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Show 1 1 House Conimitiec on Judiciary II Rets Aside Measure Pro- IR posed by Asliton. I LMRODUCED A SUBSTITUTE I MEASURE FOR FIRST BILL I This Last One Is Reeomniendcd I for Passage by tho I Committee. H boveml measures to amend the .iuvo- H ni!c court Ian- of t"t:ih liavo been intro- H ducod in the house during the present H I session, the ouo by Mr. Ash Ion boinc H j given the most careful consideration by H the judiciary committee. This commit- HH toe iinslh decided t6 kill the Ashtoii II m:aurp auu in its stead offer a substi-HI substi-HI lute bill. This was dono and on Satur-Hl Satur-Hl day the following committee bill was Hil introduced, accompanied by a-report ID ; eo. amending that the committee bill Hi passed. The report was adopted and HI he bill now goes upon the calendar. HI The provision of tho bill follows: HI Section "l. That sections 720x, 720x1, HI 72U:c4, 720x0, 720x12, 720x10. 720x17, 1 Compiled Laws of I. rah, 1907. be and HI tho same are hereb- amended to lead as HI follows: Hlffl 720x. County commissioners of each HI county of the state of Utah are hereby Hl authorized and empowered to create a HI nuvonile court and appoint the judge HI and probation officers. Said jude und HM probation officers shall hold ofhee for H I the term of two years or until their HI successors are appointed and nualifiod; ; HI provided, that any officer mav bo re- i H I moved by the county commissioners at H 0 iheir discretion. The count' commis-J H doners shall have general control and H supervision over .-juvenile court and pro; j H bation officers, including1 the power of H fixing, salaries, providing court rooms H und necessary equipment and sullies. H The expenses of said juvenile iudie and Hm probation officers and the cost or main- Hft taining said court shall be paiii out of HI the general funds of the county. I "720x1. The juvenile court shall H I have jurisdiction in all cases fch-onuhout HI the county in all cases relating lo the j HE custody, detention of the person, ,uoba- i H I tion, neglect, dependbiicv, delinquency, H 1 examination, trial and care of children i Hi under IS years of age: provided, said I Hi iourt shall have no jurisdiction iu cases Hp involving the commission of a felony. HI Proceedings Against Delinquents. HI ''720x4. Proceedings against delin- H I quent children as deflued m this chap- HI ter shall be commenced by a complaint Hi or sworn statement filed with tue said H I court, which shall in a general way state HI the facts or acts constituting tho juve- Hffl nile complained of a delinquent,. Said II proceedings shall be entitled: '''"State HB of Utah in the interest of Hp delinquent.'- P "720x0. At the conclusion of llir HI hearing, if the juvenile is adjudged tv HB be delinquent, the court shall cuter "u; HI writing, briefly and couciseh-, (he fact 3 HI found by him, stating separately and IN distinctly the facts constituting Wn- HS queucy and the facts relating to tlfofit- HI ness of tho parents, parent, custodian, HI or guardian, which findings, with ' the IS judgment rendered thereon, shall be re- II corded in his docket. Iff '"''720x12. An appeal may be taken II from any final judgment of said court Iff by the parents, parent, custodian, or j II guardian of said juvenile who has been 1 1 deprived of its custodj', to the district 1 1 court of the county in tho same manner II as it now provided by law for taking 1 1 appeals from judgments of the justice 1 1 courts; provided, however,' that notice 1 1 of appeal shall be served upon the coun- 1 1 attorney and upon the judge of tho 1 1 -court. 1 Duties Probation Officer. 11 "720x16. 'The said probation officer I I shall discharge the following duties: If "1. He shall investigate all cases Iff of alleged delinquency coming to his IQ knowledge. III "2. To make complaint before tho li court of any case of delinquency coming l to his knowledge. II "3. To bring before the court at tho I time fixed for the hearing any juvenile I I charged with delinquency. II "4. To serve tho notices herein pro- I II Tided to he served. I fl "5. To make an investigation of I II ievery case pending before the court and II 'to report to tho court whenever re-i II quired the result of such investigation. II "5. To bo present in court to repre-II repre-II sent the interest of iho child when the II casc 15 heard. II "6. To furnish the court information II and assistancewheuever required and II to take charge of any child both before II and after the hearing, as may be dill di-ll rected by the court. II "8. To exercise a friendly suporvi-II suporvi-II sion and visitation over the child in nc-Hl nc-Hl cordancc with the directions of tho II Shall Make Annual Report. I "720x17. Beforo the 15th day of De- comber of each year the probation ol'il-J ol'il-J rors of each county shall submit to the PJ county commissioners :i report in writ-H writ-H ing showing the number and disposition of delinquent children brought before H the courts during the 3ear cpdinfc Xo-H Xo-H vember 30 previous, and such report' J shall contain such oilier useful infor-ffj infor-ffj matjon regarding such cases as may bv ffj them be deemed important or of value, J including tho facts in connection with ffj the parentage of such children; pro-J pro-J vided, that the ideutity of any such J child or parent shall not bs disclosed in J eucn report. H Scc- 2 Sections 720x2, 720x3, 720x13. H 720x14, 720xlG, 720x19 and 720x20 Com' J piled Laws of Utah, 1007, are horebv J repealed." |