§ 14. Copy of petition and summons served upon person(s) having custody of child.

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After a petition shall have been filed and after such further investigation as the court may or shall direct, a copy of said petition, together with the summons issued by the clerk, shall be served upon the person or persons having the custody or control of the child, requiring such person or persons to appear personally and bring the child before the court at the time and place stated. If the person so summoned shall be other than a parent or guardian of the child, the parent or guardian or both shall be notified of the pendency of the case and of the time and place appointed, by personal service before the hearing, except as hereinafter provided. Summons may be issued requiring the appearance of any other person whose presence, in the opinion of the judge, is necessary.

If it appears that the child is in such condition or surroundings that his welfare requires that his custody be immediately assumed by the court, the judge may order, by endorsement upon the summons, that the officer serving the same shall at once take the child into custody.

                    
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