§ 472-j. Custody of children, how acquired; notice to corporation.
The corporation shall be deemed to have acquired lawful care and custody
of any child between the ages of six and eighteen years who shall have
been surrendered to it by its parent or guardian; provided that such
surrender is evidenced by a writing executed by such parent or guardian
setting forth the name and age of the child, the date of surrender, and
the term for which such surrender is made, and expressly vesting in the
corporation all the powers and control over the child of which such
parent or guardian was possessed; provided that no such surrender shall
be made except upon five days' previous notice of the intention to make
such surrender in writing, by the parent or guardian of the child to the
said corporation or its agents.