Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-29
BILL FOR
 REFUSAL TO SUPPORT

AN ACT to punish person for
 failing or refusing, without just
 or sufficient cause, to support his wife or children. or to provide for
 their support.
 Be it enacted by the Leeisla- ture of the Territory of Alaska:
 Sect on 1. Any man who, without just OF sufficient cause, shall fail to support his wife or child shall be deemed guilty of a miSdemeanOr, and shall be pun ished therefor by imprisonment in the, federal jail for not less than 30 days nor more than one year. Sec. ,. Any person convicted under this act may be compelled to work upon the public roads or any other public work of the ju- dicial division, pursuant to any law of this Territory. and during ! he term he so works the Com missioner's court. in it's discreL ton, may pay, for the support of his wife or his child, not to.cX r"rl $l.50 per day.
 Sec. 5 Before trial, with the consent of the defenadnt, or af- ter conviction. instead of impos~ ing the punishment hereinbeforc provided, or in addition thereto, he court, in it's discretion, shall have the power to make an order, which shall be subject to change by il from time 10 time. directing he defendant to pay a certain sum weekly for the space of not more than one year to the wife, or to the guardian or custodian ;uf he minor child, OF to an or ganizaliun or individual appoint ed by the court as trustee. Upon making such order the court shall have power to release he drfcnd- ant from custody On prnbail ion upon his entering into a recognize anrr, approved b! he court in such sum and with or without Sllrrllr as he court may direct. The condition of he recognize amrr shall be such that if he de- f,Mhanl shall make his personal lHpp"aranrr in court. whenever or Irrru iu uu SD. and shall furl her comply with the terms of he or der and of any subsequent modi- liraIion thereof, then the rcrog- niZancr shall be void. otherwise of full force and effect.
 If at any time the court is sat isIird that the defendant has vio- lated the terms of such order, it may forthwith proceed with the trial under the original charge, or sentence him under the orig inal conviction, or enforce the original sentence, as the case may be. In case of forfeiture of re- cOgniZancr. the sum recovered may. in the discretion of the court, be paid in whole or in part to the wife. or the guardian OF custodian of the minor child.
 See. {. In all proceedings un- der this act:
 (al The fact that man lives and cohabits with woman, or holds a woman out as his wife. shall be prima facie evidence that
 he is her husbands; and
 i (b) The fact that child was born to woman during the time
 a man so lived and cohabitcd with her, or held her out as his wife,
 shall be prima facie evidence that {, he is the father of such child.
 The foregoing provisions of this
 section are not exclusive of any
 other legal evidence tending to
 establish the relation of husband
 or father; and
 (c) No provisions of law pro-
 hibiting the disclosure of conii- l dential communications between
 husband and wife shall apply, and
 wife shall be competent and cOmpellable witness.
 Sec. 5. The Commissioner $ court shall have concurrent ur-
 isdiction with the District court
 of all proceedings brought under the provisions of this act.
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