The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-11-14
STATEBUREAU
FOR CHILDREN
IS PROPOSED
Two Bills Prepared for Intro
duction in Forthcoming
Legislative Session
GIVEN MANY DUTIES
GIVEN MANY DUTIES
In General Would be Charged
With Acting in Best inter.
ests of Child Welfare

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A bill to create state bureau Of
child welfare has been prepared for
introduction into the forthcoming
session Of the state legislature by
the North Dakota Children's Code
Commission. Another bill also to be
introduced proposes to authorize the
appointment. Of county child welfare
boards.
The first bill provides that the pro-
coscd state bureau shall consist of
FIVE members, composed of the SUI
corintendent of public instruction
snd commissioner of agriculture and
labor, who shall serve 5ex- officio, and
three persors,o of eitker sex, who shall
be appointed by che governor for
terms Of two, four and six years, re-
grectively.
Each member of the bureau would
receive ten dollars per day for the
time actually devoted to the duties
Of the Office and in addition shall
be allowed all expenses necessarily
incurred in dscharging. his official
duties. The bureau would have Of
fees at the capitol, hold annual meet
ing5 on fixed date, and such special
meetings as may be necessary.
Duties of Bureau.
The bureau would have authority
to select chief executive officer.
The bureaus duties would be:
To license, supervise and regulate
hospitals and lying-in places, which
receive women for maternity care,
home and institutions receiving chill
dren for temporary or permanent
care, and all other child helping and
child placing organizations, except
such hospitals, institutions or or
anizations as are fully supported by
end under the direction, control and
management of the state.
To Investigate the no m e into
which children are placed for per-
manent care or adoption, and to with
draw all such children who are found
to be in unsuitable homes.
To accept the guardianship of the
persons of children who may be conf
mitted to its care by courts as ne
elected, delinquent dependent or de-
.ective, and to make such provision.
for children so committed, as are
within the resources of the bureau,
and as will afford them proper care
and protection.
To cooperate with the juvenile
courts of the state in investigation
of all case Of d>.nquency, depend
ency and neglect; to act, upon re-
quests of such courts, as probation
officers, and to assist in the estab-
lishment of uniform, humane and ef-
ficient standards of Juvenile court ad-
ministration. &2t.,f.@
To cooperate with the probate
courts of the state in, the admins
tration of county allowances (moth-
er's pensions) law byainevstigation,
upon request of such courts, of all
applications for such allowance, by
friendly visiting and supervision af-
ter such allowances have been grant
ed, and to assist in the establish
ment of the most enlightened stand
ards of administration. 49,
To Gain Enforcement. @9et
To secure the enforcement Of laws
relating to the establishment of
paternity of illegitimate children and
the fulfllment of the maternal and
raternal obligations toward such
children; to assist the unmarried
pregnant woman in such ways as will
protect the health, well-being ann
general interests of her child. i.
To secure the enforceent of child
labor laws, laws relating to the
licensing and supervision of public
dancing places, pool rooms, billiard
halls and the attendance Of minors
thercat, laws relating to, sex offenses
involving children, cruelty to and
abuse Of children, and the contrib
uting by adults to the, delinquency
and neglect Of children, and laws re-
lating to the non-support and deser.
tion of children.
To cooperate with the superia-
tendent of public instruction and the
county superintendent of schools in
the enforcement of the compulsory
education law.
To receive and provide for suci
feeble minded persons as may be
committed to its guardianship by
corrts of competent jurisdiction.
To appoint county child welfare
bords in every county where such
appointment is requested by the
board Of county commissioners.
To act as parole officers of Juveniles :
upon the request of the courts or
superintendents of institutions of the
state to which dependent, neglected,
Handicapped or delinquent children
may be committed.
To secure the enforcement of all
laws for the protection of neglected,
illegitimate and defective
children.
Ask County Boards.
The second bill provides that upon
request of the board of county COM
Of any county, the state
bureau of child welfare shall appoint
a child welfare board to consist of
five members, including the county
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