The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-09-26
JUVENILE
COURT Law
Passed IN 1915 by Miss Agnes Neva
EcKinna
an Act 10 ah.ish Ii certain COZ

An Act to establish in certain coun-
ies Juvenile Counts with jurisdiction
10 adjudicaeo upon ali children under
sixteen years o. age, who are delin-
quent, neglected, or otherwise subject
o discipline, al in need Of the care
and protection Of the State; TO regu-
ate the procedure ia all cases, includ-
ing the establishment of detention
nome and a probation system, and the
appointment, Qualifications. duties,
powers and compensation of the
| Judge, the probation officers and the
other officers OF the court, to punish
any adult who may encourage, aid,
cause, abet or conniyeat such state Of
delinquency or ncglect. and for other
pufpagyR. tl:
ave.4on /, Be it enacted by the gen
eral assembly Of the state of Georgia,
and it is hereby enacted by the au-
thority Of the same, That, in counties
A'"NAAiS - POPQAahtVA Va SlAtY tnOuSdllu
or more, Juvenile courts are created
and established with original and ex-
elusive jurisdiction of all cases COM
ing within tho teEn>s and provisions
oI this Act. This Act shall be con-
strued Literally aad as remedial in
character; and the powers hereby con
ferred are intended to be general to
affect the beneficial purpose herein
set forth.
Section 2. This Act shall apply to
all childrea under sixteen years of
age. x
(A) Who violates any penal law
OF any municipal ordinance, or who
commits any act or offence for which
he could be prosecuted in a method
partaking Of the nature of a criminal
action or proceeding, except in crimes
punishable by death or life imprison-
nent CD Who engage in any occu-
patton, calling, or exhibition or is
found III any place for permitting
which an ADULT may be punished.~by
law, or who SO deports themselves,
or himself, or is in such condition or
surroundings or under such improper
or insufficient guardianship or con
troll as to endanger the morals, health,
or general welfare Of such child, or
60 Who come within the proyis-
ion of any law for the education, care,
and protection of children, or
CD Whose custody is the subject
OF controversy of any suit; Provided,
however, that jurisdiction in such
cases shall be vested in courts of rec
ord where the law now gives courts
or record exclusive jurisdiction, and
that said courts of record shalt have
concurrent jurisdiction in all other
cases arising under division Cd of
this section. The judge of any court
there is pending any suit in which
there pending any suit in which
there is involved the question of the
custody of any child shall refer and
transfer by proper order said question
OF custody to the Juvenile Court to
be heard and determined by it.
Section 3. Any person having
knowledge or information that child
IS within the provisions OF the pro-
ceding section may file with the Ju-
venife Court verified petition stating
the facts that bring such child within
said provisions. The petition may
be upon information and belief. The
title OF the proceeding shall be On
the Juvenile Court of Ben Hill county,
Georgia. In the matter of Name OF
Child, child under 16 years of age"
The petition shall set forth the name
and residence of the child and of the
parents, if known to the petitioner,
the name and residence Of the per-
son having the guardianship, custody,
control and supervision of such child,
1t the name be ascertained by the pc
titioner. or the petition shall so state
they are unknown, il that be the fact
Section T. Upon fling the petition,
the court may forthwith, or after first
causing an investigation to be made
by a probation officer or the special
clerk Of said court, requiring the child
to appear before the court, and the
parents or the guardian, the person
having the custody. control or super
vision Of the child, or the person with
whom the child may be, to appear
with the child, at place and time
stated in the summons, to show
cause why the child should not be
dealt with according to the provisions
Of this Act
Section S. If it appears from the
petition that the child is embraced
within subdivision (A) of Section 2,
or is in such condition that the well
fare of the child requires that it's Gus
tody be Immediately assumed, the
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