Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06
FOR RELIEF OF WIDOWS.
Legislature VIII Consider Bill to
Pension Widows and Small
Children of Oregon.

state. They hold that II Is cheaper
and better for the state to aid wild
ows in keeping their children togeth-
er thar to support them in state in
stitutions. The following is the text
of the bill:
\ bill for an act to provide for the
assistance and support of women
whose husbands are dead or are
inmates of some Oregon stat IN
stitution and who have u child or
children dependent for support
wholly or partly upon their labor
and to provide for raising money
for that purpose.
Be it enacted by the legislative as
sembly of the state of Oregon.
Be it enacted by the people of the
state of Oregon.
Section l. Every woman, who has
one or moro children unde, the age
of l 6 years and whose husband is
either dead CT is an inmate OF some
Oregon state Institution, or is to-
tally physically unable to work and
whose support and the support of
whose child or children is dependent
wholly or partly upon her labor, shall
be entitled to the assistance as pro-
of herself and of her child or chill
dren.
Sec. q Subject to subsequent pro-
visions of this act, every woman, as
provided in Section 1, who is her
self, and all of whose children are
wholly dependent upon her labor for
support, shall receive from the pub
lie moneys of the county in which
she and her child or children reside
the sum of $40 per month for one
child, and if she have more than
one residing with her, $3.50 per
month for each of such additional
children.
Sec. 3. Subject to subsequent pro-
visions of this act, every woman, as
provided by Section 1, who is herself
and all of whose children are partly
dependent upon her labor for sup
port shall receive from the public
moneys or the county in which she
and her child OF children shall re-
side, such sum per month as, add
ed to her other income (other than
that derived from her, labor, shall
be equal to the amount which she
would receive if she was subject to
the provisions OF Section of this
act.
Sec. 4. The provision of this
act shall not apply to any child which
has property of its own sufficient for
its support, nor to any child which
does not reside with its mother.
Section s. 1t is the purpose and
Intention of this act to keep the chill
dren, to which it is applicable. to-
gether under the guidance and con-
troll of their mother, and that the
mother shall make a home for the
children; and if, in the Judgment of
the tribunal which is to administer
this law as hereinafter provided, any
mother of such children is improvi-
dent, careless or negligent in the ex
pendlture of the money received pur-
suant to this act, such tribunal NAV
direct that such money shall be paid
to some person, whom it shall desig-
nate, to be used for the support of
such mother and children.
Sec. 6. The juvenile court in
each county. or whatever tribunal is
charged by law with the discharge
OF the duties of such court, shall
have exclusive jurisdiction in carry
ing out and administering the pro-
visions of this act,
Sec. 7. For the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of this
act, the county clerk of each county
'' i'ohV opcCldI IeNy eaCn year
upon all taxable property in that
county of not less than one-tenth
nor more than two-tenths of a mill
'on each dollar of such taxable prop
-erty which shall be levied and col
lected the same as other taxes.
Sec 8. Whenever the tribunal
mentioned in Section shall deter
mine 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
lnll 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 court shall direct monthly
warrants to be drawn therefor. but
no such warrants shall be paid from
any other money except that provid-
'ed by Section of this act.
Sec. g. If the amount of money
raised in any one year. as provided
by Section 7 Of this act. shall not be
sufficient to meet the demand of all
cases coming within the provisions