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| AOSAoiaCu Z, dShlIlS Luz the SIldclInenl
of certain laws, to which is appended
| the names of the entire membership
of the club. The full text of the me-
mortal is as follows:
A Memorial
To the legislature of the state of
Florida, asking for the enactment OF
laws on the following subjects:
First-Juvenile court law
Second-Raise appropriation for
state reform school.
Third-Child labor law.
Fourth-Relating to public schools
Fifth-A law prohibiting racing and
gambling.
The officers and members of certain
committees of the Woman's Club OF
Jacksonville represent unto your hon
orable body that the Woman's Club OF
Jacksonville is a duly incorporated
| body, organized for the object as set
forth in the second section of its con-
stitution, which reads as follows:
"The general nature of the objects
of the corporation shall be literary, So
cial, scientific and philanthropic, and
the improvement, benefit and advance
ment of womankind in all directions
named, and generally to- give aid to
all worthy objects"
The great necessity of legislation
on the following subjects and the
present bills pending in your honora-
bic body have been absorbing the
deepest interest and attention of the
cred for some time and determined by
the club worthy objects" of the club
and the subjects were referred to and
placed in the hands of it's legislation
committee.
First-A Juvenile court bill, "relat-
ing to children who are now or may
hereafter become dependent, neglected
| or delinquent; to define these terms;
| to provide for the treatment, control
maintenance, protection, adoption and
| guardianship of the person of such
children, and for the appointment OF
probation officers, their duty and COM
pensation.' Giving county judges es-
pecial jurisdiction and the entire sep
a9ation. before and after trial of the
| juvenile offender, under II years OF
/ aoo fra., ba adult arit,1ipol with
authority and jurisdiction to designate
a house of refuge, as provided for in
the state constitution, to direct the
custody of neglected children, and to
determine the proper person to have
charge of such children.
Second-Raise the appropriation fol
maintenance of the state reform
school of Mariana to $4,000 per an
mum.
Third-A stringent child-labor law
placing an age limit and regulating
the hours that children shall be con-
fined at labor and prohibiting night
messenger service of those under p
years. Provide for bureau of labor
and inspector.
Fourth-Laws embodying recon-
mendations of the school commission
of which State Superintendent w. M
Holloway was chairman appointed by
Governor A. w. Gilchrist, and set out
at length in his message to the legis-
lature.
Fifth-A law prohibiting all horse
racing, book-making, oral or other
betting in Florida.
Much consideration has been devot-
ed to children, their needs and con-
servation, by the club, and in view OF
great necessity for reform along the
lines of the measures above presented
the legislation committee on behalf Of
| the Woman's Club of Jacksonville
begs to urge the enactment of laws or
these subjects by your honorable
body.
MRS. w. S. JENNINGS,
| MRS. K. L. EAGAN,
MRS. VIM. UPPER,
Legislation Committee.
April, 1911.
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