The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-09-28
JUVENILE COURT LAW
(Continued from Last Issue of The
Leader nterprise.)

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and leaving with the person summon
ed true copy thereof Is it shall be
made to appear by affidavit that rea-
sonable but unsuccessful effort has
been made to serve the summons per-
sonally upon the parties named there
in, other than said child the court
at any stage of the proceeding may
make an order for substituted service
of the summons, and if such parties
are without said county, service may
be made by mail, by publication, or
personally without the county in such
manner and at such time before the
hearing as in said order directed. 1t
shall be sufficient to confer jursdic-
ton If service is effected at any line
before she time fixed in the summons
for the getArn thereof, but the court
if requested shall not proceed with
the hearing earlier than the third day
after the date Of the service. Peoof
OF service shall be made substantially
as in courts. Failure to serve sum
mons upon any person other than
said child shall not impair the juris-
dlctloA OF the court to proceed in
eases under subdivision (A) OF Sec
ton 2; provided that, however, for
good cause shown, the court make an
order dispensing with such service.
Section I. The summon shall be
considered a mandate of the court,
and wilful failure to obey its require
ments shall subject any person guilty
thereof to liability for punishment as
for criminal contempt, without the
intervention of a jury.
Section 8. Upon the return of the
summons, or at any time set for the
hearing, the court shall proceed to
hear and determine the case. The
court may conduct the examination of
tbs witnesses without the assistance
of counsel and may take the testi-
mony and inquire into the habits, sur
roundings, condition and tendencies
Of said child to enable the court to
render such order or judgment as
shall best conserve the welfare of said
child and carry out the objects of this
Act, and the court. if satisfied that
the child is in need of the care, dis
clpline and protection of the court
may SO adjudicate, and may, in addi-
ton. find said child to be in a state
of delinquency or neglect and may
further render such Judgment and
make such order, or commitment ac-
cording to the circumstances of the
case as will best conserve the purpose
of this Act
Section 9. The court may place
the child in the care and control of a
probation officer and may allow such
child to remain at its home, subject
to the visitation and control of the
probation officer, to be returned to
the court for further proceeding
whenever such action may appear to
the court to be necessary; or the
court may authorize the child to be
placed in suitable family home, sub
Ject to the friendly supervision of the
probation officer and the further or
der of the court; or it may authorize
the child to be boarded out in some
suitable family home in such manner
as may be provided by law, or arrang-
cd by voluntary contribution or other
wise, until suitable provision may be
made for the child in a home without
such payment; or the court may COM
NIT the child to any institution that
may care for children within or with
out the county, incorporated or other
wise, or to any such institution with
out the state.
Section 10. 1t is the intention of
this act that in all proceedings COM
ing under its provisions the court
shall proceed upon the theory that
said child is-a ward of the state and
IS subject to the discipline and en-
titled to the protection which the
court should give such child under
the condition disclosed in the case.
Section H. The court shall have
the power, upon the hearing Of any
such case involving any child, to e5-
clude the general public from the
room wherein said hearing is held,
admitting thereto only such persons
as may have a direct interest in the
case. The records Of ali cases may
be withheld from indiscrininate pub
lie inspection in the discretion Of the
court; but such records shall be open
to inspection to such child, his pa
rents or guardians, at all times. The
hearing may be conducted in the
judges chamber or in such other
room or apartment as shall be pro-
vided for such cases.
Section r. No adjudication under
the provisions of this Act shall oper-
ate as disqualification OF the child
tor any Office, state or municipal. and
such child shall not be denominated a
criminal by reason of any such ad-
ia diCatiao nor shall l;..1l3s.sTes,u.. L.