The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-04-04

Section 3. Section three of said act Is
hereby amended by striking out the first
two lines of said section and inserting In
place thereof the words any agent 80 APP
pointed as aforesaid may and by strik-
Ing out in the sixth and twelfth lines of
said section the words officer o., -
that said section as amended, snail read
as follows.
Section 8 ANY agent so appointed AZ
aforesaid may arrest and bring before
any court OF magistrate having JurlsdIc-
ton, any person offending against any
of the provisions of this act or any other
act or law concerning the protection or
children or the prevention OF cruelty TO
the same. Such agent, or any sher.H,
deputy sheriff police officer or constable,
may lawfully interfere to prevent the
preparation in his presence Of any such
offense or act prohibited by this chapter
or any other law concerning the pTotec.
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 msdemeanor, ana snail
be punished by fine not exceeding i've
hundred dollars or by Imprisonment not
Section !. Section forty-nve of chapter
sixty-one of the revised statutes OF nine
teen hundred and three as amended by
section four Of said act of nineteen hun
dred and i've, is hereby further amended
by adding at the end Of the first line of
said section forty-hve the words agent
81 appointed or any and said sect@n -
further amended by striking out in the
fifth line of the same the words held
within and for" and b. inserting in place
thereof the word in Said section forty
five is hereby further amended by str.k-
ing out after the words such child in
the eighteenth line Of said section tho
words and its parents or parent, If any
and by inserting after the words before
him" i'm 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 rs the judge may See>1it.
either by service in hand or publication
In such manner as the court may direct,
and the Judge may, if he deems Ut neees
sdry in his discretion continue the case
for hearing and said section is hereby
further amended by inserting after the
word and" ia 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 l. so that sad section when amended,
shall read follows:
Section A. 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 wilfuliy neglected by its parents or
parent, or by the Wlfu failure Of such
parents or parent is not provided with
suitable food, clothing or the privileges
OF education, or is kept at or above to
frequent any oisordcrlY house. house of
i'll fame, gambling place or place whore
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
ability who will furnish such support,
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
or Judge to whom such complaint is
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. IL 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 Che judge may
if he deems it necessary in his discretion
continue the case for hearing, and if
upon hearing II appears that the allcga-
tons Of SAID complaint are true, and
that 1t is suitable ard proper that such
child shall be supported and cducHted
away from its parents or parent hn
shall order it into the care and custody
of such place or institution as is provided
therefor by such town or city, 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 Shall not extend beyond the time
twenty-one years, If male. or at tina
age of eighteen years IL a female, and
pending any such continuance of the case
before hearing and after hearing and I'M
til such institution or person can be
found, the magistrate or judge may in
his discretion. ii the circumstances APP
pear TO require it, order said child tenn
p0rarlly into the custody of any such
agent so appointed, or of any such inst-
tuition or suitable person oonsenting to
receive said child, and the expense of
ia hi 4,
period until permanent provision can be
made therefor. in the manner above
specified, shall be paid by the town in
which said child resides and said town
the parents or parent of said child. II
any, as provided in section fifty of this
chapter
Section 5. Section forty-six of chapter
sixty-oue Of the revised statutes of nine
teen hundred and three AZ amended by
section four of said act of nineteen hun
dred and i've Is hereby further amended
by striking out the words "thirty-hwo"
and "SiXtY-ScVcn." IN the seventh line OF
said section. and inserting in place there
of respectively the words thrty-thrce'
and 'sixty-niue and by striking out in
the tenth line of said section the word :
'thirtv-fonr,' and inserting in place
thereof the words 'thirty-nVe.' and by
striking ont in the eleventh lire of said
section the words "siXtY-seven" and in
serting in place thereof the words sixty
nine. and 10y striking ont in the last
two" and inserting in place thereof the
word 'thirty-thrce.' 50 that said section
as amended, shall read as follows:
Section &C. Upon petition of the super
intendcnt of amy such public or chart -
able institutions asking for the care and
custody of any such child, an order to
the same effect, as provided for in tho
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 # written consent
be given as provided in section thirty
three of chapter siXtyninc- Such orders
and DEGREES provided for In this and the
preceding section shall have the sam,
effect To divest the parents or parent Of
all legal rights in respect to such child
as specified in section thirty-flve of said
chapter sixtN-nine, and 81 id institution
shall have full custody and control over
said child thereafter for said time, and
have authority alone to give the consent
required In said section thirty-three'
Section 6. This act shall take effect
when approved
LApproved March g. 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 eslli-
cation of the idiotic and feeble minded
six Years OF age and inward which shall