The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-10-26

=, for that purpose, at such times
sosSt order may designate. the amount
SAG eocifIed, or when so ordered by the
90 " sq equivalent In supplies and as
coarI for the care of such depend
sistains.lected child until the further orde.
., , he court The juyenhe court in coun-
ties ~, court in all other counties shall
eounsty,, proper persons for the purpose
spppsTrvestigation, visitation. the keeping
Of rec veGulring relief under this act. The
cases 90 to the number of such investi-
deus their rights. duties and powers in
edition to that OF nyestg ;he Ii Of such
ea seson and the authority of the county
i u clty and county required to provide
Sor such compensation shaii pc as pro-
baton COURTS eouTts It shall be the duty of
e co., eierk Of such juvenile or county
eos Gov nn or before the first day OF July
az anu zach year thereafter. to submit to
Oh OH county board or other proper au-
l nl5 under this act, and an estimate of
iles sum necessary to be placed at its dis
l nnsaI Tor complying with the provisions
q t .llsd ay with the State Board Of Chari-
p pe and and Corrections. If the, state home
y! se' unable to provide any child with a
i at,sIg six iS;" months from the time Of its
Snur,u,itment then as far as possible and
r g Tor the best interest of the child 1t
shall be its duty to provide for the board
h hs until such time as IT may be
ong amtt or shall have reached the age of
SIXTEEN years. Petitions and commit
nsuts under this act shall state the re-
HTous belief of parents, II known. and
Wsnot known the court shall endeavor to
asrertain such fact. and family homes to
,,r as practicable, conform to such re-
irious belief On or before December /,
fei9 and on each July 1st next there
after before the converting of the sue
aaadodine general assembly, it shall be the
Sutv Of the superintendent of said home
to submit to the governor and the state
tailed report of such boarding out of said
chldren in family homes and an esti-
mate as near as may be OF the annual
sum necessary for the maintenance of
officers employed by said State Home
IN connection Herewith; The governor
shall transmit such estimate to such
smcceedlng general assembly, which is
hereby directed by the people of this
tate to appropriate from tho state treas
ury sum sufficient for the boarding out
wise carrying into effect the provisions
NJ 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 wilfully 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 amor
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
warehouses; or proper facilities for the
detention and employment of men con,
vcted 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 eS-
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
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 proven
ton of poverty and crime"
Section g Each elector voting at said
election and DESTROYS of voting for or
against this measure shall deposit in the
DhllOt DON n DallOt WnereuDOu SUdll W
, printed or written the words:
For the Mothers Compensation Act
being An Act to Amend an Act, Con-
cerniag 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 Non
Support"
and shall Indicate his approval or re1ec-
ton of said measure by placing cross
LN) 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 nv
the laws Of the State of Colorado for
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, nj
me city Of Denver, this First dav OF
october, A. d. 1919.
JAMES p. PEARCE.
(SEAT.O Secretary of state.