of this law, the county commissioners or juvenile court shall select those cases in most urgent need of such allowance. SEC. 6. To whom law does not apply. The provisions of this law shall not apply to any mother who is not dependent upon her own efforts for the maintenance of her children. SEC. 7. Penalty for fraud.-Any person procuring, or attempting to procure, an allowance for a person not entitled thereto, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as now provided by law for punishment in case of misdemeanors. SEC. 8. Motion to set aside allowance.-In each case where an allowance is made to any mother under the provisions of this act, an entry to that effect shall be entered upon the records of the county commissioners or the juvenile court making such allowance, and it shall be the right of any tax-paying citizen at any time to file a motion to set aside such allowance; and on such motion the county commissioners or juvenile court shall hear evidence, and may make a new order granting or refusing such allowance. SEC. 9. Appeal.-In each case where an allowance is made or refused to any mother, under the provisions of this act, by the county commissioners or juvenile court, an appeal may be taken from such decision by any tax-paying citizen, or by the applicant for an allowance; such appeal shall be subject to the same provisions of law as in case of appeal from justices courts. Approved March 20, 1913. WASHINGTON. [Laws 1913, chap. 179.] An Act Relating to the support of certain destitute women who are mothers, and prescribing penalties for those who fraudulently obtain the benefit thereof. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: SECTION 1. County aid to mothers.—In every county it shall be the duty of the county commissioners to provide out of the moneys of the county treasurer an amount sufficient to meet the purposes of this law, for the support of women, whose husbands are dead, or are inmates of a penal institution or an insane asylum or who are abandoned by their husbands and such abandonment has continued for more than one year or because of total disability of their husbands, and who are unable to support their children, when such women are destitute and are mothers of children under the age of 15 years and such mothers and children reside in such counties. SEC. 2. Amount of allowance.-The allowance to each of such women shall not exceed fifteen ($15) dollars per month when she has but one child under the age of 15 years, and if she has more than one child under the age of 15 years, it shall not exceed the sum of fifteen dollars a month for the first child. and five dollars a month for each of the other children under the age of 15 years. SEC. 3. Juvenile court to make allowance-Conditions.-Such allowance shall be made by the juvenile court in the counties where such court is held and elsewhere by the superior court, and only upon the following conditions: (1) The child or children for whose benefit the allowance is made must be living with the mother of such child or children; (2) when by means of such allowance the mother will be able to maintain a home for her child or children; (3) the mother must, in the judgment of the court, be a proper person morally, physically and mentally, for the bringing up of her children; (4) no person shall I receive the benefit of this act who shall not have been a resident of a county in which such application is made for at least one year next before the making of such application for such allowance. SEC. 4. When allowance shall cease.-Whenever any child shall reach the age of 15 years any allowance made to the mother of such child for the benefit of such child shall cease. The court may in its discretion at any time before such child reaches the age of 15 years, discontinue or modify the allowance to any mother and for any child. SEC. 5. Penalty for fraud.—Any person procuring fraudulently any allowance for a person, not entitled thereto, shall be deemed guilty of a gross misdemeanor. SEC. 6. Court proceedings-Payment of warrants.-In each case where an allowance is made to any woman under the provisions of this act, an order to that effect shall be entered upon the records of the court, making such allowance. Proceedings to obtain the benefit of this act shall be instituted and maintained in the same manner as proceedings are instituted and maintained in the juvenile court and the prosecuting attorney shall render all necessary assistance to applicants under this act and shall appear in every such proceeding and through the probation officer, the charity commissioner or any person having knowledge of the facts, shall carefully investigate the merits of every application to the end that this act may be fairly administered and no person granted relief hereunder except those justly entitled thereto, and no officer of the court or county officer shall receive any fees for any service rendered in carrying out the provisions of this act. A certified copy of said order shall be filed with the county auditor of the county in which such child's mother is resident, and thereupon and thereafter and so long as such order remains in force and unmodified it shall be the duty of the county auditor each month to draw his warrant on the current expense fund of the county in favor of the mother for the amount specified in such order, which warrant shall be by the auditor delivered to the mother upon her executing duplicate receipts therefor, one to be retained by the auditor and the other to be filed by the clerk with the other records in the proceedings relating to such child or children. It shall be the duty of the county treasurer to pay such warrant out of funds in the current expense fund of the county. SEC. 7. Repeal.-All acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. Approved March 24, 1913. The following sections from the juvenile court act relating to the method of instituting and maintaining proceedings in the juvenile court are made applicable by section 6 of the above act: [Laws 1913, chap. 160.] SEC. 5. Petition.-Any person may file with the clerk of the superior court a petition showing that there is within the county, or residing within the county, a dependent or delinquent child and praying that the superior court deal with such child as provided in this act: Provided, That in counties having paid probation officers, such officers shall, as far as possible, first determine if such petition is reasonably justifiable. Such petition shall be verified and shall contain a statement of facts constituting such dependency or delinquency, as defined in section 1 of this act, and the names and residence, if known to the petitioner, of the parents, guardian, or custodian of such dependent or delinquent child. There shall be no fee for filing such petitions. SEC. 6. Summons.-Upon the filing of an information, or the petition, the clerk of the court shall issue a summons requiring the person having custody or control of the child, or with whom the child may be, to appear with the child at a place and time stated in the summons, which time shall not be less than twenty-four hours after service. The parents of the child, if living, and their residence is known, or its legal guardian, if there be one or if there is neither parent nor guardian, or if his or her residence is not known, then some relative, if there be one, and his residence is known, shall be notified of the proceedings; and in any case the judge shall appoint some suitable person or association to act in behalf of the child. * * * On return of the summons or other process, or as soon thereafter as may be, the court shall proceed to hear and dispose of the case in a summary manner. In King County (juvenile court of Seattle) from June 13, 1913, when the law became effective, to December 31, 1913, 185 petitions were received, of which number 99 were granted, 61 were deferred and dismissed, and 25 were pending December 31, 1913. The average monthly allowance per family was $20.32; total monthly allowances, $2,012.50. Two hundred and ninety-one children in the 99 families were being benefited by the allowances. Report of Seattle Juvenile Court, 1913, p. 8.) FORMS USED IN JUVENILE COURT OF KING COUNTY (SEATTLE). (Annual PETITION. In the superior court of the State of Washington for the county of King-Juvenile court. In re the application of To the honorable judge of the juvenile court: a reputable person, respectfully represents to your honor that she now is and for more than one year last past has been a resident of King County, Washington; that she is the mother of children under the age of 15 years now residing within said county and not inmates of any institution, public or private, and are dependent upon your petitioner or the public for maintenance and support; that the names and ages of said children are as follows: Your petitioner represents that the father of said children is that your petitioner is in destitute circumstances, owning no property whatsoever, except and by reason thereof in order to maintain the home and support said children your petitioner will require aid as provided in an act relating to the support of certain destitute women who are mothers; that the statements set out in the sheet hereto attached and duly verified are true and are hereby made a part of this petition. Wherefore your petitioner prays this honorable court to inquire into the aforesaid circumstances and investigate as to the truth of the matters herein contained in pursuance of law and upon such investigation and hearing to be duly had, such orders may be made in the premises as to this honorable court may seem meet according to equity and good conscience, and according to the statute in such case made and provided. . Petitioner. NOTICE. In the superior court of the State of Washington for the county of King-Juvenile court. No. Notice. In re the application of To the honorable prosecuting attorney and board of county commissioners of King County, Washington: Please take notice that a petition has been filed by -, praying for an allowance under and in pursuance of an act relating to the support of certain destitute women who are mothers, which said petition will be brought on regularly for hearing in the juvenile court on the day of 191, at 10 a. m. of said date, or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard. You will therefore appear on said date, if you have any objections to granting said petition, and duly contest the same. Judge. Service of the aforesaid notice is hereby accepted this day of Prosecuting Attorney. Chairman Board of County Commissioners. 191 being first duly sworn, on oath doth depose and say that the written statements under the various printed headings on the preceding page of this application were voluntarily made by this affiant and written thereon by direction of this affiant, and that the statements therein, both written and printed are true in substance and in fact. Subscribed and sworn to before me this A. D. 191-. day of Date of hearing. Court orders and subsequent history. FINDINGS OF COURT. In the superior court of the State of Washington for the county of King-Juvenile court. In re petition of destitute. No. Findings. This matter coming on regularly and duly to be heard upon the petition filed herein, and it appearing to the court that the prosecuting attorney, the board of county commissioners, the aforesaid destitute woman, and all persons interested herein have had due notice of this proceeding according to the statute in such cases made and provided, and the court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties, and after hearing all the evidence adduced, and being fully advised in the premises, finds: That the petitioner, is a reputable person and has resided in King County, State of Washington, for more than one year last past; that the husband of said petitioner, -; that petitioner is the mother of child under the age of fifteen years, as follows: That by reason of the aforesaid facts petitioner is destitute, poor, and unable to properly care for said child- without assistance, but otherwise she is a proper guardian. The court further finds that all of the allegations of the petition have been proven, and that it is for the welfare of such child- and for the best interests of the people of the State of Washington that said child remain at home with parent, the petitioner, And the court further finds from the testimony heard in open court that the sum of dollars ($) per month is the amount of money necessary to enable the parent, together with her earnings otherwise, to properly care for said child at home. Done in open court this day of 191-. ORDER PROVIDING SUPPORT. court. destitute. No. Judge. In the superior court of the State of Washington for the county of King-Juvenile In re petition of Order providing support. ward Upon the findings herein made and filed in the above-entitled proceedings, it is ordered that the said childbe and remain of this court, and that he be and remain in the custody of parent of said child-, subject to the friendly visitation of the probation officers of this court, as frequently as may be directed by the court. It is further ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the sum of dollars per month be and is hereby fixed by the court as the amount of money necessary to enable the parent to properly care for said child at home, and that the board of county commissioners of King County, State of Washington, shall make provision for the necessary moneys to meet the purposes of this order, and that upon the filing of a certified copy of said order with the county auditor of King County, said auditor is directed on the first Monday of 191, and monthly thereafter until the further order of the court, to draw his warrant on the current expense fund of the county, in favor of the |