38-505. Establishment by county commissioners or upon petition of electors.
In every county having a city whose population is not less than 53,000, the board of county commissioners may by unanimous vote, and shall upon petition of 30% of the electors of the county, procure the necessary ground and erect and maintain suitable buildings for a parental home for children within the county who are homeless, deprived, wayward, miscreant, delinquent, children in need of care or juvenile offenders.
History: L. 1915, ch. 276, § 1; L. 1919, ch. 211, § 1; R.S. 1923, 38-505; L. 1982, ch. 182, § 127; Jan. 1, 1983.