AN ACT to provide for a State Home for Juvenile Female Offenders.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act within thirty days after this act shall take effect, the Governor shall appoint seven trustees, not more than two of whom shall reside in the same congressional district, and four of whom shall be women, who, and their successors in office, shall be a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of "State Guardians for Girls," who shall possess all the corporate and other powers, and be subject to all rules, regulations and conditions expressed in an act entitled "An act to regulate the State charitable institutions and State Reform School, and to improve their organization and to increase their efficiency," approved April 15, 1875.

§ 2. The trustees shall take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution of the State of Illinois, and shall perform the duties imposed upon them by law, without any compensation for their services, except their actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties. Their term of office shall be six years, commencing July 1, 1893, and until their successors are appointed and qualified: Provided, the Governor may divide the trustees first appointed into three classes, by appointing two to hold office to July 1, 1895, two to hold office to July 1, 1897, and three to hold office to July 1, 1899.

§ 3. The trustees are hereby authorized to establish and maintain a "State Home for Juvenile Female Offenders," the object of which shall be to provide for the maintenance, discipline and reformation of such girls as may be committed thereto as hereinafter provided, and for the purchase of the site and the necessary land, which shall include not less than twenty acres, nor more than one hundred and twenty acres, and for constructing buildings thereon for the State Home for Juvenile Female Offenders, and fit the said buildings for occupancy and use, there is hereby appropriated the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000), to be paid out of any moneys in the State treasury not otherwise appropriated, as hereinafter provided; and to defray the ordinary expenses of said home from its opening, whether before or after the completion and occupancy of the buildings, to June 30, 1895, for such period there is hereby appropriated the further sum of eight thousand dollars ($8,000) per quarter, or at that rate, to be paid out of any moneys in the State treasury not otherwise appropriated, in the manner provided by law for the payment of appropriations to the State charitable institutions.

§ 4. The trustees, as soon as possible after their appointment and qualification, shall proceed to select a site for the

State Home for Juvenile, Female Offenders, at such place as shall be at the same time most economical to the State, and best adapted to the wants of the home, having regard in the selection to the elevation, sewerage and drainage and abundant supply of living water, facilities of access, the quality of the soil and the price asked for the land.

§ 5. The trustees are empowered and authorized to receive from any person or corporation in behalf and for the benefit of the State any donation of money, personal property or real estate, offered for the purpose of aiding in the establishment of such home, and for the future maintenance and comfort of juvenile female offenders.

§ 6. The trustees are directed and required to cause to be prepared suitable plans and specifications for the buildings required by this act, by a competent architect (for which not more than one per cent. shall be allowed, payable in installments as the work progresses), which plans shall be submitted to the Governor for his approval before adoption. Said plans shall be accompanied by specifications and by a detailed estimate of the amount, quality and description of all material and labor required for the erection and full completion of the buildings according to said plans.

§ 7. Whenever the said plans and specifications shall have been approved and adopted, the trustees shall cause to be inserted in at least two of the daily or weekly newspapers in the cities of Chicago, Springfield, and the city or town at or near which the said home shall be permanently located, an advertisement for sealed bids for the construction of the buildings herein authorized; and they shall furnish a printed copy of the act and of the specifications to all parties applying therefor, and all parties interested who may desire it shall have full and free access to the plans, with the privilege of taking notes and making memoranda.

§ 8. No less than thirty days after the publication of said proposals for bids, on a day and hour to be named in said advertisement, at the place where the said home shall be located, in the presence of the bidders, or so many of them as may be present, the bids received shall be opened for the first time, and the contract for building shall be let to the lowest and best bidder; Provided, that no contract shall be made and no expense incurred for any building or buildings requiring for the completion of the same a greater expense than is provided for in the appropriation made in this act. And, provided, turther, that no bid shall be accepted which is not accompanied by a good and sufficient bond in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars, signed by at least three good and sufficient sureties, conditional as a guarantee for the responsibility and good faith of the bidder, and he will enter into contract and give bond as provided in this act in case his bid is accepted.

§ 9. The contract to be made with the successful bidder shall be accompanied by a good and sufficient bond, to be approved by the Governor before accepted, conditioned for the faithful performance of his contract; shall provide for the appointment of a superintendent of construction, who shall receive not more than five dollars per day for his services, and who shall carefully and accurately measure the work done and the materials upon the grounds at least once a month, and for the payment of the contractor upon the aforesaid measurement and for the withholdings of fifteen per cent. of the value of the work done and materials on hand until the completion of the building, and for a forfeiture of a stipulated sum per diem for every day that the completion of the work shall be delayed after the time specified for the completion in the contract, and for the full protection of all persons who may furnish labor or materials, by withholding payment from the contractor, and by paying the parties to whom any moneys are due for services and materials, as aforesaid, directly for all work done or materials furnished by them in case of notice given to the trustees that any such party apprehends or fears that he will not receive all money due; and for the settlement of all disputed questions as to the value of alterations and extras, by arbitration at the time of final settlement, as follows: One arbitrator to be chosen by the trustees, one by the contractor, and one by the Governor of the State; all three of said arbitrators to be practical mechanics and builders, and for the power and privilege of the trustees under the contract to order changes in the plans at their discretion, and to refuse to accept any work which may be done, not fully in accordance with the letter and spirit of the plans and specifications; and all work not accepted shall be replaced at the expense of the contractor, and for a deduction from the current price of all alterations ordered by the trustees, which may and do diminish the cost of all buildings. They may also make such other provisions and conditions in the said contract not hereinabove specified as may seem to them necessary or expedient: Provided, that no conditions shall be inserted contrary to the letter and spirit of this act, and that in no event shall the State be liable for a greater amount of money than is appropriated for said building and its appurtenances.

§ 10. All contracts shall be signed by the president of the board of trustees on behalf of the board after a vote authorizing the president so to sign, shall have been entered upon the minutes of the board. And it shall be attested by the signature of the secretary of the board and by the coporate seal. All contracts shall be drawn in triplicate, and one copy shall be deposited in the office of the Board of Public Charities of this State.

§ 11. All bids shall show the estimated cost of the work to be done, of description, in detail, and the trustees shall have the

right and power at their discretion to accept bids for particular portions of the work, if for advantage of the State, and all measurements and accounts, as the work progresses, shall show in detail the amount and character of the work for which payment is made.

§ 12. The cost of location, including the cost of suitable grounds, may be paid out of the appropriations herein made, but shall not exceed the sum of $15,000 for such home.

§ 13. The moneys herein appropriated, except moneys appropriated to defray the ordinary expenses of said home, shall be paid to the parties to whom they may become due and payable directly from the treasury of the State, on the warrant of the Auditor of Public Accounts; and the Auditor is hereby authorized and required to draw the said warrants for money due under this act upon the order of the board of trustees, accompanied by vouchers approved by the Governor, as now provided by law.

§ 14. No trustee or agent of the said home shall be in any way interested in any contracts for the erection of said build-' ings; and if any trustee or agent shall be so interested, he shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and on conviction be fined in any sum not exceeding $5,000.

§ 15. Before making payment for the lands for the purchase of which provision is herein made, the seller shall furnish to the trustees an abstract of title, which shall be submitted by the trustees to the Attorney-General for examination, and to the Governor for his approval. And no money shall be paid for the said land without a perfect conveyance of title in fee simple to the State by a warrantee deed.

§ 16. Whenever any girl between the ages of ten and sixteen years is convicted, before any court of record, of any offense which if committed by an,adult, would be punishable by confinement in any house of correction or county jail, such juvenile offender may be committed by the order of such court to the State Home for Juvenile Female Offenders, for a time not less than one year nor beyond their minority. Provided, that when the offense is punishable by confinement in any house of correction or county jail, the court may, in the exercise of its discretion, commit such juvenile offender to the house of correction or county jail for the term authorized by law for the punishment of such offense.

§ 17. Whenever any girl between the ages of ten and sixteen years is convicted before any justice of the peace or police magistrate, of any misdemeanor, the justice or magistrate may, in his discretion, punish such juvenile offender in the manner provided by law; or he may commit her to the State Home for Juvenile Offenders, for a term not less than three months nor beyond their minority.

§ 18. The time of commitment of any juvenile female offender under this act shall not extend beyond her minority. The warrant of commitment shall be in duplicate, stating the age of the party committed and the time of the sentence, and shall be similarly endorsed as the warrant for the commitment of a dependent girl as provided by law.

§ 19. In all cases under this act the fees chargeable shall be the same as in like service in other cases, and shall be chargeable to and paid by the proper county; and the fees for conveying a juvenile offender to the State Home for Juvenile Female Offenders shall be the same, and paid in the same manner, as the fees paid for conveying juvenile offenders to the State Reform School at Pontiac, in this State.

§ 20. No imbecile, or idiotic girl, shall be committed or received into the State Home for Juvenile Female Offenders.

§ 21. Any girl committed under the provisions of this act may be discharged from custody at any time, by the Governor, or by the trustees, when, in their judgment, the good of the girl, or the good of the home, will be promoted by such discharge.

§ 22. Any girl committed to the State Home for Juvenile Female Offenders shall, by good behavior, earn to herself and be credited with time as follows, to-wit: each month in the first year, five days; each month in the second year, six days, each month in the third year, seven days; each month in the fourth year, eight days; each month thereafter nine days. Any such girl, for any misconduct or violation of the rules of the home, shall be liable to forfeit five days of the good time placed to her credit. The superintendent shall release every such girl from the home as many days before the expiration of time of her sentence as she shall have balance of good days to her credit.

§ 23. If any officer or other person procure the escape of any girl committed to the State Home for Juvenile Female Offenders or advise or connive at, aid, counsel, or assist in such escape, or conceal any such girl so committed after such escape, he shall, upon conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, be sentenced to hard labor in the penitentiary for any term not less than one year nor more than five years, or if under sixteen years of age, and a boy, to the State Reform School, or a girl, to the State Home for Juvenile Female Offenders,

§ 2. The trustees shall appoint a superintendent for the home, who shall have the same powers, perform the same duties and be subject to the same rules and regulations as is prescribed by law for the superintendents of the other State charitable institutions. The superintendent and all other officers, except as herein otherwise provided, shall be women.

§ 25. The trustees, in the interest of unfortunate girls in this State, may, in their discretion, appoint one or more suitable