Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-04-25
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1908.
IMPORTATION OF PAUPERs.
CHAPTER AZ.

AN ACT to regulate the importation
into the State of Maryland of actual
paupers. vagrant, criminal, incorri-
gible, insane or helpless crippled or
diseased children, and providing Il
penalty for the violation thereof.
Section BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
it shall be unlawful for any person,
corporation, 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, inCOrrlglble,
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 i'll
Maryland by indenture, adoption or
otherwise, without first obtaining the
written consent OF the Board Of State
Aid and Charities of Maryland, and
complying with the following require
mentS: Before such person, cor Ora
ton, association or institution shall
bring, or send, or receive, or cause to
be brought, or sent, or received any
such child into this State, they shall
furnish to the said Board of State Aid
and Charities of Maryland an indem-
nifty bond in favor OF the State of
Maryland in the penal sum of ten
thousand ($lO,OOO) dollars, to be APP
proved by said Board of State Aid and
Charities of Maryland, said bond to be
conditioned that they will at once
upon the placing OF such child, report
to the Board of State Aid and Chali-
ties of Maryland, its name and ag"
and the name and residence OF the
person with whom it is placed that II
any such child shall, before it reaches
the age OF tWenty-one years, become a
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days after the written NOTICE shall
have been given them of such fact by
the said Board of State Aid and tharl-
ties of Maryland, remove such child
from the State that they will not
place. or cause to be placed, any such
child except under written contract
which will secure such child proper
home and Will make the person so re-
Ceiving the child responsible for Its
proper care, education and training;
that they will properly supervise the
care and training OF such child and
cause such child to be visited at least
once in six months by "a responsible
person, and that they will make the
said Board of State Aid and Charities
OF Maryland such reports OF their
work as the said Board from time to
time may require.
Sec. 2-And be it further enacted,
That any person, corporation, asSocla-
llOll Vi vi any oillItl VI
agent thereof, who shall violate any
OF the provisions of this Act, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined a sum not
exceeding one thousand ($lOOO) dol
lars.
Sec. And be it further enacted,
That the provisions OF this Act sha
not apply to a relative going to any
other State and bringing child into
this State for the purpose of giving it
a home in his or any other family, nor
to the placing of children in any in
stitution in this State.
Sec. And be it further enacted,
That this act shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
Approved March 3, 1908.
AUSTIN l.. CROTHERS,
Governor.
JOSEPH b. SETH,
President of the Senate.
}. ENOS RAY, JR.,
81 eaker House of Delegates.