The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-12

required to receive the same; and ail
children admitted shall remain until they
are eighteen years OF age. unless other
wise ordered by the board"
See. 2, Section OF Chapter 4lS OF the the
Public Laws, as amended by Chapter 701
of the Public Laws, is hereby amended SO
as to read az follows:
'.Sec. 8, 1t shall be the duty of the
sperintendents or overseers OF the poor in
the several towns to, and any agent OF the
Rhode Island Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children may, bring
before the courts OF probate OF such
towns for examination. children sup
ported in poor houses or otherwise de-
pendent on the puolic for support, or
other children found to be in q state Of
vagrancy. want, Sr suffering, or aban-
doned by their parents or guardians, or
not having any home or settled abode or
proper guardianship, and thereupon 1t
shall be the duty OF the court OF probate
before whom any such child IL brought
to investigate the facts and ascertain IL
the child Is SO supported, or is In q state
of vagrancy, want, and suffering, or is
abandoned by It's parents or guardians,
or is without home or settled abode or
proper guardianship, and also to ascer-
tain its name, age, and place OF birth,
and the names and residence OF It's
parents or guardians, II 1t have any, and
where and for what length OF time, II at
all, It has been supported at the expense
of the town or state; and said courts Of
probate shall have power to compel at
tendance of witnesses. The parents or
any friend may appear In behalf OF any
child, and the court OF probate in its dis
cretion may request some suitable person
to appear In behalf Of any child; and IL
on such examination the court shall find
that such child il so supported or depend
ent, or is In q state OF vagrancy, want,
and suffering, or Is so abandoned, or
without home or settled abode or proper
guardianship, 1T shall make proper
order containing q statement OF the facts
sscertained as to said child, and entrust-
ing said child to the care and custody OF
the state board OF education, together
with direction to tho superintendent
or overseer of the poor to take said child
to the state home and school, and shall
deliver to the superintendent or overseer
of the poor, or other person procuring
such examination, a certified copy thereof.
Such certified copy of such order shall
then be delivered with the child at the
home and school to the presiding officer
thereof. All expenses attending the
foregoing proceedings shall be paid by
tho town or city in which the child be-
longs: Provided, that children between
the ages of four and fourteen supported
In the state aims house may be brought
before the probate court OF the town OF
Cranston by the agent OF the board OF
state charities and corrections, and said
court is hereby clothed with tho same
power over such children, and such pro-
ceedings may he had, as IL they were
regularly domiciled in said town; and all
expenses incident to the hearings In said
cases before said probate court shall be
paid by the State, and the state auditor
Is hereby authorized to draw his orders
for the payment of all such bills, when
certified by the secretary OF the board of
control OF the state home and school, out
OF any money In the treasury not other
wise appropriated"