Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-29


open to receive inmates on Wednesday
next. The provisions of the act estab-
fishing the school will be found of in
terest. Their salient features are as fol-
lows, taken from a review issued by the
trustees.
The admittance OF children is regu-
lated by section 16, as follows:
Sec. 16. Whenever any boy or girl be-
tween the ages OF 10 and 16 years is con-
victed before any court of competent ju-
risdiction, of any crime which, commit
ted by an adult, would be punishable by
imprisonment in the county Jail or peni-
Tertiary. such juvenile offender shall be
committed by the order OF said court to
said State Reform school for term of
not less than one nor more than five
wears !: provided that when the crime for
which such conviction is had is punish
able by imprisonment in the county Jail,
the court may, in the exercise of its dis
cretion, commit said offender to the
county Jail for the time authorized by
law for the punishment of the offense
for which the offender is convicted and
provided further, that nothing in this
act shall be construed to debar any court
from furnishing any capital offense, or
attempt to commit capitol offense, in
such manner as is or may be provided by
law.
Sec. II. If any accusation OF the
commission of any crime shall be made
against any infant under the age of 16
years before any grand jury, and the
charge appears to be supported by evil
dence sufficient to put the accused upon
trial, the grand jury may, in their dis
cretion, instead of finding an indict-
ment against the accused, return to the
court that it appears to them that the
accused is suitable person to be COM
mitted to the care and guardianship of
said institution; the court may there
upon order such commitment, if satis-
fed from the evidence that such COM
mitment ought to be made, which ex-
animation may be waived by the parent
or guardian of such infant.
Sec. Is. If any infant between the
ages of 10 and 16years shall be arraigned
for trial in any court having competent
Jurisdiction on charge of any violation
of any criminal law of this state, except
for the commission of a capital offense,
or an attempt to commit a capital
offense, the judge may, in his discretion,
with the consent of the accused, arrest
at any stage of the cause any further
proceedings ON the part of the prosecu
tion, and commit the accused to the
care and guardianship of this instltu-
ton.
Sec. 10. All infants between the ages
of ten and sixteen years who may be ac-
cused of any offense punishable by i'm
prisonment, shall, with view to the
question whether they ought to be com
mitted to said institution, be entitled to
a private examination and trial before
court having competent jurisdiction, to
which only the parties to the case and
the parent or guardian of the accused,
and their attorneys, shall be admitted,
unless one of the parents, the guardian,
or other legal representative of the in
FAINT, demand public trial; in such case
the proceedings shall be in the usual
Sec. 20. 1t shall also be lawful for
said board of trustees, under such rules
as they may prescribe. to receive into
the care and guardianship of this insti-
tuition, whenever it may be convenient
SO to do, of infants between the ages of
ten and eighteen years committed to it's
custody in any of the following modes:
/. Infants committed by any judge of
a superior court of this state on the
complaint, in writing, filed, and due
proof thereof bv the parent or guardian
of such infant, that by reason of the in
corrigible and vicious conduct such
infant has rendered his con-
troll beyond the power of such
parent or guardian, and made it requi-
site that from regard for the future
welfare of such infant and for the pro-
lection of society that he be placed in
such guardianship.
2. Infants committed by any Judge of
the superior court of this state where
complaint in writing has been filed and
due proof OF the same has been made,
that such infant is proper subject for
the care and guardianship OF such insti-
tuition, in consequence OF vagarancy, or
of incorrigible or vicious conduct, and
that from a moral depravity, or other
wise, the parent or guardian in whose
custody he may be, such parent or guar
dian is incapable or unwilling to exer-
else the proper care or discipline over
such infant.
3. Infants committed by any Judge of
the superior court of this state where
complaint in writing has been fled
and due proof OF the same
has been made by the mother or guar
dian, when the father is dead or has
abandoned his family or is an habitual
drunkard or does not provide for the
support of such infant, that such infant
is destitute of suitable home and OF
adequate means Of obtaining an honest
living, or is in danger of being brought
up to lead an idle and immoral life, and
where such mother or guardian is una
BILE to provide the proper support and
care for such infant.
A system of credits is authorized by
section %, which reads Every person
committed to the reform school shall,
by good behavior, earn to himself, or
herself, and be credited with time, as
follows, to wit:
Each month in the first year, five
days.
Each month in the second year, six
days.
Each month in the third year, seven
days.
Each month in the fourth year, eight
days.
Each monh in the fifth year, ten
days.
Section "a provides that the county
shall pay half the cost OF the mainten-
ance Of such inmate unless its parents
or guardians can pay the charge.
Section 26, regarding escapes, reads:
If any person procure the escape OF any
person committed to the reform school,
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