Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25

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OF CHARITIES AND PROBA.
SECTioNS RELATING rs PRO.
TAIN SECTioNS OF THE JUVE.
NILE COURT ACT AND TC
ABOLISH THE PROBATION
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. A board is hereby created
to be known as the board of charitie:
and probation, consisting of five mem
bers, at least one of whom shall be q
woman, to be appointed by the governor
one of whom shall be designated by the
governor as chairman. Each member Of
the board shall hold office for five year:
except that when the board is first con-
stituted the members shall be appointed
for terms ending on the thirty-frst day
iof January in the years 1918, 1919, 1926
1921 and 1922 respectively. Thereafter
| in January of each year the governor
shall appoint and commission member
Of such board for the full term of fv,
years commencing on the first day o.
February in the year of such appoint
ment.
Sec. 2. The members of the boare
shall serve without compensation bu
their necessary expenses when ava,
from home on official business shall b.
lpaid by the state.
Sec. 3. The board with the approval O.
the governor, shall appoint and may re
move secretary and fix his salary, which
together with his necessary expenses
while away from home on official bust
ness, shall be paid by the state on vouch
ers approved by the board.
Sec. T. The board shall be provided
with Offices in the capitol, or in some
other suitable building in the city O
Montpelier, in which its records shall
be kept and which shall be in charge O.
the secretary, and it shall also be pro
vided with necessary Office furniture
stationery, telephones and other Office
equipment and supplies, and payments
for postage, freight, telephone, telegraph
and express charges necessarily made il
connection with the official duties of tn,
board and secretary shall be paid by thu
state.
Sec. S. The secretary shall be thu
executive officer of the board, and shall
devote his entire time to his duties.
Sec. E. The board may with the ap
prevail of the board of control emplo,
necessary stenographic and clerical as
sistance, which shall be paid by the stat
on vouchers approved by the board.
Sec. ?. The board shall have super
vision and control of such dependent
neglected and such delinquent children
as it may take under its care and sucl
as shall be committed to it by the juve
nile courts, shall receive and disburs
all funds which shall be given to it TO
charitable purposes, and shall aid an,
assist in such charitable work as in it
judgment will best promote the genera
good of the state. 1t shall investigate
and make report to the governor as t.
all public charities. 1t shall in eacl
even year make report to the governo
of its acts.
Sec. 8. Section 3 of No. o2 of tn
acts of 1915 (Sec. 2648 of the Genera
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amende,
so as to read as follows:
Sec. 3. (Sec. 2648 G. L) A person
who has knowledge of a child in hi
county who appears to be either depend
ent, neglected or delinquent may fiji
with a court in such county a petition
: In writing, setting forth the facts, veri
fed by oath. It shall be sufficient tina
the facts stated in such petition are upol
information and belief. A member o
secretary of the board of charities ant
probation may file such petition in sucl
court in any county in this state.
Sec. Q. Section 6 of No. 90 of tn
acts of 1915 (Sec. 26sI OF the Genera
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amende,
SO as to read as follows:
child is found to be dependent o
neglected within the meaning of thi
committing the child to the care of tn
board of charities and probation, or t,
some suitable state institution or to tn
moral character who is willing to receiv
the same without charge, or to the car
Of some association willing to receiv
pose of caring for or obtaining home
for dependent or neglected children, o
commit the child to the care and custod
Of The. state probation officer under sucl
conditions as may be specified in tn
order of the court
Sec. 10. Section J. of No. 90 of tn
Laws. as proposedl is hereby amende,
Sec. 2. .(Sec. aosa G. L. If tn
ieourt awards child to the care Of tn
board Of charities and probation or a,
association or individual in accordanc
with the provisions of this chapter. tn
Ichild shall, unless otherwise ordered. be
come ward and be subject to the guar
Iianship of the board, association or in
ldividual to whose care he is committed
Such board. association or indiyidua
shalt have authority to place said chill,
In q family home or an institution or
hospital, and may be made a party I,
proceedings for the legal adoption o
he child. and may. by It's or his attorne,