Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-07
NEW CnILD'S PENSION BILL
Appiiss to Needy Child Even Though
Not an Orphan

ter that now successfully In vogue
in Colorado, and one which 1t Is said,
will be even more economical to the
state than the measure proposed by
Assemblyman John l.. Schnitz.er. OF
De Pere, has been presented by AS
semblyman Charles D. Rosa, Of Be-
ioli.
While sincere effort to simplify
the system of caring for dependent
children was made In The Schnitz-
ler measure a greater degree Of sim
piicity will be secured through the
proposed Rosa law, 1t Is claimed.
The plan of Assemblyman Rosa is
almost the same as the one that is
heartily 0. KID by Judge Ben Lind
sey, Denver, Colo. the man of juve-
nile court fame.
Seventy-five thousand dollars Is the
amount to be expended per annum
for pensions by the state, according
to the Rosa measure although, 1t is
claimed, the states share Of the ex.
pense under present conditions will
be much less.
AS the law now reads county
judges have the right to commit
children to the home for dependent
children at Sparta, provided, that at
ter an investigation, they deem such
commitment necessary.
Keeping the child at home aud out
OF institutions Is the big humanitar-
ian motive behind all mothers pen
sions and to secure this Assembly.
lnan Rosa proposes to amend the
present law to give to the county
judges added authority to order the
payment of a sum, not to exceed III.
teen dollars per month, to the par
ents for the maintenance Of the child,
providing the parents are fit people
to have its care. In the event there
are more than one dependent child
in family, fifteen dollars per month
for each additional child BY this
amendment the children are allowed
to remain under the parental roof.
1t is not necessary that the father
Of the child be dead to secure this
allowance, the proposed law taking
into consideration that with the head
of the family living conditions may
make state aid necessary.
Judge Rosa's plan for dividing the
IeXpense Of the mothers pension be-
tween the counties and state Is clear
lily outlined in the following extract
from his proposed law.
1T shall be the duty Of the coun-
ty board Of supervisors to annually
appropriate out OF funds in the coun-
ty treasury an amount necessary to
carry out the provisions Of section
o73 f (a) TO 573 (f). (The sections
relating to the care OF dependent
children.)
"On the first day of January OF
each year the county treasurer shall
the secretary of state and the state
treasurer the amount paid out by
each county during the preceding
year for aid under the preceding sec
tions, and the secretary Of state shall
credit one-half of the amount so GER
titled to be due each county on the
next taxes due therefrom and the
state treasurer shall credit said coan-
ty with the said one-half Of such
amount in his annual settlement with
said county for taxes due to the
state; provided that the total amount
paid out by all counties under this
act as certified by the county treas
drer shall not exceed sum Of 5000
the secretary Of state and the state
trea surer shall pro ratio the said sum
of $4,000 among the various coun-
ties according to the amounts paid
out"
Voting BY Mali
Judging from the number of bills
introduced on voting by mail, It Is
evidnet that legislation along this
line has been contemplated from
many quarters. Committee work
along this line had not been taken
) up.
, Extension Department Popular
A number of the farmer members
{ of the assembly have introduced bills
: tending to promote and encourage
| the dissemination Of knowledge
i. through the extension department Of
the university, This is abundant proof
! that the efforts Of this division is
= being appreciated by the, rural dis.
j, tricts.
? Legislature at Wofk
| This week has seen the leg.slatuFe
;, get down to heavy committee work
. Committee hear.ngs will he prosseut