Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-01

uses VIE. obscene. Nllgar. rOf1n
or Indecent or smokes
cigarettes in any public or lascivlons
conduct; any child committing any
of these acts shall be deemed q de-
%linqucnt child and when proceeded
against such proceedings shall be on
behalf of the territory in the interests
Of the child and the territory, with
due regard to the rights and duties Of
parents and others, by petition to be
filed by any reputable person, and
70 ina end II snail De dealt WIN pro
teeted ana cared Tor IN thc probate
OF ehancerS court rs Il WaV" OF inc
'eIti.ory III 'he H'an"'r HerVih"ltcr
ProNlupu.
~ disposition % 'nS emu uliucI
'ii's act OF any eNlue"ce gwen III such
caus', shaIl not III any 'Hn, Vilniiha''
OF oth'r cause - p'o0eeun"s WHIT
ever III any court pc ia"iul or prop
or eNIuchct aEaihs' suVii emu l"r any
purpose Whatever except III supsV-
quVlll cases asaIhs' 'n' same cum
u"uV' TINS Wy hoi 9H"" Wv "ai"N ~
any suoh emu III conn'ctioi' WIN any
proceedings uhder uns act DC pup
i'sleu III any h'"Sp"P'i Ml'iou' =
Wlie,'n oiutl y - 'uui'' ~ Motu
Nhllu or Nhiiuicn may DC heiu
To mean one VI ihoi' chii"''i' anu
inc Woru I"r'Ht OF I'ltl's may
ne helu - nie"h onV y poth palen's,
Wheh consistent WIN thV intent o.
this act. me WORT Association
tina 49, aarnoratjon WHEN inoinan ~
,,,air raasas ~ oarn ~ aisnasitian
NfN'f 30
90 thi. ant
CD. The words 'Nontributory De-
pehdehcy ana Cohtrlputofy DEM
quency shal mean any person VINO
shall by any act cause or
contribute 70 the dependency or de-
llnquehcy OF Il child, as thesc terms
with reference TO clllluroh are uVllheu
by the statutes OF TINS territory or
VINO Shall LOT any cause pc respoh-
sible therefore, shall be guilty of a
mlsdcmeanor, ana uDon trlal ond con-
vlctlon thereof, shat be flned IN a
sum not to exceed five hundred dol
lars or imprisoned in the county jail
for a period not exceeding n year
or by both such flnc and imprlson-
ment. When the charge against any
person under this act concerns the
dependency of u child or children, the
offense for convenience may ne term
ed contributory dependency and when
1t concerns the delinquency OF a child
or children for convenience 1t may De
contributory delinquency.
The powers of the district courts,
as provided by this act. may be cxer-
cised by any judge of such court in
omen court or at chambers and at any
place within said judicial district. and
an sessions Of said court held for the
of its general criminal buzz
ness and the records of the proceed
ings of such court for such purposes
shall be kent in a docket separate
from all other proceedings of said
,o,,rt
Section 2 The powers of the court
may be exercised:
~ ITpon the p~etition of any citl
resident of the territory or com
nlaint of any officer of the law set
ing forth that a child is neglected.
1cncndont incorrigiblc or d%clinuuent.
ana is in need of the care and pro-
lection Of the court.
(2). Whenever any magistrate or
of the peace. in committing a
child arrested upon a criminal com
blaint. shall certify that. in his opin-
ion. tho GOOD of the child and the in
torcsts OF the territory do not require
/, prosecution upon a criminal com
olaint. or upon an indictment. under
he laws of the territory.
(3) after conviction of
child upon n criminal complaint
,eforc anv magistrate or Justice of
he peacc. or after return, made by a
magistrates of the proceedings upon
he arrest Of such DELINQUENT child
mon n criminal complaint. or upon
rho district attorney Of the
,ountv shall certify that. IN his opin-
on tbc good of the child ana the
Of the territory did not. or
Ia MT reouiro n prosecution under
no criminal laws Of this territory.
az. upon the trial of
criminal comnlaint or Indictment
# s,Ich d%elinoucnt child. the magis-
rate iustice of the pcace or Judge
rving the cause is OF the opinion that
he good of The child and tho inter-
.sts Of he territory do not require a
,onviction under thc criminal laws OF Z
he territory
Irnnn Tho filing of any potition. as
hove set forth or whenever the iur-