Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-15
Published March II, 1875.
CHAPTER 325.

follows:
SECTION I. Any number of ladies' or ladies' and
gentlemen, not less than twenty, being of full age,
citizens Of the United States and citizens and
residents of this State, may unite for the purpose
of organizing and maintaining an Industrial
school in any county In this State, and for that
purpose may make subscription and may make,
sign aud acknowledge before any officer author
lied by law to take the acknowledgment OF deeds
certificate in writing in which shall be stated
the corporate name of such school, the
names of the incorporafors, the OIL
GERS that such school shall have for
the first year, and the name of the city, village,
town and county IN which said SCHOOL lie to be
located and maintained; such certificate shall be
attached to such subscription and filed In the Of
flee OF the Register Of Deeds the county In which
said school II to be located and duplicate there
of shall be filed in the office OF the Secretary OF
State,
SEC. 2. Upon filing certificate "a aforesaid the
persons who shall have signed and acknowledged
such certificate and their associates and success
ers shall thereupon, by virtue of this act, be n
body polite and corporate by the name stated In
such certificate, and by tha. name they and their
successors shall ana may have succession, and
be capable IN law of suing and being sued; may
have and use q common seal and the same alter
and change AT pleasure, and shall in law be capa-
BILE Of taking and receiving. by purchase, gift, be.
quest, devise, or otherwise, holding owning and
again selling, disposing of property both real
and personal, for the purposes of their ncorpora-
ton, but for no other purpose; may make rules
and bylaws for the management OF the affairs OF
such corporation, may elect or appoint sucn ON.
Gers agents or committees aa may be deemed
necessary for the management aud conduct of
the business of said corporation, TX their term OF
Office, prescribe their duties aud compensatlon
may employ teachers, aud generally may adopt
ali such regulations, bylaws aud rules AZ shall be
deemed advisable for the interests OF such corpo-
ration and the accomplishment of its objects and
purposes.
SEc. 8. All corporations organized pursuant to
this act may annually elect from its members
such officers a. its bylaws shall provide for, at
such time and place and in such manner as may
be specified in its bylaws; such bylaws may
also provide for the hing of vacancies among
such officers and Tor the powers and duties of
such officers; any corporation formed under this
act shall not be dissolved by the failure to elect
it, officers At the time prescribed in It's bylaws
but such officers may be chosen at any later day
named for that purpose In its bylaws or desig-
mated for that purpose by its officers.
SIC, 4. All corporations organized under this
act, together with their books, papers and youch-
ers, shall be subject TO tho visitation and inspec-
ton of the State Board IF Charities and Reform,
a. are other State charitable and penal institu-
lions.
Sso $. ANY court or officer having criminal iu-
risdicton in any county In this State any Judge
~ a court of record or Mayor OF any city, NAV
cause 10 he brought before him, or It, any male
child under the age of twelve years, or any female
child under the age of sixteen years, that comes
within any Of the following descriptions, to.wt:
That Il begging or receiving aims, whether actu-
ally or under pretcnse OF selling or offering for
sale anything or being in any public street or
place for the purpose of begging pr receiving
aims; or that Is found wandering and not having
any home or settlcd place OF abode, proper guard
ianshlp or means of subsistence; or IL found des
titutc, either by being an orphan or having n
parent or parents who IL undergoing imprison-
mcut or otherwise, or that freQuens the com
pany of reputed thieves or of lcwd, wan
ton or lascyous persons in speech or
character: or that Is found wandering in streets,
alleys or public places, and belonging TO that
class ot children called rag pckers;' or that
Is Nh inmate of any house oI lii-iGmc or poor
house whether IN company with It's parent or
parents or otherwise; or who has been abandoned
In any way by his parent or parents or guardians;
or who il without means OF subsistence or sup
port. The court or officer before whom any such
child shall he brought, If satisfied on inquiry Of
the fact aud thRt the welfare of such child win be
promoted thereby, may order any such child 10
he $cul 20 any industrial school organized pursu-
ant to this act within his own county, ii there be
such school therein, aud II not, 20 any snch school
In any county in this State. and may direct that
such child be kcptand maintained at The expense of
the county tn such school, until II arrives At the
age OF twdnty-une wears, or DC sooner discharged
NJ In this act provided. Every court of record or
officer having criminal jurisLiC ion may, limits or
his discretion, commit 20 any industrial school
organized pursuant 20 Tins act ANY child, male or
female, within the ages Aforesaid who shall by
such court or officer he gdiudgcd guilty OF any
crime punishable with Imprisonment until such
thild shall arrive az the aye uf tWenty.one wears
or be sooner discharged rs IN thi. act provided.
and such child shall be maintained in said school
~ the expense OF the county,
srr q ANY Industrial school orpariged pprsu-
ant to This aci NAV -ccriveauv such child directed
tn he krnt In n ar coInutttsd to II pursuant TO
the provisions ~ the preceding section or placed
in It's care aud keeping by is parent or parents
,,nar3iau, and NOM IN, time of rrceiyiro such
rbUd shan bny, fhr pyrlusive custody care ana
,nardianship OF any .uch child until 'sueh child
Shall be discharged tACrrirum pursuant TO this
49, Any surh child within IA. ,-,.s aforesaid
may he also committed tu any Industrial school
Cy,snilra pursuant TO thi, net upau COMPLAINT
m any court Of record bv his or "a, parents.
.,,'r,fisn ~ those having such ,hUF fp rhq-.-,'
ISsf bt ar tho, are unahIt to control ana 6ss{r,.
fn have sucb child sent Ca ar irdasrri,l school: .