The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-05-07
[CHAPTER "a.
NURSERY AND CHILD'S HOSPITAL
OF BALTIMORE CITY.

CHAPTER o.
NURSERY AND CHILD'S HOSPITAL
OF BALTIMORE CITY.
AN ACT
To authorize the Nursery and Chid's IIospi-
tai of Baltimore city to bind out and control
the destitute children under its care.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That the Nursery
and Chid's Hospital of Baltimore city, a
corporation duly incorporated under the laws
of this State, be and it is hereby authorized
and empowered to receive into its care, GUS
tody and CONTROL all such foundlings, orphans
and other destitute children under the age of
four years, as shall be committed by instru-
ment Of writing under the hand Of the party
so committing to its keeping, by the father,
mother, guardian or others having the right
of disposition, or by any Orphan Court or
Justice of the Peace Of this State If of the class
of children whom such Court or Justice could
lawfully bind out as apprentices, which COM
mitment to the said Nursery and Chlid's
Hospital OF Baltimore city such Orphans
Court and Justices of the Peace are hereby
empowered to make, and the said Nursery
aud Childs Hospital of Baltimore city is
fur Their authorized to retain under its care
charge and restraint, each of such fouLdlipgs
and infant children 50 committed 10 its keep
ing until he or she shall have attained the
full age Of fourteen years, or for any shorter
period; and al or before the SAID age to bind
out any and every one of the said icundlings
and infants for a term of time not exceeding
the age Of tweuty-one years, if the child be,
female as an apprentice to learn any trade or
business suitable to the sex Of such children.
In In no nsnfI in
place them out for adoption or as inmates
with any families or person, or transfer them
0 the custody charge, care and training Of
any corporate or other home asylum, or other
association authorized by law to recei re such
children, and to retain or bind them out in this
State; provided that all such acts OF binding,
placing or transferring shall be evidenced by
an instrument of writing, executed in dupli-
cate, signed by the President of the sai MUIR
sery and Chid's Hospital of Baltimore city,
and by the person Or corporation taking such
child as apprentice or for adoption, or for
subsequent custody, care or rearing and by such
signers acknowledged before any officer COM
pelent under the laws Of this State to take
acknowledgment of deeds, at The proper cost
and charge of tie party so TAX ing, receiving
or adopting; and provde ed also, that the SAID
Nursery ana Child's Hospital of Baltimore city
shall keep fair record, in suitable book, Of
the admission of all children SO received into its
custody and care, in which shall be stated the
date Of adm ssion, the name ard age Of the child
at the time OF admission, the name of the person
or justice by whom, or the court by which,
committed d, and the name OF the nearest relatives
of the child when known, to the corporation or
its officer charged with the admission of inmates,
and the name and address Of any person to
whom, or institution to which, any child or
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aud Child's Hospital OF Baltimore city, and one
copy Of said instrument, SO TO be executed in
duplicate, shall be retained and properly filed
by said Nursery and Chld's Hospital OF Baltl-
more city, and shall be open 10 inspection.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the found
lings, infants, orphans and other destitute chill
dren unuer the care and control of the said COR
poration, the Nursery and Uhlld's Hospital Of
Baltimore city, shall be and remain under the
control and restraint, and under the charge of
the said corporation and of the officers, managers
and agents thereof, aud bound 10 obedience to
its rules, regulations and discipline 10 every
elect rs apprentices are bound in respect Of
their masters aud mistresses, aud subject 10 all
laws concerning the duties Liabilities, privileges
and rights Of apprentices.
Sec g. Be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.
HERMAN STUMP, JR,
President of the Senate.
HIRAM MCCULLOUGH,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Approved March 1850.
WIN. T. HAMILTON,
Governor of Maryland.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is cor
rect copy of an act of the General Assembly
Of Maryland, passed at the January session,
1880.
EUGENE HIGGINS,
Secretary of the Senate.
MLToN Y. KIDD,
Chief Cleik Of the House of Delegates.