The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-11
and Neglected children. Improved ApriI


2. 1907. be and the same is her eby
amended SO as to read as follows:
mitted 10 the State Home for Dependent
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 to properly care for such
child. but otherwise are proper guard
fans, and IL Is for the welfare of such
child to remain at home. the court may
enter an order finding such facts and
enable the parent or parents to properly
care for such child. and thcreupon Il
shall be the duty of the Board of County
Commissioners, and In those. cities and
counties operating under Article <X of
the Constitution 1t shall be the duty OF
the department and authority performing
that part of the functions OF n board OF
county commissioners. or vested with
power for the relief OF the poor, to pay
such parent or parents. or. IL II seems
for the best interest OF the child to
some other person designated by the
as said order may designate the amount
so specified, or when so ordered by the
court. its equivalent In supplies and as
sistance, for the care OF such depeEd.
or neglected child until the further order
of the court. The juvenne court In coun-
ties OF over 100000 population. and tn.
county court In all other counties. shall
appoint proper persons for the purpose
OF Investigation. visitation. the keeping
cases requiring relief under this act. The
details as TO the number of such inycsti-
gators. their rights, duties and powers in
addition to that OF investigators of such
cases. 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-
video by law for the employment of pro-
county courts. II shall be the duty OF
the clerk OF such juvenile county
courts. on or before December 1. l9l.2.
nv - m NF hAfA he. lrat In .f TfN1ss
of each year thereafter. to submit to
such county board or other proper au-
thority a report of all cnses receiving re-
lief under this act, and an estimate OF
the sum necessary to be placed at Its dis
posal for complying with the provislons
of this act. A copy of such report shall
be filed with the State Board of Chart
ties and Corrections. IL the, state home
ep,,ly home o ,brovsb volyntarv aSona,on
within six months from the time of its
commitment. then ns far as possible md
shall be Its duty to provide for the board
ing out Of said child I'm suitable family
home home until n such time o,d as II IN may be be
sixteen years Petitions and commit
ments under this act shall state the re-
ligious belief of parents, " known. and
IL 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-
igious belief. On or before December 1.
1912. and on each July lst next there
ceeding general assembly, IT shall be the
duty of the superintendent of said home
to submit TO the governor and the state
board of charities and corrections "A de-
tailed report OF such boarding out OF said
children in family homes and an esti-
mate ms near as may be of the annual
sum necessary for the maintenance OF
said boarding out system and visitation
officers employed by said state Home
in connection Herewith The governor
shall transmit such estimate to sucf.
succeeding general assembly. which is
state 10 appropriate from tho state treas sise
ury sum sufficient for the boarding out
and visitation of said childre 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 wllfully 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 nmou-
| appropriated for such purpose by the
| county city and county, or state authors
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
| the constitution the authority perform
| ing like duties to those of county com
| missioners. shall establish and maintain
| detention and employment OF men con-
| 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 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
/ 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
or children, and any sums received for
such labor shall be used for the main
| tenance of the fund provided by the
|
| of this act. This act shall be literally
| construed for the protection of the child.
/ the home and the state, and In the Inter-
| est of public morals and for the preven-
| tlon OF poverty and crime"
election and desirous OF voting for or
| against this measure shall deposit In the
ballot box ballot whereupon shall be
Printed or written the words:
For the Mothers Compensation Act.
being An Act to Amend an Act, Con-
eerning Dependent and NEGLECTED Chill Chi
| dren In Family Homes. and for Work
houses for Men Convicted Of Non-Sup-
port
| Against the Mothers cowpensation
Children. and Permitting Keeping Such
| Children In Family Homes. and for
Workhouses for Men Convicted of Nom
| and shall indicate his approval or rejec-
tion of said measure by placing cross
! 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 canvasslng OF votes for Representa-
tives In Congress.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
| Grent Seal of the State OF Colorado. at
the City OF Denver. this First day of
October. A. ID. 1912.
JAMES y. PEARCE.
(SEAL) Secretary of State.