Gilpin observer., 1912-10-31

and Neglected Children. approved April
3, 1907, be and the same 10 hereby
amended 80 as to read as follows:
mitteS TO The ssae Homs for %
and Neglected Children shall, as to Its
care and disposition by said home. be
subject to any special order OF the court
making such commitment, provided such
order be made at the time of such COM
mitment. II the parent or parents OF
such dependent or neglected child are
poor and unable to properly care for such
child, but otherwise are proper guard
lans, and 1t is 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 or parents % to properly
shall be the duty of the Board OF County
Commissioners. and in those cities and
the Constitution It shall be the duty OF
the department and authority performing
that part of the functions of board OF
power for the relief of the poor, to pay
such parent or parents. or. II 1t seems
for the best interest Of the child. to
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
sstance. for the care OF such depende
or neglected child until the further order
ties of over 100. 900 population, and the
county court in all other counties. shall
appoint proper persons for the purpose
of records and the making of reports in
cases requiring relief under this act. The
details as to the number of such investi-
addition to that of investigators of such
cases. their compensation the Limitation
thereon and the authority OF the county
for such compensation shall be as. pro-
videu by law for the employment, of pro,
oh ho1 ha he In nf
the clerk of such Juvenile or county
courts on or before December 1912.
Of each year thereafter. to submit to
such county board or other proper au-
thority a report of all cases receiving re.
lief under this act, and an estimate of
posal for complying with the provisions
of this act. copy of such report shall
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
If for the best interest of the child II
shall be its duty to provide for the board
ing out of said child in n suitable family
home until such time as 1t may be
adopted or shall have reached the age of
ments under this act shall state the re-
ligious belief OF parents. II 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-
iigious belief. On or before December l.
1912. and on each July 1st next there
after. before the convening of the sue
ceeding general assembly, 1t 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 ha "a and a. an estii
sum necessary for the maintenance of
said boarding out system and visitation
in connection Herewith. The governor
shall transmit such estimate to such
succeeding general assembly, which is
state to appropriate from tho state treas
ury a sum sufficient for the boarding out
and visitation of said chldre n. and other
wise carrying into effect the provisions
of this act. Any of said courts enforc
ing the provisions hereof shall have the
right to proceed as for contempt of court
against officials who wilfully refuse to
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 amour
appropriated for such purpose by the
county. city and county, or state authori-
ties respectiyely: In So% eopnties having a
county commissioners. and in cities and
counties operating under Article Xxx of
the constitution. the authority perform
ing like duties to those of county. COM
missioners. shall establish and maintain
warehouses; or proper facilities for the
uetentlOn ana employment OIL men COT-
victed of non-support of women and
children. Any sums of money earned by
them or collected for their labor by the
authorities in charge of such workhouses
or facilities shall be used for the main
tenance of the fund nccessary|to be ex-
pended by the county or city and county
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
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 b be liberaily n,l5
the home and the state, and in the inter-
est of public morals and for the preven-
ton of poverty and crime"
Section 2. Each elector voting at said
election and desirous of voting 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. and Permitting Keeping Such 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
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-
tion of said measure by placing a 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.
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 B. PEARCE.
(SEAI.) Secretary of State.
PROPOSED LAW OF THE STATE OF
OF COLORADO. INITIATED BY Pc