Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-15
Published March II, 1875
CHAPTER 325.

AN ACT authorizing industrial schools
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly. do enact as
follows:
SECTION 1. 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 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 to take the Acknowledgement of deeds
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 which said sChool 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 ofthe 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 ,. Upon filing a 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
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 alter
and change at pleasure, and shall in law be capa-
bic of taking and receiving, by purchase, gift, be-
quest, devise, or otherwise, holding, owning and
again selling, or dlsposlng of property both real
and personal, for the purposes OF their incorpOra
ton, but for no other purpose; may make rules
and bylaws for the management of the affairs of
such corporation, may elect or appoint such Off
GERS, agents or committees as may be deemed
necessary for the management and conduct of
the business of said corporation fix their term of
Office, prescribe their duties and compensation
may employ teachers, and generally may adopt
all such regulations, bylaws and rules as shall be
deemed advisable for the interests of such corpo-
ration and the accomplishment of its objects and
purposes.
Sec }. 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 may
be specified in its bylaws; such bylaws may
also provide for the filling of vacancies among
such officers and for the powers and duties of
such officers; any corporation formed under this
act shall not be dissolved by the failure to elect
its officers at the time prescribed in its 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.
SEC 4. All corporations organized under this
act, together with their books, papers and vouch-
ers, shall be subject to the visitation and inspec-
ton of the State Board of Charities and Reform,
as are other State charitable and penal institu-
lions.
SEC 5. Any court or officer having criminal iu-
risdiction in any county in this State, any Judge
of a court of record, or Mayor of any CITY, may
cause to be 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, towit:
That is begging or receiving aims, whether actu-
ally or under pretense of selling Offering for
sale anything. or being in any public street or
place for the purpose OF begging Or receiving
aims that is found wandering and not having
any home or settled place Of abode, proper guard
ianshlp, or means of subsistence; oris found des-
utute, either by being an orphan or having
parent or parents who is undergoing imprisOn-
ment, or otherwise, or that frequenls the
pany of reputed thieves or of lewd, wan
ton lascivious persons in speech or
behavior, notorious resorts of bad
character: that is found wandering in streets,
alleys or public places, and belonging to that
class of children called "rag-pickers; - or that
is an inmate of any house of ill-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 or parents or guardians;
or who is without means OF subsistence sup
port The court or officer before whom any such
child shall be brought, if satisfied on inquiry of
the fact and that the welfare of such child will be
promoted thereby, may order any such child to
he sent to any industrial school organized pursu-
ant to this act within his own county, if there be
such school The ein and If not to any such school
in any county in this State; and may direct that
such child be Ike and maintained at the expense of
the county in sUch school, until it arrives at the
age of twenty-oLe years, or be sooner discharged
as in this act provided Every court of record or
officer having minal jurisdiction may, In Its or
his discretion, commit to any industrial school
organized pursuant to this act any child, male or
female, within the ages aforesaid, who shall by
such court or officer be adjudged guilty of any
crime punishable with imprisonment until such
child shall arrive at the age OF twentyone years,
or be sooner discharged as in this act provided,
and such child shall be maintained in said school
at the expense of the county.
SEC. 6. Any industrial school organized pursu-
ant 20 this act may receive any such child directed
to be kept in il committed TO it pursuant to
the provisions of the preceding section or placed
in its care and keeping by its parent parents
guardian: and from the time of receiving such
child shall have the exclusive custody, ana
Guardianship of any such child until such child
shall be discharged therefrom pursuant to this
act ANY such child within the ages aforesaid
NAV be also committed TO any industrial school
ORGANIZED pursuant TO this act upon complaint
10 anv court of record by his or its parents.
Guardian or those having such child in charge,
that he or they are unable TO control and desire
10 have such child sent to an industrial school:
INIT in such cases the court shall be first satisfied
tbaraby. and no such industrial school shall be
compelled to receive such last-named child I'M
less the parent or parents, guardian or person
HAVING such child in charge shall satisfactorily
nrran with tbe officers of such industrial school
for IS or her maintenance and care therein.
s:SEC. \ All sentences, orders or commitments
shall direct that the child be sent to such school
till he or she arrives at the age of twenty-one