The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-08-21

aas not proper care and oversight BY theI
parent or other person having the custoI
dy or control Of such child. such justicsI
or clerk " satisfied that there II reason1
able cause for such complaint shall iss1sI
warrant returnabls forthwith. annexinaI
'hs~sta such complaint or rsciting thsI
substance or the 'nerein, uirecrea col
the sheriff. deputy erins. town ser1
geants. and constables in the county inI
which such district Is. and TO the like of
ncers In the county In which the parentl
or other person having the custody OF
control OF such child may be supposed toI
belong, reside or be found. and requiringI
the officer who shall be charged with thsl
service OF said warrant forthwith to ap-I
prehend the parent or other person hav-t
ing the custody or control OF such child
and have him before the district court of
such district.
Sec 2. Whenever any such person sol
complained OF and apprehended shall bel
brought before any such court. the court
shall inquire into the truth OF the conn.,
plaint and into the circumstances andI
ability OF the respondent to support suchl
child and X IL shall appear that the com-t
plaint Is true. and that the respondent is.
OF sufficient ability to support or TO con-;
tribute towards the support Of such child:
the court shall order the respondent 20:
pay into the registry of the court from:
time TO time by installments or otherwise
and for such period OF time. as said court!
shall determine. such sum or sums as In:
the Judgment OF said court may be just:
and proper for the support of such child;
whether such child shall have been as;
signed to the custody OF the Rhode Island;
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to:
Children, to any other society. institution:
or otherwise. and said respondent shall:
thereupon be sentenced to enter into re-:
cognizance with sufficient surety or sure:
ties. and I'm such sum as the court shay;
direct. with condition to abide and per +:
form the order OF said court, and make
the payments as ordered by said court.
and TO pay the costs Of said complaint
and warrant
Sec 3 Upon complying with such SEN
tence the respondent shall be discharged:
but on neglecting to do 30 he shall be
committed to the jail In the same county.
there To remain until he shall enter into
the recognizancs required by such SEN
tence before tho Justice or clerk OF said
district court. or before some Justice Of
tho peace authorized to take ball In tho
county. and pay all costs.
Sec T. Every recognixancs taken In pur-
suance OF such sentence shall be certified
TO the clerk OF the superior court for the
same county and fled by the clerk In his
office.
Sec 8. All moneys so paid into the reg
istry OF the court may be applied and
paid over by such court for the support
and welfare OF tho child on account Of
whom such order was made. to such So
cicty. institution, or person having the
charge. care. or custody Of such child. a.
said court shall direct
Sec. 6 Any person committed to the
Jail by virtue OF this act may. on applica-
tion for that purpose. be discharged from
imprisonment by the court. by whom the
order and sentence In his case were made.
at such time and on such terms and con-
ditions as said court may deem sxpsdient.
Said court may issue writs OF habaus
corpus TO bring before Il any person %
committed to jail for hearing Of such APP
plication, or for tho purpose OF giving
such recognixancs
Sec z This act shall take effect from
and after Its passage