Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-04-18
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.
TcuApTER AL

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AN ACT TO regulate the importation
into the State OF Maryland OF actual
paupers. vagrant. criminal. incorrigi-
bic, insane or helpless crippled or
diseased children. and providing II
penalty for the violation thereof
Sexton |. BE II enacted by the Gen
cral Assembly OF Maryland. That IL
shall be unlawful for any person. cor
poration association or Institution to
bring or send or receive. or cause to be
brought. or sent or received into the
State Of Maryland. any actual pauper,
vagrAnt criminal. incorriglbic insane
or helpless crippled or diseased child
for the purpose Of placing such child in
any home in Maryland or procuring the
placing OF such child In Maryland by
indcnturc. adoption or otherwise. with
out first obtaining the written consent
of the Board OF State Aid and Charities
of Maryland. and complying with the
following requirements: Before such
person. corporation. association or in
stitvtion shall bring. or send. or re-
ceive. or cause to BIO brought or sent
or received any such child into this
State. they shall furnish 10 the said
Beard OF State Aid and Charities of
Maryland an indemnity bond In favor
OF the State OF Maryland in the penal
sum OF ten thousand Sf0.000l dollars.
20 be approved by said Board OF State
Aid and Charities OF Maryland. said
bond to he conditioned that they Will
AT once upon the placing OF such child.
report TO the Board OF State Aid and
Charitios OF Maryland. its name and
age and the name and residence OF the
person with whom Il is placed. that u
any such child shall. before II reaches
the age OF twenty-one years. become
public charge. they will within th'r-
~ days after the written notice shall
have been given them of such fact by
the said Board OF state Aid and Char
titles az Maryland remove such chlld
FROM the STATE: that they Will M
place or cause 70 b. placed, any sIcl
child except under written contract
which viii secure such child a prop
&c home and VIII MAKE the person 80
receiving the child responsible for its
proper care. education and trainina.
that they viii property supervise the
care and training o. such child and
cause such child IL b. visited al least
once In six months by a responsible
person and that they viii make tn
said Board of State Aid ana Charities
Of Maryland such reports of their work
a. tn said Boar' from time to time
mag require"
Section . And he II farther enacted
That any person. corporation. assoc.a-
ton or Institution. or any officer or
agent thereof. who shall violate any
OF thu provisions Of this Act. shall be
guilty u misdemcanor and upon
conviction shall hc naed sum not
exceeding one thousand $4,000 dollars
Section g. And be II further enacted
That the provisions OF this Act shall
not apply to relative going 10 any
other state and bringing a child into
THIS State for the purpose OF giving It
a iromc in his or any other family. nor
to the placing OF children in any in
stitution in this state.
Section 4. And be II further enacted
That this act shall take effect from
the date OF it's passage.
Approved March 3. 1905
AUSTIN l. cRoTHERs.
Governor
JOSEPH z. SETH,
President of Senate
J. ENoS RAY. JR
S,teaL. ~ II1fIzp Of Delegates