or necessary in order to have the child in court, that the child be forcibly detained, the said court or judge may in his discretion, forcibly detain temporarily said child for safe-keeping, pending the hearing. But a sheriff, or jailor police officer, marshal or their deputies, shall not imprison the child in the same room with an adult prisoner, or other prisoners, but such child may, at any time, give bond for his or her appearance in court for trial, and upon making such bond, shali be released from custody.

Section 14. Whenever under the terms of this act a juvenile or other person is committed to jail, it shall be either the county jail or the city jail, according to the circumstances, and the officers in charge shall receive such juvenile or other person and keep him safely until removed or discharged by law therefrom. Whenever any person is confined in the County Jail the sheriff shall be paid the same fees for keeping and feeding such person as he is paid for keeping and feeding prisoners committed to such jail by the Circuit Court.

Section 15. Any person sixteen years of age, or under, is a juvenile delinquent under this act: (a) Who has violated any ordinance of a town or city within said county of Mobile, or any law of the State of Alabama, or (b) who knowingly associates with thieves or vicious or immoral persons, or (c) who begs in the streets or highways or thoroughfares or other public palces; or (d) who knowingly enters a house of ill fame, or (e) who knowingly visits or patronizes any policy shop or any place where gaming is operated or carried on; or (f) who knowingly visits any place where intoxicating liquors are sold or given away, or unlawfully stored; or (h) who frequently visits a pool room or billiard saloon, or public place where pool or billiards are played or (i) who wanders in the night time about the streets, highways, thoroughfares without being on any bona fide lawful business or occupation; or (j) who wanders or loafs about railroad yards or railroad tracks or jumps or hooks on to any moving or standing street railroad car or dummy line car, or any car or vehicle drawn by motor power, whether the child be riding or afoot, when he so does not as a passenger paying fare and bona fide to ride as a passenger; or (k) who is truant from school; or (1) who is guilty of immoral conduct; or (m) who habitually uses vile, obscene, indecent, insulting or profane language whether in the presence of females or others; or (n) who is habitually in dishonorable surroundings.

Section 16. All proceedings against juveniles under this act shall be on the theory that the child is a ward of the State, and not a criminal, but rather as misdirected and in need of assistance, kindliness, and firmness of control and direction of his ways, and it shall not be treated or deemed a criminal. The child shall not be denominated a criminal by virtue of any adjudication under this act, nor shall any such adjudication ever be denominated a conviction of the child. The child shall not be a convict hereunder. Adjudication under this act shall not operate to disqualify the juvenile, nor to disqualify after attaining majority, from holding any office, place or position, under any state or under any municipal or other civil service. Confessions or admissions of any kind, declarations of statements, made by juvenile delinquent to said juvenile court or judge, or to any other officer, or to any person, or the child's manner or demeanor, or silence or answer, when accused or questioned, shall not be competent or admissible evidence against the child in any court or proceedings. The style of the proceeding on the docket of the juvenile court and Appellate Court shall be "In the matter of. a juvenile." And all the provisions of this act shall be construed liberally for the effectuation of its beneficient purposes concerning the juvenile and the duty shall be constant upon the court to give to each child subject to his jurisdiction such oversight and control as to advance the welfare of the child and the interests of the State. So far as practicable and best, the court shall preferably exercise its supervisory care by retaining juveniles in their own homes, under the supervision of a probation officer rather than elsewhere; and when the child is committed to a foster home. the family receiving the child must receive it and agree to rear and educate it as a member of the family.

Section 17. Any person knowing, or being informed and having reasons to believe, that a juvenile is delinquent within the purview of this act, may file in the court a verified petition briefly setting forth the facts. Thereupon the court or judge may make or cause to be made by the probation officer of his selection or some other proper person, an investigation, and may require the child to appear or be brought before the court, at a time fixed in the process issued, either a notice to be served upon the parent or parents, guardian, or other trustee of the child or any person obligated by law to its support, or any one standing to it in loco parentis, or any one or other having custody or control of the child, commanding the production of the child in court, or the appearance in court of such juvenile, or else a warrant of arrest. The court shall have power to punish as a contempt the failure or refusal of any one directed to produce the child in court as required by notice accepted or served. Upon service acepted of notice, or upon arrest of the child, the judge shall have power to accept a bond, with penalty fixed by him not exceeding $500.00 signed by one or more reputable citizens, except in case of felonies the judge shall fix whatever amount he may think proper with sufficient

surety, not exceeding two bondsmen, and payable to said county, approved by him, and conditioned that the child shall appear in court at a time to be fixed by the court, and upon its acceptance the child shall be released. On the failure to make or take such bond, the child may be detained under the order of the court, at a detention home of the county of city of Mobile, or in some institution selected by the judge, or in the custody of some officer or other person designated by the court, or also committed to jail as provided hereinafter, pending the examination or hearing. Upon breach of the condition of the bond accepted, the court may issue such other process or notice as may appear proper to bring the child in, which shall be executed forthwith, and the court shall have power to take forfeitures, as in other courts, upon the bond, against the sureties only, and enforce its judgment in that regard as other courts might do.

Section 18. At the time fixed by continuance or otherwise, the court shall proceed to hear and investigate the facts, examining into the circumstances and conditions of the child's surroundings, and environment, sufficiently to enable the rendition of proper judgment so as to best subserve the child's welfare and carry out the purposes of this act.

Section 19. The court shall have power to put the child on probation at its own residence, or in a suitable home, or elsewhere, subject to the control of the court and visitation by its officers until discharged from the probation or require the child to report to court, or detention home, at regular intervals; or may commit the child to some institution within or without the county if it be an institution maintained by the State or by any subdivision thereof, or incorporated under the laws of the State, and which takes care of children, or may commit it to the care of any person, family, corporation, society or association of persons, that cares for children; and under such stipulation, restrictions or conditions, or agreements, as the court may prescribe or require or agree to, but shall not commit said child to an institution without Mobile County, unless it be a state institution wholly supported by the State.

Section 20. If the court commit a white boy to the Alabama Boys' Industrial School, or similar institution now or hereafter maintained by the State or any of its subdivisions; or a white girl to the State Training School for Girls, the Alabama Home of Refuge, or the Mercy Home Industrial School, or a similar institution now or hereafter maintained by the State or any of its subdivisions; or a colored child to the Alabama Reform School for Juvenile Negro Law Breakers, or a similar institution maintained by the State or any of its subdivisions; such commitment shall be until the child shall be dis

charged or released by order of said Juvenile Court, and in no event shall the period of detention be after the child has reached twenty-one years of age.

Section 21. For each and every conviction of a juvenile under this act for a misdemeanor or offense other than a felony, the maximum amount of time which said juvenile can be committed to any local detention home or institution or any other institution shall not exceed the maximum amount of time he or she could have been sentenced to hard labor or the jail had he or she been tried and convicted in any of the city or county courts for the commission of said offense. For each and every conviction of a felony the maximum amount of time which said juvenile can be committed to any institution mentioned in this act shall be discretionary with the judge so committing, not, however, beyond the time when such child reaches the age of twenty-one years.

Section 22. Any judgment or order of said Juvenile court in any proceeding against a juvenile, shall be subject to modification or revision from time to time as said court or the appellate court having jurisdiction shall determine to be the child's interest.

Section 23. The expense of transportation of juveniles committed to any home, society, person, family, corporation, institution or association other than a member or members of its own family shall be paid by said county, unless otherwise provided. But no such expense shall be charged against or be payable by the county unless the judge of such court and the Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners of Mobile County shall have approved the same in advance of incurring such expenses.

Section 24. Within fifteen days after the day of rendition of a final judgment by said juvenile court against the child, an appeal may be taken by the child, or his next friend, parent, guardian, trustee or guardian ad litem named by said juvenile court to act for the child, to the circuit in said county in their own name. In no event shall the taking of an appeal release the child from the Court's custody and control so as to put it at large, unless an appeal bond is executed by such appellant. payable to said county in a penalty fixed by the judge, with good and sufficient surety or sureties, approved by the judge. and conditioned that the child shall appear in said circuit court till discharged by due course of law; and the appeal without bond, shall not suspend the judgment appealed from, nor discharge the child from custody of the Juvenile Court or its Officers, or of the institution, person or persons into whose care the child may have been committed. if the juvenile court shall enter an order ascertaining that to suspend the judgment or release the child would endanger the child's welfare and ordering it not suspended or released, except that no child shall be sent or taken out of Mobile County, or be detained in an institution without Mobile County while such appeal is pending. Such order may be subject to review by the circuit judges or judge by habeas corpus proceedings as other cases are reviewed. Appeals under this section shall take precedence over all other business of the court to which an appeal is taken. The circuit court shall try such appeal de novo and defendant shall have right to trial by jury if demanded in writing by him as required in order misdemeanor cases in circuit court shall have the power to render such judgment as said juvenile court should have rendered under this act, or remand the case with instructions. It shall cause its judgment to be certified down to said juvenile court, which shall make such judgment its own, and enter such further orders from time to time as are proper to carry it out. If the circuit court does not dismiss the case or does not discharge the child from custody it shall remand the child to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for its supervision and care, but if it dismissed the appeal the juvenile court shall continue its jurisdiction; and when retained, or upon such remandment the juvenile shall remain under the jurisdiction of said juvenile court as if it had rendered such certified judgment in the first instance, or as if an appeal had not been taken.

Section 24-A. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person in said County of Mobile, wilfully, or knowingly to encourage, aid, abet, contribute to, promote or cause the delinquency of any person sixteen years of age, or under, as herein defined. Said juvenile court shall have juirsdiction of all such misdemeanors and shall cause any person guilty thereof to appear and be brought before the court, either upon summons or upon other notice, or upon warrant of arrest, after affidavit showing probable cause, for such orders and judgments as the court may see proper to make in accordance with this section. The accused shall have the right to bail, in a sum to be fixed by the court or judge, payable to the county, with surety to be determined by the court or judge, and conditioned to appear in said juvenile court from time to time to be fixed by the court or judge until discharged in due course and to be approved by the judge. In default of bond, the accused may be committed to jail, pending disposition of his case by the Juvenile Court. The cause shall be styled the State of Alabama against the accused, by whatever name known or called. At the time fixed by continuance or otherwise the court shall hear the cause, and upon finding the defendant guilty of an offense under this section shall have power to enter and enforce such orders or judgments as to the court shall seem best fitted to ameliorate the