CORPORATIONS. 735

An. Code, sec. 257. 1904, sec. 239. 1888, sec. 156. 1868, ch. 471, sec. 150.

191. All questions of difference that may arise between any two cor-
porations incorporated under this article, or between any corporation and
a citizen in regard to locating, constructing or working its railroad or rail-
roads, or in respect to the charges of transportation thereon, may be sub-
mitted to and decided by the board of public works; and the decision of the
said board shall be final in all cases submitted to them.

See notes to sec. 180.

As to the board of public works, see art. 78A.

Minors—Institutions and Societies for the Care and Protection of.

An. Code, sec. 258. 1904, sec. 240. 1900, ch. 316, secs. 1 and 2. 1904, ch. 77.

1906, ch. 78, sec. 1.

192. All bodies incorporated or to be incorporated under the general
laws for the purpose of the care, custody, guardianship or protection of
minors generally, or of any particular age or classes, have the power and
authority following: (1) To retain male and female children legally com-
mitted or confided to them until the age of twenty-one years, and to dis-
charge such children absolutely before attaining said age whenever the
managers of such institutions shall deem such discharge to be beneficial
to such children. (2) To permit the return of such children to their parents
or other relatives, or to place them out in suitable homes without relin-
quishing absolutely the custody, control and supervision of the managers,
and a record is to be kept of the time of placing out, name and residence
of persons with whom placed, and terms and conditions of placing out;
and it is the duty of the managers to cause every child so placed out to be
visited not less than once in six months, in order to inquire into his or her
welfare until he or she shall attain the age of twenty-one years; and the
managers may require the return to the institution of any child under
twenty-one years of age so placed with parents or relatives or in other
homes, whenever they shall deem that the welfare of the child requires such
return. (3) To exercise parental authority and control over such children,
and make needful provisions as to their care, maintenance and education.
(4) To procure the commitment of such children in cases of necessity to
reformatory institutions.

The foregoing provisions are not to be understood to affect the power
of courts to adjudicate all questions as to the custody of minors, irrespective
of any alleged or supposed claim or right of guardianship or custody, or to
abridge or affect any corporate rights of any institution, or to prevent the
receiving of minors under such limitations, or for such definite periods as
any institution may by its regulations direct or prescribe.

Devises and bequests for charitable uses are not to be held void by reason of the
uncertainty of the donees, provided the will contains directions for the formation of
a corporation to take the same, and provided such corporation is formed within
twelve months—art. 93, sec. 337.

See art. 42, sec 19, et seq.

For various provisions for the " protection of minors," see art. 27, sec. 378, et seq.