The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-06

| tai relation offending shall he guilty of a
misdomeanor, and shall, upon conviction
thereof before justice of the peace or al
derman, forfeit n fno not exceeding two
dollars on the first conviction, and fine
not exceeding five dollars for each subse-
quent conviction Provided, Upon con-
Victon the defendant or defendants may
appeal TO the court Of quarter sessions Of
the peace OF the proper county within
thirty days, upon entering into recogni-
zauce with one surety for the amount of
fines and COSTS Provided however, That
| before such penalty shall be incurred, tn
parent, guardian or other person liable
| therefor, shall be notified in writing by
tho secretary of the school board, or by
the attendance officer, If there DO one, of
such liability, and shall have opportu-
| nifty by compliance with tho require
ments Of this act then and thereafter tO
| avoid the imposition of such penalty.
The fines provided for by this act shall,
when collected, be paid over by the ofli-
| GERS collecting the same into the county
treasury of the respective counties, for
| the use of the proper school treasurer of
| the city or school district in which such
person convicted resides, to be applied
and accounted for by such treasurers in
the same way as other moneys raised for
school purpseS; such fines shall be col
lected by process of law similar to the
| collection of other fines,
Section 3. Boards of scnool directors
| or school controllers shall in cities, and
may in boroughs and townships, employ
one or more persons to be known as at
! tendance officers, who shall havo full
| power and whose duty it shall be To look
after, arrest, apprehend and place in such
| schools as the person i'm parental relation
| or the board of directors or controllers
| may designate. truan,s and others who
| fail to attend school in accordance with
| the provisions of this act, The persons
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be entitled To such compensation, not ex-
ceeding two dollars day, as shall be
| fixed by the boards appointing thom, and
| such compensation may be paid out of
the school fund; boards of directors or
controllers of any school district, or of
two or more districts Jointly, may estab-
| lish special schools for children who are
habitual truants, or who are insubordin-
ate or disorderly during their attendance
| upon instruction IN the public schools,
and may provide for the proper care,
maintenance aud instruction of such
children in such schools. Before such
penalty shall be incurred by such child,
the parent. guardian or other person in
parental relation to the child shall be no.
titled In writing by the secretary of the
| school board, or by the attendance officer
if there be one, and shall have an oppor-
tunity to be heard; such person in pur-
entail relation may elect to have such
|
expense in n private school, orphans
home or similar institution where the
common English branches are taught. If
such person in parental relation to such
child shall not elect to care for and main
tain such child in such private school.
nor consent to his care, maintenance and
and instruction in the public special
school, then such conduct of the child
shall be deemed dis0rderly conduct and
the child may be proceeded against as a
dsorderly person; and upon conviction
thereof shall be sentenced TO such special
school for term not exceeding the re-
mainder of the school term in his district,
subject to parole for good conduct by the
authorities ofsuch special school after four
weeks attendance. Such special schools
shall be conducted with view to the inn
provement and to the restoration, as soon
as practicable, of such child to the school
or institution elsewhere which he may be
| lawfully required to attend. The board
of directors or controllers of any city or
school district not having such special
school, may contract with any other city
or district having such school, for the
care, maintenance and instruction therein
of children whom such boards of direct
ors of controllers might require to attend
such school if there were one in their
own city or district.
Section 4. II shall be the duty of the
assessors of voters of every district, when
not notified and directed to the contrary
by the school board, at the spring regis
tration of voters, or as soon as possible
thereafter. to make, in a substantial book
provided by the county commissioners
for that purpose, n careful and correct list
of all children between the ages of six
and twenty ono years within his district,
: giving the fun name, date of bilth, age,
, sex, nationality, residence, sub school dis
, trict name and address of parent or person
a
of the employer any child under six
teen years of age that is engaged in any
! regular employment or service; which
enumeration, after approval by the sec
} retary of the said school district, shall ho
: returned by the said assessor to the cOun-
ty commissioners of the county in which
, the enumeration is made, whose duty it
will be to forward a certified copy of tho
same to the secretary of the proper school
district prior to July fifteenth of each
: year, who shall Immediately furnish the
: principal or teacher of each school with
D a correct list of all children i'm his or her
| district who are subject to the provisions
l OF this act, and shall furnish n summary
4 OF such statistics to the Superintendent of
= Public instruction upon blanks provid-
ed by the State. And the said assessors
shall be paid, out of the county funds, a
: per diem compensation for their services,
a sum equal to the compensation paid un-
der existing Law s for assessors ofelecton,
L said services not to exceed ten days: Pro.
: vided, That prior TO February first OF
T any year, any board of directors or con-
d torllers of any school district may author
e ize such enumeration to be made by the
n attendance officers at the expense of the
A school district, and at such times as they
: may direct: Provided further, That the
attendance officers, if there be any, ol
the secretary of the school board, shal
have power to add TO this register tho
" names of children Within the prescribed
ages whose names do not appear thereon
Section 5. 1t shall be the duty of eacl
teacher in the school district TO report al
d the end of each month to the attendance
N officer or the secretary of the board o
IS directors or controllers, the names of nj
: children on the list previously Furnished
II by said secretary who have been absen
five days without lawful excuse; Whei
At if il shall appear that any parent guardi
n an or other person having control of any
,r child or children shall have failed TO com
N ply with the provisions OF this act, aite
II due notification in writing as provided
l. in section two, the secretary, or attend
l. ance officer if there be one, in the namt
d of the school district, shall proceed
II against the offending party or parties il
m accordance with law by complaint be
Is fore an alderman or justice of the peace
n Provided further, That if sufficient caus
T. be shown for the neglect of the require