The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-03-29
MCDOWELL COUNTY NEEDS HOME
FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN
The LauO of West Virginia Prou 'des
For Same--Let the People Wake
up and Vote For it
CHAPTER 70. HOUSE BILL NO. 100.

AN ACT relating 70 shlldrrn VITO are
nov or may hereafter become dependant.
neglected. or delinquent. to authorir.
county authorities to establish and mair-
tain detention home for the temporary
care aud custody of dependent, delin-
'l'irnt or neglected children: and 10 levy
AMI collect - tax To pay the cost Of its
estahlishment and maintenance.
tPss-~d February ~. 1918. In eject
ninety days from pas~Ag-. Approved by
the Governor February ~, 1851
S-c. ~. The comfy court in any
county in the state. shall have the power
and authority to locate. purchase. erect.
Lease. or otherwise provide and sstsblish
and also to support and MAINTAIN q do
tention home for the temporary care and
custody Of dependent. dsIinqusnt or sru-
ant children, and To levy and collect .
tar To pay the cost of its establishment
and maintenance In sccordsnce with the
terms and provisions of thi. act; rroNt-
DAD. the section oi tins act relating To
the eetzbll-fni~nt and maintenance of
such "a detention home bc adopted by the
legal VOTERS "i such county A. hereinafter
provided.
S~r. a.. IOWER To TAN FOR SIP
FORT AND ESTABLISHMENT IN
HOME The county court of any county
-hsil have the power and authority m
addition Ia takes levied and coll,ct.t for
other county purposes in earh county. 70
levy all" collect annually a tax not en-
c-ssiing one mill ON the dollar valuation
nP "a all property within the county for
the l'urp''-e "i purchasing. erecting. lea.-
'"g "r "tlirr~i-e providing. establishing.
appearing and maintaining such d-ten
non home. rIO,ipED. the section. of
'hi- act relating Ia tiie establishments and
nsintenance of county detention home.
shall lie adopted and the levy and OIL
lection of such tax auth ,rizrd a., ths L.
gal voters of the county IN the manner
provided hy section - of tins act.
Ss~-. ~. HOW ADOPTED ele..-
tor. "i any county may adopt thi. act an
tir t"ll"~Ing manner Whenever th.
'gAl VOTERS OF such county t. the num-
'"r "i hit"en per cent OF the votas cast
It the ls-t GENERAL election shall p@titiop
the county court of -u-h county nor La.
than thirty lays before any general elec-
'ion ma such county to submit the propo-
s'ti"n whrtl,rr or not the rlect,,,. NIL
si"It u'" SECTIONS "i tins act relating u
the e-tasii-iinsnt aud maintenance az
~onnty d~t-ntIon homes. u shall be tns
iuty "i the 'unty court to submit snoh
Dr"l'~ition at tiI- nsxt general election
HE proposition % 70 10 votsd for shall
10 on . separate ballot in plain. proui-
nens sJps. and 10 prepared and provided
Tor THAI purpose 10 We manner - oxhsr
ballots.
For adoption Of the set % snshohx>
county authorities 10 ssrsblish
and maintain . detention home Yo.
tor dependent, deIioquent or tru- -
ant children, and 10 levy and
collect tar not % exceed one
mill ON the dollar valuation, To No.
pay the cost of.t est.blishment -
and Of IL maintenance.
II the majority of the votes esst for
and against such proposition shall b for
such Propoiirion. the act shall b sdoos-
ed, and the county court shall enter Of
record an order declaring this oct in foros
IN such county. and the tar provided for
IN the act shall thereafter to annually
levied and collected IN such county for
the purposes specified in this act, until
such time - the legal voters Of the coun-
~ shall abandon tins act in the mssnsr
provided in section ~ thereof.