The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-07-28
CHAPTER 700.

An ACr in amendment of chapter 397 Of
the Public Laws, passed NJ the January
Session, a. ID. 1884, entitled "An act in
amendment of chapter 3lS of the Public
Laws, pissed at the January Session,
A. ID. 1882, entitled An act for the more
eiIectual Prevention of Cruelty To
Children
PASSED March 22, lSSSD
IT rs ENACTED ~ THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
As FOLLOWS:
SECTION l. Section / of chapter 397 of
the Public Laws, passed at the January
Session, A. ID. 1881, is hereby amended 80
ms to read as follows:
"Scclon of chapter 3lS of the Public
Laws, passed AT the January Session.
A. ID. 1882. entitled An act for the more
eiicctual Prevention of Cruelty to Child
rem is hereby amended so as 60 read as
follows;
"SEcTIoN |. Whenever complaint shall
be made on oath to the Judge of any
Court of Probate or 10 the President of
the Town Council of any town where
there is no Probate Court other than the
Town Council, that any minor child
resident or iuhabitant in the town in
which said Court of Probate is situated
or in which said President of the Town
Council resides, under the age of seven
teen years, IL entirely abandoned or
treated with gross and habitual cruelty
10y the parent on other person having the
care or custody thereof, or that such
minor il an habitual sufferer for want Of
food or clothes 10y reason of the wrongful
neglect of the parent or person having
such care or custody, or that such minor
il in any manner being used for wanton,
-,
PEELED to do wantOn and wrongful acis or
is i'm any manner wrongfully Induced,
constrained or allowed by such parent or
other person having the care or custody
OF said minor child to beg, steal or i'm any
manner wrongfully impose upon others
for the benefit of said child or of the
parent or other person having the care on
custody of said minor! child, said Judge
or President of the Town Council, if
satisfied thai there is reasonable cause
for such complaint. shall issue warrant
returnablc at time therein designated,
directed TO the Sheriff. his deputy. or to
either of the Town Sergcants or Consta-
bles in such county, and requiring the
officer who shall be charged with the
service of the same To apprchcud said
minor child forthwith aud have and
produce said minor child before such
Probate Court or Town Council at the
time in such warrant designated. and
thereurou, if said Probate Court or Town
Council upon hearing of said complaint
shall be satisfied of the truth thereof
said Court or Town Council, 10y decree
shall assign the custody of said minor
child to the Rhode Island Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty To Children. foi
such period as shall seem fit To said
Cour. or Town Council, aud said Society
shall thereupon become entitled To tn,
custody of said minor child to the cxclu.
sion of any other person, and said Society
under the direction of said Court or Tovi
| Council may delivcr said minor child int,
| the keeping or care of either of tn,
following societies: The Childrens Frenl
Society. the St Aloysius Orphan Asylum
st. Marys Orphanage, the Children
| Home, Association for the Benefit u
Colored Children. Home for Friendles
Children in Newport; Provided, however
that neither Of said societies shall b
entitled to the goods and chattels of sal,
minor child. Said Court or Town Couucl
may at any time for good cause show,
revoke said decree
SIC. .. This act shall take effect huu
and after its passage.