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of caring for, or obtaining homes for
dependent or neglected children. The
court may, when the health or condi-
ton of the child requires 1t, cause the
child to be placed in a public hospital
or institution for treatment or special
care, or in a private hospital or insti-
tuition which will receive it for like
purposes without charge.
Sec. Z. In case where the court
awards a child to the care of an as
ISOLATION or individual in accordance
with the provisions Of this act, the
child shall, unless otherwise ordered,
become a ward, and be subject to the
guardianship of the association or in
dividual to whose care 1t is commit
ted. Such association or individual
shall have authority to place such
child in family home, and be a par
ty to proceedings for the legal adop-
ton of the child, and may, by its or
his attorney or agent, appear in any
court when such proceedings are pend
ing, and assent to such adoption. Ana
such assent shall be sufficient to au-
thorize the court to enter the proper
order or decree of adoption. Such
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guardianship of the estate of the child
Sec. s. In the case of delinquent
child the court may continue the hear
ing from time to time, and may COM
NIT the child to the care and custody
OF the probation officer and may al
low said child to remain in its home,
subject to the visitation OF the proba-
ton officer; and subject to be turned
to the court for further of other pro-
ceedings whenever such action APP
pears to be necessary; or the court
may cause the child to be placed in
suitable family home. subject to the
supervision of the probation officer,
and the further order of court, or IT
may authorize the child to be board
ded in some suitable family home, in
case provision is made by voluntary
contribution or otherwise for the pay
ment of the board of such child; or
the court may commit such child to
the care and custody of reputable
citizen of good moral character who
is willing TO assume such supervision
without charge, as to an association
or institution within the state that re-
ceives and cares for delinquent child
rem; or such child may be committed
to the Vermont Industrial School or
other suitable public institution, pro-
vided that all commitments to said
school under this act shall be govern
ed by the provisions of law relating
TO commitments thereto. A child com
mitted to the Vermont Industrial
School or other public or private in
stitution shall be subject to the laws,
rules and regulations governing such
school or institution.
Sec. 3. When a child known to be
sixteen years of age Is arrested, with
or without warrant, charged with a
crime not punishable by death, such
child shall, instead of being taken be-
fore a justice of the peace of other
court of criminal Jurisdiction, be TAX
en- directly before the probation court
for the district in which the child
was arrested, and the probate court
shall proceed to hear and dispose OF
the case in the same manner as IL
the child had been brought before II
upon petition as hereinbefore provid.
ed. and in such case the court shall
require notice to be given and inves-
Ni6aAlOh W bt maui dh III OlHtT cases
arising under this act, and may ad-
tourn the hearing from time to TIME
for that purpose. and, pending the f.
nal disposition OF the case, the child
may be retained in the possession of
the person having charge of the same.
or may be kept, in the discretion of
the court, in some suitable place pro-
| vided by the city or town authorities,
or by the officer making the arrest.
| or by some private individual or as
ISOLATION, or placed in charge OF the
probation officer. If a criminal com
plant and warrant has been issued
against such child, the officer serving
the same shall return such complaint
and warrant to the court which issu-
ed the same. stating in his return
that he has served the warrant and
has taken such child before The pro-
bate court as hereinbefore provided:
and thereupon the court which issued
the warrant shall enter the case trans
ferred to the probate court under the
provisions of this act.
Sec. 10. No officer court or magis-
trate shall commit a child known TO
be under sixteen years of age to jail
or other prison, unless such child is
charged with a crime punishable by
death; but IL such child is unable to
give bail II. may be detained In or
committed to the care and custody OF
the sheriff, police or probation officer.
who shall keep such child in some
suitable place, or II may be held 9TH
erwise as the court may direct: pro-
vided, however. that no thing in this
act shall be held to amend or repeal
existing acts or laws relating to senten
ces to or conflnements in the Yer.
mont Industrial School, or transfers
from that school to jails or penal in.
situations.
Sec. IL. The court may at any
time require from a private institu-
ton. association or person receiving
or desiring to receive children under
the provisions OF this act. such re-
ports, information and statements as
the judge deems proper and neces-
sary for his action. and the court
snail In no case be required to CON-
NIT a child to the care OF a person.
association or Institution whose stand
ing, conduct or care OF children. or
ability to care for the same. is not
satisfactory to the court.
Sec. IL. In a case in which the
court finds a child neglected, depen.
dent or delinquent il may In the
same or subsequent proceedings. up
on the summoning or voluntary an.
pearance OF the parents OF the child
OF either OF them. proceed to Inquire
into the ability OF such parent OF par.
ents TO support the child OF contri
butte thereto, and IL the court finds