Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-03-20
COUNTY MUST PAY PENSION TO
WORTHY MOTHERS IN NEED.
MEASURE EFFECTIVE SHORTLY
Provisions Of the Measure Which Will
Bring Relief to Needy
Mothers.

vs.
the statute books Of the state through
the passage of bill during the last
session of the legislature, Of which
Representative Lawson OF Ada county
was sponsor, will go into effect so days
after its approval by the governor who
signed the measure during the session.
The act as passed is different in many
ways from the measure heretofore
published in part. 1t reached the gov
ernOr, however, in the original form as
introduced after being redrafted, hav-
ing escaped amendment in both
branches Of the Legislature. Similar
measures have often been referred to
as not only mothers pension act, but
a mothers endowment fund.
Must Make Application.
1t will be possible under the terms Of
the new act for poor mothers who have
children under the age of Is years and
whose husbands are either dead or have
been taken away from them by the
state and confined in the Idaho state
penitentiary for some crime committed,
to make application to the probate
court in the county in which they re-
side for partial support for her chill
dren. If she furnishes the necessary
proof and has the required qualifica-
tions the probate court shall issue an
order on the county commissioners Civ
ing her permanent monthly pensions
of $40 for her Oldest child under the
age of Is years and SIS per month for
each other child she has under that age
the pension to remain a permanent
source of income to her at the expense
Of the county until her children reach
the age of Is years.
The mothers making the application
for the partial support in the probate
court shall show the following: That
the child for whose benefit the allow
ance is made, is living with her; that
when in the absence Of such allowance
she is required to work regularly away
from her home and children and wheI
by such allowance she will be able t.
remain at home with her children; tha
she is proper person, physically ant
mentally for the bringing up of he
children; that such allowance is neces
sary, in the judgment of the court, t.
L IL a
Commissioners Required to Act.
Whenever the probate court deter
mines that an allowance for the par
tial support of mother shall be mad
it becomes the duty of the presiding
Judge to make an order to that effect
which shall set out in full the name o
the mother, her place of residence, tn
names and ages of each of the children
the amount allowed to each child.
"Under presentation of such order,
states the mothers pension act, eth
county commissioners shall direc
monthly warrants to be drawn there
for, which warrants shall be draw
J from the general fund of the county.
A mother making application for tn
partial support of her children mus
J have been resident of the county
which the application is made, at leas
two years prior to filing it. The pu1
pose of this prOvisO was to care fe
the real needy poor mothers VIII
} through no fault of their own hay
been left almost destitute. Should hi
husband be confined in the penitel
tiary and she receives a pension, it wi
expire when he is paroled, pardOned {
set free through expiration of his SCI
E tence. In case a mother whose chi
dren are receiving the pension sha
I marry, the pension Immediately cease
In order to prevent additional eos
3 in the probate court when a pension
5 contested, the decision of the proba
: Judge is final on the case and jul
+ is not necessary. Fraudulent represe
= tion in making application for pc
e sions is made punishable by fine
i not less than 500 nor more than $50
n or by imprisonment in the county ja
8 for a period of not more than one yea
9 or by both fine and imprisonment.
8 1t is claimed the mothers pension a
9 will bring relief to many worthy mot
I ers in this state.
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