South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-21
Rep. Fred FeiCk of Gary Pre-
pareS Bill Similar to Act
Which Was Before Assembly
at Last Session.
II MDlANA'9 SO TA
! GENERAL ASSEMBLY
| FROM THE NEW SHINES
II INDIANAPOLIS BUREAU
Special to The News-Times.

Special to The News-Times.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 21.-Repre-
sentative Fred L. Feick of Garrett. an
nounced privately for these dispatch
IS Wednesday night that he would in
troduce his mothers pension" bill
in the house of representatives Thurs
day morning. This measure is some
what similar to the one over which
the entire state was agog pro and con
last session Of the general assembly.
The bill in full, follows:
An Act TO privide for the establish
ment of county boards of Child Wei
fare empowered to grant relief TO
children of widowed mothers.
Section l. Be ii enacted by the gen
eral assembly of the state of Indiana,
That a board of child welfare is here
by created for each county in this
state. Each such board of child well
fare shall consist of five CD members,
including the judge of the circuit
court of such county, the county SUI
perintendent of schools, the county
health commissioner and the chair
man of the board of commissioners
Of the county, all of whom shall be
ex-Officio members, and shall serve
during their respective terms of Of
flee, and one woman, who shall be
mother, and who shall be appointed
the county upon the taking effect Of
this act, and who shall serve for a
term of four Cd years. Subject to
and in conformity with the conditions
prescribed IN this act, and through
the appropriation of public money,
as hereinafter provided, such boards
shall be empowered to grant allow
ances to widowed mothers with one
or more children under the age of
sixteen (16) years, in order that such
children may be suitably cared for in
their own homes by such mothers;
provided always that such allowances
shall be made only when the mothers
are of good moral character and suit
able persons to bring up their children
properly and require aid to enable
them to do so.
Get No Compensation.
The members of the boards of child
welfare, as herein provided, shall re-
ceive no compensation for their ser
vices as members of such board.
Sec. 2. Such boards of child welfare
shall in their discretion, have author
ity and be empowered 20 grant an al
lowance to any dependent widow
resident in the county wherein she
applies for an allowance, who is of
good moral character, and is, at the
time of such application for an allow
ance, the mother of one or more chill
dren under the age Of sixteen (16)
years living with and dependent upon
her; Provided, That such widow shall
have been a resident of the county
where the application for allowance
is made for a period Of at least two
CD years. Immediately preceding
such application, such allowance may
be made by a majority vote of all its
mem bers duly entered upon the min
utes Of any regular or special meeting
of such board be granted directly by
the said board of child welfare. Be
fore aiding any mother to care for her
child or children at home, the board
Of child welfare shall determine that
the mother is of good moral character
and a suitable person to bring up her
own child or children and that aid is
necessary to enable her TO do so.
Any citizen of the county shall have
the right to appear before the board
to oppose any allowance to be made
under this act.
People Can Aid.
Sec. 8. The allowance made to such
widowed mother shall not exceed the
amount which it would be necessary
TO pay TO an institutional home for the
care of said widows child or children,
and such mothers and their childl en-
shall not be deemed to be paupers by
receiving aid as aforesaid. The al
lowance granted by the said board
shall be paid out of any moneys APP
propriated by the county councils en-
powered by law to appropriate moneys
for such purposes. Any person, per-
sons. organizations or associations
may donate money and such money
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