The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-11-25

After several years of lodging the
sue, Kenosha county is going to pro
ide pensions for dependent chill
rem. AT the session of the county
oard ON Tuesday afternoon the board
appropriated $4,000 which is to be ex-
ended under the direction of Judge G.
Randall Of the municipal court and
Judge George w. Taylor Of the county
curt as is provided in the new law
assed at the last session of the Wis
onsin legislature. For some years peo-
le who have been students Of advanced
haritable work, have urged on the
ounty the necessity of providing for
uch pensions but the various county
cards have overlooked the matter or
oclined to act. When the board took
p the matter on Tuesday afternoon the
ppropriation was made by unanimous
ote. 1t is expected that there will be
lany demands for aid presented to the
wo Judges as a result of the action Of
he board. In order that the people
nay be advised as to the workings of
he act in question, the law is published
part as follows:
l. If any Ngs shall kave know,
edge that any child is dependent upon
the public for support or that such
child is neglected or that the health of
such child is endangered, such person
may bring any such fact to the notice
Of judge of a juvenile court or of a
county court of the county in which
such child resides.
@ The said judge may make or cause
to be made such investigation and ex.
animation before the granting OF aid
for such child as he may deem neces-
sary.
3, The proceedings provided for by
this section may include one or more
children, all of whom may be namcd in
the same notice, and order of the Judge
thereon.
4. Upon such investigation the judge
may, as the best interest of such child
requires, grant aid to it or to its par
ents or to any person having the care
and custody of such child, or commit
such child to the state public school, or
place such child in the home of rela-
tive or friend of the family or in the
home of a person interested in public
welfare or make such other disposition
of such child as he may deem wise.
5. Aid for dependent children shall
only be granted upon the following con
ditions: There must be one or more
children living with or dependent upon
the mother or grandparents or person
having the care and custody of such
children, one or more of whom shall be
under the age Of fourteen; the mother
or grandparent or such other person
must have been legal resident of the
county at the time of the notice for
such aid; the mother must be widow
or the wife of a husband who is inca
FACILITATED for gainful work by permas
nent mental or physical disability, or
Of husband who has been sentenced
10 a penal institution for one year or
more or of a husband who has continu-
ouslv deserted her for one year or more
during which time all provisions of law
have been used to enforce support and
none has been omitted; the mother or
grandparents or person having the care
and custody of such children must be
Of GOOD moral character and the proper
person to have the custody and care of
the dependent children; the period of
aid must be likely to continue longer
than one year and the aid must be rea-
sonably necessary to save the children
from neglect or danger to health.
6. The aid granted shall be sufficient
70 enable the mother, grandparents or
nerson having or appointed to have the
custody of such children to properly
care for the children and shall not ex-
coed fifteen dollars per month for the
frst child and ten dollars per month for
each additional child and in no case
shall any one family receive more than
sorty dollars per month. Such aid shall
d the only form of public assistance
.ranted to the family and no aid shall
ontinue longer than one year without
,vestigation and action as when first
ranted.
u The county board Of each county
5all annually appropriate sum of
,onev sufficient to carry out the pro-
isions of this act Upon the orders of
/ u Judge of the court having iurisdic-