The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-03-21

ferent in many ways from the mea-
sure heretofore published in part. 1t
reached the governor, however in the
original form as introduced after
being redrafted, having escaped the
legislature. Similar measures have
often been referred to as not only
mothers pension act, but a mothers
endowment fund,
Must Make Application.
1t will be possible under the terms
of the new act for poor mothers who
have children under the age of IS
years and whose husbands are tither
dead or have been taken away from
them by the state and confined in the
Idaho state penitentiary for some
crime committed, to make applica-
ton to the probate court in the coun-
ty in which they reside for partial
support for her children. If she
furnishes the necessary proof and
has the required qualifications the
probate court shall issue an order on
the county commissioners giving her
permanent monthly pension of $40
for her oldest child under the age of
Is years and S. per month for each
child she had under that age, the
pensions to remain a permanent sour
&C of income to her at the expense
of the county until her children
reach the age of Is years.
The mother making the application
for the partial support in the proba-
| te court shall show the following;
that the child for whose benefit the
allowance is made, is living with
her; that when in the absence of
such allowance she is required to
work regularly away from her home
and children and when by such al
lowance she will be able to remain
at home with her children; that she
is a proper person, physically and
mentally for the bringing up of her
children; that such allowance is nee
essary in the judgment of the court
to save her child or children from
neglect.
Commissioners Required to Act.
Whenever the probate court deter
mines that an allowance for the par
tial support of a mother shall be
made, it becomes the duty of the
presiding judge to make an order to
that effect, which shall set out in
full the name of the mother, her
place of residence, the names and
ages of each of the children, the
amount allowed to each child.
Upon presentation of such order
states the mothers pension act, "the
county commissioners shall direct
monthly warrants to be drawn there
for, which warrants shall be drawn
from the general fund of the county"
A mother making application for
the partial support of her children
must have been a resident of the
county in which the application is
made, at least two years prior to fl
ing it. The purpose of this proviso
was to care for the real needy poor
mothers who through no fault Of
their own have been left almost des-
titute Should her husband be con-
fined to the penitentiary and she re-
ceives a pension, it will expire when
he is paroled, pardoned or set free
through expiration of his sentence.
In case mother whose children are
receiving the pension shall marry,
the pension Immediately ceases.
In order to prevent additional
costs in the probate court when a
pension is contested, the decision of
the probate Judge is final on the case
and jury is not necessary. Frau
dulent representation in making ap-
plications for pensions is made pun
isable by fine of not less than 500
nor more than $500, or by imprison-
ment in the county Jail for a period