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

CHAPTER l5io.
AN ACT In Amendment OF Chapter us o
the General Laws. Entitled. 'Of Wrong
A Chtliran

the General Laws. Entitled, 'Of Wrongs
TO Children"
(Passed April "A. lsos)
IL is enacted by the General Assembly as
Section 1 Section I OF Chapter lis OF the
General Laws, entitled "Of wrongs To
children" is hereby amended so as 10
read as follows:
Section l. Whenever complaint shall be
made In writing and on oath TO any jus.
tice or clerk OF a district court. that any
child under the age OF seventeen years Is
within the district OF such justice or clerk
entirely abandoned. or treated with gross
and habtual cruelty by the parent. or
other person having the custody or con
troll OF such child. or that such child Is an
habitual sufferer for want OF food or
clothes by reason OF the wrongful neglect
OF the parent or person having the custody
or control OF such child or that such
child Is In any manner being used for
wanton, cruel. or improper purposes, or is
compelled TO do wanton and wrongful
acts, or whose home is resort for lewd.
wanton. drunken. or dissolute persons. or
whose home, hy reason OF neglect, cruel
~, drunkenness. or depravity on the part
OF the parent or person having the Gus
tody or control OF such child. Is an untt
place for such child 10 live in. or whose
health and life are endangered by the oc-
cupation I'm which II Is engaged. or Is In
any manner wrongfully induced. con.
strained. or allowed by such parent or
other person having the custody or .con-
troll OF such child, TO beg steal. OF In any
manner wrongfully impose upon others
for the benefit OF such child, or OF the
parent or other person having the GUS
tody or control OF such child, or that such
child Is neglected and has not proper care
and oversight, such jhstice or clerk. IL
satisfied that there is reasonable cause for
such complaint. shall by due process al.
rected TO such officer or person as may be
designated by him. cause such child 10 be
produced before the district court OF such
district at n time and place designated"
Sec. Section OF said Chapter ii5 Of
the General Laws Is hereby amended 30
an TO read AS follows:
Sec 2 The district court TO which said
process Is made returnable. upon hearing
said complaint. II satisfied OF the truth
thereof, shall by decree assign the custo.
dy or said minor child 10 the Rhode Is
land Society for the Prevention OF Cru
elty to Children for such period IN shall
seem 1T TO said court, and said society
shall thereupon become entitled TO the
custody Of said minor child TO the exciu.
sion OF any other person"
Sec. Section OF said Chapter llb OF
the General Laws is hereby amended so
as TO read as follows:
Sec. 3 Said society. under the direction
OF said district court. may deliver said
child into the keeping or care OF the state
lowing societies: Tho Children's Friend
Society: tho Rhode Island Catholic or
phan Asylum: st. Mary's Orphanage; The
Childrens Home: ST. Vincent do Paul In
FAINT Asylum. Association for tho Benefit
OF Colored Children; Home for Friendless
Children In Newport: Provided. however.
that In delivering tho keeping or care OF
any such child by tho said Rhode Island
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Children, under the direction OF said
court, into the keeping or care OF any OF
said societies, regard shall be had 10 the
religious belief OF the parents OF such
child. and whenever the religious afiiia
tions Of the parents can be asccrtained.
such child shall be placed Into the care OF
keeping OF such society which IL OF the
same religious belief. or controlled by
persons Of the same religious belief ms
the parents OF said child Whenever any
such child Is over four years OF age. said
society fer the prevention OF cruelty 10
children may deliver such child into the
keeping and care OF the superintendent
Of the state home and school. and when
ever such child iS under four years OF age
said society may deliver such child unto
the keeping and care OF the sssite board OF
charities and corrections, who shall pro-
vide for the maintenance OF such child
under provision OF Chapter 10. sections &
and ~, Of the General Laws: Provided.
however. that neither Of said societies
shall be entitled to the goods and chattels
Of said child Said district court may at
any time. for good cause shown. revoke
said decree"
Sec. 4 Section OF said Chapter Il5 OF
the General Laws, as amended by Chapter
AZ OF the Public Laws. passed May 10.
1897. is hereby amended so as TO read as
follows:
Sec. z. All fnes imposed and collected
in any town or county I'm this state under
the provisions OF this or any other chapter
Of the General Laws. and OF every other
statute OF this state affecting children, In
every case where the prosecution shall be
instituted or conducted by the Rhode IL.
land Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
TO Children, shall. except where otherwise
provided. enure and be paid over TO said
society I'm aid OF the purposes for which
said society was Incorporated Whenever
any agent Of the Rhode Island Society for
tho Prevention OF Cruelty TO Children
shall make complaint against any person
for any OF the offences mentioned In this
chapter or shall make complaint under
the provisions OF section OF this chapter
such agent shall not be required 80 enter
into any rscognizance for costs. All costs
and expenses attending tho making OF any
complaint by any agent OF said society
and the proceedings thereon under the
provisions Of this chapter shall be paid by
the state"
Sec 8 All acts and parts OF acts incon-
sisient herewith are hereby repealed. and
this act shall tske effect upon It's pas.
sage.
CHAPTER 15H.
AN ACT Providing For the Support OF
Delinquent Neglected, or Dependent
Children by the Parent or Person Hav.
rig the Custody or Control Of Such Chill.
dren.
PASSED April a. 1907
IL is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section I. Whenever complaint shall be
made In writing and under oath TO any
Justice or clerk OF a district court that
any child under the age OF seventeen years
within the district OF such Justice or clerk
IN entirely abandoned. or treated with
gross and habtual cruelty by the parent
or other person having the custody or
control OF such child or that such child
Is hn nhlillnI nlLnnrnr fnr nanf Of fnnd