Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-08-29
New School Law.

as possible thereafter, to make, IN
substantial book, provided by the Sup
erintendent of Public Instruction at the
EXPENSE of the State, for that purpose,
n careful and correct list of all children
| between the ages of six and slXte cen
| within his district, giving the full
name. date of birth, age, sex, nation
ality, residence, sub-school district
name and address of parent or person
| in parental relation, and the name and
| location of the school where the child IL
enrolled. or the cause OF non enroll
ment. and the name and address of the
of the employer of any child under
sixteen years of age that is engaged IN
any regular employment or service;
which enumeration. after approval by
| the secretary of said school district,
SHALL be returned by the said assessor to
the county commissioners of the county
| in which the enumeration Is made,
whose duty it shall be to forward the
same, or a certified copy thereof, 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
a correct list of all children in his or
her district who are subject TO the pro-
visions of this act, and the said county
commissioners shall furnish a summary
of such statistics to the Superintendent
of Public instruction, upon blanks pro-
vided by the State. And the said as
SCISSOR shall be paid, out of the county
funds a per diem compensation for
their services, a sum equal to the COM
pensation paid under existing laws for
assessors of election; said services not
to exceed ten days: Provided, That
prior to February first of any year, any
board of directors or controllers of any
school district may authorize such
enumeration to be made by the attend
ance officers or other persons. at the
expense of the school district under the
same conditions as herein provided for
assessors: Provided further That the
attendance officers, if there be any, or
the superintendent of schools, or the
secretary of the school board, shall have
the power to add to this register the
names of children within the prescribed
ages whose names do not appear there
on.
Section 5. 1t shall be the duty of each
teacher in the school district to report
Immediately to the attendance officer or
the supertindent of schools, or the sec
retary of the board of directors or con
trollers. the names of all children, on
the list previously furnished by SAID su-
periDtendent or secretary, who have
been absent three days or their equlya-
lent without lawful excuse; when, IT 1t
shall appear that any parent, guardian
or other person having control of any
child or children shall have failed to
comply with the provisions of this act.
after notification in writing as provided
A1n gf.an nr
secretary, or attendance officer if there
be one, in the name of the school dis
trict. shall proceed against the offend
ing party or parties, in accordance with
the provisions of this act: Provided fur
ther. That il sufficient cause be shown
for the neglect of the requirements of
this act, or if the costs of prosecution
cannot be collected from the
defendant, said cost may be
paid out of the district funds upon
proper voucher approved by the board
of directors or controllers.
Section 6: The superintendent OF
schools or secretary, or attendance offi-
Ger if there be one. of any board of di-
rectors or controllers who wilfully re
fuses or neglects to comply with the
provisions of this act shall be guilty OF
a misdemeanor. and upon conviction
thereof. before an alderman, magistrate
or Justice of the peace, shall forfeit
fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
Section T. The State Superintendent
Of Publ instruction may withhold one
fourti, state appropriation from any
school district which neglects or refuses
to enforce the provisions of this act In a
manner and degree satisfactory to the
State Superindent of Public Instruction
Section The act Of May sixteenth,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
five, entitled IAN act TO provide for the
attendance Of children in the schools OF
sI,ir commonwealth, and making an
enumeration Of children for that pur
pose; also, providing compensation for
the assessors making the enumeration,
and providing penalties for violations Of
this act" and the act Of the twelfth Of
July, Ammo Domini one Thousand eight
hundred and ninety seven, entitled AN
act to amend sections one, two, three,
four and five of an act, entitled AN act
to provide for the attendance OF child
rem in the schools OF this Common
wealth, and making an enumeration OF
children for that purpose; also provld-
ing compensation for the assessors max
ing the enumeration, and providing pen
alties for the violation Of this act, ap-
proved the sixteenth day of May, Ammo
Domini one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-five. increasing the age within
which children shall be subject to its
provisions to sixteen years, and making
certain exemptions, subjecting princi-
pals and teachers to certain penalties,
comforting upon the directors or con
trollers power to designate schools for
those who fail to attend schools, to es
tablisE special schools for truants aud
other offenders, and providing for
the restraint OF truants and other
offenders for registration by the |
attendance officers and report of absen
tees from school, and any other act or
parts Of acts, inconsistent herewith, be
and are hereby repealed.
Approved-The 11th day of July, A.
D., 1901. WILLIAM A. STONE.
The foregoing is true and correct
copy Of the act of the General Assembly |
No 335. w. w. GRIEST,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.