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CONTRACT.

I, the undersigned, respectfully make application to the
Children's Aid Society of Baltimore, for a ——— of ———
years of age; and I do hereby agree and promise, in the pre-
sence of the undersigned witnesses, that I will, to the best of
my ability, fulfil the answers which I make to the following
questions:

1. For what purpose do you wish the child, and for what
occupation or business in life do you propose to fit it?

2. Will you receive and treat the child, with the care, re-
spect and forbearance that you would wish exercised towards
your own, under like circumstances ?

3. Will you clothe the child as genteely and comfortably,
as if it were your own ?

4. Will you retain the child until it has had a fair trial of
two months, and then keep it if you are satisfied ?

5. Should you wish to return the child at the expiration of
two months' trial, will you do so at your own expense, and
be responsible for its safe arrival at our "Home" in Balti-
more ?

6. In case of sickness, disease or accident, will the child be
retained and receive proper medical attention under your
special care?

7. Will you give the child not less than three months'
schooling each year, until it is eighteen years of age ?

8. Will you require of the child a strict observance of the
Sabbath, and see that it attends phurch and Sabbath school,
regularly ?

9. Will you endeavor to protect the child from evil exam-
ples and influences, and from outside interference ?

10. Will you inform us immediately, should any one by
correspondence or otherwise, interfere with you in the posses-
sion of the child ?

11. Will you promise to deliver the child up to no one,
but to the Agent of our Society, unless required by law; nor
allow it to visit the city without the consent of our Agent?

12. Should the child leave you, will you immediately in-
form our agent, and take prompt steps for its recovery ?

13. Will you give this Society a certain sum of money, an-
nually, to be kept for the child until it is of age; and how
much?

14. What will you give the child when of age ?

15. Will you come or send some responsible person for the
child, who will deliver it to you?

16. Should you be unable to come or send, will you wait
until the Agent can deliver it to you, you paying its travel-
ing expenses from Baltimore?