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MOTHERSPENSION'
IN PEilNSYLvAN|k'
New Law Sets Aside $500, 900
For the Purpose.
WOMEN TO &c TRUSTEES
Governor Tener Signs the Bill Provid
ing Payments For Support of Poor
Children at Home.

Governor 1ener Signs the Bill Provlc
ing Payments For Support of Poor
Children at Home.
Harrisburg, Pa, April 30.-Governol
Tener signed the mothers pens-o
bill" introduced by Senator Sheat-,
OF Philadelphia, providing for monty
payments to INDECENT, widow ed O.
abandoned mothers tor partial suppo4'
OF their children at home.
The law will be operative when thl
governor appoints not fewer than five
nor more tnan seven women as al
ministrators or trustees.
The state is to assist the counties
in the support of INDECENT Children a
home. At present, If parents are Ill
able to maintain their children prop
erly, the later are supported by The
counties in institutions or homes Other
than their own.
The bill carries an appropriation o.
100000, to be apporticned among TIE
counties according to population, tn
latter to contribute amounts equal t.
their apportionment. Philadelphia viii
receive $4,000, in accordance with
the 1910 census. The trustees are t.,
investigate all cases and may recon-
mend payments to any abandone
mother or widow who is unable to
maintain her children at home. Pay
ments are to be made monthly and the
combined maximum payment shall MT
exceed SIP per month for one CHI Id
$40 a month for. two children, $25 pei
month for three children and IS pei
month for each additional child.
Senator Sheath, who was pleased to
learn of the governors approval, said:
philadelphia allotment of the $780,
900 appropriation according to the
population looks small, but contrib L
ton of a similar amount by Philadel
phia county makes the total $3O,OoO
for that city for the next two years"
When application for monthly pay
ments is approved a sworn statement
goes to the auditor general and tbs
county treasurer. The money is then
received directly by the beneficiary
for the maintenance of children al
home until they become of age and OBJ
tain employment.
A detailed copy of the allotments
to benefciaries must be filed in the
juvenile courts of counties. In coun,
tues wherein there are 10 juvenile
courts, the statement is ed in the
courts of common pleas. These records
will be under the eye of the court.
Governor Tener also approved the
bill reorganizing the attorney generals
department and abolishing the offices
of assistant deputy attorney general.
the Offices being now designated as
follows: First deputy, at $4,000 salary
yearly; second, $425O, and third, $500,
all to be appointed by the governor.
Other attaches are to be chief clerk
and law clerk, each $240O; private sec
rotary, $4,000; three stenographers,
$1,000 each, and messenger, SLIGO, all
to be named by the attorney general.
Other bills signed include one pro
viding for system of state inspection
of goods and establishing standards.
Repeating section 2806 of the sch ool
code relative to certain independent
districts.
Appropriating $62OS.S2 to meet the
deficiency in salaries of orphans court
judges.
Amending the school code so that
county school superintendent may re.
ceive allowances for postage and sta.
tionery from county funds.
Regulating storage and sale of lin.
spection.
Authorizing state game commits
sioner upon petition to close certain
districts to hunting of deer and elk.