-2- 2. If the principle of bonding against the production offspring who would become public charges becomes established, in reference not only to the blind, but also to all other types of social inadequacy (and this is the goal sought), the retention of such a bond should, of course, be limited to applicants whose personal and family histories are such as to indicate a probability of the production of socially inadequate offspring greatly in excess of the normal or average chance. With these considerations in mind it would be necessary for the law to define this high probability and to prescribe procedure under the bond. Under present conditions in America the following definition and procedure for bonding marriage mates against the production of any type of socially inadequate offspring, are suggested for incorporation by the several states into their laws on the granting of marriage licenses: Section 1. A bond for ten thousand dollars acceptable to a Court of Record (or other named authority) shall accompany each application for marriage license, except in case the personal and family history evidence of each pair of applicants is presented to a Court of Record (or the state eugenicist if such be provided) and such evidence is, to the satisfaction of such court (or other state authority), found indicative that the likelihood of the particular pair of applicants producing offspring which would become public charges is not greater than that of the average chance of such in the population at large; provided that no marriage license shall be granted by the state which is not conditioned upon either such duly certified bond or alternatively upon such certification of a Court of Record (or other authority) in reference to a relatively low probability of producing socially inadequate offspring; provided that each such bond, in case required, shall remain in effect until the termination of the reproductive period of the particular marriage mating and the attainment of the age of twenty-one years by all offspring of such mating in case such offspring become public charges while such bond is in effect, such bond up to the total cost to the state of custodial care and treatment of such particular inadequate offspring, shall be forfeited to the state.