Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-07-18
CHAPTER 1,sl3.
Rassed Nav "a l6Q8.l J

Passed May ~, lo>tJ
An ACT IN amendment of and In addition to
Chapte $40 OF the Public Laws passed at the
January session. A D., 1887, entitled An Act
IN Relation TO Truant Children and Of the
Attendance Of Children In the Public
Schools" f.-r
1t is enacted by the General Assembly - fol-
lows:
SECTION 1. Section of Chapter e4s Of the
Public Laws Is hereby amended 30 rs to read
ns followsi
SECTION I. Every person having under his
control q child between the ages Of seven and
fifteen years shall annually cause such child
TO regularly attend for at least eighty full
school days some public day school In the
town or city In which such child resides; and
while such child Is not lawfully employed TO
labor at home or elsewhere said person shall
cause such child to attend public day school
regularly during the days and hours that the
public schools are In session In the city, town.
or district where such child resides; and
for every neglect of such duty the person
30 offending shall be fined not exceed
ing twenty dollars; provided Saat II the
person 80 charged shall prove. or shall
present certificate made by or under the d.
rection OF the school committee of the city or
town wherein he resides setting forth that the
child has attended for the required period OF
time . private day school approved by the
school committee Of the city or town
where said school Is located, or that the
cifsld has been otherwise furnished for q
like period of time with the means of educa-
tion, or he's already acquired the elementary
branches Of learning taught In the public
schools, or that his physical or mental condi-
tion was such as to render his attendance in
expedient or impracticable, or that the child
was destitute Of clothing suitable for attend
ing school and that the person In charge OF
said child was unable TO provide such clothing,
or that the child has been excused from at
tending school by the school committee Of the
city or town where he resides, then such PEN
atty shall not be incurred"
SEC. 2. Section 2 Of said Chapter $40 Of the
Public Laws Is hereby amended 30 as to read
rs follows:
"SEo 3. For the purposes Of this chapter the
school committees of the several towns and
cities shall approve private school only when
the teaching therein is In the English language
and when they are satisfied that such teach
ing Is thorough and efficient, and when the per-
sons In charge of said school shall keep the
record Of the attendance of the pupils thereof
upon the blanks provided by the state for such
purpose and shall render to the school commit
tee of the town city where said school is To-
Gated a detailed report Of the attendance of
any pupil for any specified time; provided that
the request for such report is made In writing
and sets forth that such pupil is suspected Of
irregular attendance or truancy."
SEQ 3. Section of said Chapter 90 Of the
Public Laws is hereby amended 80 as TO read
as follows:
SEQ 8. No child between the ages of ten
and fifteen years shall be so employed except
during the vacations Of the public schools of
the city, town, or district In which such child
resides, unless during the twelve months next
preceding such employment he shall have at
tended school as provided for In section of
this act, or shall have already acquired the ele-
mentary branches of learning taught in the
public schools, or shall have been excused by
the school committee of the town or city in
which such child resides nor shall such en-
ployment continue unless such child shall at
tend school as above provided each year, or
until he shall have acquired the elementary
branches of learning taught in the public
schools"
SEC l. Section Of said Chapter $40 Of the
Public Laws is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
"SEo 7. No child between the ages of ten
and fifteen years shall be no employed who does
not present certificate made by or under the
direction of the school committee of the city or
town In which such child resides of his COM
pliance with the requirements Of section Of
this act; and said certificate shall also give the
place and date of birth Of such child as nearly
accurate as may be; and every owner, superin-
tendent, or overseer of any establishment or
company named In section Of this act shall
keep such certificate on file 80 long such
child is employed therein. The form Of said
certificate shall be furnished by the secretary
of the state board of education"
Sec 5. This act shall take effect on and aft
er Its passage, and all acts and parts of acts in