Juvenile Court in District of Columbia: Hearing on H.R. 83481916 - 80 pages |
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... kind as they occur . There would not be necessarily any delay under the provisions of the bill , would there ? Mr. O'BRIEN . Under the practice there might be delay . There is no occasion for it if the court would take the case the next ...
... kind as they occur . There would not be necessarily any delay under the provisions of the bill , would there ? Mr. O'BRIEN . Under the practice there might be delay . There is no occasion for it if the court would take the case the next ...
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... kind against such juve- niles , they do not come under the jurisdiction of the court and are handled solely by the police department , and this place is a necessity for the detention of such . Lost children and old women are also cared ...
... kind against such juve- niles , they do not come under the jurisdiction of the court and are handled solely by the police department , and this place is a necessity for the detention of such . Lost children and old women are also cared ...
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... kind ? Mr. SULLIVAN . There is no provision made at the present time . The CHAIRMAN . Would the general charities take charge of a case of that sort ? Is there some branch of the municipal government that would look after a case of that ...
... kind ? Mr. SULLIVAN . There is no provision made at the present time . The CHAIRMAN . Would the general charities take charge of a case of that sort ? Is there some branch of the municipal government that would look after a case of that ...
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... kind such as we are discussing now , that the courts pretty generally protect against an abuse of the power of petition in the hands of either irresponsible persons or improper cases . Mr. SULLIVAN . Why put it up to the court to ...
... kind such as we are discussing now , that the courts pretty generally protect against an abuse of the power of petition in the hands of either irresponsible persons or improper cases . Mr. SULLIVAN . Why put it up to the court to ...
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... kind of a guardianship by the court until it reaches 21 , we are willing to concede , so far as the chamber of commerce and the citizens that we represent are concerned , that the judge should exercise that power . We suggest that ...
... kind of a guardianship by the court until it reaches 21 , we are willing to concede , so far as the chamber of commerce and the citizens that we represent are concerned , that the judge should exercise that power . We suggest that ...
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Adriaans adult amendment appointing power arrest ATLEE POMERENE Attorney authority believe bill Board of Chil Board of Children's board of trade brought CHAIRMAN child Children's Guardians CLEPHANE clerk Commissioners committed committee court of appeals criminal court custodial agency delinquency detained detention home discretion District of Columbia dren's Guardians duty fact feel female going guardian ad litem habeas corpus hearing house of detention insert institution insufficient guardianship Judge LATIMER judgment jurisdiction jury juvenile court legal guardian line 13 matter National Training School O'BRIEN parents person petition police court police department POMERENE present house probation officer PULLMAN purpose question reason represent School for Girls Senator DILLINGHAM Senator SHERMAN suggest SULLIVAN summons Supreme Court surroundings taken term thereof thing thought thumb prints tion trial welfare WILLARD SAULSBURY words
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Page 9 - ... the court is authorized to seek the co-operation of all societies or organizations, public or private, having for their object the protection or aid of...
Page 4 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That an act entitled "An Act to create a juvenile court in and for the District of Columbia," approved March nineteenth, nineteen hundred and six, is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
Page 6 - Upon the return of the summons, or at the time set for the hearing, the court shall proceed to hear and determine the case. The court may conduct the examination of...
Page 8 - ... has been taken from its home or the custody of its parents, that conditions have so changed that it Is consistent with the public good and the welfare of said child that the parents again have the custody of said child, the court may make a suitable order in the premises.
Page 5 - ... it shall be the duty of the said probation officer to make such investigation as may be required by the court; to be present in court in order to represent the interests of the child when the case is heard; to furnish to the court such information and assistance as the judge may require; and to take such charge of any child before and after trial as may be directed by the court.
Page 7 - ... in some suitable family home, in case provision is made by voluntary contribution or otherwise for the payment of the board of such child, until a suitable provision may be made for the child in a home without such payment...
Page 6 - Monroe shall be made personally by delivering to and leaving with the person summoned a true copy thereof. If it shall be made to appear, by affidavit, that reasonable but unsuccessful effort has been made to serve the summons personally upon the parties named therein, other than said child, the court or...
Page 5 - In all proceedings coming under its provisions the court shall proceed upon the theory that said child is the ward of the state, and is subject to the discipline and entitled to the protection which the court should give such child under the conditions disclosed in the case...
Page 6 - ... custody or control of the child, or with whom the child may be, to appear with the child at a place and time which shall be stated in the summons...
Page 11 - Columbia; and said commissioners shall have power to make leases, fix and determine rentals, wharfage and dockage fees, and to collect and pay the same into the Treasury, one-half to the credit of the United States and one-half to the credit of the District of Columbia...