Gilpin observer., 1912-10-10
and Neglected children. approved April

and Neglected children. approved April
amended 50 50 as to read as follows:
mitted to the State Home for Dependent
care and disposition by said home. be
subject to any special order of the court
making such commitment, provided such
such dependent or neglected child are
poor and unable to properly care for such
child, but otherwise are proper guard
ians, and it IL for the welfare of such
child to remain at home, the court may
enter an order finding such facts and
fixing the amount of money necessary TO
enable the parent or parents to properly
care. for such child. and thcreupon 1t
shall be the duty of"the Board Of County
counties operating under Article Xxx of
the Constitution it shall be the duty OF
the department and authority performing
that part of the functions Of board of
county commissioners. or vested with
power for the relief OF the roor, to pay
for" for the "a'f%s best % interest of the child, to
some other person designated by the
court for that purpose, at such times
as said order may designate, the amount
so specified. or when so ordered by the
court its equivalent in supplies and as
sistance for the care of such dependc
or neglected child until the further order
Of the court. The 1uvenhe court In coun-
ties of over 100000 population, and the
county court in all other counties. shall
appoint proper persons for the purpose
of investigation. visitation. the keeping
of records and the making of reports In
cases requiring relief under this act. The
details as to the number Of such investi-
gators their rights, duties and powers In
addition to that of investigators of such
cases their compensation. the Limitation
thereon and the authority of the county
or city and county required to provide
for such compensation shall be as pro-
videu by law for the employment of pro-
n n In
county courts. 1t shall be the duty of
the clerk of such juvenile or county
and on or before the first day of July
of each year thereafter. to submit to
such county board or other proper au-
thority report of all cases receiving re-
lief under this act. and an estimate of
the sum necessary to be placed at its dis
posal for complying with the provisions
be filed with the State Board of Chari-
ties and Corrections. If the state home
is unable to provide any child with
family home through voluntary adoption
within six months from the time of its
commitment. then as far as possible and
II for the best interest of the child it
ing out of said child in a suitable family
home until such time as It may be
adopted or shall have reached the age OF
sixteen years. Petitions and commit
ments under this act shall state the re-
ligious belief of parents, If known. and
If not known the court shall endeavor to
ascertain such fact. and family homes to
which children are committed shall, as
far as practicable, conform to such re-
ligious belief On or before December !,
1912, and on each July LIST next there
after before the convening of the sue
ceeding general assembly, it shall be the
duty Of the superintendent of said home
to submit to the governor and the state
board Of charities and corrections de
tailed report of such boarding out of said
children in family homes and an esti-
mate as near as may be of the annual
sum necessary for the maintenance of
said boarding out system and visitation
Officers employed by said State Home
in connection< Herewith. The governor
shall transmit such estimate TO suct
succeeding general assembly, which is
hereby directed by the people of this
state TO appropriate from tho state treas
ury sum sufficient for the boarding out
and visitation of said children n and other
of this act. Any of said courts enforc-
ing the provisions hereof shall have the
right to proceed as for contempt Of court
comply with its orders directing their
compliance with the provisions hereof +:
provided the sums paid out under this act
shall not exceed in any year the amou,
appropriated for such purpose by the
county. city and county. or state authori-
ties respectively. In counties having a
county commissioners. and in cities and
counties operating under Article Xxx of
ing like duties to those of county COM
missoners. shall establish and maintain
warehouses or proper facilities for the
detention and employment of men con-
victed of non-support of women and
children. Any sums of money earned by
them or collected for their labor by the
or facilities shall be used for the main
tenance of the fund necessary to be ex-
pended by the county or city and county
in carrying out the provisions of this
act. The board of commissioners of the
state penitentiary and reformatory shall
make such similar provision as to said
ably employ all persons committed to
such prisons for non-support of women
or children. and any sums received for
such labor. shall be used for the main
tenance of the fund provided by the
state for compliance with the provisions
of this act. This act shall be liberally
the home and the state, and in the inter-
est of public morals and for the preven-
tion OF poverty and crime"
election and desirous of votirg for or
against this measure shall deposit in the
ballot box a ballot whereupon shall be
Printed or written the words:
For the Mothers Compensation Act
being An Act to Amend an Act, Con-
cerning Dependent and Neglected Chill
dren In Family Homes, and for Work
houses for Men Convicted Of Non-Sup-
port
Against the Mothers Compensation
Act being An Act to Amend an Act
Concerning Dependent ara Neglected
Children. and Permitting Keeping Such
Children in Family Homes. and for
Warehouses for Men Convicted Of Nom
support
and shall indicate his approval or rejec-
ton OF said measure by placing cross
CX) mark after one of said sentences.
The votes cast following the adoption or
rejection of said proposed law shall be
canvassed and the result determined by
the laws of the State of Colorado for
the canvassing OF votes for Representa-
tives in Congress.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the State of Colorado. at
the city of Denver, this First day of
october, A. D. 1912.
JAMES r. PEARCE.
(SEAT.) Secretary of state.
PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE OF
OLE Col. or no. INIII ATID ny De