Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-22
PROVISIONS OF BILL
FOR CHILD WELFARE.
To Create a Commission of Nine
Members to Serve With
out PAY.

| Staff Correspondence of Every Evening
Dover, Jan. Following is the texi
| Of the bill that has been introduced IN The
| House of Representatives to provide foi
State Child Welfare Commission:
| Pick up add Provisions of BID
Section l. In order that the State Of
Delaware may serve the welfare Of it's
children adequately, there is hereby
created Child Welfare Commission. The
Commission shall consist of nine members,
| who shall serve without pay, except for
travelling and administrative expenses.
On, or before the tenth day of April,
1921, the governor shall appoint the mem
bers of said commission to take Office
OH the tenth day of April, 1921, AZ fol-
lows. one from the State OF Delaware at
largo for q term of five years; two from the
city of Wilmington for the terms of one
aud two wears, respectively, two from New
Castle county. outside Of the city Of Will
mington for Che terms Of two md three
years, respectively: two from Kent county
for the terms OF three and four yeara,
respectively and two from SUSSEX county
for the terms of four and FIVE wears. re-
spectively The term OF office after the first
appointments mnde lfere under shall be
for five years, and annually on, or before
the tenth day of April the governor shall
appoint SUCCESSORS to fill the vacancies
caused by. the espirations of the terms
of Office In case of vacancy caused by
death resignation, refusal TO serve or
otherwise, the governor shall make
appointments TO fill such vacancy or
vacancies, for the balance Of the ,IueN-
pired term The members so appointed
shall be, during their terms If office, citi-
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be residents Of the respective districts for
which they are appointed
Section z Within ten days sfter the
said tenth day of April, 1921, the members
aforesaid shal convene ut the State Capi-
tol at Dover at a time TO be fixed by the
governor and shall organize bv electing
officers from their members and by other
regular procedure.
Section 3. II shall he the duty Of the
commission to take over and further to
develop the child welfare activities con
Quoted by the Reconstruction Commis-
sion of the state Of Delaware TO main
tain travelling child health eenter TO
serve the sparsely settled sections of the
state; To cooperate with State, county
and local official bodies IN the develop
ment uf such child welfare work as the
commission may believe VIII materially
advance the interests of the children If
the state, 10 make every reasonable
PREPARATION tn transfer varions branches
Of its work as rapidly as possible to ap-
prOpriatn State agencies; 81 make study
Of the needs of children definite part Of
its work and TO make recommendation
for executive and Legislative action in
matters rFlatlng 20 children
Section 4 Every oFi1 rial departmant and
public officer in the State. excepting the
members Of the General A assembly and
the Judiciary. IN possession of information
relating 20 the purposes Of this act,
shall, upon request Of the said com
mission COOPERATE with IL in carrying out
tho PURPOSES of this Act
Section 5 If any bin shall be enacted
bv tho United States appropriatins & mon les
10 assist the States IN protecting the
health Of mothers and children and If the
commission hereby created Ia doing such
work Al the tame the said Federal aid
becomes available. the commission shall
designate and authorize to be spent such
portion Of the appropriation carried hv
this act. as may be necessary 70 meet the
offer of the Federal government, provided
that this commission shall he recognised
by the Federal body administering tho
said act a. the State body Is with which
viii cooperate and provided that only
such an amount of the appropriation
carried by this act NAV he designated and
spent for the purposes described IA this
SEXTON as will leave At least 500 pl0 an
nasllv for the execution Of tho duties Of
this commission. other than those which
conform with the provisions of such
Federal act which NAV be enacted
Section g The commission shall en-
plov such agents, assistants. clerical
force and specially qualified persons
II may find necessary or expedient
Section Z The expenses hf che members
of the commission incurred in service
for tho commission shall be paid on war
rants drawn by the Child Welfare Com
mission or authorized agent thereof on
the State treasurer, and the State treasur
or Is hereby authorized and directed TO
pay said warrants on the approval of the
State auditor from any moneys he may
have belonging to the State and not other
wise appropriated
Section s. The sum of s63, ,631 26 shall
be deemed and taken 20 he appropriated
for the year 1921 out of any moneys in
the State treasury not otherwise APP
for the purposes Of the said
commission. end thereafter 500 900 shall
be deemed a.Dd taken to be appropriated
annually out OF any moneys IN the State
treasury not otherwise appropriated for
the purposes of the said commission. The
Child Welfare Commission shall assume
the / Indebtedness of the Reconstruction
Commission
Section Q The said commission shall
have the use of and become the custodian
Of the property bought by the Recon-
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Delaware, except that the Child Welfare
Commission may upon written request
and receipt from any official agency which
may take over any of its work transfer
the right to use and the custody of ap-
propriate property to such agency.