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and duties of humane societies and societies caring for children, and they must report to the legislature, attorney general, or secretary of state, whenever requested. 1 All children placed out in Michigan must be visited by the county agents. This latter provision is also found in Ohio, where the names of all children placed out must be recorded with the township clerk and visited by the local visitors when the society makes no provision for their visitation. 2 By an act of 1895, orphans' homes and incorporated societies in Wisconsin must report to the state board of control as required by it. 3 And, lastly, in Wyoming the county commissioners may remove children from institutions in which they are not well cared for, and, if neces- sary, declare such institutions to be public nuisances. 4

H. A. MILLIS. THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.

'4583. 3 Ch. 206, Acts of 1895.

2 7801. 4 Act of 1895.