The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-11-21
SCHOOL Law.
The Penalty for Not Giving Year Chll.
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dren Proper Education.
The following is the compulsory
school Law Of Ohio and is Of inter-
est to every one having children Of
school age:
Section I. &%S All children be-
tween the ages ofeight and sixteen
years, not engaged In some regular
employment, shall attend school
for the full term the schools Of the
district In which they reside are in
session during the school year.
JUVENILE DrsoRDERLv PERSONS.
Section 4. Every child between
the ages ofeight and fourteen years,
and every child between the ages
OF fourteen and sixteen years un-
able to read and write the English
language, or not engaged In some
regular employment, who is an ha-
bitual truant from school, or who,
willie In attendafce at any public,
private or paroehial school, is In
corriglble, vicious or immoral In
conduct, or who habitually wand.
ere about the streets or public pla-
ces during school hours having no
business or lawful occupation, shall
be deemed . Juvenile disorderly
person, and be subject to the pro.
visions Of this act.
PENALTY As TO PARENTS.
Section 8. Upon failure ID do 90,
the trnant officer shall make COM
plant against the parent, guardian
or other person in charge Of the
child In any court of competent
Jurisdiction in the city, VILLAGE or
township district in which the Of
fense occurs. For such failure, and
upon conviction, the parent, guar
dian or other person in charge,
shall be fined not less than 1--WE
dollars nor more than twenty dol
lars, or the court may, in Its discre-
tion, require the person 80 convict
ed to. give bond in the penal sum
Of one hundred dollars, with sure
ties to the approval Of the court,
conditioned that he or she will
cause the child under his or her
charge to attend some recognized
school within Ave days thereafter,
and to remain at such school dur
ing the term prescribed by law.
And upon the failure or refusal of
any such parent, guardian or other
person to pay such flne or furnish
said bond according to the order of
the court, then said parent, guard
ian or other person shall be impris-
oned In the county Jail not less
than ten days nor more than thirty
days.
PENALTY AS TO TRUANTs.
Section 8. 1.-THE parent, guardian
or other person Of any child shall,
upon the complaint under the last
section for a failure to cause the
child to attend q recognized school
prove inability to do SO, then he or
she shall be discharged, and there
upon the truant officer shall make
complaint that the child is a juven-
lie disordsrly person within the
meaning Of section 4 Of this act. II
such complaint be made before any
mayor or justice Of the peace, 1t
shall be certified by such magis-
trate to the probate Judge. The
probate Judge shall hear such COM
| plant, and II he determine that
the child IL . juvenile disorderly
| person within the meaning Of sec.
ti0n 4 hereof, he shall commit the
child, II under ten years of age, and
eligible for admission thereto, to q
children's home, or II not eligible,
then to house or refuge II there be
one In the county, or to the boys
industrial school or the girls In
dustrial home, or to some other
Juvenile ref0rmatOry.