St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-04
Neglected Children.

| Senator TruaX's bill to establish a state
school for dependent and neglected children
| provides for the appointment of five commits
| sioners for the purpose of selecting a site
and erecting thereon suitable buildings for
state school or temporary home for depend
ent and neglected children such institution
to be known as the State Public school. The
! governor is to be ex-officio member of said
board. Authority is given the said commits
sioners to receive gifts of money or other
securities for the benefit of such school, or to
purchase and locate site as they may deem
for the best interests of the state. They are
to receive no pay except necessary travelling
or other official expenses.
The sum of $4,000 for the time expiring
| July 81, 1885; $40, 900 for the fiscal year
| ending July 81, 1886, and $4,000 for the
| fiscal year ending July 81. 1887, is appropri.
ated for the purpose Of carrying out the in
| tentiOn of the act, and this amount
| covers the expense of the commission,
| as we'll as the location of site, prepare
| ton of plans, erection Of buildings, and all
expenses up to and including the limit at
which the appropriation is made available.
| 1t requires the secretary of the commission
| To render quarterly reports to the state au-
| ditor Of all moneys expended, accom- panied
| by the proper vouchers, etc.
| Until the board of directors are appointed,
which will he when the buildings are ready
for occupancy by pupils, the management
! and control shall remain with the board of
commission and power is granted them to
employ any assistance necessary, such as
architect, superintendent, ETC., or the COM
mission may advertise and accept bids for
the necessary buildings, which shall be of
sufficient size and capacity to accommodate
at least sixty children.
When the building is ready for occupancy
the governor shall be required to give public
notice, and thereafter it shall he unlawful
to allow any children tn remain in the county
poorhouses of the state who are eligible to
admission into the state school.
The chidr' eligible shall be between the
ages of three and fourteen years, who are in
suitable condition of mind and body to re-
ceiye instruction. To determine this, proyi-
sion is made for examinations bv county
physician or others, by order of the probate
court judge, etc. The object of the school
10 be the accepton only of children of sound
mind and bodies free from contagious dis
eases.
The board is made the guardian Of the
children while under their control and have
the right, and it is their duty when possible,
to place them in proper families, and provi-
sion is made for contracts with parties taking
such children and all proper restriction
thrown around all contracts when children
are indentured.
1t is made the duty of the board to see that
proper records shall be kept showing every
thing that can be of possible interest in con-
nection with the subject.
Among other requirements for admission
in certain cases it shall be the duty of the
county commissioners to make statement to
the effect that the child named is dependent
on the public for support and that he has no
parents against whom his support can be
enforced.