Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-03-20

she has more than one child under the
age OF fefteen, it shall not exceed the
sum OF $1,000 month for the first
child and $500 a month for each of the
other children under the age of fifteen
years.
Sec. 3. Such allowance shall be
made by the Probate court and only
upon the following conditions: O
The child or children for whose bene.
fit the allowance is made, must be liy-
ing with the mother of such child or
children; (2) the allowance shall be
made only when, in the absence of
such allowance, the mother would be
required to work regularly away from
her home and children, and when, by
means OF such allowance, she will be
able to remain at home with her
children; (3) the mother must, in the
Judgment OF the probate court, be a
proper person, physically and mentally,
for the bringing up of her children;
(4) such allowance shall, in the Judo
ment OF the court, be necessary to save
the child or children from neglect;
(5) no person shall receive the benefit
OF this Act who shall not have been a
resident of the county IN which such
application is made for at least two
years next before the making of such
application for such allowance; pro-
vided, that the provisions of this Act
shall not apply to any child which has
property Of its own sufficient for its
support.
Sec. 4. Whenever the probate court
shall determine that an allowance under
this Act shall be made, it shall make an
order to that effect, which order,
among other things, shall set out in full
the name of the mother, her place of
residence, the names and ages of each
OF the children, and the amount allowed
to each child, and upon presentation of
such order, the county commissioners
shall direct monthly warrants to be
drawn therefor, which warrants shall
be paid from the general funds of the
county.
Sec. 5. Whenever any child shall
reach the age of fifteen (15) years, any
allowance made to the mother OF such
child for the benefit Of such child shall
cease. The probate court may, in its
discretion, at any time before such
child reaches the age of fifteen 15)
years, discontinue or modify the allow
ance to any mother and for any child.
II such husband shall have been con-
fined in the Idaho state penitentiary,
such allowance shall cease on his dis
charge or parole or whenever any
woman on whose account any allow
ance shall have been made under the
provisions of this Act shall marry, such
allowance shall cease.
Sec. 6. The provisions of this law
shall not apply to any woman whose
husband is not dead or who is not con-
fined in the Idaho state penitentiary.
Sec. Z. Any person procuring or
attempting to procure, any allowance
for person not entitled thereto, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and, on conviction thereof, shall be
punished by fine of not less than one
hundred dollars $4,000 nor more
than five hundred dollars ($5OO.OO), or
by Imprisonment in the county Jail, for
a period OF not more than one year, or
by both fine and imprisonment.
Sec. s. In each case where an al
lowance is made to any woman under
the provisions of this Act, a Judgment
entry to that effect shall be entered
upon the records of the probate court
making such allowance and it shall be
the right of any tax-paying citizen at
any time to file a motion to set aside
such Judgment, and on such motion the
probate Judge shall hear evidence
without jury and his decision shall be
final.
Sec. 8. All acts or parts of acts in
conflict with this Act are, in SO far as
they conflict, hereby repealed.