The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-10-05
The Juvenile Court Law
Article Three
Continued from Last Issue Of the
Leader-Entcrprise)

Of the case by the court. the chief pro-
baton officer. or any assistant proba-
ton officer, or any other official duly
authorized so to do by the court. may
lrelcase the child upon its own recog-
nizancc. or upon the recognizance Of
the parent or the person having the
custody, control or supervision of the
child, to appear before the court such
time as may be therein fixed. Any
child embraced in this Act shall have
! the right now given by law to any per
son to give bond or other security for
1 its appearance at the hearing.
Section IA. Nothing in this Act
contained shall be construed as for
bidding the arrest. with or without
warrant, Of any child, as now or here
after may be provided by law, or as
| iorbidding the issuing Of warrants by
magistrate as provided by law. When
cver.a child less than II or Is years
OF age, according to sex, is brought
before the magistrate, such magistrate,
such magistrate shall transfer the case
to the Juvenile Court by an order di-
recting that said child shall be taken
forthwith to the detention home Such
magistrates may, however, by order
admit such child to bail, or release
said child in the custody of some suit
able person, to appear before said Ju-
4 venile Court at a time designated in
the said order.
Section l5,-All papers and process
es in the hands of such magistrates
shall be forthwith transferred to the
Juvenile court, and shall thcrcupon
proceed TO hear and dispose of such
case in the same manner as if the pro-
cecding had been instituted in said Ju-
venile Court upon petition, as herein
bcfote provided. In all cases the ma
ture OF the proceeding shall be ex-
planned to said child, and if they ap-
j. pear, to the parents, custodian, or
guardian. Between the time of the ar
rest OF such child with or without war
rant and the appearance of said child
before the Juvenile Court, if not re-
leased, ne shall be detained subject to
the order OF the latter court.
Seton 10. The court. may, in its
discretion, in any case of delinquent
child brought before it as herein pro-
vided permit such d child to be pro-
ceeded against in accordance with the
laws that may be in force in this state
governing the commiss on Of crime,
and in such case the petition, il any,
filed under this Act shall be dismiss
ed, and the child shall be transferred
to the court having jurisdiction of the
offense.
Section u. An appeal may be TAX
en- to the Supreme Court from any or
der of the court committing any child
| to an institution, or from any order
changing the custody or guardianship
of any child, within the time and in
the manner provided by law or rule
of court for appeals in civil cases, pro-
vided that no such order shall be SUI
perseded, except in the discretion of
the Judge, but the order of court shall
stand until reversed or modified by
the Supreme Court; provided, further,
that the tendency of an appeal shall
not preclude or prevent the Juvenile
Court during the tendency of said ap-
peal. at a subsequent hearing for
cause shown, to modify any order
heretofore made, although the effect
of such modification may be to sus-
pend the appeal, All appeals under
this Act shall proceed by fast bill of
a%Seption as provided for in Section
6l53 of the Code of 1910.
Section 10. The Judge of the Ju-
venilc Court may arrange with an in
corporated society or association
maintaining suitable place of detcn-
ton for children in the county, for the
use thereof as temporary detention
home for children coming within the
provisions of this Act, and may enter
an order which shall be effectual for
that purpose; and a reasonable sum
shall be appropriated by the county
Commissioners, or the authority hav-
ing control of county matters for the
expense shy said society or associa-
expenses by sad society or associa.
however, the judge of the juvenile
court shall certify that suitable ar
rangement for such use can be made
or continued, the county commission
ers or the authority having control OF
county affairs shall establish, equip
and maintain home for the temper
airy detention of such children separ-
ated entirely from any place of con-
tnement of adults, to be called "The
Detention Home" which shall be
conducted as an agency of the Juvc-
nile Court for the purpose of this Act
and so lar as possible, shall be fur
piShed and carried on nc y far,;Iy