...Education, and the Illinois State Conference of Charities, all interested themselves in the passage of the act entitled "An act to regulate the treatment and control of dependent, neglected, and delinquent children,"22 which was signed April 21 and went into effect July 1, 1899. This law contained the essential...

...six of the Public Acts of the extra session of nineteen hundred seven, entitled "An act to define and to regulate the treatment and control of dependent, neglected and delinquent children; to prescribe the jurisdiction of the probate courts and the powers, duties and compensation of the...

...developed, popular interest in the protection of helpless children. The title of the original act is, "An act to regulate the treatment and control of dependent, neglected and delinquent children." These words show the broad purpose to protect neglected childhood and indicate the various angles from...

...60 Neb. 675 ; In re Mason, 3 Wash. 609. The act of the general assembly of Illinois referred to, is entitled "an act to regulate the treatment and control...of dependent, neglected and delinquent children," in force July 1, 1899 (4 Starr & Curtis Statutes, p. 375). Section 1 of the act defines a delinquent...

...by the people of Illinois is shown in the passage by the last State Legislature of an act designed to regulate the treatment and control of dependent, neglected, and delinquent children. This new law, which has been in effect since the first day of July, provides for a separate court,...

...care and protection."4 Wisconsin followed closely the leadership of Illinois by enacting, in 1901, an act "to regulate the treatment and control of dependent, neglected and delinquent children in counties over 150,000 population."5 This act set up a juvenile court and gave it jurisdiction over...

...justice system had its formal beginning in 1899 with the passage of a law by the Illinois legislature entitled, "An Act to Regulate the Treatment and Control...of Dependent, Neglected, and Delinquent Children." 10 Early writers in the field who urged the adoption of such legislation characterized its general...

...justice system had its formal beginning in 1899 with the passage of a law by the Illinois legislature entitled, "An Act to Regulate the Treatment and Control...of Dependent, Neglected, and Delinquent Children." 10 Early writers in the field who urged the adoption of such legislation characterized its general...

...another, more dramatic version of how the act was passed: "I happened to know at that time a noted "an act to regulate the treatment and control of dependent, neglected and delinquent children."94 SUMMARY The juvenile court act of 1899 culminated nearly thirty years of reform efforts...

...offenses hereinafter specified, but that this Act shall not be construed as limiting or repealing an Act entitled, "An Act to regulate the treatment and...of dependent, neglected and delinquent children,'' approved April 21, 1899, in force July 1, 189'J, or the Act* amendatory thereof, or as restricting...