Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22


Section 4. This act shall take effect
upon passage and publicat on.
Approved July "a, 1913. Copy Law.
No. 1868. Al Published July 2e. 1913.
CHAPTER $50. LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To repeal section 573f of the
statutes and to create subsections SO
and 81 Of section 172-67 and a new
section of the statutes to be numbered
573f, relating to state aid for depend
ent children; and making an appropri-
alton
The people Of the State of Wisconsin.
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 573f of the statutes
is repealed.
Section 2. There is added to the stat
utes two new subsections and new sec
ton to be numbered and to read: Sec
ton 573f. 1. The county superintendent
OF poor, the superintendent of poor, in
any city or village, the chairman of any
town or any relative or friend of any
child under the age Of fourteen years.
who is neglected. destitute abandoned.
homeless or in any manner dependent
upon the public for support. Or whose
parent or parents, Or person occupying
the position of a parent, for any reason
are unable without aid, properly to main
tain, bring up or educate such child, may
make an application by verified petition
to the juvenile court in counties having
such courts, and in other counties, to the
the county in which such child may re-
side. to determine the status of such
child and to grant aid to it or to it's par
ents or person occupying the position of
parent or guardian as provided in this
section or, in case the court shall find
it is manifestly for the best interests of
the child that it be removed from it's
home, then and in such case only to COM
nit such child to the state public school,
or to place such child in the home of a
relative or friend of the family, or make
such other disposition of such child as it
may deem wise. The petition shall state
the religion or religious preference of the
parents OF such child.
2. On filing such petition, If the child
named therein is present in court, the
court may proceed forthwith to hear such
matter or may continue the same. If
such child be not produced the court NAV
fix time for hearing such matter and
summon the person having the custody
thereof to produce said child in court, I'M
less Tor any reason the court shall con-
slider it inadvisable SO to do. in which
case the court may proceed without the
presence Of such child. In either case the
court may summon witnesses and re-
qu1re the attendance and assistance of
the district attorney. The parents or any
friend of such child may appear on it's
behalf and the court may order such
appearance by the county superintendent
of poor, the superintendent of poor in any
city Or village, or the chairman of any
8. If the court shall find upon such hear
ing that such child is neglected, destitute,
abandoned, homeless or in any manner
dependent upon the public for support, or
that the parent or parents of such child
are unable properly to maintain, bring up
or educate such child, and if in the dis
erection of the court, it is manifestly for
the best interest of said child that it re-
main in the home of the parent or par
ents or other person occupying the posi-
ton of parent or guardian, it shall enter
an order directing the county treasurer
to pay, at stated periods, to such officer
or person as the court may designate or
to the parent. person occupying the
position Of parent or guardian of such
child, and for the benefit of such child,
such sum as shall be deemed sufficient,
payments to continue for a limited time
Or until further order of the court; pro-
Vided, that such sum shall in no case eX-
coed the sum of twelve dollars per
month for single child and four dollars
per month for each additional child in
the same family but such sum when
granted may be increased temporarily by
the court in case of sickness Or unusual
condition; and provided further, that the
court in its discr elton may order the
amount of aid to be given in supplies in
stead of in money. If the court shall find
that it is manifestly for the best interest
of such child that it be removed from it's
home, then and in such case only, the
court shall commit such child to the state
of a relative Or friend of the family, or
make such other disposition of such child
as it may deem wise; and if such child be
placed in the home of a relative or friend,
the aid granted shall be paid to such rel
alive or friend
4. If the court shall find that it is man
ifestly for the best interest of said child
to be committed to the state public
school, before entering such order it shall
cause such child to be examined by the
county physician, If there be one and if
there be none. by registered practIc-
ing physician, who shall file an affidavit
setting forth the facts disclosed by said
examination. If such affidavit shall snow
such child to be of sound mind and not
affected by any chronic or contagious dis
ease an dthat such child has not been
exposed to any contagious disease for
fifteen days previous to such examination,
the order committing such child may be
entered. If such affidavit shall show
otherwise, the order shall not be entered
at that time and the court may make
such temporary disposition of such child
as may seem best, and order support, if
necessary, as provided in the preceding
section, until such time as it may be
committed to the state public school.
S. A certified copy or SUCH findings and
order and a statement of the child, |
names, residence and religion or religious
preference of the parents and their post |
office address,, the name of the institution I
or other place in which the child has been
maintained and the length of time such
maintenance has been continued, with
copy of the certificate of the physician,
shall be delivered with the child at the
state public school.
g. The proceedings provided for by this
section may include two or more children,
all of whom may be named in the same
petition, order and certificate.
T. Any person designated by the court
to administer any aid granted under the
provisions Of this section shall keep a true
AMI accurate account thereof and shall