Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-12-22
No. 22.-AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF NUMBER o. OF
TIIE ACTS OLE 1883. RELATING TO TRUANCY.

hereby enacted BY tie General assembly Of tie State Of
Vermont:
SECTION l. The term school age" shall include persons
between the ages of five and twenty-one years.
The scIectmen of each town and the mayor of each
city shall annually appoint two rnan officers for their respective
cities. On failure appoint such officers,
conablos herfs deputy sher and policemen, shall act
truant officers
SEC Every person having under his control child of good
health and sound mind between eight and fourteen years of
shall cause such child to attend public school at least twenty
with Of education for like period of time, has already
acquired the branches Of study required by law to be taught in the
SEC 4. No child under years of age, shall be
employed in mill or factory unless such child shall have attended
public twenty weeks during the preceding year. shall
deposit with the in charge of such mill factory
such school.
SEC The superintendent of schools may inquire
the person charge Of mill factory the
poymen of children therein and may call for the production of
ascertain there any violation of the law in the empoymentof
SEC G. No person shall hereafter give employment to any
child under who read write but
is capable of receiving such instruction. during the time when the
school which such person should attend is in session.
SEC person, who shall violate the provisions of sections
three six of this who shall give the
exhibited by of this shall forfeit than
nor than twenty-five dollars to be recovered by prosecution
the child resides And each officer hereby required
make complaint OF any Violation OF sad sections to justice OF
the peace or judge Of municipal court who shall Issue his
warrant according to law for the arrest and trial Of such
SEC Each teacher shall promptly give notice the school
director of each violation of section three Of this by pupil
officer of such violation The Want officer shall forthwith
inquire into the the pupils non-aendnce and he has
believe that such pupils parent guardian has
violated said the officer shall Immediately make
plant justice of the peace judge of the municipal court
and such justice court shall issue warrant directed
sheriff constable in the State commanding him forthwith
and bring before said justice court such parent guardian
and such child and proof that said parent guar
dian guilty of violating said section he shall be fined
by said than five than
five dollars which shall be paid into the treasury of the town.
SEC If trial. it shall appear that the child clothed
properly for attending school, that his unable
cohe him. the Of the shall furnish suitable clothes
for the child inability Of the shall be defence
prosecution under this act But appears that the parent
unable said child and keep him school,
justice of the majority of the seectmon
him the reform school in accordance with the
provisions Of law when persons between eight and fourteen years
have committed a crime
SEC. 10 The member Of the board Of
school directors officer authorized make the
town and upon the written application of three voters