The Problem of the Children and how the State of Colorado Cares for ThemMerchants publishing Company, 1904 - 222 pages |
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Page 53 - ... shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon trial and conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisoned in the county jail for a period not exceeding one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Page 53 - This act shall be liberally construed, to the end that its purpose may be carried out, to wit: That the care, custody and discipline of a child shall approximate, as nearly as may be, that which should be given by its parents...
Page 39 - An appeal may be taken from the decision of such superintendent so passing upon such application to the county court of the county in which such district lies, upon such child making such application and filing the same with the clerk or judge of said court within ten days after its refusal by such superintendent, for which no fee to exceed the sum of one dollar shall be charged, and the decision of the county court shall be final. An application for release from the provisions of this act shall...
Page 66 - They are too constantly occupied with thoughts of "having a good time" and some rather perverted notions of what a good time is. Too many of our boys thus reach the age of moral and legal responsibility without the slightest conception of work. They are too often more concerned as to how much they earn than as to how well they do their work. This is one of the features of work with boys and will be spoken of more at length under the head of "Administrative Work
Page 64 - ... any child under the age of fourteen years in any underground work or mine, or in any smelter, mill, or factory, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and shall be imprisoned in the county jail not less than thirty days nor more than three months.
Page 28 - ... public, private or parochial school, and is vicious, incorrigible or immoral in conduct, or who is an habitual truant from school, or who habitually wanders about the streets and public places during school hours without any lawful occupation or employment, or who habitually wanders about the streets in the night time, having no employment or lawful occupation, shall be deemed a juvenile disorderly person, and be subject to the provisions of this act.
Page 53 - In all cases where any child shall be dependent or delinquent under the terms of this act, the parent or parents, legal guardian or person having the custody of such child, or any other person who shall, by any act or omission, encourage, cause or contribute to the dependency or delinquency of such child shall be guilty of a misdemeanor...
Page 65 - Application may be made in writing to any county judge by any such child, its parent or guardian, to be granted such exemption, when it shall be the duty of such judge to hear the same and inquire particularly into the nature of the employment sought. No fees shall be charged or collected in any such case.
Page 67 - ... of delinquency. On the other hand, it must be said that most boys will work if given any kind of an encouraging opportunity. The lack of this chance is more responsible for idleness than any disposition that way. Ninety-six per cent, of our boys are forced out of school into life in the grammar grades. They must have a chance to earn a living or become idlers and loafers, sure beginnings of crime. Their education too often has not equipped them for earning more than the most scant wages. An opportunity...
Page 32 - OBJECTIONS TO JUVENILE LAW. Whatever good results may come under any juvenile law must depend rather upon the personal, active, sincere and earnest work of those who are called upon to administer the law. Yet we would be handicapped without the law. It permits many things to be done where there is a disposition to do, which could only be accomplished with difficulty under the old law. I do not, in my own experience, know of one imaginable abuse which might be feared under the juvenile law, that could...