The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-07-09
CHAPTER CCCxv
An Act concerning the care and custody o
infants.

An Act concerning the care and custody OF
infants.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
when the parents of any minor child or chill
dren, or the parent or other person or per-
sons having the actual care and custody of
any minor child or children, are grossly i'm
moral or unfit to be entrusted with the care
and education of such child or children, or
shall neglect to provide such child or chill
dren with proper protection, maintenance
and education, or are of such vicious, care
less or dssolute habits as to make such child
or children chargeable or likely to be-
come chargeable to any township, borough,
city or other municipality in this state,
it shall and may be lawful for any person or
persons interested in the welfare of said
child or children, to present to the chancel-
Tor, the supreme court of this state, or any
justice OF said supreme court, petition set
ting forth the facts of the case. duly verified
by affidavit, and praying that the said child
or children may be brought before said chan
cellor, supreme court or supreme court JUS
tice, as the case may be, and for further relief
under this act.
2. And be it enacted, That upon presenta-
ton of such petition, an order shall issue,
addressed TO the parents, or parent, or other
persons. or person, in whose care or custody
said infant child, or children, may be, and,
also, TO the said child, or children, reqnir-
ing their appearance, at such time and place
shall be designated in the order, to answer
said petition, and to abide the order of the
court said order shall be served in such
manner, whether by personal service. mail
ing, publication, or otherwise, as in said
order shall be directed, and said order may
further direct that a copy or copies thereof be
served upon any other person or persons
named therein at the time and place so APP
pointed, or to which the hearing may be ad
jouIned, and upon proof of due and legal ser
vice of said order in the manner therein direct
ed, which proof may be by affidavit of the per
son or persons serving the same, a summary
examination shall take place before the said
chancellor, supreme court or supreme court
justice and thereupon upon proof of the ma
terial facts set forth in said petition to the
satisfaction of said chancellor, court or Jus
tice, an order shall be made committing the
said child or children to the care and custody
of such person or persons who will accept the
! same, as the chancellor, supreme court OF
supreme court justice shall for that purpose
designate ana appoint until such child OF
children, respectively, shall attain the age
OF eighteen years or the further order OF the
court; said order shall briefly set forth the
grounds OF granting the same and need not
set forth the evidence nor the substance there
Of and said order may, in the discretion OF
the chancellor, court or justice granting the
same, require the giving of bond by the
person or persons to whose care or custody
said child or children may be committed, with
such security and on such condition or con
ditfons as to the said chancellor, court OF
justice shall seem proper.
g. And be it enacted, That the chancellor,
court or justice before whom proceedings
shall or may be conducted under this act.
may in lieu of committing such child or chill
dren, as in the last preceding section speci-
fed. commit such child or children to the
care and custody of any society for the pre-
ventiOn OF cruelty to children duly ineorpo-
rated under the act entitled can act tor the
incorporation of societies for the aid OF chil.
dren and the prevention of cruelty to chill.
dren," passed March II fth one thousand eight
hundred and ninety.
4. And be IL enacted, That all acts and
parts of acts inconsistent with this act he
this act shall take effect immediately.
Approved March ~, 1895.