Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-10
Would Aid
Mothers
Who Need
OREGON CONGRESS- OF uo1HrrS
PREPARES DEPENDENT WIDOWS
Pension BILL FOR SUBMISSION
10 LEGISLATURE AND Will.
URGE IT'S PASSAGE.

Pension BILL FOR SUBMISSION
To LEGISLATURE AND VIII
URGE IT'S PASSAGE.
A bin for an act to proyld. .o, tho.
aSsl5 ance and support o., w.o.r
whose husbands are dead or ar, IN.
Hates Of some oregon state nstir.on
aud who have child or chI,droe do.
pendent for support wholly or norIv
upon their laor and to proul, for ro,s.
ing money tor that purpose
BE il enacted by the Legislative AS.
sembly Of the State Of Oregon
be 1t enacted by the People of tbe
State of Oregon.
SECTION l.
Every woman, who has one ar moro
children under the age Of sixteen years
and whose husband is either dead or IA
AN inmate Of some Oregon stare insu.
tuition, or is totally physically unable
TO work and whose support and tho
support of whose child or children Is
dependent wholly or partly upon her
labor shall be entitled TO the assist.
ance as provided for in thls act lor
the support of herself and of her
child or children.
SECTION II.
Subject to subsequent provisions of
this act, every women, as provided in
section /, who is herself. and an OF
whose children are wholly dependent
upon her labor for support Shall re.
ceiye from the public moneys Of the
county in which she and her child or
children reside the sum of ten dol
lars per month for one child and q
she have more than one residing with
her seven dollars and 6lty cents per
month for each Of such additional
children.
SECTION III.
Subject to subsequent provisions of
this act, every woman, as provided by
section 1, who is herself and all Of
whose children are partly dependent
upon her labor for support shall re-
ceiye from the public money of the
county in which she ana her child or
children shall reside, such a sum per
month as, added to her other income
(other than that derived from her Ia.
bor), shall be equal to the amount
which she would receive e she was
subject to the provisions of section
Of this act
SECTION w.
The provision OF this a2t shall no
apply to any child which has propert.
of It's own sufficient for its support
nor to any child which does not resid,
with It's mother
SECTION V.
It is the purpose and intention o
this act to keep the children TO whicI
It is applicable, together under tn,
guidance and control Of their mother
and that the mother shall make
home for the children; ana IT, N u,
Judgment of the tribunal which is tC
administer this law as hereinafter pro-
yided, any mother of such children IS
Iimproyldent, careless or negligent ID
in the expenditure Of the money re-
cciyed pursuant to this act such ui
bunal may direct that such money
shall be paid to some person whom il
shall designate. to be used for the sup
pcrt Of such mother and children
SECTION VI.
b The Juvenile court in each county ol
whatever tribunal is charged by Law
p with the discharge Of the duties o
such court shall have exclusive mris
dlction I'm carrying out and admins
= tering the provisions Of this act
SECTION VII.
For the purpose Of carrying out Tho
provisions Of this act the county cour
OF each county shall make o spec.a
levy each year upon all taxable prop
|ery in that county Of not less thar
one-tenth of min on each dollar o
such taxable property whic1 snail b'
levied and collected the same as Other
taxes
SECTION VIII
ur..r.yor tba tribunal mentioned lI