Chapter 1095.
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CHAP. 1095.— An act regulating admissions to the Institution of the Association for Works of Mercy in certain eases, and for other purposes.October 12, 1888 *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,District of Columbia.Custody, etc., of girls in Association for Works of Mercy. That the Association for Works of Mercy, a charitable corporation in the District of Colombia, is hereby authorized and empowered to receive and have the custody and control of, and to suitably maintain, teach, employ, and discipline girls under the age of eighteen years, resident in the District of Columbia, until they attain the age of eighteen years.
The right to the custody and control of any such girl shall be obtained in the manner following: First. Renunciation of parental rights by father.By a written instrument executed by the father of such girl, giving such custody and control to said association and renouncing parental rights. Second. By mother.If the father be not living, or is unknown, or not resident in the District of Columbia, by a written instrument executed by the mother of such girl, giving such custody and control to said association and renouncing parental rights.
Third. By a written instrument executed by the guardian of the Renunciation of guardianship rights by guardian.person of such girl, giving such custody and control to said association and renouncing the rights of guardianship. Fourth. If there be no father, or mother, or guardian of such girl Self-surrender.living, or known, resident in the District of Columbia, by an instrument in writing executed by such girl, surrendering herself to the custody, control, and maintenance of said association.
Fifth. Approval by judge of orphans’ court.No such instrument shall be effectual in law until it shall be approved by the judge of the orphans’ court of the District of Columbia by an indorsement of such approval thereon signed by such judge. Sec. 2. Commitment for offenses.That when any girl under the age of eighteen years shall be duly convicted of any offense punishable by fine or imprisonment for a term less than two years before any court in the District of Columbia, if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court that such girl is a suitable subject for the custody of said association, the court may, instead of imposing such fine or imprisonment, and with the assent of said association, cause such girl to be committed to the custody and control of said association, there to remain until she shall attain the age of eighteen years, or be otherwise discharged in due course of law.
Sec. 3. Keeping and discharge of inmates.That a girl, duly received into the institution of the said association, shall be kept there, disciplined, instructed, employed, and governed under the direction of said association until she is either reformed and discharged or has attained the age of eighteen years; but the association shall have the right to discharge and return to the parents, guardian, or protector any girl who, in its judgment, ought, for any cause, to be removed from the institution, and in such case the association shall enter upon its minutes the reasons for her discharge; and in case such girl was received under the order of any criminal court, a copy of the minute of such reasons shall be forthwith transmitted to the court under whose order she was received.
Sec. 4. Association may be appointed guardian by orphans’ court.That the orphans’ court of the District of Columbia shall have power to appoint the said association the guardian of the person of any girl under the age of eighteen years, in the same manner and with the same effect that it now has power to appoint guardians of the person of female infants. And such guardianship shall continue until such girl shall attain the age of eighteen years, unless the orphans’ court shall discharge the same or otherwise direct.
Approved, October 12, 1888. Chapter 1096: to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at some accessible point within one mile north and one mile south and east of the mouth of the Kansas River. Chapter 1096 25 Stat. 555 1888-10-12 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-23 50 1 public FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Ch. 1096. 1888.555
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