Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-25
juvenile. COURT LAW IS
ASSURED OF PASSAGE
Councilmen at First Opposed
Creating New Charge Now
Favor Plan.
TOTAL COST. WILL BE s,o,oo
heprints OF Ordinance Have Bee,
supplied to Members Of Councii
ana Lower Branch VIII Vote op 7,
at Next Meeting.

pursuant To resolution adopted bN
the Common Council on October A. rel
prihts OF the ordinance providing IN IA
.nc creation of Juvenile and Dome. b.
NC relations Court have been nIacc,M
~ the hands OF the members OF mn
~ o III ana when the body assemblies
LOT us next meeting the measure u,i1W
be put to Il vote. h
Iiesiueht Peters. of the Commo,N
Councii, said yesterday that while M
hnd been his intention to call a sna
t,ai meeting OF that body to conai,Ie II
'' niht.er' he has decided not to dt1
~ ior the reason that Q the rccuI.,
meeting Is only n week off Thc -
er branch viii meet in regular .es,,onE
next Monday night
WIN the Finance Committees rec II
oihinendation in it's favor tho orIi 4
n'n''' lS believed. will pass thea
common Council almost unanimousjv
Members who were MT first nunn.nd III
view or tn" city's straigb:ened q
hahces. TO saddl!ng a new fixed charveA
upon the city. have come to look unorA
inc creation OF the new cour. M do
sirabie. and Will give 1t their support
~ NhNiLE WORKERS. SAY COURT
WILL NOT COST MORE THAN sIo.oOass
Juvenile workers have given the III !
nance committee their assurance that
. the entire machinery OF the court In i
Guiding the salaries o: tn. ,udrn ,n,,s
PROBATION officers, Will not cost thee
CITY more than $4,000 This Wilt
mean an increase Of only $4,000 in the.
neH' Oudect over the $4,000 appropria !
t,on tor Juvenile Court and Detcntionl
Rome purposes in the last approprIa ]
tion ordinance.
Inc ordinance provides for tho cleo
tion by III" Council Of speci,I IN.
ticc OF the peace. to be known ms iiJpal
OF Juvenile and Domestic Relations
court OF the city % Richmond. which,
} VIII hold daily sessions In tho snnce)
now set apart for the Juvenile dIvisionI
or the Police Court. or in other quar-
| t"rs TO be provided by the Adninistr, !
tive Board. He will receive a salary'
OF Sl.S00 year.
PROVISION is made for a substitute
)ust'ce. who will be paid 81 & day for
cech daN that he may he called upon
10 ehke the place Of the regular judge
IN" judge OF the court is empowered
10 appoint "a clerk. who shall receive N
salary of $500 "A year.
section IL OF the ordinance creating
'he court expressly provides that
MoroS ihcluded therein importing the
: masculine gender shall be construed
10 Include also persons OF the femi.
/ ninc gender. thereby leaving the way
open. should constitutional require.
inents permit. for the appointment OF
! II woman To any or all the positions
! created by the act.
II Is estimated by Juvenile Court
workers that the new court will ,rv
between l.i00 and 1900 cases - year
! from IN" very beginning. performing a
/ valuable" service by disposiug. without
! frequently disastrous publicity. OF hum
| drcds OF cases involving intimate do
nestle difficulties and Juvenile short
comings.
! Tho jurisdiction OF the new court Is
AS follows:
I All offcnses committed by children
under the age OF eighteen years
against Stat. or city laws.
All prosecutions against men churr-
+ cd with iil-trcatmen;, abuse. abandon
/ inent or neglect OF their wives and
All prosecutions aEainst parents. guar
! dinns or custodians charged with H.
: treatment abuse. abandonment or ne
Slect Of their children.
! All cases involving the prosecution
and punishment OF persons over the
age Of eighteen. who are charged with
! orenscs against children under that
. age. or with causing. aiding or con-
tributinT to the delinquency or depcn-
! dcncy OF such children.
All cases affecting the protection.
care. custody or control OF children
under the age Of eighteen years, Of
which justices OF the peace or police
justices are now giver. Jurisdiction.