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WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION I
HARRY L. HOPKINS, ADMINISTRATOR
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 Preface
This bulletin is one of a series intended to present in

abstract form the public welfare provisions of the laws of each of

the States.
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L, The purpose of these bulletins is to give a brief review
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k: of the provisions for public assistance under the laws of the several
.2 jurisdictions, and of the administrative agencies set up by law with
% reference thereto. A chart showing the organizational relationships
j of the administrative agencies is included.
9 The possibility of error in attempting with a limited staff
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. and in a limited time to assemble and digest the formidable mass of
\3 material incident to such a study is frankly recognized. The coopera~
:: tion of those who have occasion to use these digests in reporting any
: errors of omission or commission noted, or in suggesting improvement

. in form or content, is invited and will be greatly appreciated.
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4 Meanwhile it is hoped that those interested in considering
1‘ the reorganization or strengthening of public welfare services in the
(7 several States may find the digests of practical value.
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 INDEX TO
DIGEST OF WELFARE LAWS OF STATE OF WASHINGTON
Public Welfare Provisions Page
General Poor Relief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4501
Aid to Dependent Children in Their Own Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4505
Care of Dependent and Neglected Children (Institutions and Agencies) . . . 4506
Blind Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4508
Old Age Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4509
Veteran Relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4511
Emergency (Unemployment and other) Relief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4515
Administrative Provisions
Director of the State Department of Public Welfare . . . . . . . . . . . . 4516
Director of the State Department of Finance, Budget and Business . . . . . 4522
Western State Hospital for Insane at Fort Steilacoom. . . . . . . . . . 4529
Eastern State Hospital for Insane at Medical Lake . . . . . . . . . . . 4529
. Northern State Hospital for Insane at Sedro Wooley. . . . . . . . . . . 4529
State Penitentiary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4555
State Reformatory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4540
State Reformatory for Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4545
State Training School (for Boys) and State School for Girls . . . . . . 4546
Veterans' Home and State Soldiers' Home and Colony. . . . . . . . . . . 4550
State Custodial School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4552
State School for the Deaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4555
State School for the Blind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4555
State Narcotic Farm Colony. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4558
Institutional Board of Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4560
State Director of Labor and Industries (Re Care of the Blind). . . . . . . 4562
State Board of Prison, Terms and Paroles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4564
Juvenile Court (Session of Superior Court) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4568
Board of County Commissioners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4572
Blind Pension Supervisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4575
Chart Showing Public Welfare Agencies -

 Washington 4501
. DIGEST OF PUBLIC WELFARE PROVISIONS
GENERAL POOR RELIEF
(a) Description of class

Poor persons unable to earn a livelihood in consequence of

bodily infirmity, idiocy, lunacy, or other cause. 1/
(b) Procedure for determining eligibility

Application must be made to the Board of County Commissioners.
If it appears to the satisfaction of the Board that the person applying
has resided in county in accordance with residence requirements, such per-
son is entitled to relief. 2/

(c) Measure of responsibility

Such relief as the case may require. (County Commissioners
may make contracts for maintenance of poor or appoint agents to oversee
and provide for poor.) 3/

Commissioners may build or provide a workhouse. Board, nurs-
ing, medical aid, or burial expenses may be given to non-residents, or to
those not coming within the definition of pauper, who fall sick in the
county. 3/

. (d) Qualifications imposed

Applicant must be a resident of the county for 6 months ims
mediately preceding application date. 5/ Children, parents, brothers, or
sisters, grandchildren or grandparents must support. (Any person who be-
comes a pauper from intemperonce or other bad conduct is not entitled to
support from any relation except parent or child.) fi/

(e) Incidence of financial responsibility

0n the county. (Obligation mandatory.) y
(f) Taxes

No specific provisions. (County general fund.)
(g) Administrative agencies

Board of County Commissioners. 7/
_________._______..___._____________________ll_._______________________.__
1. Remington's Rev. Stat. Ann. (1931), Sec. 9982.

2. Ibid, Sec. 9989.

3. Ibid, Sec. 9984.

4. Ibid, Sec. 9986.

5. Ibid, Sec. 9987.

6. Ibid, Sec. 9982, 9983.

7. Ibid (1935).. Sec. 9981.

The section providing for administration by County Commissioners is

. not to be construed as including any incorporated city or tom having by

its charter any of powers enumerated. Ibid.

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GENERAL POOR RELIEF (Cont'd) ' .
(h) Supervisory controls
Director of Public Welfare, through the Division of Relief
of the State Department of Public Welfare supervises and controls the
administration of public relief. g]
W
8. Remington's Rev. Stat. Ann. (1935 Supp.), Sec. 10786—5.

 ’ Washington - Digest of Public Welfare Provisions 4505 .

. AID T0 DEPENDENI‘ CHILDREN IN THEIR OWN HOMES

(a) Description of class

Maternal Aid:

Mothers who, by reason of destitution, insufficient property
or income, or lack of earning capacity are unable to support their chil—
dren under the age of 15 years. 1/

Aid to Dependent Children:

Children under the age of 16 in their own homes, in which
there is no adult person, other than the one needed to care for the child
or children, who is able to work and provide the family with a reasonable
subsistence compatible with decency and health. 2/

(b) Procedure for determining eligibility

Maternal Aid:

Proceedings to obtain benefits are instituted and maintained
in the same manner as juvenile court proceedings; prosecuting attorney
assists applicants, and through probation officer, charity commissioner
or any person having knowledge of facts investigates applications. Allow-
ance is made by juvenile or superior court. 5/

Aid to Dependent Children:

. When the Department of Public Welfare receives an application,
an investigation and record is made of the family's circumstances, in order
to determine whether aid should be granted. 4/

(c) Measure of responsibility

Maternal Aid:

Not to exceed $15 per month for the first child,and $5 for
each additional child. p/

Aid to Dependant Children:

Sufficient when added to income of family to provide it with
reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health. 6/

l. Remington's Rev. Stat. Ann. (1951), Sec. 9995.
2. Ibid (1955 Supp.), Sec. 10007-11.

5. Ibid (1951), Sec. 9998, 9995.

4. Ibid (1955 Supp.), Sec. 10007—14.

5. Ibid (1951), Sec. 9994.

6. Ibid (1955 Supp.), Sec. 10007-15.

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AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN IN THEIR OWN HOMES (Cont'd) .
(d) Qualifications imposed

Maternal Aid:

Child or children must be living with their mother; aid must
be necessary to enable the mother to maintain a home for her children;
the mother must be a proper person, morally, physically and mentally for
the bringing-up of her children; must have been a resident of the State
for 5 years and of the county one year next before making application. 2/

Aid to Dependent Children:

Head of fannly resident of State for one year immediately
preceding application date. g/

Receipt oi‘Mothers' Pension does not disqualify, but pension
must be taken into consideration in determining the annunt of aid. 2/

(e) Incidence of financial responsibility

Maternal Aid:

On the county. 19/ (Obligation mandatory.)

Aid to Depgndent Children:

On the State. 11/ (Obligation mandatory.) .

(f) Taxes

Maternal Aid:

No specific provision. County Expense Fund. 10/

Aid to Dependent Children:

No specific provision. State Emergency Relief Fund. 11/

(g) Administrative agencies

Maternal Aid:

Juvenile court (where none exists, superior court.) 12/
7. Remington's Rev. Stat. Ann. (1951), See. 9995.

8. Ibid (1955 Supp.), Sec. 10007-16.
9. Ibid, Sec. 10007-22.

10. Ibid (1951), Sec. 9998.
11. Ibid (1955 Supp.), Sec. 10007-15.
12. Ibid (1931), See. 9995.

 Washington - Digest of Public Welfare Provisions 4505
. AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN IN THEIR OWN HOMES (Cont'd)
(g) Administrative agencies (Cont'd)
Aid to Dependent Children:
Director of Public Welfare,through the Division of Child
Welfare of the State Department of Public Welfare. 15/
(h) Supervisory controls
Maternal Aid:
Director of Public Welfare, through the Division of Child
Welfare of the State Department of Public Welfare. _lg/
Aid to Dependent Children:
Governor. 15/
15. Remington's Rev. Stat. Ann. (1955 Supp.), Sec. 10007-12, 10786-6.
14. Ibid, Sec. 10786-6.
15. Ibid, Sec. 10007-12.

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CARE OF DEPENDENT AND NEGIECTED CHILDREN (INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES) .
(a) Description of class
”Dependent child" means any child under the age of 18 years
who is found begging, receiving or gathering alms; or who is found wander—
ing and not having any home or any settled place of abode, or any proper
, guardianship, or any visible means of subsistence; or who has no parent
or guardian, or who has no parent or guardian willing to exercise, or capa-
ble of exercising proper parental control; or who is destitute; or whose
home by reason of neglect, cruelty or depravity of its parents or either
of them, or on the part of its guardian, or on the part of the person in
whose custody or care it may be, or for any other reason, is an unfit place
for such child; or who is incorrigible; or who from any cause is in danger
of growing up to lead an idle, dissolute or immoral life. 3/
(b) Procedure for determining eligibility
Any person may file with the clerk of the superior court a
petition showing that there is within the county a dependent child. In
counties having paid probation officers, such officers determine if such
petition is reasonably justifiable. g/ Upon filing of the petition, a
summons is issued to the person having custody or control of the child.
On return of the summons, the court hears and disposes of the case. g/
(0) Measure of responsibility ‘
Commitment to a suitable institution, or to the care of a
reputable citizens of geod moral character, or to the care of a training .
or industrial school, or to the care of some association willing to re—
ceive the child, embracing in its objects the purpose of caring for or
obtaining homes for dependent, neglected, or delinquent children. Court
may order the county to pay an amount not to exceed $12 monthly for each
child cared for. 3/
(d) Qualifications imposed
No provision.
(9) Incidence of financial responsibility
On the county. 5/ (Obligation optional.) '
Parent or guardian may be ordered to support child. 3/
(f) Taxes
No specific provisions. (County general fu] ) .
l. Remington's Rev. Stat. Ann. (1931), Sec. 1987-1.
20 Ibid' Sec. 1987-5.
The superior court has Juvenile Jurisdiction. See ”Juvenile Court".
5. Remington's Rev. Stat. Ann. (1931), Sec. 1987-6.
40 Ibid, Sec. 1987-8.

 Washington - Digest of Public Welfare Provisions 4507
. CARE OF DEPENDEN‘I‘ AND'NEGLECTED CHILDREN (INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES) (Cont'd)
(g) Administrative agencies
Juvenile court (or superior court). §_/
(h) Supervisory controls
Director of State Department of Public Welfare, through the
Division of Child Welfare inspects, supervises and provides rules and
regulations for the operation and government of all child caring agencies,
examines and approves articles of incorporation and issues to such
agencies annual certificates of approval,which may be suspended or re-
voked for failure to comply with the law. 2/
5. Remington's Rev. Stat. Ann. (1931), Sac. 1987-2.
6. Ibid (1955 Supp.), Sec. 10786-6.

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BLIND ASSISTANCE y .
(a) Description of class -
A person whose sight is so defective as to render him unable
to perform the ordinary duties or tasks for which eyesight is essential.§/
(b) Procedure for determinipg eligibility
Application must be filed with the Board of County Commis-
sioners. 3/ Blind pension supervisor investigates the character, quali-
fications, disability, and requirements of all persons_applying for
the pension. 2] No relief may be granted until a certificate from a
registered physician or oculist is presented to the Board. 3/ Board
issues an order for aid, if, after a hearing, it is satisfied that the
applicant is entitled to a pension. The Board must examine such case
annually. §/
(c) Measure of responsibility
Not less thanilOO quarterly. Surgical and medical treat-
ment for removal of disability. Burial not to exceed $100. 5/
(d) Qualifications imposed
Earnings of applicant must not exceed $300 per year. §/
Applicant must be over 18 years of age, of good moral character, a bona
fide resident of State for 4 consecutive years next preceding application .
date and of the county one year, or must have become blind while a resi-
dent of the State and been a continuous resident of the State since loss
of sight; not publicly soliciting alms; not a ward of the United States. 2/
(e) Incidence of financial responsibility
0n the county. g/ (Obligation mandatory.)
(f) Taxes
Property tax of one-fifth of one mill per dollar valuation. p/
(8) Administrative agencies
Board of County Commissioners. EV
(h) Supgrvisory controls
No provision.
..___._______________.__._______________._____________.__.._______.____..___
1. For provisions regarding education at the State School for the Blind
and at institutions of higher learning, see "Superintendent of the State
School for the Blind", and for industrial aid and education for the blind,
see "Director of Labor and Industries".
2. Remington's Rev. Stat. Ann. (1935 Supp.), Sec. 10007—1.
3. Ibid, Sec. 10007-4. ~ .
4. Ibid, Sec. 10007-8.
5. Ibid, Sec. 10007-5,6,7. 7- Ibid, Sec. 10007-3.
6. Ibid, Sec. 10007-2. 8. Ibid, Sec. 10007-9.

 Washington — Digest of Public Welfare Provisions 4509
. OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
(a) Description of class
Aged persons who are in need or whose physical or other con-
dition seems to render permanent their inability to provide properly for
themselves. 1/
(b) Procedure for determining eligibility
Application must be filed with Department of Public Welfare 2/,
which makes an investigation and record of the case. 3/ Upon completion
of investigation, the Department of Public Welfare decides if applicant is
eligible. g/
(0) Measure of responsibility
Pension not to exceed $30 per month. (In the event that Fed-
eral aid exceeds $15 per month, maximum increased to twice amount of Fed-
eral aid). 2/
Funeral expenses not to exceed $100. Q/
(d) Qualifications imposed
Applicant must have attained the age of 65. Applicant's in—
come must be inadequate to provide reasonable subsistence compatible with
decency and health. Applicant must be a citizen of the United States; and
a resident of State for 5 years within 10 years immediately preceding ap-
. plication date; not an inmate of home for aged or of an institution of a
custodial, correctional, or curative character, except in the case of temr
porary medical or surgical care in a hospital. Applicant must not have
made a voluntary assignment or transfer of property for purpose of qualify-
ing. Applicant is not because of physical or mental condition in need of
continued institutional care. 2/ Applicant must not receive other relief
from State or any political subdivision thereof, except for medical and
surgical and hospital care and nursing assistance. §/ Imprisonment sus-
pends payments or, in Department's discretion, forfeits aid. 2/
(8) Incidence of financial responsibility
0n the State. 10/ (Obligation mandatory).
(f) Texas
No specific provision. (State general fund. 10/)
________________________.____________________________________._____________.
1. Remington's Rev. Stat. Ann. (1935 Supp.), Sec. 9998-1.
2. Ibid, Sec. 9998—6.
3. Ibid, Sec. 9998-7.
4. Ibid, Sec. 9998-8.
5. Ibid, Sec. 9998-4.
6. Ibid, Sec. 9998—11.
7. Ibid, Sec. 9998-3.
8. Ibid, Sec. 9998-9.
9. Ibid, Sec. 9998-12.
. 10. Ibid, Sec. 9998-24.

 4510 Washington - Digest of Public Welfare Provisions
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE (Cont'd) .
(g) Administrative agencies

Director of Public Welfare through the Division of Social

Security of the State Department of Public Welfare. 11/

. (h) Supervisory controls
The State Department of Public Welfare is at all times

under the supervision and control of the Governor. 12/

ll. Remington's Rev. Stat. Ann. (1955 Supp.), Sec. 9998-4; Sec. 10786-7.

. 12. Ibid, Sec. 9992-42.

 Washington — Digest of Public Welfare Provisions 4511
‘I. VETERAN RELIEF
(a) Description of class

Veterans' Heme and State Soldiers' Home:

Honorably discharged Union soldiers, sailors, marines and
nembers of the State militia disabled while in line of duty. 1/

All honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and marines who
served the United States in any war, and State militia members disabled
while in the line of duty'§/, and their wives, who were married to and
living with their husbands 5 years prior to application, or if married
to them since, were themselves members of a soldiers' home in the State
or entitled to admission thereto. Widows of all soldiers, sailors and
marines and members of the State militia who were members of a soldiers'
home in the State or entitled to admission thereto at time of death and
widows who since the death of their veteran husbands have become indigent. 5/

Colony of State Soldiers' Home

Soldiers, sailors and marines, and nembers of the State mili-
tia, disabled while in line of duty who were married and living with their
wives on January 1, 1925, or who, since have married widows of soldiers
who were members of a soldiers' home in the State or entitled to admission
thereto at the time of the soldiers' death. Such soldiers, sailors, and
marines and members of the State militia must be living with their wives.

. Widows of all soldiers who were members of a soldiers' home in the State
or entitled to admission thereto at the time of death, and the widows of
all soldiers who would have been entitled to admission and who have become
indigent since the death of their husbands. 3/

Any man who served in the Indian War in the territory of
Washington in 1855—56, as a volunteer, messenger, in the transportation
service or otherwise in behalf of the territory of Washington or the
United States. 5/

County Aid:

Indigent and suffering Union soldiers, sailors and marines
who served in the Civil War, in the war with Mexico, or in any of the
Indian Wars in the United States, the Spanish Anerican war and Philippine
Insurrection, soldiers, sailors, and marines who served in the United
States anny, navy or marine corps in the World War, or soldiers, sailors
and marines who served in the anny, navy or marine corps of the United
States in any other foreign war, insurrection or expedition, and their
families or the families of those deceased, who need assistance. §/

1. Const., Art. 10, Sec. 5.
2. Remington's Rev. Stat. Ann. (1951), See. 10729, 10752.
5. Ibid, Sec. 10752.
4. Ibid, Sec. 10750.
5. Ibid, Sec. 10754.
. 6. Ibid, Sec. 10757.

 4512 Washington - Digest of Public Welfare Provisions
VETERAN RELIEF (Cont'd) .
(a) Description of class (Cont'd)

Burial:

Any honorably discharged soldier, sailor or marine who served
in the army or navy of the United States during the Civil war or in the
War with Mexico or in any of the Indian Wars in the State, or the Spanish
American war and the Philippine Insurrection, soldiers, sailors and marines
who served the United States in the Wbrld War, or soldiers, sailors and
marines who served in the army, navy or nmrine corps of the United States
in any other foreign war, insurrection or expedition. 2/

(b) Procedure for determining eligibility

Veterans' Home and State Soldiers' Home and Colon :

____________._4___________________________________JZ

Admission under such rules and regulations as may be adopted
by the Department of Finance, Budget and Business. 8/

County Aid:

No provision.

Burial:

No provision. .

(c) Measure of responsibility
Veterans Home and State Soldiers' Home and Colon :
___________.4_____________________________.____X
Care in Soldiers' Home 8/ (colony members receive medical
attendance and supplies from the Home dispensary and rations not exceed-
ing $7 per month and clothing not to exceed $25 per year.) 2/
County Aid:
Assistance. 10/
Burial:
Interment not to cost more than $100. 2/
(d) Qualifications imposed
Veterans' Home and State Soldiers' Home:
_______________________________________.
Union soldiers and State militia: Bona fide citizens of the
State. g/
___________________________________..______________________________________
7. Remington's Rev. Stat. Ann. (1951), See. 10757.
8. Ibid, Sec. 107.29, 10750, 10752, 10754. .
9. Ibid, Sec. 10751.
10. Ibid, Sec. 10757.
11. Const., Art. 10, Sec. 5.

 Washington - Digest of Public Welfare Provisions 4513
. VETERAN RELIEF (Cont'd)
(d) Qualifications imposed (Cont'd)

Colony of State Soldiers' Home:

Bone fide citizens of the State for 3 years at time of appli-
cation; indigent and unable to support themselves and families. Widows
not less than 50 who have not married, since husband's decease, any person
not a member of the State soldiers' home or entitled to admission thereto.
Widows must have been married and living with their husbands 3 or more
years prior to application. 12/

Applicant must be residing within limits of precinct in which
the Home is located. 13/

County Aid:

Soldiers, sailors or marines, or the families of those deceased,
must be residents of the State for at least 12 months. 14/

Burial:

Insufficient neans to defray funeral expenses. 15/

(e) Incidence of financial responsibility
. Veterans' Home, and State Soldiers' Home and Colony:

On the State. 16/ (Obligation mandatory.)

CountyvAid:

On the County. 14/ (Obligation mandatory.) -

Burial:

, On the County. 15/ (Obligation mandatory.)
(f) Taxes

Veterans' Home, and State Soldiers' Home and Colony:

No specific provision. State general fUnd. 1§/

County Aid:

Not less than 1/20 of one mill and no greater than 2/5 of
one mill property tax. 12/

12. Remington's Rev. Stat. Ann. (1931), Sec. 10732.
13. Ibid, Sec. 10730.
14. Ibid, Sec. 10737.
. 15. Ibid, Sec. 10757
' 16. Const., Art. 10, Sec. 3.
17. Remington's Rev. Stat. Ann. (1931), See. 10742.

 4514 Washington - Digest of Public Welfare Provisions
VETERAN RELIEF (Cont'd) .
(f) Taxes (Cont'd)
Burial:
No specific provision. County general fund. 18/
(g) Administrative agencies

Veterans' Home, and State Soldiers' Home and Colony:

Division of Public Institutions of the Department of
Finance, Budget and Business. 19/

Count Aid:

Military Post representing war in which veteran was
engaged. Q/

Burial:

Board of County Commissioners designates proper authority,
other than one designated by law for care of paupers and custody of
criminals. _1_§/

(h) SuErvisory controls I
I No provision.
18. Remington's Rev. Stat. Ann. (1951), Sec. 1075?.
19. Ibid (1935 Supp.), Sec. 10786-(19).
20. Ibid (1951), Sac. 10757.

 Washington - Digest of Public Welfare Provisions 4515
. EMERGENCY (UNEJIPLOYMENT AND OTHER) RELIEF
, (a) Description of class
Those in need or unemployed. l]
(b) Procedure for determining eligibility
No provision.
(0) Measure of responsibility
Direct or work relief may be given, or relief may be granted
for reconstruction and rehabilitation purposes including the establishment,
maintenance and operation of self-help cooperatives. 3/
(d) Qualifications imposed
No provision.
(6) Incidence of financial responsibility
State. g/ (Obligation mandatory.)
(f) Taxes
There is appropriated 17.91 percent of State sales tax to
. emergency relief fund. 5/
(g) Administrative agencies
- Director of Public Welfare, through the Division of Relief
of the State Department of Public Welfare. E/
(h) Supervisory contrais
Governor. g]
_________________________._.____._______._.____________.______.__._______
l. Remington‘s Rev. Stat. Ann. (1955 Supp.), Sec. 9992-1.
2. Ibid, Sec. 9992-45.
3. Ibid, Sec. 9992-42; Sec. 10786-5.
The Director of Public Welfare must establish such branch offices
and create such subordinate agencies throughout the State as may be
necessary to secure efficient administration. For this purpose the
Director may divide the State into relief districts, and, if necessary,
nay employ existing county or local agencies in order more effectively
to provide for the carrying out of his duties. Ibid, Sec. 9992-44.
4. Remington's Rev. Stat. Ann. (1935 Supp.), Sec. 8570-211.

 4516 Washington ‘
_ABs___TRA__CT _0_F_Am.__41_N..IS_TRAm££YE Panama
.D.I.REC.T._0_R .o__F TI_IE__________STAII“E DEPAimsbisaaRa .
(Statutory Office)
I. General Powers and Duties

(1) The Director of the Department oijublic Welfare has
charge and general supervision of the Department. i/

(2) The Director of the Department acts through 5 divisions:
the Division of Relief, the Division of Child Welfare, and the Division
of Social Security. 1/

(a) Director of the Departnent acting through the Division of

Relief:

(1) The Director has the power to exercise all the powers and
perform all the duties in respect to the administration of emergency re-
lief. The Director must supervise and control the administration of pub-
lic relief and the expenditure of all funds therefor whether derived from
State or Federal sources or from any other source and exercise for the
State all such powers and perform all such duties as may be devolved upon
it by Federal legislation relating to public relief and providing for
State and Federal cooperation. g/

(2) The Director must make all reports and render account-
ing to the appropriate Federal authority which may be required in connec-
tion with the Federal grants . g/ .

(5) The Department of Public Welfare must cause to be made
a thorough and comprehensive study and survey of unemployment within the
State, and must ascertain the extent and nature of public work required
or useful to be done by the State or any of its political subdivisions.

The Department must have access to records of any State or local depart—
ment, board, or agency relating to the subject matter of public relief. 1/
(b) Director of the De artment acti throu the Division

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(l) The Director must examine and approve all articles of
incorporation for agencies, societies, associations, or institutions
organized for the care of dependent and delinquent children. §/

1. Remington's Rev. Stat. Ann. (1955 Supp.), Sec. 10786—1.
2. Ibid, Sec. 10786-5.
3. Ibid, Sec. 9992—45.
4. Ibid, Sec. 9992-47.
5. Ibid, Sec. 10802—2.

No certificate of incorporation may be issued to these institutions
except upon the filing with the Secretary of State of a certificate of
approval by the Department of Public Welfare. Before the issuance of the

, certificate the following must be considered: Character of the applicant; _
need of the service; provision for the employnent of capable, trained or
experienced workers; financial backing; probability of pernmnence; whether
the methods used and dispositions made of the children will be in their
best interests and that of society; articles of incorporation and related .
by-laws; and whether in the Director's judgment the establishment of the
organization is desirable and necessary for the public welfare. Ibid.
(Footnote forwarded)

 . Washington — Abstract of Administrative Provisions 4517
. I. General P_owers and Duties (Cont’d)
(b) Director Of the Departmggt acting through the Division

of Child Welfagg: (Cont'd)

(2) The Director must inspect and supervise, and provides
rules and regulations for the operation and government of all child-caring
agencies within the State, incorporated or not, and may issue certificates
of approval annually to such agencies. 5/

(3) The Director may suspend or revoke any certificate
issued upon satisfactory evidence that the holder has not complied with
the provisions stated by law. A.court hearing must be granted before
the suspension of the certificate. 5/

(4) The Director must supervise and control the administra-
tion of child welfare work and the expenditure of funds therefor whether
derived from State or Federal sources or from any source and to exercise
for the State all such powers and perform all such duties as may devolve
upon it by Federal legislation relating to maternal aid and aid to depen-
dent crippled and under—privileged children, except such duties as are
vested in the Department of Health, and providing for State and Federal
cooperation. 6/

(5) The Department of Public Welfare, through the Division
of Child Welfare, must administer the State-wide plan for aid to dependent
children. 2/

. (Footnote #5 - Continued)

All files, reports, and docunents relating to dependent children must
be deemed confidential, but such records must be open to the inspection of
the child, parents, guardian or the child's attorney. The records must be
returned to the agency as soon as they have served their purpose for the
Department. Ibid, Sec. 10802—5.

It is unlawful for any person, firm, society, association or corpora—
tion except the parents to assume the permanent care, custody or control
of any child under the age of majority, unless authorized to do so by the
Superior Court. It is unlawful, without the written approval of the _
Superior Court, for any parent to in any way relinquish or transfer to
another person, firm, society or corporation, the permanent care, custody
or control of any child under the age of majority, and any such relin-
quishment of transfer is void. Ibid, Sec. 1700-1.

Every person, firm, society, or corporation, receiving, or securing
a home for, or otherwise caring for a minor child must keep a record
which shows a complete history of each child during the period that the
child is under its care, custody, or control. Ibid, Sec. 1700-2.

No court proceedings may be open to the public unless so directed
by the presiding judge. Ibid, Sec. 1700—3. No licensee of a maternity
hospital,.physician, midwife, nurse, or any other person may undertake
directly or indirectly to dispose of infants by placing them in family
homes for adoption or otherwise, until after the order of relinquishment
has become final. No licensee as an inducement to a woman to go to any
maternity hospital for confinement or care may in any way offer to dis-
pose of any child or advertise that he will give children for adoption

. or hold himself directly or indirectly as being able to dispose of chil-
dren. Ibid, Sec. 1700-4.
6. Remington