
agents or committees, as may be deemed necessary
for the management and conduct of the buriness
OF ss1o corporation, fix their term CT Office pre-
scribe their duties aud compensation !; may employ
teachers, and generally may adopt all such regull-
tons, bylaws and rules shall be deemed adVis-
BILE for the interests of such corporation and the
accomplishment of its objects aud purposes.
Sec. 81 All corporations organized pursuant to
this act may annually elect from its members such
officers as its bylaws shall provide for, at such
time and place, and in such manner as NAV be
specified In its bylaws; such bylaws may also pro-
vide for the filling of yacaD cies among such Of
ncers and for the powers and duties of such Of
hcers any corporation formed under this act shall
not be dissolved by the fai to elect its officers at
the time prescribed in its bylaws, but such officers
may be chosen at any later day named or that pur-
pose in it's by laws or designated for that purpose
by its Cticers.
Sec. 4. al corporations organized under this act
together with their books, apers aud vouchers
shall pe subject to the vista ion and inspection of
the state board of charities and reform, as are
Sec. 5. Any court officer having criminal furis
dction in any county in this state, any Judge of
court OF record or mayor of any city, may cause to
be brought before him or it. any male child upder
the age o. Twelve years, or any female child under
the age OF sixteen years, that comes within any of
the following descriptions, 10 wit: That is begging
or receiving aims, whether actual y under pre-
tense OF selling or offering tor sale anything, or
te%g In any public street place for the purpose
Of begging or receiving aims or that ls tOund
wandering and not haxing any home settled
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subsistence; CT is found destitute either by being
an orpan or having larent parents who is un-
dergolug imprisonment, or otherwise; or that f E.
quents the company of reputed thieves or of lewd
Wanton or aScivious persons in speech or behavior
or notorious is Of bad character: or that ia
found wandering IN streets, alleys public places
and belODglLg to that class children called "rap
pickers, or that is inmate of any house of i'll
fame or poor house whether in company with its
parent or parents or otherwise; or who has been
abandoned In any way by his parent parents or
guardians; or who is without means Of subsistence
or support, The court officer Def re whom any
such child shall be brought, if satisfied on INQUIRY
OF the TACT, and that the welfare of such child will
be promoted thereby, may order any such child to
be sent to industrial school organized pursuant
to this act within his county, if there be such
school therein, aud If not, to any such school in
any county this state: and NAV direct that such
child be kept and maintained, the expense of the
county, IN such school, until arrives at the age of
Il years, or be discharged as in this act
provided. Every court of record or officer having
criminal jurisdiction, may, its or his discretion
commit to any industrial school organized Durs,1-
ant to this act, child, male or female wi hin
the ages aforesaid who shall by such court or Ct
hcer be adjudged guilty of any crime punishable
with imprisonment until such child shall arrive at
the age OF twenty-one years, be sooner dis
charged as in this ACT provided. and such child
snail be maintained in said school at the expense OF
he county.
Sec. b. ANY industrial school organized pursuant
90 thus act may receive any such child directed to
be kept IL 1t committed to it pursuant to the pro-
VISIONS OF the preceding section, or placed in its
care and keeping by Its parent or parents guard
lin and t1om the time of receiving such child
shall have the exclusive custody, care and guard
anshp Of any such child until such child shall be
discharged therefrom pursuant to this act. Any
sucn cnlid within the ages aforesaid may also be
committed TO any industrial school organized pur-
suant to this act, up1n complaint to any court of
record by ms or It's parents, guardian or those
having such child III charge, that he or hey are
unable to CONTROL and DEERE to have such child
sent @ the industrial SCHOOL, bar ill such cases The
court snail De first satisfied that the welfare of such
enid viii be promoted thereby and no such in
dustrlal school shall be compelled 10 receive such
last ia q ed child unless the parent or pare nts
guardian or person having such child in charge
shall satisfactorily agree with the ofic rs of such
industrial school for his her maintenance and
care therein.
Sec z. ell sentences, orders or commitments to
any industrial school organized Under this act shall
direct that the child be sent to such school till he or
she arrives at the age of twenty ne years unless
sooner discharged BY the officers Of such school
pursuant to its bylaws, who shall have authority TO
discharge any such child when in their Judgment
ii shall be for his interest to do SO.
Sec. 8. The officers and managers Of any indus
trial school organized pursuant to this act shall re-
ceive and take into such school all children hlch
are committed thereto by competent authority and
shall cars all children in such school, tc be in
structed IN such branches of useful knowledge as
may be suited to Their years and capacities, aud
shall especially cause the girls to be taught domes-
TIC aVocat1onS, sewing, mending, knitting and
housekeeping in all its departments with the COM
mon branches of education. The officers Of any
such school shall have power in their discretion
bind out any child commit ed to it apprentices or
servants during their minority, to such persons
and to learn such proper trades and empoyments
as IN their judgment viii be most for the future adj
vantage Of such child. Such officers may also in
their discretion, give away to any suitable person
tor adoption any such child during its minority.
All and singular the provisions contained in chap
ter one hundred and thirteen, of the revised stat
utes, entitled, ''Of masters and apprentices shall
apply to the apprentices and servants and to the
person or persons to whom they shall bs bound by
virtue OF this aot, and every minor so bound and
the officers blnding him and the person or persons
TO whom such child is bound shall be subject 20 all
the provisions OF said chapter. Any commitment,
consent or order committing any child to any in