The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-10-12
and Neglected Children. approved April


amended as to read as follows:
section Z. ANY dependent child com.
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
poor and unable 10 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
enter an order finding such facts and
fixing the amount OF money necessary TO
enable the parent or parents to properly
shall be the duty of the Board Of County
Commissioners. and In those cities and
the Constitution 1t shall be the duty of
the department and authority performing
that part OF the functions OF a board Of
power for the relief of the poor, to pay
such parent or parents. or. " II seems
for the n,b.r es ners interest dessnatsd the
court for that purpose. at such times
as said order may designate the amount
court. Its equivalent in supplies and as
distance. for the care of such depende
or neglected child until the further order
Of the court The tuvenle court In coun-
Ties of over 1000 population and the
county court In all other counties. shall
F GESRs5 @r sspns
Of records and the making of reports in
cases requiring relief under this act. The
gators, their rights, duties and powers in
addition to that of investigators OF such
caHes. their compensation. the limitation.
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
has
and on or before the first day of July
of each yenr thereafter. TO submit to
such county board or other proper nIi',r nn-
the sum necessary to be placed at Its dis
pf this G act .' copy Of such report shall
be filed with the State Board of Chart
ties and Corrections. II the state home
esmi Is home through voluntary adoption
within six months from the time of Its
then as far az ana
shall be it's duty &c. provide for the bonrd-
Ing out of said child in n suitable family
adopted or shall have reached the age Of
sixteen years, Petitions and commit
vnents under this act shall state the re,
II not known the court shall endeavor to
ascertain such fact. and family homes to
which children are COMMITTED s snail, as as
iigious belief On or before December !,
1919. and on each July 1st next there
eeeding general assembly. Il shall be the
duty of the superintendent of said home
TO submit TO the governor and the state
tailed report of such boarding out of said
children in family homes and nm esti,
mate o. nsnr as ,or may h be 81 s az
officers employed by. said State Home
shall transmit such estimate TO, such
eucceeding general assembly. which Is
hereby directed by the people OF this
ury a sum sufficient for the boarding out
and Visitation Of said children and other.
b,s ' OF sad e sne
Ing the provisions hereof shall have the
right to proceed as for contempt Of court
comply with Its orders directing their
compliance with the provlSlons hereof:
provided the sums paid out under this act
Appropriated for such purpose by. the
county. city and county. or state anthori-
ties respeetiyely In COZ counties t having =,
cohhties operating under Article XXX of
in ns IKE dutie1 to IL those of county conn
missioners. shall establish and maintain
warehouses; or proper facilities for the
victed Of n0n-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
tenance of the fund necessary to be ex-
pended by the county or city and county
act. The board OF commissioners Of the
state penitentiary and reformatory shall
hoard seems most practicable TO profit
ably employ all persons committed to
such prisons for non-support OF women
such labor shall be used for the main
tenance of the fund provided by the
for sct h III be
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 yotiSE 1or or
ballot box a ballot whereupon shall be
Tsinted or written the words: A.,
being mgr An tHe Act ato to Amend an Act, Con
corning Dependent and Neglected Chill
dren, and Permitting Keeping Such Chill
houses )" for Men Convicted Of Non.sup-
port
Act, being An Act to Amend an Act
ChiIdren ana eTmittn 6e meep,n nd si for
workhomses for Men Convicted OF Non
tion Of said measure by placing a cross
(X) 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 CONTRASTING of votes for Representa-
tiyes 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 dav OF
JAMES n. PEARCE.
(SEAL) Secretary of State.
pROpOsED LAW OF THE STATE OF