State, was reported for 23 States. These societies received children from the courts for placing and often exercised all supervision of them after they were placed. Seven States reported the State board of charities as actively cooperating in the work of the courts. The child-welfare department of the Ohio Board of State Charities wrote that it had received children for placement from the juvenile courts in 45 counties. The Connecticut State Board of Charities had recently established a child-welfare department which placed out dependent and neglected children committed by the courts to the county temporary homes for placing. In Massachusetts agents of the State board of charity cooperate in many of the activities of the courts. These agents, by order of the board, attend all hearings of delinquent and most of the hearings of neglected children. They also make investigations of many of these cases. All cases of dependents are referred directly to them by the overseers of the poor without going through the juvenile courts. Many Massachusetts courts use the family homes of the State board of charity for detention, and courts having no other provision may make arrangements through the board for mental examinations. The Indiana State Board of Charities has direct supervision of all county boards of children's guardians, which take charge of most of the placing of dependent and neglected children in family homes. New Hampshire, Vermont, and Virginia courts may commit dependent and neglected children to the care of the State boards of charities for placing in family homes. The courts in New Jersey and the District of Columbia reported that boards of children's guardians received children from the courts for placing. Three States-Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming-reported bureaus of child and animal protection, which were doing some work in cooperation with the courts. Six other States-Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and West Virginia-had societies for prevention of cruelty to children or humane societies operating over all or a large part of their respective States, reported by the courts as cooperating. APPENDIX A. CHARTS. CHART I.—Juvenile courts established by special laws, and court systems having jurisdiction over children's cases of delinquency and neglect, by States. CHART I.-Juvenile courts established by special laws, and court systems having jurisdiction over children's cases of delinquency and neglect, by States-Continued. Selected from Pro- Districtcourt Superior District court ses Special Recorder's (1). CHART I.-Juvenile courts established by special laws, and court systems having jurisdiction over children's cases of delinquency and neglect, by States-Continued. (2) Alabama.-Concurrent jurisdiction only in case of violation of city ordinances. (3) California.-In every county and city and county having more than one judge of the superior court those judges shall designate one of their number to hear all causes under juvenile court act. (4) Colorado.-Special court in each county and municipality known as a city and county having population of 100,000 or more. (5) Connecticut.-Cities having a population of 20,000 or more may provide for a juvenile court to be conducted by a judge of police or city court. (6) Georgia.-A special court in counties having a population of 60,000 or more. Counties having between 35,000 and 60,000 may establish a special court. (7) Illinois.-In counties having a population of more than 500,000 (Cook County) the judges of the circuit court may designate one of their number to hear all cases under juvenile court law. (8) Indiana.-Every county containing a city of 100,000 inhabitants (Marion County) shall establish a special juvenile court. (9) Iowa.-In counties having a population of 100,000 or more (Polk County) the district judges shall select one of their number to act as judge of the juvenile court. (10) Maine.-(a) Jurisdiction of dependency or neglect. (b) In case of delin (11) Maryland.-Justices of peace have jurisdiction where the judges of the district court have not designated one of their number as judge for juvenile causes and where there is no independent juvenile court. (12) Minnesota.-District court in counties having a population of more than 33,000; probate court in all other counties. (13) Missouri.-Criminal division of circuit court in counties containing city of the first class. (14) Nebraska.-County court has concurrent jurisdiction in absence of judge of district court. (15) New Hampshire.—In municipalities of less than 2,000 where no municipal court has been established. (16) New Jersey.-A separate court in counties of first class. (17) New York.-(a) In New York City a separate division of court of special sessions. (b) Jurisdiction conferred upon county court, children's part. (18) Ohio.-Judges of these courts designate one of their number. (19) Pennsylvania.-In Allegheny County, the county court. (20) South Carolina.—In cities having a population of from 20,000 to 50,000. (21) Tennessee.—City court in counties of 148,000 or more; recorder's court in counties having between 33,600 and 33,700. (22) Utah. The law provides for a special juvenile court in each judicial district. (23) Virginia.-City of 30,000 or more may establish a special juvenile and domestic relations court. (24) West Virginia.—(a) Having chancery jurisdiction. (b) If no court with chancery jurisdiction. (25) Wisconsin.-Judges to designate one of their number. |