| Show f L THE TEXT OF THE BILL HOW refractory BOYS AND GIRLS WILL BE operations to early in june this year among the many important measures passed by the late legislative assembly none are of more value and genuine necessity than the reform school which became a law during the last hours of the session through the efforts of those who saw the importance of this measure the and secretary of the territory as will be seen and the prosecuting attorneys of salt lake utah davis weber and box elder counties became ex officio trustees of the school the trustees will therefore be as follows governor caleb W west secretary wm 0 hall and hon jas EL Moyle samuel arthur man joseph barton chas G richards and aricy H jones like all other laws not otherwise provided for this one takes effect on the of may we may therefore look for operations to begin early ia une the following is the full text of the bill for an act to establish a territory reform school SECTION 1 be it enacted by governor and legislative assembly of the territory of utah that there shall be established at such a point in weber county as the trustees hereinafter provided for shall determine a territorial reform school for the confinement discipline education employment and reformation of juvenile offenders as hereinafter provided SEC 2 the trustees ashall consist of the governor secretary of the territory and prosecuting attorneys of salt lake otah davis weber and box elder counties and their successors in office all of whom shall be ex officio trustees the trustees shall be required to immediately enter upon the duties of their office and with the exceptions of the governor and secretary shall qualify by giving bonds with security to the people of the territory of utah in the penal sum of five thousand dollars each conditioned forthe faithful performance of their duties to be approved by and filed with the auditor of pub lie accounts SEC 3 the trustees shall elect one of their number as president they shall appoint a superintendent a secretary and a treasurer said trustees shall take charge of the general interests of tho institution shall have power to enact bylaws by laws and rules for the regulation of all its concerns not inconsistent with the laws of the territory to see that its affairs are conducted in accordance with the requirements quire ments of law and strict discipline is maintained therein to provida employment and instructions for the inmates to appoint a steward a teacher or teachers and such other officers as in their judgment the TV ants of the institution may require and prescribe their duties to exercise a vigilant supervision over the institution its officers and inmates to remove any officers at their pleasure and determine the salaries to be paid to the officers and shall also require tho secretary and treasurer and superintendent erin to give bonds in such a penal sum as they shall deem proper SEC 4 the trustees shaU procure and adopt plans drawings and specifications ficat ions for the construction of the reform school buildings and make provisions for the erection of the beddings bud dings and cause the same to be carried out in accordance with such plans and specifications and on such terms as they may deem proper SEC 5 the trustees and other officers shall have no pecuniary interest direct or indirect in the fumich ing of any building materials or in any contract for tho same or in any contract for labor in the erection of said beform school nor in any contract for any labor material or supplies for the maintenance thereof SEC 6 the plans and specifications for said reform school shall be upon the basis of accommodating not to exceed two hundred juvenile offenders at ono time SEC 7 to carry out the provisions of this act there is hereby appropriated out of the treasury of this territory of any moneys not otherwise appropriated the sum of seven acy five thousand dollars or so much thereof as may bo necessary and the auditor of public accounts is hereby authorized to draw his warrants on the territorial treasurer in favor of toe trustees of the reform school of said sum as the same may be necessary SEC 8 the trustees shall make an itemized report to the legislative As asi i during the first ten days of its session in the year 1890 and biennially thereafter of all the expenditures made by them for the uses of the reform school during two years they shall at the bame time lay before the legislative assembly a report of the condition of the institution together with a full report of the superintendent and a list of officers and their salaries with an estimate of the value of the personal property of the territory in connection with the school SEC 9 each trustee shall receive as his compensation four dollars per diem for each meeting at which he shall be present payable out of any moneys appropriated for the use of the reform school provided that an trustee shall be allowed for traveling expenses mileage at the rate of ten cents per mile for one way only for the distance necessarily traveled in attending the meetings of the trus teea SEC 10 the trustees shall cause tho boys and girls under their charge to be instructed in correct principles of morality and in such branches of useful knowledge as are adapted to their age and capacity and in some regular course of labor either mechanical ch anical manufacturing or agricultural as is best suited to their lage strength disposition and capacity as may seem best adapted to secure their reformation and future benefit if shall bo the duty of the trustees to visit th e reform school as often as they may deem it necessary to inquire into ail matters connected with tho government and discipline thereof and oce or more of the arns 0 ta r pea who may be designated by them shall nce in every i month imd progress and behavior of the oy girls in their schoolroom d labor and in and accounts superintendents A record shall be kept of those visits in the dents boote the trustees shall at all times have free access to all parts of the reform school and may inspect all abols papers documents communications and correspondence pertaining thereto sec when a boy or girl under 0 eighteen year shan district courts in this rybe found guilty of any crime except murder the court its opinion the accused is a instead of entering judgment cause an order to be entered boy or girl be abent to the school in pursuance of the provisions of this act andi copy of said order duly verified by the cleric und erseal lofb be warrant for taking said to the school and for is or her custody odthe superintendent thereof SEC 13 when a boy under the age of eighteen ora girl under of sixteen years shall be convicted before a justice of the peace of the magistrate may in his discretion send such boy or girl together with ah in his office on ahe subject under the control of some officer to the judge of the district he resides who hS issue an order to the parent or guardian of said boy or girl or such person as may have him or her in charge or with whom he or sho last resided or one known to be nearly related to turn or her or if he or she be alone and friendless then to such a person as said judge may appoint to act as guardian for the purpose ol 01 the case requiring him or her to appear af a time and place stated in said order to show cause why the said boy or girl should not be committed to the reform school for reformation and instruction st SEC 14 said order shall be served by the sheriff or other officer by delivering a copy thereof personally to the party to whom it is addressed or leaving it with some competent person at the place of residence or business of said party and immediate return shall be made to the said judge of ahe time and manner of such service the fees of the sheriff or other officer under this act shall be the same as now allowed by law for like services SEC 16 at the time and place mentioned in said order or at the time and place to which the hearing may be adjourned if the parent or guardian to whom said order may be addressed shall appear then in his or her presence or if he or she fail to appear then in the presence of some suitable person to whom the said judge shall appoint a guardian for the purpose of the case eaid judges proceed to an examina non 01 me case ana near such testimony in relation thereto as may be produced and if upon such examination and hearing cue said judge shall be satisfied that the boy or girl is guilty of a crime and is a fit subject for the territorial reform school he may commit him or her to the said school by warrant and if said judge shall be satisfied that the accused is not guilfoy he shall forthwith discharge the accused but if satisfied that the accused Is guilty budnot a fit subject for said school he must remand the accused to the said justice of the peace for sentence SEC 16 the judge shall certify in the warrant the place in which the boy or girl resided at the time of his or her arrest also his or her age as near as can be ascertained and command the said officer to take the said boy or girl and deliver him or her without delay to the superintendent of said school or other person in charge thereof at the place where the same is established and such certificate for tho purpose of this act shall be conclusive evidence of his or her residence or age accompanying said warrant the judge shall transmit to the superintendent by the officer executing it a statement of the nature of the complaint together with such particulars concerning the boy or ginas the judge is able to ascertain provided the expense of conveying any boy or girl committed by the district court to said school or of returning him or her to his or her parents or guardians after his or her release shall be at the expense of the territory SEC 17 every boy or girl committed to tho school shall remain until he or she shall arrive at the age of majority or is reformed or legally discharged the discharge of any boy or girl so reformed or having arrived at the age of majority shall be a complete release of all penalties incurred by conviction of the offense offence for which he or she was committed SEC 18 kb boy or girl shall be committed to school for a longer term than until he or she attain the age of majority but the arcis tees by their order may fc any time after six months service discharge any boy or girl from said school as a reward of good conduct in the school and upon satisfactory evidence of reformation SEC 19 every person who unlawfully aids or assists any boy or girl lawfully committed m escaping or attempting to escape or knowingly conceals said boy or girl after his or her escape shall be punished by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding three years SEC 20 if any boy or girl convicted of a felony committed to the school prove unruly or incorrigible if his or lier presence shall be or perniciously dangerous to the welfare of the school the trustees shall have power to order his or her removal to the court from which he or she came and delivery to the sheriff of said county or to the marshal of the territory and proceedings ce edings against him or her be resumed as if no warrant or order committing him or her to the helena school had been made SEC 21 if the trustees are unable to obtain by gift or purchase at reasonable prices the lands and water rights which they deem necessary f or the beform school they may so instruct the united states district attorney or the prosecuting attorney of weber county and such officers are hereby empowered to institute in the name of the territory the necessary proceedings to acquire title to the premises desired in the manner described in title of chapter of an act revising the coffi of civil procedure 1 W W speaker of the house of beep A SMITH president of the council approved march W WEST governor of utah territory |
