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 52 STAT.] 75TH CONG. , 3D SESS.- CH. 309-JUNE 1, 1938 "The Board of Public Welfare of the District of Columbia shall make adequate provision for the temporary detention of children within its jurisdiction in a detention home or in boarding homes selected for purposes of such detention. "SEC. 27. COURT QUARTERs.-Suitable quarters shall be provided by the Commissioners for the District of Columbia for the hearing of cases and for the use of the judge and the probation department and employees of the court. "SEC. 28. RECORDS; FORMS.- The court shall maintain records of all cases brought before it. Such records shall be open to inspection by respondents, their parents or guardians, or their duly authorized attorneys, but otherwise only by order of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia. The court shall devise and cause to be printed such forms for records and such other papers as may be required. "SEC. 29. RULEs.- The court shall have power to issue all neces- sary orders and writs in aid of the jurisdiction hereby vested in it; and to frame and publish rules and regulate the procedure for cases arising within the provisions of this Act and for the conduct of its officers and employees and such rules shall be enforced and construed beneficially for the remedial purposes embraced herein. "SEC. 30. COOPERATION.-It is hereby made the duty of every offi- cial of the District of Columbia or department thereof to render all assistance and cooperation within his or its jurisdictional power which may further the objects of this Act. All institutions or agencies to which the court sends any child are hereby required to give to the court or to any officer appointed by it such informa- tion or reports concerning such child as said court or officer may require. The court is authorized to seek the cooperation of all societies or organizations having for their object the protection or aid of children. "SEC. 31. COOPERATION BY CORPORATION COUNSEL.-The corpora- tion counsel of the District of Columbia or his assistant shall assist the court upon request in hearings to determine delinquency, depend- ency, or neglect, and shall prosecute all cases within the jurisdiction of the court in which an adult is charged with crime. "SEC. 32. CONTEMPT.- Any person who willfully violates, neglects or refuses to obey or perform any order of the court may be declared in contempt and be punished by a fine not exceeding $200 or impris- onment for not more than six months, or both. "SEC. 33 . APPEAL .- Any interested party aggrieved by any final order or judgment of the juvenile court may apply to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia or to one of the justices thereof for the allowance of an appeal, and the said court or justice may allow such appeal whenever in the opinion of said court or justice the order or judgment ought to be reviewed upon any matter of law. The application for said appeal shall be in writing, shall be verified, and shall state fully the grounds on which the same is asked, and shall include the petition and a narrative state- ment of the evidence authenticated by the judge of the juvenile court and the assignment or assignments of error relied on, and shall be presented to said Court of Appeals, or one of the justices thereof, within such time as that court may by rule prescribe. If an appeal is allowed, the same shall be placed upon the special calendar and shall be heard by the court as soon thereafter as is convenient to the court and as counsel may be heard. Any party desiring the benefit of the provisions of this section shall give notice in open court 603 Provision for tem- porary detention by Board of Public Wel- fare. Court quarters. Records; forms. Rules. Cooperation of offi- cials, departments, etc. Cooperation by cor- poration counsel. Contempt. Penalty. Appeal.

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