People ex rel. Roddy v. New York Juvenile Asylum
New York Supreme Court
Proceedings, upon habeas corpus, instituted by the relator to obtain-'possession and custody of his two infant daughters. The facts are set forth in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBonney, J.
—The respondents were incorporated by the Legislature of the State of New York, by an act entitled “ An act to incorporate the New York Juvenile Asylum,”-passed, June 30, 1851 (Session Laws, 1851, 332, amended by ch. 387, Laws of 1854). By section 2, the objects of this corporation are declared to be, “ to receive and take charge of such children between the ages of 7 and 14 years as may be voluntarily intrusted to them by their parents or guardians, or committed to their charge by competent authority, and to provide for their support; and to afford them the means for moral, intellectual, and…
2Cited by1 opinion
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