The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-20
PENSIONS FOR
MOTHERS Bill
EnVIRODUCED
Mss AGNES MekIRtssA, or PENSA-
COLA. AND OTHER SOCIAL VEL
FARE WORKERS ARE URGING
PASSAGE.

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attracting no small share OF interest OF
legislators at the capital is that providing
Tor the pensioning Of dependent mothers
and children. fostered BY Miss Agnes Nc
kinna. social welfare worker Of Pensacola
and Escambia county, who IL spending
some time here in the interest OF the
measure The bill has been introduced
by Representative L. d. Wade, of Clay.
Following is text of the measure:
a Bill to Be Entitled An Act to Provide
for the Assistance of Poor Mothers or
Other Poor Women having Children
Dependant Upon Them for Support and
Care Under the Age OF sixteen Years
of Age. and to Provide the Necessary
Means of Carrying this Law into Effect.
Whereas. Section or Article XIII OF
the Continuation of this state ordains
that THE respective counties of the state
by law for those Of the inhabitants that
by reason of age, infirmity or misfortune
may have claims upon the aid and SYM
pathy of society," and
Whereas. it has been found by those en-
Eaged in social welfare work among the
poorer people OF the state that there are
numbers of mothers and other women who
have children depending solely upon them
for food. clothing ana education. and In
many instances deprived almost wholly u
all these necessities: and
Whereas, it has been demonstrated thai
n republic is as strong as its citizenship.
and the citizen is useful accordingly to
his intellect and environments and train
ing:
Therefore. BE 1t Enacted by the L4egis-
lature of the State Of Florida:
Section 1. General Duties OF Officers
1t shall be the duty OF County Commits
sioners OF the several counties of the state
of Florida to provide In the annual budget
of the general revenue fund an appropria-
ton sufficient to meet the purposes Of this
Ia ba NJ vxr1.rN hs1v yss
dependent children upon them for food.
riament and education an orphan or or
phans or half orphan. children under six
teen years of age. including any woman
whose husband - dead or an inmate of
some state Institution. or whose husband
has been prosecuted for desertion or nom
support and has been adjudicated by the
court where prosecuted to be wholly un-
able to support his wife and children:
whose support and the support Of the chill
dren depend wholly or partially upon her
Iabors. shall be entitled to the assistance
as provided for In this Act. for the SUP
port OF herself and for her children.
Section 2. Allowance Authorfzed-The
allowance for the aid Of such women shah
not exceed twenty-five dollars q month
when she has but one child under sixteen
years Of age. II she has more than one
child under the age of sixteen years OF
age 1t shall not exceed twenty five l1ol-
lars for the first child, and eight dollars q
month for each of the other children.
Section 8. Condition Of Allowance
said allowance shall be made by the Coun-
ty Commissioners upon the recommended
ton Of the school board In tho county in
which such mother resides. and only upon
the following conditions:
1. The child or children whose benefit
the allowance il made must be living
with the mother OF such child or children.
2. The allowance shall be made only
where in absence Of the allowance the
mother would be reuired to work regular
eiy away from her home and her children.
but when by means Of such allowances
she win be able TO remain at home and
send her children to school.
3. The mother must In the Judgment OF
the County Commissioners Of such coun.
". which body shall finally pass upon
all applications for aid under this act. be
proper person morally. physically and
mentally. for the bringing up OF her chill
dPen.
I. Said allowance shall. in the judg-
ment of the County Commissioners. be
necessary to cave the child or children
from neglect.
!. No person shall receie the benefit
OF this act who shall halve not been a.
resident OF the state for at least one
year. andsa resident of the county in
which the allowance il given. for at least
six months next. before the making Of
the application for aid in such county.
Section 4. When Allowances Shall Cease.
-whenever any child shall reach the age
Of sixteen years Of age. or the mother
shall remarry the allowance to the mother
o. the children shall cease; proided. how
Ger. that II ii is made to appear to the
Board Of County Commissioner after an
County School Board. that there exists
some special reason that 1t il for the best
interest of the child. as we'll a. for society
to continue said allowance for 2 longer