The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-21

of the home and deIine the duties of the
officers in relation thereto. They shall
appoint prescibe the duties and fix the
salaries of (male) superintendent, a
physician and such teachers and officers
as in their judgment the wants of the
institution may require and have power
to remove the same.
The trustees shall cause the girls und ?
their charge to be instructed in such
branches of useful knowledge as are
adapted to their age and capacity, and in
some regular course of labor either me
chanical, manufacturing, horticultural or
combination of these as is best suited
to their age, strength disposition and
capacity, and in such other arts or trades
as may seem best adapted to secure the
reformation and future benefit OF the
girls; they shall also cause said girls to
be given moral instruction.
The trustees may bind out girls COM
mitted to the home as apprentices or ser
wants until they become tWenty-one years
of age, or for any less time; stipulating IN
the indentures for the needful amount OF
school learning, and from time TO time
as the rightful guardians of the girls,
ascertaining whether the duties and obl-
cations of the master or mistress are
faithfully performed, and if not applying
the proper remedy, and such other con
ditionS as to them may seem pest; IN
binding out girls they shall scrupulous
regard to the religious and moral cnar-
acter of those to whom they are to be
bound.
One or more of the trustees shall visit
the home at least once in every Two
weeks at, which time the girls shall be
examined in the school room and at their
work and the register shall be Inspected;
a record shall be kept of these VISITS III
the books of the superintendent; the trus-
tees shall meet at the home at least once
a month; once in every three months the
home, in all its departments, shall be
thoroughly examined by them, and re-
port thereof signed.
The superintendent, subject to the rules
and orders of the trustees, with such sub
ordinate officers as the trustees may ap-
point, shall have the charge and custody
of the girls and SHALL under the direc-
ton of the trustees, discipline, govern, in
struct employ and endeavor to reform
the inmates in such manner as, while pre-
serving their health, will secure the for
| nation, as far as possible, of moral, re-
! ligious and industrious habits, and qualify
| them for regular trades and employ
mentS.
The superintendent must give bonds in
| 81 900 for the faithful performance of his
! duty and the Safe-keeping OF the prop
erty under his care.
The superintendent shall have author
| ity to arrest at any time and place within
| the State any inmate of the Home who
I runs away, and every constable or police
| officer must assist him when called upon.
Every commitment shall be made until
| the girl is twenty-one years old, but the
| trustees may, in their discretion, dis
charge any girl upon satisfactory evidence
| of her reformation, or may parole any
| girl; every girl so paroled is liable to be
taken back if she violates her parole.
| When the trustees shall become salts
! fled that any girl committed to the home
| is untitled by physical weakness or dis
ease or mental imbecility for the instruc-
ton, discipline and care of the institu-
| tion, they may release her under such
| conditions as they may deem necessary
| to promote her welfare.
| No girl under ten years shall be COM
| mitted to the Home.
| An elaborate process for committing
ORR IN forth for
| purpose of preventing sending anyone tc
| the home for the mere purpose of get
| ting rid of her.
| News some time ago, the committee
proposes to get rid of Mrs. Eyler by legis-
/ lating her out of office.
/ The report was adopted and the bill
was placed on second reading without
| reference.