Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-19
The Protection Of Children.

THE BILL INTRODUCED BY SENATOR HoAR YEsTER-
pAY-A NEW FIELD OF WORK PROPOSED FOR THE
WASHINGTON s. T. C. A.
The bill introduced in the Senate yesterday by Mr.
H0ar for the protection Of children IN the District
provides that from and passage the AssOca
ton forthe Prevention Cruelty to Animals for the
District of Columbia shall be known as s"The Wash
ington Humane Society,"" and shall be authorized
TO extend Its operations under this act to the pro-
lection OF children as well as animals from cruelty
and abuse In pursuance thereof the society hy
its proper officers or agents. may prefer complaints
before any court iii the District having Jurisdiction
for the violation OF any law relating to or affecting
the protection OF children, and by its proper attor
ney may aid In bringing The facts before such court
In any proceeding taken; and all fines and forfeit
ures collected through the instrumentality of the
society or its agents shall accrue to the use of the
society.
Section directs that the Commissioners shall, nv
the police force, aid the society in the enforcement
OF all laws relating to the protection OF children
and the Commissioners are authorized to detail an
officer or officers TO aid specifically In the work of
the society, or they may commission any duly an
pointed agents OF the society as special police
0lncerS, without compensation Such officers are
invested with power to arrest, without warrant all
persons violating within their view any law relat-
Ing to the protection OF children; they may also
make arrests upon warrants issued by any Justice
Of the peace, and Offenders shall be taken before
the Police Court for trial. Officers of the society
are also empowered to take before the Police Cont
any child who is subjected to cruel treatment Will
full abuse or neglect or any child under sixteen
years OF age found in house of ill-fame, and the
or other public charitable Institution or make such
other disposition as the laws authorize. II any
parent, guardian or relative shall feel aggrieved at
tae action OF the Police Court the right OF appeal to
the Criminal Court is allowed.
Section provides that any person who shall tor
ture, cruelty beat or otherwise willfully maltreat
any child under lS years DID, or who shall entice
decOy plan, take or receive any female under that
age into house of ill-fame disorderly house;
or any person having custody or possession OF q
child under A. who shall expose with intent to
abandon 1t or who shall in any way dispose OF it
with the view to its being employed as an acrobat,
ymnast, contortionist, circus rider Or in any ex,
hloitioh or as a beggar, pauper, peddler, street
singer, ETC., or Tor any obscene, indecent or I'M
moral purpose or practice: or any person who shall
receive, employ, use, exhibit, or have in custody
any child under IA for any OF the purposes herein
enumerated shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a
tine OF not less than s. more than $3.50 or by i'm
prisonment for not exceeding two years. or by both
fine and imprisonment.
The bill was referred to the District committee
and Mr. Hoar specially called the attention OF the
chairman to 1t, In connection with the fact that
there Is no law here for the proper protection of
children.