The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1913-03-14
Juvenile Courts.

TN April 18th. 1911. the Arkansas
legislature passed an act creating and
establishing juvenile court in every
county ia the state.
Extract See | The court Shall be
held by the county Judge OF the county
al tie place where the court Is re-
qnlred by ia@ Ia he held. and may he
opened and adjourned from time TO
time as tie Judge thereof may deem
proper The CLERK of the county court
shall be- clerk OF the Juvenile court,
aud ans officer or person who under
tie iaN l. authorized 10 serve process
issued from any 81 the courts Of this
state may serve the process issuing
out II the Juvenile court
Fer tie parp3se 81 this act, the
words dependent child and neg
lrcted child shall mean any male
child. NUo. While under the age of
seventeen years ~ any female child
Who. Willie under the age OF eighteen,
for any reason. IS destitute, homeless.
or abandoned. or dependent upon the
public court, or has not proper pa.
rental care or guardianship; OF habit
uaIiy hegS or receives aims: or l. found
living in any house of III fame, or with
any vicious or disreputable person. or
has a hume which. 10y any reasons OF
neglect, cruelty OF deprayity on the
part Il It's parents. guardians or any
Other persons ia whose care IL may be.
il an unfit place for such child. and
aut cbild. Who. while under the age
OF ten wears. h found begging. ped
ding. on selling any articles, or sing
Ing. or plak iug any musica instrument
e. In. u
pauieS. or Is used in the aid ot any
person 80 doing
The words delinquent Child shall
mean any male child, who, while I'M
der the age 10 seventeen years, or any
fcu'a.v ctiid Nua, while under the
age ut eighteen. Violates a law of this
state; or Is iucurTigiDle, or knowingly
associates with thieves. vicious or inn
moral persons, or without Just cause,
OF without the consent u lis parents.
guardian. or custodian, ahSents itself
from its home OF place OF abode, or Is
growing up ia idlene>S and crime. etc.
This act gives the county court the
authority 10 appoint any number 81
discreet persons Of good moral char
acter 20 serve a. probation Officers,
whose duty II shall be to investigate
all cases aud 10 be present IN the court
to represent tie I'M ereNts Of the child
when tie case is heard; and 10 take
charge Of the child before and after
the trial, a. NAV be- directed 10y tie
court Tie clerk OF the court Is re-
quired 10 send an annual report 20 the
governor OF the state 0t all cases
brought before this court.
There are more than one hundred
Thousand children arrested annually
Ia tie nited States This juvenile
court is To prevent these dellnquents
from being brought with common
criminals into the police ur county
courts. tried hy the same laws, or
placed In the same lails or prisons
They must he treated a. uniortunates
In need Of special care and attention;
they are not vicious or criminal, hut
neg ected, unfortunate and diseased,
| pom investigation II has been found
that nearly three-iouTths az these
Young offenders are mentally diseased.
Special schools Of detention must
he provided for them, where they are
given practical and theoretical train
ing, aud are developed aud prepared
for liie-Hork.
Although this juvenile court law
was passed two years ago but lev
counties OF the state have established
the courts.
These courts have been adopted
throughout the United States, forty
five states having established them
| Colorado stands at the head OF this
uplifting work through the noble and
SELF sacrificing labors of Judge Lind
say
IL Is hoped and urged that our
county officials will see the Importance
and necessity of this act: and will