Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-03
JUVENILE BILL
PROVIDES FOR
STATE CONTROL
Chief Probation officer and
Advisory Board to Super
wise Work in Counties.
HOUSE PASSES MEASURE

A State Juvenile probation officer, to
serve for a term Of four years at an an
nual salary Of 5000, and an advisory
Juvenile committee Of five members to
serve four-year terms, without compensa-
ton, would be created by the provisions
of a bill introduced by Representative
Russell K Bedgood, TippecanOe County,
and passed in the House Of Representa-
tives Wednesday afternoon The bill pro-
vides that the various officers are to be
appointed by the Governor within thirty
DAYS after the act is effective.
The probation officer, by the terms Of
the bill, must be a person well trained
in juvenile probation work and he would
cooperate with local probation officers,
and while working in any county in the
State, he would have all the powers that
are conferred on the local probation Off
Ger. His duties would be to prescribe
the qualifications OF all local probation
officers, and would pass on all future APP
pointments OF local probation officials.
He would cooperate with the local au-
thorities in an endeavor to secure the
most effective application Of the proba-
ton system and enforcement of the pro-
baton laws in all parts Of the State.
PROVISION
FOR MEETINGS.
tee, as their title implies, would serve in
an advisory capacity to the juvenile
officer and would hold one meeting each
year. Called meetings might be held,
however, on call of the juvenile officer,
the Governor or a majority Of the com
mittee.
Local probation officers would be com
PEELED to submit quarterly to the State
officer, any information relative to the
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State officer might reuqest Failure to
submit this information would subject
the local officials to a fine of not less
than $40 nor more than $500. A report
would be made by the State ofhcer to
the Governor on Dec. 1 Of each year and
he would submit such reports to the
Legislature as are deemed advisable
No person who is not a father or
mother engaged in rearing their own
children would be eligible to serve either
as the probation officer or as a member
of the committee, according to the bin.
The measure carries an appropriation
Of $4,000 annually to defray gil expenses
incurred by the new department.
Members Of the House failed to act
consistently IN their war on salary in
ereases when they failed to adopt an
amendment submitted By Representative
Noble Malott, Lawrence County, to the
Nichols bill, which would increase the
salary of the State bank commissioner.
The bill provides a salary of 5000 a
year, and Representative Malott wished
TO cut the salary TO $4,000. The com
missioner now receives a yearly salary
Of 5000, as fixed in the 1919 act, which
created the department Of banking.
The House passed the Osborn blu, pro
viding for the incorporation of the town
of La Crosse, in La Porte County.
The House, on motion OF Representa-
tive Otto G. Fifeld, majority floor leader,
unanimously concurred In Senate resOlu-
ton No. g. which provides for an ed
ucational survey to be conducted during
the next two years. Those conducting
the survey are to report to the next Gen
eral Assembly.
HOUSE ADOPTS
CLARK RESOLUTIONS.
Resolutions similar to those adopted in
the Senate, and introduced By Repre-
sentatives r. Q. Barker, Posey County,
and Thurman Gottschalk, Adams County,
were passed by the House. on the death
of Champ Clark, former Speaker Of the
National House of Representatives.
Other bills passed In the afternoon ses-
sion were:
Daley, increasing the salaries of Of
icials in second class cities, incTea ses to
benefit present incumbents, and empow-
ering city councils TO fix salaries on
sliding scale.
Curry, amending the hospital laws to
prevent hospitals from refusing to accept
patients who do not employ physicians
on such hospital stan.
Benedict, providing for resurfacing and