38-528. Homes for children under 18; petition; election; lease of building; control of home.
38-528
38-528. Homes for children under 18; petition;election; lease ofbuilding; control of home.The boards of county commissioners of any two (2) or more countiesjointly may provide a detention home or juvenile farm for the purpose ofcaring for children under eighteen (18) years of age who are in the custodyof the judge of the district court; or uponpresentation to the board of county commissioners of each of such countiesof a petition signed by at least fifteen percent (15%) of the voters ofsaid county as determined by the total vote cast for the office ofsecretary of state at the last preceding general election, said boardsshall each call an election to be held at the date of the next succeedingelection and shall submit at such election the question of establishingsuch joint detention home or juvenile farm. Such question shall appear uponthe ballot as follows:
For the "detention home" (juvenile farm) ................. | |;[ ]
Against the "detention home" (juvenile farm) ................. | |;[ ]
And if a majority of the votes cast for and against such proposition ineach such county shall be in favor of such establishment, the boards ofcounty commissioners of such counties shall proceed to establish the sameas herein provided. Until a properly equipped home or farm has beenprovided, such boards of county commissioners may lease or rent a suitablebuilding or part thereof, for a term not to exceed five (5) years to beused for such purposes.
Control of the home or farm shall be under a board of directors composedof the judge of the district court and one county commissioner of each ofthe participating counties.
History: L. 1963, ch. 252, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 174; Jan. 10, 1977.