Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-18

friends of the delinquent boy.
| DR. Hastings H. Hart of New York.
head of the child helping department
for the Sage foundation. and member
Of III" first committee to draft iu-
Nonillr court legislation, spoke AT
| lencth in favor af the hill lie be-
| g1n by SAYING that he knew Of moth
| ing NOR" rtmarklhle than tho growth
| Of jrveniie court legislation in this
country. Tn" first Juvenile court hin
| passed tu" Illinois Legislature in 1850
! @nd no}. b states had some form of
| juvenile court law. judges ard law
| NcrS recognized mnIe fully the impor-
tar"e Of the Juvenile court than when
| thtY We're first established and in
Chicago Judge Ma"l,. now 4 member
! o! III" commerce court Wss At one
| jimc a Juvenile court Judge.
! '''rhc juvenile co,.rt is based on the
chan"rry idea" lac continued. II:
H"ts away With the ilo, of rctrhu-
| tive punishment. We do not have an
indictment or complaint aeains, th"
o!5ild. W. bring him before the court
IN - petition AMI the child comes
hofore Tie court with the parent or
guardian. Tho probation officer makes
| court. act against the child hut for
the 'hild. 1t is not . case of state
vs.. Johnny Jones bat u ease - state
ORA Johnny jones'"
In response To questions of Repre-
sentative Fsrsoy ald senator Staples
| II tie c3Grlittce, AIR. Eall explained
that the bill in It's nerT draft pro-
vided that in counties Of over 103.ooo
population " hich provision would an
ply only to Cumberland county.
special juvenile court must b" CStab
lisned. in any county OF 10000 CT more
inhabitants a juvenile court might be
rs abished upon the petition OF the
county commissioners, and in all coun-
ties whore juvenile court was not
established the probate courts should
have original ana exclusive jurisdiction
of all cases coming under the provis-
original and Exclusive jurisdiction of
al eases coming under tie provis-
ions Of this aCt. Mr.. Horsey suSSeste
,hat in counties like PiScat2quiS codn-
". whore tn probate court only met
1nrn a month il might be 4 hardship
10 haze these cases conc before the
probate court.
Representative Gowell of York pre-
scented a communication from the York
-. ,roh,,o ipdqa suggesting that
nerhaps il would be we'll u also give
the register of probate power to act
80 ,.,,oni1o conr, indpc and Ia have
80 hoard IN vacation Mr. Gov.all
wished this suggestion might DE-
adopted in ar amendment to tho bill
and Mr.. Hall said that he had 70 OBJ
;.a,io, :, ,Lo ,aeco~. .f Surh an
,,s,as,,,,a,,
Dl.rlsont.,i,.n Williamson wished
:. ,.,a,,, ,,i,a, ohiactiar thnra was to
H.. ,';nor ,,,,nicinai cn1rt i,dees act
80, mo ,,,o,.;sions af this law and
~. - e'ata ,h.t 10 cbient of tHp
I,;1 "a ,n COT tho eif,d away from
n.i,,,i,ol.
..rhot T.. ,,n, doo,t want the delir-
,,a,, o1,;1d 10 bo broorIt in contact
-, nm, y,,,. viii, no nolice cour,."
.r1,o+ 10 a>,ac,,x, ,to iaao ;, renlizd ,fr
uou penrneantativa Traftnn a. Ttrt
r,aireaIa v.antaa IN EraV how -,
t,auath;r 40, ", ,T.ren,. Iad cY-
,lstod IN c5np.iae liz piscqrao,lie
na,i1 bo rarnad;oa aud Mr. Eoao sail
,bat tho hill nroyiaed for that ~ Tho
trsrefnro,co ~ raens wherein fha'
h.arinr hoforn = nrohatn nudge v,ol.i
hc , hardship for rio iadge and the
.ar,ioe concerned
when a Juvenile court law is being
rrittap into tho constitution Of Ari-
zon-, hhlievn mar Maine should
either odont This ipvcnile court law or