The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-03


| ing sued, and of making and using
common seal, and of altering 1t at pleas
ure. Said board of control shall have the
power of taking and holding by purchase,
gift donation, devise or bequest, real or
personal estate, to be applied to the use
of the school, and may provide for the
contract or otherwise out of any mon
eys appropriated by the legislature there
for. Each member of said board, before
he shall enter upon the duties or ms
office shall take and subscribe the const1-
tutional oath of office, and file the same
in the office of the secretary of state.
to meet once each three CD months and
oftener if necessary. 1t shall elect from
its own number president. 1t shall also
elect a secretary and treasurer, who may
or may not be members of said board.
The said officers shall hold their posi-
tons during the pleasure. of the board.
The said treasurer shall give ms pong 10
the people of this state, with TWO
Co or more sufficient sureties, to
be approved by said board and by
the governor, in the penal sum UNI OF OF at
least ten thousand dollars ($10O00.0O, or
in such larger amount as said board may
require conditioned for the faithful per-
Torrance of the duties required of him
by law, and to account for and pay over
as required by law, all moneys received
by him as such treasurer Said board
shall establish a system OF government
regulations for the management and
good order thereof, and for the malnten-
ance. health, religious and moral instruc-
ton and mental and physical training OF
the children; for placing them in family
homes, and for their supervision in such
homes while they remain the wards OF
said board. The said board snail appoint
a superintendent and Such other oHcerS
and employees as shall be necessary to
efficiently transact the business ana prop
erly care for and educate the children or
said school, who shall SeVerally hold thelr
offices during the pleasure of said board;
and said board shall prescribe their du-
ties and fix their salaries.
Sec. 5. There shall be received INTO
said school those children who have been
duly ordered admitted therein by any
probate court in this state, as provided III
this act, as follows: es r->
years of age and over one year year
of age. of sound mind and free
from disease. Provided, that if the
county commissioners of any coun-
ty shall deem it for best inter
est of any child under the age of one year
to be committed to said school, then sald
school shall receive SAID chlld When ntsi,d
there is room in said school for said child
la1 Dependent on the public for sup
port, or 1,,;.,,,,
idleness, vagrancy or mendic1ty, or
(c1 III treated so that life, health or
morality is imperiled by reason or the
habitual intemperance, grave mlSconuucl
or continued personal injury OF their pa
rents or guardians.
Provided. that said board may, In ad-
hitting children, give preference 70 tnose
over Two CO and under twelve % years
Provided, further, that before any child
under one year OF age shan pc % oro oei'rt
the certificate of the Superlntenoent oi
said school shall be obtained showing Lnat
there is room in said school for sucn cnliu,
and that provision has been mace lor us
care while therein.
Sec. 4. Whenever the county. commits
sioners of any county shall lind IN tnelr
county any child who, in their OPINION
is such a child as is described in this act,
they shall file a petition in the probate
court of their county, signed by at least
shall state that, in their opinion the child
named is under fifteen 05) years OF age,
of sound mind and free from disease. ana
dependent on the public for Support;, t,, OF
neglected and in a state of ha b1tual IDLE
ness vagrancy or mendicity or 1ll-treat-
ed so that life, health or morality is I'M
periled by reason of the hapltual lnteIn5
perance, grave misconduct or continuesa
personal injury of its parents or guard
ians, and has no suitable parents against
whom it's support can be enforced as pro-
give the names, nationality, residence and
occupation of the parents, or either, so
far as they are able, whether either is
dead or has abandoned the chllo, Iequesu-
mination by said court, as to such alleged
condition; and should the chlld pc rouno
by said court to be in such alleged con-
dition, that an order be entered sendlns
it to the state public school. - :.
Upon the filing of such petition, II II
shall appear therein that one or 0oth OF
said parents reside in said county, the
Judge of said court shall issue a citation
fixing the time and place for the nearing
of such petition, which shall be served on
one or both of said parents IL elther can
be found in said county, not less than TWO
(2) days before the time fixed for said near
ing, requiring them to appear on SAD Gay
and hour and show cause, II any, why
said child should not be sent by SAID court
to the state public school, as herein pro-
yided. In case it shall appear by such
petition that neither of said parents are
living, or do not reside in sald county OF OF
endorse. on said petition a REQUEST that
said child be sent to said schoof, as re-
ouested therein, then the citation herein
court may thereupon proceed to the eG X
animation herein provided for. 1t snail
be the duty of the officers receiving such
citation to, use due di ~ 10 hio
In case one or both of the parents Of the
child appear in court, it shall be the duty
of the Judge of probate to explain TO the
parental rights of an order of the court
sending their child to the state public
school; namely, that they will thereafter
be released from all parental dntleS &c; 70
and shall thereafter have no rights over
or to the custody, services or earnings of
said child, as provided in section SIX TO- or
hoard may. as herein provided, restore the
child to its parents; and if one or both
of said parents shall endorse the petition
as herein provided, such endorsements NJ
shall contain clause stating that the
Judge of probate has explained to them
the effect on their parental rights OF an
order of the court sending the child to the
state public school.
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shall be brought before said court by
said county commissioners or their agent,
whereupon it shall be the duty of said
court to investigate the facts and ascer-
tain whether said child is dependent on
the public for support, or neglected and
in a state of habitual idieness, vagrancy
or mendicity, or i'll treated SO that NE
health or morality is imported by reason
of the habitual intemperance, grave mis-
conduct or continued personal injury OF
it's parents or guardians; and to ascertain
as far as possible the residence and oc-
cupation of the parents, if living, whether
they are supported by the public or have
abandoned the child, when and how long
the child has been maintained in whole or
in part by public or private charity; and
further to ascertain, as far as possible, II
the child is found to be in such alleged
condition, the causes thereof.
The said court is authorized to compel
the attendance of witnesses on such eX-
animation; and it shall be the duty of the
county attorney of the county when re-
quested by said court, to appear, in any
such examination in behalf of the petit
ton. Any friend of said Child may appear
in said court in it's behalf. and the court
may cite the supervisor of any township
or ward. or any local officer, to appear in
behalf of the child; yet it shall not be
necessary to issue any citation or other
notice to other than parents or guardians.
The record of the proceedings shall show
who, if any one, appeared in behalf of the
child on such examination.
Sec. 6. If, on such examination, the said
court shall find that the said child is I'M
der fifteen (l5) years of age, of sound mind