The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-04-04

place thereof the words amy agent so APP
pointed as aforesaid may and by strik.
ing out in the sixth and twelfth lines of
said section the words Officer Or SO
that said section as amended, shall read
as follows:
Section 8. Any agent so appointed as
aforesaid may arrest and bring before
any court or magistrate having .jurisdic-
ton, any person offending against any
of the provisions of this act or any other
act or law concerning the protection of
the same. Such agent, or any sheriff,
deputy sheriff, police officer or constable,
may lawfully interfere to prevent the
preparation in MS presence OF any such
or any other law concerning the protec-
ton of children or the prevention Of
cruelty to the same, and whoever inter-
feres with or obstructs such agent or any
sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer or
constable in the discharge of his duty,
is guilty, of a misdemeanor, and shall
be punished by fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars or by Imprisonment not
exceeding six mcnths.'
Section 4. Section forty-fve of chapter
sixty-one of the revised statutes of nine
section four of said act of nineteen hun
dred and five, is hereby further amended
by. adding at the end of the first line of
said section forty-fve the words agent
further amended by striking out in the
fifth line of the same the words held
within and for and by inserting in place
thereof the word in Said section forty
five is hereby further amended by strik-
ing out after the words such child" in
the eighteenth line of said section the
words land its parents or parent, if any"
and by inserting after the words before
him in the nineteenth line of said sec
ton the words and notice to be given to
its parents or parent, if any, for such
length of time as the judge may see fit,
either by service in hand or publica ton
i'll such manner as the court may direct,
and the judge may, if he deems ut neces-
sary in his discretion continue the case
for hearing. and said section is hereby
further amended by inserting after the
word and in the twenty-ninth line of
said section. the words pending any such
continuance of the. case before hearing
and after hearing;' and said section is
hereby further amended by striking out
in the thirty-second line of said section
the words officer or" and inserting after
the word agent the words so appoint
ed so that said section when amended,
shall read as follows:
Section As. When complaint in writ
ing, signed by any such agent SO APP
pointed or any officer or agent of any
society for the protection of children or
the prevention Of cruelty to the same,
or by three or more citizens of any town
or city, is made under oath to the judge
of any court in the county in which said
town or city is located. alleging that such
child in said town or city is cruelty treat
ed or wilfully neglected by its parents or
parent, or by the wiful failure of such
parents or parent is not provided with
suitable food clothing or the privileges
of education, or is kept at or allowed to
frequent any disorderly house, house of
i'll fame. gambling place place where
Intoxicating liquors are sold, or other
place injurious to health or morals, or
that such child is an orphan without
means Of support or kindred of sufficient
and praying that suitable ard proper pro-
vision may be made for the care Gus
tody, support and education of the child
named IN such complaint; the magistrate
made shall issue his warrant and cause
such child to be brought before him. and
notice to be given to its parents or pa
rent. if any for such length Of time as
the Judge may see fit either by service in
hand or publication In such manner as
the Judge may direct, and the judge may
II ne deems it necessary in his discretion
continue the case for hearing. and if
upon hearing it appears that the allega-
tlons OF said complaint are true, and
that it is suitable and proper that such
child shall be supported and educated
away from its parents or parent, he
shall order it into the care and custody
Of such place or institution as is provided
therefor by such town or city, or to such
charitable institution or private person
as he deems suitable, provided that such
institution or person consents to receive,
support and educate said child; but such
order snail rot extend beyond the time
WhAn such child arrives at the age of
twenty-one years, if male or at the
age Of eighteen years ii a female and
pending any such continuance of the case
before hearing and after hearing and I'M
III such institution or person can be
found, the magistrate or judge may in
his discretion, if the circumstances APP
pear to require it, order said child tenn
porarlly into the custody of any such
agent so appointed, or of any such inSt-
tuition or suitable person consenting to
receive said child. and the expense of
the support of said child during such
rer aa t until permanent prevsion can be
specified, shall be paid by the town in
which said child resides and said town
may recover the amount thereof from
the parents or parent of said child. il
any, as provided in section fifty of this
chapter
Section s. Section forty-sik of chapter
slNty-hne of the revised statutes of nine
teen hundred and three as amended by
section four of said act of nineteen hun
dred and five is hereby further amended
py STRIKING out the words thirty two"
and -slxty-seven in the seventh lite OF
said section. and inserting i'll place there
OF respectively the words thirty three
and 'sixty-nine' and by striking out in
the tenth line of said section the word )
thereof the words 'thirty-five. and 10y by
striking ont in the eleventh line of said
section the words ''sixty-seven" and in
sorting i'm place thereof the words sixty
,,''he' s'ii' uS HtlIhlliS, tul III the last
line of said section the word "thirty-
two" and inserting in place thereof tina
word 'thirty-three,' SO that said section
as amended, shall read as follows
Section IS. Upon petition of the super
1ntendent of any such public or charit-
able institutions asking for the care and
custody of any such child. an order to
the same effect, as provided for in the
preceding section may be made by the
judge of the probate court in any county
where either of the parents or the parent
of such child resides, If written consent
be given as provided in section thirty
three of chapter sixty~nine. Such orders
and DEGREES provided for in this and the
preceding section shall have the sam.
erect to divest the parents or parent of
all legal rights in respect to such child
as specified in section thrty-five of said
chanter sixty-nine. and said institution
snail have full custody and control over
said child thereafter for said time, and
have authority alone to give the consent
required in said section thrty-th
Section 6. This act shall take effect
when approved.
EApproved March 6. 1907
Chapter a..
An Act to provide for the care and edu-
cation of the Feeble Minded.
section l. The state shall establish and
maintain a school for the care and edu-
cation of the idiotic and feeble minded
SIX years of age and upward, which shall
DC known as the Maine School for Taabl..