Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-26

aG tne January session, a. -. 1850, Enuued
An Act For the More Efiectual Prevention
Of Cruelty to Children"
II II enacted by the General Assembly a. fol-
lows:
REcrfoN /. Whenever complaint shall be
made on oath 20 the Judge Of any court of pro-
bate or % tho 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. under the age
OF seventeen years, Ii entirely abandoned or
treated with gross and habitual cruelty by the
parent or other person having the care or GUS
tody thereof, OF that such minor is an habitual
sufferer for want of food or clothes by reason
OF the wrongful neglect OF the parent or per-
son having such care or custody. or that such
minor Is In any manner being used for wanton.
cruel or Improper purposes, or Is compelled to
do wantOn and wrongful acts, or whose home
Is a resort for lowd and wanton persons, or
whose health and life are endangered by the
occupation In which II H. engaged, or IA in any
manner wTongfully induced, constrained OF al
lowed by such parent OF other person having
the care or custody Of said minor child Ia beg,
steal, OF In any manner wrongfully impose up
on others for the benefit Of said child. or of the
parent OF othor person having the care or Gus.
tody OF said minor child, said Judge or presi-
dent OF the town council. II satisfied that there
Is reasonable cause for such complaint shall
by due process, directed 10 such officer or per
son as may have been designated by said court
or as may bo designated by said Judge or presi-
dent OF the town council. cause said minor
child 90 he produced before said court az a time
and place designated, and thereupon II said
court, upon hearing OF said complaint shall be
satisfied Of the truth thereof, said court by
decree shall assign the custody OF said
minor child 20 the Rhode Island Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty TO Children,
for such period as shall seem ht 70 said
court, and said society shall thereupon become
entitled 20 the custody OF said minor child 10
the exclusion OF any other person. and said so
ciety, under the direction OF said court, OF
town council, may deliver said minor child
unto the keeping or care Of either OF the fol-
lowing societies: The Children's Friend Socie-
ty, The Rhode Island Catholic Orphan Asy-
lum. ST. Nary's Orphanage, The Children's
Home Association for the Benefit OF Colored
Children, Home FOR Friendless Children In
Newport And whenever any such minor
child Is under four years OF age, said Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty 10 Children
may deliver such child unto the keeping and
care OF the superintendent OF state institutions
at Cranston. who shall keep such child at the
state almshOuse at the expense OF the state.
until some other provision for its mainte nance
that neither of said societies shall be entitled
to the goods and chattels of said minor child.
Said court may at any time, for good cause
shown, revoke said decree.
SEC. z. This act shall take effect from and
after Its passage, and all acts and parts Of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.