The Meeker herald., 1912-10-26

and Neglected Children, approved April
~ 1907. be and the same Is hereby
amended 30 as to read as follows:
SECTION I. Amy dependent child com.
q tae shall sa 10 il.
care and disposition BY said home. De
subject to any special order of the court
Making such 1hs ti1d p pr s s snGn
mitment. II the parent or parents OF
auch dependent or neglected child are
lsoor and unable to properly care for such
child, but otherwise are proper guard
ians, and 1t is for the welfare of such
child to remain at home. the court may
fixinx 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
Commissioners. and in those cities and
counties operating under Article XXX of
the CONSTITUTION 1t shall be the duty OF
that part OF the functions of a board of
county commissioners. or vested with
power for The relief q the poor. to pay
such parent or parents or. IL II seems
for the best interest OF the child. to
some other person designated by the
court for that purpose, at such times
so specified. or when so ordered by the
court. Its equivalent In supplies and as-
sistance, for the care OF such depend.,
Of the court. The juveniie court In coun-
Ties of over 10000 population. and III.
county court in all other counties; shall
of Investigation. visitation, the keeping
Of. records and the making Of reports IN
s.:sS requiring relief under thi c aS nys rhe
gators. their rights. duties and powers N
addition to that of investigators Of such
thereon and the authority OF the county
or city and county required to provide
for such compensation shall be as pro-
baton Officers in such juvenile and
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 hoard or other proper au-
lief under this act. and an estimate of
posal for complying with the provisions
g g filed Wi With The State Board Of chari-
ties and corrections II the state s., home
= unable to provide any child . With
within six months from the time OF It's
commitment. then as far as possible and
Il for the hest interest OF the child y
inE out Of snId child in a suitable family
home until such time as Il may be
adopted or shall haye reached "a the eng age , o.
ments under this act shall state the re,
ii9ioun belief Of parents. II known. and
II not known, the court shall sndeavor TO
ascertain such fact and family homes TO
which children are committed SHAH. ar
tar a. practicable. conform to such re-
lisious belief. On or before December !.
after, before the converting of the sue
ceeding general assembly. IT shall be the
duty OF the superintendent OF sa,d home home
board OF charities and corrections de,
tailed report Of such boarding out of said
children In famils homes and an est;
sum necessary for the maintenance of
SAD boarding out system and yiaitat!on
cfce5. ep,oy ,hars o a'o The eoyernor
shall transmit such estimate TO- suci.
succeeding general assembly, which II
BY re na slate o.
ury q sum sufficient for the boarding out
and visitation Of said children. and other.
Of this act. ANY Of said courts enforc-
Ing the provisions hereof shall have the
right to proceed az for contempt Of court
against officials who wilfuliy refuse to
connpiy with Its orders directing their
compliance with the proviSions hereof:
provided the sums paid out under this act
appropriated for such purpose by the
county. city and county. or state nuthori-
ties respectively. In counties having q
COUNTY Commissioner. and. in cities and
coHhtias operating under Article Xxx of
the constitution, the authority perform
missioners. .hali estsSiish and maintain
warehouses; or proper facilities for the
detention and employment of men con,
children Any sums of money earned by
them or collected for their labor by the
authorities in charge OF such workhouses
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
board seems most practicable TO profit
such prisons for non-support of women
or children. and any sums received for
such labor shall be used for the main
state for compliance with the provisions
of this act. This act shall be libernily
construed for the protection Of the child,
the home and the state and In the inter-
est of public Morals and FOR the preven-
tion OF poverty and crime"
Section 2. Each elector voting at SAID
election and DESTROYS OF voticH Tor or
ballot box ballot whereupon shall be
rented or written the G words; Act
corning Dependent and Neglected Chill
houses Sor Men Convicted Of Nom Sup
port
Concerning Dependent ard NEGLECTED
ChIdren. and Permitt,n an keeping nnd su Far
Warehouses; for Men Convicted OF Nom
and shall Indicate his approval or reiec-
tion OF said neasure by placing cross
(x) mark nfter one of said sentences.
The votes cast following the adoption or
cd leassed and the result determined by
the canvassinR of votes for Representa-
tiyss u. w,iTMEss WHEREOF, have