The bee., 1906-06-07
JUVENILE COURT IN
HOPKINS COUNTY.
New Law of Especial Interest to
All Good Citizens.
PURPOSE TO REfoRM RATHER
THAN PUNISH CHILDREN
County Judge Must Hear All Cases Com
ing Under New Law.

nc new OuNSulle OOuTO law,
which goes into effect about
June IL, will be effective In.
Hopkins and each county in the,
State, and 1T seems OF such vital
Importance as to demand the at
tention of parents and guardians
and all citizens interested in the
welfare of children generally.
The law provides that all Of
lenses, not felonies, that are
committed against the laws of
the State by boys of seventeen
years and under and by girls of
eighteen years and under shall
be heard in the Juvenile court,
and it makes the County Judge
the Judge Of this court. These
cases are to be heard in private
and handled in the way of re-
forming rather than furnishing
these juvenile offenders. Proba
tion officers are to be appointed
to look after delinquent children
put on good behavior by the
Judge aud their duty will be to
see that such children are con-
Quoting themselves properly and
to make periodical reports to the
court.
County Judge Wilson when
interviewed this week expressed
great sympathy for children who
suffer from the influences of evil
environment and gave his en-
4 dorsement to the new law, real
izing the while that he will be
very busy man if the new law
gets in full swing with the back
ing of citizens generally.
In addition to the Juvenile
Court law there is another,
known as the Adult Delinquent
law, that goes in effect about
the same time, which provides
for the punishment of adults
who contribute to the delin-
quency of children.
|, The Juvenile Court law should
be read by all citizens. 1t reads
in full as follows:
Children To Be Affected.
Be it enacted by the General AS
sembIy of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky: Section l. This act
shall apply only to male children
seventeen years of age or under and
TO female children eighteen years of
age or under, who are not inmates of
a State institution or any instI tution
incorporated under the laws of the
State of Kentucky for the care and
correction of children, or any reform
school for juvenile offenders.
The words delinquent child"
shall include any male child seven
teen years of age or under and any
female child eighteen years of age
or under who violates any law of
this State; or who is incOrrigible or
who knowingly associates with
thieves, vicious or immoral persons;
or who, without Just cause and with
out consent of it's parents or custO-
dian, absents itself from its home or
place of abode; or who is growing
up in idleness or crime; or who
knowingly visits or enters a house
of i'll repute; or who knowingly pat
ronizes or visits any policy shop or
place where any gaming device is or
shall be operated; or who patronizes
or visits any saloon or dram shop
where Intoxicating liquors are sold;
or who patrOnizes or visits any. pub
lie poolroOm or bucket shop; or who
wanders about the streets ia the
night time without beng on lawful
business or occupations; or who
habitually Wanders about any rail-
road yards; or who habitually uses
vile, obscene, vulgar, profane or in
I decent language or is guilty of i'm
moral or disorderly conduct IN any
public place or highway or about
any schoolhouse or who is persis-
tently truant from school.
Any child committing any of the
acts herein above mentioned shall
be deemed a juvenile delinquent
person, and shall be proceeded
against as such in the manner here
matter provided. A deposition of
any child under this act, or any evil
dence given IN such cause, shall not,
in any civil, criminal or other cause
or proceeding whatever in any court,
be lawful or proper evidence against
such child for any purpose whatever,
except in subsequent cases against
the same child under this act. The
word .schIldn or '.children" may
mean one or more children, or the
word parent or parents" may
mean one or both parents when con-
sistent with one intent of this act.
NJ Begging Children.
For the purpose of this act the
words dependent child" or ssneglec-
ted child" shall mean any male
child seventeen years of age or un-
der, or any feEsaia child eighteen
years of age or under, that is found
! begging or receiving, or gathering
aims whether actually begging or
under the pretext Of selling or Offer