The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-10-19

and Neglected children. approved April
., 1907. be and the same II hereby
annended SO as to read as foiiowM
10 ANY pms fnr fs,la
and Neglected Children shall. az to Its
care and disposition by said home. be
subject to any special order o, me e snh
order be made at the time of such COM
mitnent. II the parent or parents OF
poor and unable to properly care for such
child, but otherwise are proper guard
lans, and II is for the welfare of such
enter I'm order finding such facts and
fixing the amount of money necessary TO
ems BILE the parent or parents to properly
sha1l be the duty OF the board Of County
commissioners. and In those cities and
eounties operating under Article Xxx Xxx Of
ths department and authority performing
that part of the functions of board OF
e cS"sa for hs rass 81 The %
such parent or parents. or " y seems
for the hest interest OF the child. to
court court g Tor that stS purpose. at such times
az said order may designate. the amount
20 specified or when so ordered by the
sistnrce. for the care of such depend.
or neglected child until the further order
Of the court The juysnns, c3urt IN ms So9 ,h.
county court in all other counties. shall
appoint proper parsons for the purpose
Of investigation: visitation. the nssping
cases requiring relief under this act The
details MS to the number of such investi-
:tcr. their tights dnter aaa " sc II
cases, their compensation. the Limitations
thereon and the authority Of the county
for such compensation shall be as pro-
viden by law for the employment OF pro,
baton officers In such juvenile and
the clerk of such Juvenile or county
courts. on or before December i lsl2.
and on or before the first day Of July
such county board or other proper au-
thority n report of all cases receiving re.
lief under this act. and nm estimate ,a az, OF
posai for complying with the provisions
q tbs act; copy q such scp p, cs sha a,
hs flied T,h .hs state the state home
samiIy home through VOLUNTARY adoption
commitment. then as far as possible and
IL for The hest interest of the child Il
shall be Its duty to provide for the board.
home until such time as It may be
adopted or shall have reached the nge Or
sixteen years. Petitions and commit
unents under this act shall stntN the re,
likious belief of parents. " known and
il not known the court shall endeavor to
ASCERTAIN such fact. and family homes nome TO 10
far A. practicable. conform TO sucn re-
ligious belief. On or before December j.
M ana ns}or on , saeh n The
ceedlng general nssembly, 1t snail ne the
duty OF the superintendent of said home
Board Of charities and corrections de-
sstled report Of such boarding out OF said
children In family homes and an eHti,
mate as near as may be of the annual
sum necessary for the maintenance OF
said boarding out system and visitation
officer. employed by said state ,I Home
shall transmit such estimate to suci.
succeeding general assembly. which is
hereby directed by the the PEOPLE o. ,rs this
ury a sum sufficient for the boarding out
and visitation OF said children. and other
ss carrying mt" esf nlG cn ns spfores
Ing the provisions hereof shall have the
right to proceed as for contempt OF court
comply with It's orders directing their
provided the sums paid out under this net
shall not exceed In any year the amou,
appropriated for such purpose by the
county city and county or state authori-
ties respectively. In cousties having a
County Commissioners, and in cities and
counties operating under Article Xxx OF
the Constitution. the authority perform
misaioners. shall establish and maintain
workhouses 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 workhonses
or facilities shall be used for the main
tennnce Of the fund necessary to he ex-
pended by the county or city and county
carrying out the provisions OF 4, t ths
state penitentiary and reformatory shaii
make such similar provision as to said
board seems most practicable to PROM,
ably employ all persons committed TO
such prisons for non-support of women
or children. and any sums received for
tenance Of the fund provided by the
state for compliance with the provisions
OF this act. This act shall be literally
the home and the state, and in the inter
est of public morals and for the preven-
ton Of poverty and crime" ,,
election and DESTROYS OF votisK Tor or
against this measure shall deposit In the
ballot box ballot wherenpon snail be
For the Mothers Compensation Act,
being An Act to Amend an Act, Con
corning psgsnden,t ana Hese snsb chi
dren in Family Homes. and for Work
port
Against the Mothers Compensation
Act, being An Act to Amend an Act
Concerning Dependent am sSeklsebu
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 cross
fx) mark after one of SAID sentences.
rejection of said proposed law shall be
canvassed and the result determined by
the laws of the State of Colorado Tor
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.
fsEAL) Secretary of state.
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