STATE OF WISCONSIN,

County of.

treasurer of

being first duly sworn, says that he is the county county and that the within bill is just, correct, and true, and that the amounts stated therein have been paid out by him during the year ending December 31, 19----, and that the payments so paid were made upon orders issued by the courts as provided by section 573f. 9, Wisconsin Statutes, and that no part thereof has been audited, allowed, or paid by the State. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this

day of

19----.

Notary Public, Wisconsin.

OFFICE OF THE STATE BOARD OF CONTROL OF WISCONSIN.

MADISON, WIS.,

19----.

dollars ($.

This is to certify that the within bill is hereby approved for the sum of-----.-), and the county of is entitled to-------), being one-third of the amount of the within bill as provided STATE BOARD OF CONTROL OF WISCONSIN,

dollars ($.

by law.

Attest:

By

Secretary.

President.

WYOMING.

[Laws 1915, ch. 32 as amended by Laws 1917, ch. 38.1]

An Act Providing for a pension for dependent mothers and their children.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: SECTION 1. Allowance to poor mothers.-Whenever any woman whose husband shall be dead or shall have become permanently disabled for work by reason of physical or mental infirmity, or shall be a prisoner, or shall have deserted her, and such desertion shall have continued for a period of one year, and such woman shall be poor and shall be the mother of children under the age of 14 years, and such mother and children shall have been residents in the county in which said application is made for one year, and such mother shall have been a resident of this State at the time of the death of her husband, or at the time he became disabled, or at the time he became a prisoner, or at the time he deserted her, the board of county commissioners of said county may make an allowance to such woman, as follows:

First, not to exceed $20 a month, when she shall have but one child under the age of 14 years, and if she shall have more than one child under the age of 14 years such allowance shall not exceed $20 a month for the first child and $10 a month for each of the other children under the age of 14 years. The order making such allowance shall not be effective for a longer period than 6 months, but upon expiration of such period said board of county commissioners may from time to time extend such allowance for a period of 6 months or less. The home of such woman shall be visited from time to time by any member of the board of county commissioners or an authorized agent of discreet years, as the board may direct, and the report or reports of such visiting member of the board, or agent, shall be considered by the board in making such order. SEC. 2. Conditions of allowance.--Such allowance may be made by the board of county commissioners only upon the following conditions:

1. The child or children for whose benefit the allowance shall be made must be living with the mother of such child or children.

2. The allowance shall be made only when in the absence of such allowance the mother would be required to work regularly away from her home and children, and that by means of such allowance she shall be able to remain at home with her children except by absence for work for such time as the said board shall deem advisable.

3. The mother must in the judgment of the said board be a proper person morally, mentally, and physically for the bringing up of her children.

4. Such allowance shall, in the judgment of said board, be necessary to save the child or children from neglect and to avoid the breaking up of the home of such woman.

1 The amendment of 1917 transferred the authority to grant aid from the district courts to the county commissioners, and omitted the proviso of the 1915 enactment requiring that the person who made the visits to the homes should be "thoroughly trained in charitable relief work." Eligibility for ald was made dependent upon the mother having been a resident of the State at the time of her husband's death or desertion, or at the time he became disabled or was imprisoned.

5. It must appear to be for the benefit of the children to remain with such mother.

6. A careful preliminary examination of the home of such mother must first have been made by a member of said board, or such other competent person, or agent, as the said board may direct, and a written report of such examination filed with the board.

SEC. 3. County commissioners to provide funds.-It shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to make an appropriation of such sum as may be necessary for the purpose of paying such allowances as may be made during the year.

SEC. 4. Payment of warrants.—All payments of allowances as herein provided shall be made on warrants drawn as other county warrants are drawn and paid by the county treasurer out of such funds.

SEC. 5. Application—Hearing-Penalty for accepting fee.-An application in writing for such an allowance may be made by any woman coming within the purview of this act, or it may be made on her behalf only by any probating officer, associate charities organization, or humane agent, and when such application is filed it shall be set down for hearing at a time fixed by the board of county commissioners, and the report of the county commissioner or authorized agent designated by the board to make the examination and report as required by section 2 of this act shall be filed on or before such hearing, and upon the date fixed the board shall hear said report and any other evidence that may be offered, and at the conclusion of the same make such order as to the said board shall seem proper in such matters. Any person or persons, officer, agent, or attorney making application for an allowance for any woman within the purview of this act who shall charge or accept any consideration for his services in securing such allowance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, and shall pay the costs of prosecution.

SLC. 6. Repeal. All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

SEC. 7. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 15, 1915.

Amendment approved February 16, 1917.

CANADIAN MOTHERS' AID LAWS.

ALBERTA.

[Laws 1919, ch. 6.]

An Act Granting assistance to widowed mothers supporting children.

SECTION 1. This act may be cited as "The Mothers Allowance Act."

SEC. 2. In this act, unless the context otherwise requires

(a) "Municipality " means any city, town, village, or municipal district; (b) "Council" means the council of any municipality;

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Superintendent" means the Superintendent of Neglected and Dependent Children appointed under The Children's Protection Act of Alberta.

SEC. 3. Appointment of inspectors in cities.-There shall be appointed by the council in every city and town in the Province one or more inspectors whose remuneration shall be fixed and paid by the council, and whose duty it shall be to receive applications for assistance under this act, to inquire into any case brought to his or their attention, and generally to do and perform such matters and things as may be required by this act or by any regulations passed hereunder.

SEC. 4. Aid to widowed mothers-Application.-Any woman who is a widow (or the wife of a person committed to a hospital for the insane under the Insanity Act, and actually an inmate thereof) and who, having in her custody a child or children under the age of fifteen years in the case of boys and sixteen years in the case of girls, is unable to take proper care of such child or children, may by herself or through any other person on her behalf apply to an inspector of the city or town of which she is a resident for assistance under this act.

SEC. 5. Investigation and report.-The inspector shall thereupon make a full and complete inquiry into the facts of the case, and shall forthwith report thereon to the superintendent, who, if satisfied that the case is a proper one for assistance under this act, shall recommend to the Attorney General the payment to such woman of such sum or sums in weekly installments as to the said superintendent may seem fit and necessary.

(2) The superintendent, when satisfied upon inquiry that any woman in any city or town is entitled to and requires assistance under this act, may make a recommendation under this section whether or not an application has been made by or on behalf of such woman to an inspector.

SEC. 6. Payments.-When any recommendation as aforesaid is approved by the Attorney General the woman mentioned therein may be paid out of the moneys appropriated by the legislature for that purpose the sum or sums specified in the said recommendation.

SEC. 7. Upon any subsequent recommendation for the termination, decrease, or increase of any payments made under this act being approved by the Attorney General such payments shall be discontinued, decreased, or increased in accordance with such subsequent recommendation, and so as to any further recommendation of the superintendent.

SEC. 8. Levy upon cities and towns.-The Attorney General shall every three months forward or cause to be forwarded to the treasurer of each such city or