 | Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1913 - 704 pages
...unquestioned right and imperative duty of every enlightened government, in its character of parens patria-, to protect and provide for the comfort and well being...as not to interfere with its proper and legitimate exercise. We perceive no force in the objection that the act in question is an infringement upon the... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1897 - 1198 pages
...government, In Its character of parens patrlae, to protect and provide for the comfort and well-being of such of Its citizens as, by reason of infancy,...as not to interfere with its proper and legitimate exercise." It is contended by the county attorney that this act offends against section 34, art 5.... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1897 - 1148 pages
...comfort and well-being of such of its citizens as, by reason of infancy, defective understanding, of other misfortune or infirmity, are unable to take...as not to interfere with its proper and legitimate exercise." It is contended by the county attorney that this act offends against section 34, art. 5.... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1897 - 1148 pages
...reason of infancy, defective understanding, or other misfortune or infirmity, are unable to take «ire of themselves. The performance of this duty is justly...as not to interfere with its proper and legitimate exercise." It is contended by the county attorney that this act offends against section 34, art. 6,... | |
 | Lewis Hochheimer - Children - 1899 - 170 pages
...high and imperative one; the performance of this duty is justly regarded as one of the most important governmental functions, and all constitutional limitations...as not to interfere with its proper and legitimate exercise.1 In an earlier Illinois case, a statute authorizing the commitment of destitute minors to... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1899 - 1252 pages
...to care for themselves. The performance of that duty is Justly regarded as one of the most important governmental functions and all constitutional limitations...understood and construed as not to interfere with its appropriate and legitimate exercise." The helpless character essential to the public duty mentioned... | |
 | Child welfare - 1908 - 840 pages
...government, in its character of parens patriae, to protect and provide for the comfort and well-being of such of its citizens as, by reason of infancy,...as not to interfere with its proper and legitimate exercise." In Ex Parte Grouse, 4 Wharton, page 9, the court by Chief Justice Gibson, said : "The House... | |
 | Child welfare - 1909 - 248 pages
...children) is justly regarded ae one of the most important governmental functions, and all institutional limitations must be so understood and construed as not to interfere with its proper and legitimate exercise. (County of McLean v. Humphrey, 104 111.) A court of equity (independent of statute) haying... | |
 | Eugene McQuillin - Corporation law - 1913 - 1098 pages
...parens patriae to protect and provide for the comfort and well being of such of Its citizens as, hy reason of Infancy, defective understanding, or other...understood and construed as not to interfere with its legitimate exercise." Per Mulkey, J., In McLean County v. Humphreys, 104 111. 378; quoted with approval... | |
 | United States - 1915 - 760 pages
...reason of infancy, defective understanding, or other misfortune or infirmity, are unable to take care themselves. The performance of this duty is justly...as not to interfere with its proper and legitimate exercise. To the same effect are, In re Watson, 157 N. Car. 340. Board of Commissioners v. Savage,... | |
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It is the unquestioned right and imperative duty of every enlightened government, in its character of parens patriae, to protect and provide for the comfort and well being of such of its citizens as by reason of infancy, defective understanding, or other... 
