The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-04-08
Published March II, 1851
CHAPTER 325.

AN ACT authorizing industrial schools
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
SECTION l. 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 a subscription and may make,
sign and acknowledge before any officer author-
lied by law 10 take the acknowledgment of deeds
a certificate in writing, in which shall be stated
the corporate name of such school, the
names of the incorporators, the Off
Gers that such school shall have for
the first year, and the name of the city, village,
town and county IN which said fchool is to be
located and maintained; such certificate shall be
attached to such subscription and filed in the Of
fee OF the Register OF Deeds OF the county IN whlch
said school is TO be located, and duplicate there.
of shall be filed in the Office oil the Secretary OF
State
SEC. .. Upon fling certificate as aforesaid the
persons who shall have signed and acknowledged
such certificate and their associates and success
ors shall thereupon, by virtue of this act, be a
body polite and corporate, by the name stated IN
such certificate and by that name they and their
successors shall and may have Succession, and
be capable in law of suing and being sued; may
| have and use common seal and the same after
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
and nersona for the purposes of their incorpora-
| ton, but for no other purpose: may make rules
and bylaws for the management OF the AFFAIRS ol
| such corporation may elect or appoint such ON,
| Gers. accents or committees as may be deemed
! necessary for the management and conduct ol
the business of said corporation, fix their term oil
| Office, prescribe their duties and compensation
NAV employ teachers, and generally may adopt
ali such regulations ylaws and rules as shall be
| deemed advisable for the interests of such corpo
| ration and the accomplishment OF It's objects and
purposes
SEC. g. All corporations organized pursuant to
| this act may annually elect from its members
such officers its bylaws shall provide Tor, al
such time and place and in such manner as may
| be specified in it's bylaws; such bylaws may
| also provide for the filling of vacancies among
| such officers and for the powers and duties o.
| such officers; any corporation formed under thls
act shall not be dissolved by the failure TO elec'
| its officers at the time prescribed in its bylaws
but such officers may be chosen at any later day
| named for that purpose IN It's bylaws OF oesiS
! mated for that purpose by its officers
| SEC A. All corporations organized under this
| act together with their books, papers and voueh
ers shall be subject to the visitation and lnspec
| ton of the State Board of Charities and Reform
as are other state charitable and penal institu
tons
risdiction in any county IN this State anv e
| Of a court of record, o- Mayor of any city, may
/ cause to be brought be 'ore him, or it. any male
child under the age o. twelve years, any female
| child under the age OF sixteen year., that comes
| within any Of the following descriptions. to-wit
That is begging or receiving alias. whether actu
ally or under pretense Of selling or offering fol
sale anything or being in any public street OF
| place for the purpose of begging or receiving
aims: or that is found wandering and not having
| any home settled place of abode proper guard
/ ianship or means OF subsistence; oris found des
| titute, either by being orphan or having
| parent or parents who is undergoing imprison
| ment, or otherwise, or that freqHenis the com
pany of repnted thieves or of iewd, wan
| ton or lascivious persons in speech o
behavior, or notorious resorts OF bat
| character or that Is found wandering in streets
alleys or public places, and belonging to ina
class of children called rag -pickers;" or tina
is an inmate of any house of ill-fame or poor
| house, whether in company with its parent o
parents or otherwise; or who has been abandoned
| in any way by his parent or parents or guardians
| or who is without means OF subsistence or sup
port. The court officer before whom any sucl
| child shall be brought, II satisfied on inquiry Q
the fact and that the welfare of such child will
! promoted thereby. may order any such child 3
| be sent to any industrial school organized pursu
| ant to this act, within his own county. IL there
such school therein, and if not 10 any such schoo
/ in any county in this State; and may direct tbs
such child be kept and maintained at the expense
the county in such school, until 1t arrives at ID
age of twenty-one YEAR,, or be sooner discharge
as in this act provided. Every court of record c
officer having criminal Jurisdiction may. in Its c
his discretion commit 10 any industrial schot
organized pursuant to this act any child, male G
female within the ages aforesaid, who shall b
such court or officer be adjudged guilty of an
crime punishable with imprisonment, until sue
child shall arrive at the age of twenty-one year
or be sooner discharged ae in this act provided
and such child shall be maintained in said echos
at the expense OF the county.
SEC 6. ANY industrial school organized pursl
ant to this set may receive any such child drecte
, TO be kept in il or committed to it pursuant
the provisions of the preceding section or place
in It's care and keeping by its parent parents
guardian; and from the time of receiving sue
child shah have the exclusive custody, care an
guardianship of ANY such child until such chil
shall be discharged therefrom pursuant 10 tn
act. Any snch child within the ages aforesai
may be also committed to any Industrial scho
organized pursuant to this act upon complain
to any court Of record by his or its parent
{ Guardian those having such child In charg
that he or they unable to control and deri
to have such child cent to an industrial echoo
but in such cases the court ehAlI be first Statistic
that the welfare of such child will be promote
thereby; and no such industrial school shall
( compelled TO receive such last named child u
less the parent or parents, guardian or perso
having such child in charge shall satisfsctori
agree with the officers Of such industrial scho
5 for his or her maintenance and care therein
SEC. z. All sente nces. orders or commitmen