Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-20
oevernsr sIgrs Delinquency Bills.

Governor Peabody has approved what
have been known In the legislature as
the delinquency bills" i've In number.
which were suggested by County Juds.
Lindsey As necessary TO make n prac-
tieal tsst Of his ideas OF reforming
Juveniles With tendencies TO crime. All
the bills were introduced by Senator
=. ". Bailey. and were freely dis
eufssd by the members of the s-sefai
assembly but encountered no oppos.-
,ion AT any stage.
Biii No. - defines In law -deiIn-
iues, child" II shall H. under is
years Of ase ako violates the Law Of
the state. or any city or village or
iinane.. or who knowingly associates
with thieves. vicious or Immoral per-
sons. or ~ho is incoFriEibie. or Who
ls growing up in iaieEes. or crime. or
Nho visits gambling resorts. saloons.
or imaoFsi resorts. or Who ~and-Fs
about the streets in the niEht time
without lsins engaged in any lawful
husinsss. cE Who uses VULGAR or OBJ
ss-ar language. AffaIEnm.nis OF PER
sous uuder this isN shall be in the
comfy court oniy. Discretion is LETT
With the eourr To deal With such de-
tsadaEts ss pgadsacs and q regard iaF
,hsig future welfare may dictai-
Poser Is sivsa the court to commit to
aay Of ias iuyeaiis corrective ins,i,a-
li1as II u bs considered inp-sA;iSsly
u~sexsaEys
NH No - trsEss IL a Fnisismssaas
for any psrsoa having the custody uf
a felinausat saild to contribute to
sash delinquency. Punishment ppssi-
bic tuF guardians who encourage de-
iiagrs ary is axsd at si.oco fnr sai
go; TO exceed uas year In the county
Jail. This Law also makes IL possible
'oT the cuuniy court to force paFeais
or Eusrdiafss to czrs tor ehiidFun.
Bili No. - txss tess Of the courts
trying dsiinausn; children cases. aad
fees Of the prosecuting officers also.
Biii No 81 amends the general stat
ute governing inriss and jury trials
so minors may waive the risht Of trial
~ jnfy. and on the other hand gives
The presiding judge the poser TO cali
q jury IN sach eases despite the fact
that a inry trial may have been
waived
Biii No . eompsis parents or guar
dians 60 ssad chIidfsa between the
azss Of and 10 years to private. pa
FpShiai OF pablic schools for the entire
school ysar unless childrea shall
have by the tine they have
reached u years graduated from the
eighth grade. aud ualsss q shall BE-
shown that such child Is icing iu-
stfartsd IN purufuua school branches
y, heHs 4 clause is included giving
the court the tizht to excuse child
ffom school attendance where IL shall
BE- shown that its services are required
10 maintain sick AMI INDECENT parents
and when 10 ubjsc'iuu is found TO its
EScial environments
The House committee on apprppria-
,inns and expenditures and the Senate
COMMITTEES On finance. ways and means
arc siill wrestling With the problems
[ presented by the many demands for
appropriations fer all purposes About
a vssk sEn the tao committees had
drawn up a sort % agreement on sx-
I penditures that would. the members
I thought. settle all controversies but
within a day OF two several bills went
/ through Cs-TvinE appropriations and
gpssttinE the whole programme that
had bssu mapped out. Chairman
IJrsckeufidss Of the House committee
lsast a protest in the ugen house
against so many appropriation bills
getting through without having
. been submitted to his committee. He
. was rot asking. he said. that the bills
ts referred there because his commit
Z tee contained all the financial knovi-
edse and financial ability OF the Hnus ,.
but because Il vas impossible to figure
the appropriations within the limits Of
the iacous unless some one commit
tee was eiveu all the money bills.
The two committees huTs to be able
TO make full reports within few days.
I The appropriations for all state insti-
tutious will be as liberal. members
say. as the probable income will ad-
nit Othss matters must give way
to the Institutions that are in absolute
need The committee will recommend
an appropriation for the worlds fair
at st Louis. but mss have to scale
down the amount asked for. whieh is
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