Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-05


he'd of such commitment, and shall cause
record to be kept of the name, age.
birthplace, occupation, previous commit
ments, if any, and for what offense, the
last place of residence of such woman,
and the particulars of the ofense for
which she is committed. A copy of such
record shall be transmitted with the war
rant of commitment to the superintendent
of such institution, who shall cause the
facts stated therein and such other facts
as may be directed by the board of trus-
tees to be recorded in such form as the
board of trustees shall determine
Section 3. such judge or magistrate
shall. before committing any such wo-
man. inquire into and determine the age
OF such woman at the time Of her COM
nitment, and her age as so determined,
shall be stated in the mittimus The
statement Of the age of such woman in
such rlittirus shall be conclusive evil
dence as to such age in any action to re-
cover damages for her detention or i'm
prsonment under such mttimus and
shall he presumptive evidence thereof
in any other inquiry. action, or proceed
ing relating to such detention or impris-
onment.
Section 10. If any woman committed
to said reformatory is. at the time of her
commitment, the mother of a nursing
child in her care and under one year of
age, or is pregnant with child which shall
be born after such commitment, such
woman may retain such child in said re-
formatory until it shall be two years OF
age, when it must be removed therefrom.
The board Of trustees may cause such
child TO be placed in any asylum for
children in the State and pay for the
care and maintenance of such child
therein at rate not to exceed two and
mother Of such child shall have been dis
charged, or may commit such child to
the care and custody of some relative or
proper person willing to assume such
such commitment, shall be the mother of
and have under her exclusive care.
child more than one year of age, which
might be otherwise left without proper
care or guardianship. the magistrate com
hitting such woman Shall cause such child
TO be committed to such asylum as may
lie provided by law for such purposes, or
10 the care and custody Of some relative
or proper person willing to assume such
care.
Any commitment of a child under the
provisions Of this section to the custody
OF any asylum for children or to any
relative or other person. shall be subject
to the provisions Of section five of chap
ter one hundred and ninety-siX of the
public laws Of nineteen hundred thirteen.
Section II. When il appears to the
trustees that a woman who has been SEN
fenced 10 the reformatory for women has
reformed, they may issue to her a per-
init to ne al liberty providing that some
suitable employment or situation has been
secured in advance for suCh woman, and
upon such other conditions as the trus-
tees shall prescribe during the remainder
Of the term for which she might other-
wise he held in SAID retornatorE, ana
they may revoke said permit 1t any
time before its expiration. bat no SuCh
permit shall be issued TO amy woman
who has been sentenced Tor more iran
I'VE wears. IL a permit so lsSucH 10 "'lH
woman be revoked. or II woman escapes
from the refornatory, the board a. trus,
ices NAV cause her to be re-arrcsted ana
returned thereto for the uneXprta por..
ton of her term, dating from ire Nlht ol
her escape or the revocation OF hef per
nit ANY inmate ordered returned 10 the
refornatory may, on the order OF the ST.
neri1iteuGent or other officer Of the lhSt-
tuition. he arrested ana returned ~ t!Ie
reformatory. or to any ofncer OF agent
thereof l,y amy sheriff, constable, ponce
officer State agent for the protection OF
children or other person, ana may also
be arrested and returned by any oiIcS!
or agent of the rcloTmatofN
Whoever advises, induces. aids or
ahets any woman committed to SAID re-
formatory or 10 the charge or eaarolah-
ship OF said trustees 10 escape from the
refC-r7atOrV or from the CUSTODY OF any
person TO whom such woman has been
entrusted lv said trustees or by liel:
authority. or knowingly harpofs or Sc
Cretes any woman who has escaped lfoiA
said TefurnlatOrF, or from the CUSTODY
authority or control OF SAID trustees, or
from amy person TO whom such woman
has been entrusted by sald trustees VI "
Their authofliE. or .eiSi'fA WIZ of ss;5
"olllati' OF Nlthout "a. 80. .or,,a,, dur;ner
trustees hlarfltS an! suCh Moi'itt IL iI lo
the term OF NJ Io!'tli' ii ~; ,po,. Iass
'lllsd l'tt more .l'I' nv ~, ~ ha ~
IMAM one hulluicI Ho l ,o.r. .nd .,n,
woman VINO has so escaped may ne ar
rested and detained, without warrant, ~
any o4h'tI autlloi i%eu IL, ~ 49, -. ,,,ol,e
precious, lof :" rsasoIl''nie i,Sfoa of said
tht SUPERINTENDENT - 3 = o,,tT,,i1ed in
itioi .i.t'I'i % d - ,,,i,,+ ~ +r,c
WfllNlS pN s.,GL Hult ;,,,us IL
tte .'iiu ~ w ~ -" - -. c,,,,,,;t,a "a ar =
NilGI SuNIi Noil4"l ~ .i. ,,ni, 80
co l1lCu toos tii.I eut. ra.-,rrinc bcr
man LOT t.s ~ po7t d,1,,;1rr s,,rb a.
,e,+ 60 sbe erg1I nct he committed to
III md ne offirer arresting her shall be
49, ~. +he Stara 4 reasonable co,!1pen-
tt~-ic.' 'for bar arraet and keer5nc
49, ... - ~, rro,~,,,-
NrAtNtI any 1i.II." - ~ 49, 80
lorE ior women. ',o' ~ ,.''e ~ co,1H+v
wherein suEn ietNtiii"I,Tis ~ - l.;
shal be estaplishen, sI.ai4 ~ ~ - -
such county OF AN I4't>,'ei ie,..' - -
oilN committed MIl!t q. lI.l.'''' W -.
SalC feioTma'ofE loi Nolut;'' ny -
ana expenses ~ iEl'iE 49, ueI1 - e..
inmate. ana OF llt' II'''!t 49, - -
NotNIcLlpl ana SeHteIL'' q - t'i
an o. %uch county, sHalI pe pdIu ~ ~
county from "iich Iilt s5iu ilNItteu -
dale "as senIeH.eu, az" ~ 60
tAIenses On lht tILdi ~ Hutn ~ y = =
inmate snail, IN me nisl instance ne
palu ~ we COUNTY ~ a,' ~ s NJ, 81
Lora'ofH LOT Women sliall .,e go plisi.ei'
whose commissioners are tiiele upplL a
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