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Section 140Sec./Art. 140
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State Aid in Case of Public Calamity. - In case of earthquake, flood, storm, conflagration, epidemic, or other calamity, the State shall give special assistance to children whenever necessary. The Department of Social Welfare shall take immediate custody of dependent children and give temporary shelter to orphaned or displaced children (who are separated from their parents or guardian).
TITLE VIII.
SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CHILDREN
CHAPTER I
Dependent, Abandoned and Neglected Children
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