Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-17
FOR TRIENDLESS CHILDREN.
4 Bill 10 b Placed BsiOl5 tho YlTi-
Gus Stale Legislatures.
Arrangements Tor the ncnsht of
itomciss, aud Unemployed Minors
All over thu country.

sT, LOUIS. No., Jan. 1.-THE come
mI,tcc appJla,ci 81, the recent nollonal
convention Of the Boy| anu Girls
Home and Employment ASSOCIATION TO
draft a Din Tor introduction Ia all state
legislatures Tor the aid aud protection
Of homeless aud irlondlcss children
has completed i,s york sud copies %
the measure will DO placed beioIc all
Legislatures now assembled or 10 az.
s,mblc.
Tho bin provides that the clerks Of
probate courts shall open registry
books Ia which 20 record Applications Of
destitute and homeless Hiuurs without
employment or means VI uuI port. This
names It persons desiring b adopt
llu.u minors will also be- Durullet In
the registry anu the probate officers
uJu directed 10 publish notices that the
registers have been opened. These
nUtlurs are % bo posted IN the public
schools anu all pastors OF churches and
heads OF charitable Institutions arc ~
be- given copies ol the list biunnially.
Sections three aud four provide for
thu methods Of registry by minom auI
by p0rUns desiring 10 adopt them.
Section b directs tho attorney gen
cral 10 prepare blank iofins OF notices
aud nlso deeds vi adoption and forms Of
contract. The form Of contract OF em.
ployment must provide that this en-.
plDyo be- sent ~ n public school for AZ
least four months each year, up 10 the
age Of 10 years, Aud the decd VI adop.
ton muat contain "a clause ruuitiug
consent Of parrnir, 10 any, aud form
| Of ucAnowieugvineut or execution oi
toe dcod, but ihc failure OF the ynronia
to execute the decd nhali not iuvali'
date H.. The contracts are not 10 ex.
tend beyond tue majority VI the adopt.
cd children; portion VI their wages IL
/ to be- paid in clothing, food, medical
| treatment, school books ana common
ntctssario- Of NE aud IN addition not
/ lees than 81 a month IN cash up 10
| their lU,h year aud not lUfs than g
| per month thereafter IL the minor n
| gu orphan, the state will execute tue
contract OF employ munt US party
VI the nf. part, In tho event
of breach OF the contract tho
| raTty OF the hUt part may rue
| tie employer ana the amount rUCly.
cred ia TO be paid 20 tho miu0r. Tue
/ probate courts shGll have power lo
| nnnul tho uoJds OF adoption, II; will
] be- the duty Of al city aud county
K otlicurs aud police 10 report 90 ih,
| CLERKS OF tho probate courts tlo ua.lus
| OF all homeless aud unemployed
minors aud 10 have these nHmra
entered on the books. The clerks OF
| probate courts are 20 send 10 each other
on the fret OF January, April, July
aud October n circular letter stating
the numtet Of applications on their
| books,
A scale OF fcrs il fixed Tor tho pay
mcnt VI tho CLERKS Tor their services.
The clerks are 20 make an annual rU.
! port TO the secretary VI state giving the
| number Of minors who have been em.
ployed or adopted, giving their ago'
anu kind Of employment, The Hucre.
tafy VI state is required 10 make n
rtpOft 10 the governor with respect u
tue law win such suggestions ~ he
may see a.. Iho governor 10 10 make
report TO The general assembly. The
governor Is empowered 10 appoint iiy,
commissioners whose duly 10 will ht
10 visit industrial homes In other state
AMI make report OF th0ir investiga'
lions 10 tue governor
| Mr. w. IA, Moore says that a bill
pfoyldlng for the establishment Of an
agricultural institute Will DO drafted N
IAIeW days.