The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-05-01
TEXT OF THE FARR BILL.
The Compulsory Education Measure in
the Shape in Which 1t Awaits the
Governors signature.

Section l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
| commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in
General Assembly met, and It is hereby
| enacted by the authority of the same,
that every parent, guardian or other per-
son in this Commonwealth having con-
! troll or charge of q child or children be-
tween the ages of eight and thirteen wears
| shall be required to send such child or
| children to a school i'm which the com
| mon English branches are taught. and
| such child or children shall attend such
| school during at least sixteen weeks of
| each year in which schools i'm their re-
| spective districts shall be in session, un-
less such child or children shall be ex-
cused from such attendance by the board
OF the school district i'm which parent.
guardian or other person resides. upou
| the presentation to said board of satisfac-
tory evidence showing such children are
prevented from attending school or ap-
plication to study by mental or physical
or other urgent reasons; provided, that
in case there be no public school i'm ses-
sion within two miles of the nearest trav-
eled road of any person within the school
district, he or she shall not be liable TO
| the provisions of this act provided. that
this act shall not apply to any child that
has been or is being otherwise instructed
| in the common English branches of
provided further, that the certificate Of
any principal of any school or educa-
tional institution, or of any teacher, that
any child has been or is being so instruc-
ted, issued to such child or its parents or
guardians, shall be sufficient and salts
factory evidence thereof.
Section 2. For every neglect of dutv
imposed by the first section of this act
the person in parental relation offending
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
shall, upon conviction thereof before a
justice of the peace or alderman, forfeit a
fine not exceeding two dollars on the
first conviction and fine not exceeding
tve dollars for each subsequent convic-
ton; provided, upon conviction, the de-
fendant or defendants may appeal to the
court of quarter sessions of the peace of
the proper county within thirty days
upon entering into recognizance with one
surety for the amount of fines and costs
provided, however, that before such pen
altv shall be incurred the parent, guar
dian or other person liable therefor shall
be notified in writing of such liability,
and shall have opportunity by compli-
ance with the requirements of this act
then and thereafter to avoid the imposi-
ton of said penalty. The fines provided
for by this act shall, when collected, be
paid by the officers collecting the same
into the county treasury of the respective
treasurer of the city or school district i'm
which such person convicted resides; to
be applied and accounted for by such
treasurers in the same way as other
moneys raised for school purposes such
fines shall be collected by a process of
law similar to the collection of other
fines.
Section 8. If deemed necessary for the
better enforcement of the provisions of
this act boards of school directors or
school controllers in cities, boroughs and
townships may employ one or more per-
sons, to be known as attendance officers,
whose duty it shall be to look after, ap-
prehend and place in such schools as the
person in parental relation may desig-
nate truants and others who fail TO attend
school in accordance with the provisions
of this act The persons appointed such
attendance officers shall be entitled to
such compensation not exceeding two
dollars as shall be fixed by the boards APP
pointing them, and such compensation
may be paid out of the school fund.
Boards of school directors or controllers
may set apart school rooms in public
school buildings for children who are
habitual truants, or who are insubordi-
nate or disorderly during their atten-
dance upon instruction in the public
schools.
Section 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
os'cSeRcA
spring registration of voters, or as soon
AS possible thereafter, to make substan-
tial book provided by the county COM
missioners for that purpose careful and
correct list of all children between the
ages of and l3 years within his district,
giving the name, age and residence of
each, and whether in charge of a parent.
guardian or other person, together with
such other information as may be
deemed necessary, with enumeration
shall be returned by said assessor to the
county commissioners of the county in
which the enumeration is made, whose
duty it will be to certify it to the secre-
tary of the proper school district, who
shall Immediately furnish the principal
or teacher of such school with a correct
list of all children in his or her district
who are subject to provisions of this act.
And the said assessor shall be paid per
diem compensation for their services a
sum equal to the compensation paid un-
der existing laws for assessors of elec-
ton, said service not to exceed ten days.
Section 3. IL shall be the the duty of
each teacher in the school district to re-
port Immediately to the secretary of the
board of directors or controllers and
thereafter at the close of each school
month, the names of all children on the
list previously furnished by the secretary
who were absent without satisfactory
NhAeN ApA hNO Tue itiOHln lOf
which the report shall be made,
when, if it shall appear that any parent,
guardian or other person having control
OF any child or children shall have failed
10 comply with the provisions of this act,
after due notification in writing as pro-
vided in Section 2, the secretary or atten-
dance officer, if there be one, in the name
of the school district, shall proceed
against the offending party or parties, in
accordance with law, by complaint be-
fore any alderman or justice of the peace;
provided further, that If sufficient cause
be shown for the neglect of the require
ments of this act, the cost of said pro-
ceedings shall be paid out of the district
funds upon a proper voucher approved
by the board of directors or controllers.
Section 9. The secretary or attendance
officer, If there be one, of any board of
directors or controllers who wilfully re-
fuses or neglects 10 comply with the pro-
visions of this act shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof before an alderman or Justice of
the peace shall forfeit fine not exceeding
twenty-five dollars.
Section 7, All laws or parts of laws in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed
(srenI Lender