The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-11-02

=. for that purpose. at such times
sssf order may designate. the amount
sascIfied, or when SO ordered by the
.o,rt its equivalent IN supplies ,ph and as
GstainH1iected child until the further order
| Of ne court. The juvenhe court in coun-
q .h ef over 100000 population, and the
tss ~ court in all other counties, shall
eonnH', proper persons for the purpose
ippoln,ss tiration. visitation, the keeping
q Iinncords and the making of reports in
o.ses requiring relief under-this act. The
tetails their rights, duties and powers in
Fa,is9Ition to that OF investigators of such
sdu their compensation. the Limitation
thereon and and county required to provide
Or c snych compensation shall be as pro-
io a. s" by law for the employment of pro-
ssOn officers IL , suGh he juvenile ,bs h, and
eSun cierk Of such Juvenile or county
NE .rts on or before December /, 1919,
coy coy on on or before the first day OF July
q each year aheTea ar ofber n submit to
fuc n, n report Of all cases receiving re-
s M under this act, and an estimate of
Iss sum necessary to be PLACED .S at Its dis
pos ,h,. "a act, A copy of such report shall
2. fiIed with the State Board of Chart
Pc Pc and and Corrections. If the. state home
unable So to tRRroush volyntary ADDITION T1h
i sl.bin six months from the time of its
SSnmr,m,,iitment, then as far as possible and
I, for the best interest of the child 1t
s Is out Of said child In n suitable family
ha III until such time as It may be
h9nnted or shall have reached the age of
s s,rteen years. Petitions and commit
HTous belief of parents, II known. and
y moi known the court shall endeavor to
.rscsrtain such fact, and family homes to
which children are committed shall. as
nr as practicable, conform to such re-
, al belief. on or before December 1,
,siS and on each July LIST next there
aiding - general assembly, it shall be the
dutv of the superintendent of said home
70 submit to the governor and the state
board of charities and corrections a de-
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 s n, and visitation
IN connection Herewith. The governor
.ball transmit such estimate to sucf.
succeeding general assembly, which is
hereby directed by the people of this
urv sum sufficient for the boarding out
and visitation of said children, and other
wise carrying into effect the provisions
Of this act. Any of said courts enforc
ng the provisions hereof shall have the
right TO proceed as for contempt of court
against officials who wlfully refuse to
comply with It's orders directing their
compliance with the provisions hereof;
provided the sums paid out under this act
shall not exceed in any year the amor
appropriated for such purpose by the
ties respectively. In counties having a
population of over 10000, the boards of
county commissioners. and in cities and
counties operating under Article Xxx of
ng like duties to those of county COM
missioners, shall establish and maintain
warehouses; or proper facilities for the
detention and employment of men con-
yicted 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 warehouses;
or facilities shall be used for the MAIN
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
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
construed for the protection of the child
the home and the state, and in the inter-
est of public morals and for the preven-
ton of poverty and crime"
Z.
election and DESTROYS of voting for or
against this measure shall deposit in the
ballot box n ballot whereupon shall be
printed or written the words:
For the Mothers Compensation Act
being An Act to Amend an Act. Con-
corning 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
Concerning Dependent and 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-
uon OF said measure by placing cross
M 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 br
The laws OF the State of Colorado for
the canvassing OF votes for Representa-
tives In Congress.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. 7 have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Treat Seal OF the State of Colorado, at
me city Of Denver. this First dav of
october, A. d. 1912.
JAMES p. PEARCE.
tSEATl Secretary of state.