Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-20

which he lives.
Superintendent Stctson has issuci
"amphlets setting forth the changes in
the school laws by action of the Legis-
lature. The latest Interpretation Of the
truancy law is as follows:
Every child between the ages of and |:
years inclusive shall attend some public
day school during the time such school is
in session. provided he is not excused by
school officers for necessary absence
because aof receiving equivalent instruc-
ton for "A like period of time in an ap-
proved private school. certificate of at
tendance TO be signed by person or per
further provided that his physical or
mental condition makes 1t incXpcdient for
him TO attend such school.
I Parents or guardians who fail to COM
ply with this act shall forfeit a sum not
exceeding twenty-five dollars or shall be
imprisoned not exceeding tnirty days
Any, child. who without sufficient cX-
c1lse. shall be absent from school at six
or more consecutive sessions during any
term. shall be deemed an habitual truant,
and the truant officer when directed by
the committee or superintendent in writ
ing shall enforce the above provisions by
complaint against the person having con-
troll of said child.
AN. person having control of child
who Is an habitual truant and being in
anyway responsible for such truancy,
and any person who induces a child 10 an
conccals such child when he is absent.
shall forfeit not exceeding twenty donars
for the use of the public schools OF ite
city or town in which such child resides,
to he recovered by the trlIant officer on
complaint. or such person shall be impfiS-
oned not cXcee ling thirty days IN hao,
itual truant. if a boy. may PC cofnfnieie,'
to the State Industrial school for SiriS'
Police or municipal courts ana triai Ju
ticcs shall have lurlSdictioh OF the ol
il.ad
Every town had best see to II thdt M
truant officer is not overlooked Wnrn IN"
list il made up in the spring. Ihc ID"
cities and towns shall annually elect
one or more persons to bc designated 'iu
ant officers. whose duty II snail pc 10 III
ouire into the causes of the absence iio.i.
regular sessions of the public schoois ol
All public school children between ~
ages of and - years ana ascer!ain al,r,, III
reasons therefor. and shall prompliS
rcnort thc same to the superintcnn'iiS
school committee. and such truant ofncer
when directed by the superlh,te,.,'i'iin5 IN
school committee or superb ~ ,eiun ,',,nc nf
writing shall prosecute IN me iaiie X -.
,hr city or town any person liaDic 70 ny
pcnaIty provided for in section IL 'aH u.n
Ter II of the Revised Statu,es. aa md If
shau he their duty when noulled ps a'is
teacher that any pupil Is irfcsu.ar ,ii III m
tendance to arrest and take sGt, p,h,nr ~
school when found truan' anu ~ - - -, -, on.
shall he the duty of such oflcei 10 60, is
force the provisions of sections ~ tW;snd ~
Inclusive of chapter II of the het -
Statutes as amended; Ertrs oftcers. me- and
trnant officers neglecting 70 I'LL
whom directed as required pE ia", ~ nor
forfci. not less than ten o".lai ~ TIC nub-
,h,n ffty dollars to the use oi IN Inc
~ chnoj, in the city or town neslecit,a,iI IN
as aforesaid. The municipal r,t "i,ic oiyiccr
fix the compcnsa tiom ol .nbonl .ti committee
ana the supcrintendinS schcios schooi n,hen-
"h in''u h,,,o mower to fill vacancies ""''
ctea parents en and scholars alike VIII pe S"m
! ccrned in the following iis' VI
h"r1es TN Sfol,owin; named days are, are .nhnol a
rat"d by legal enactment as iesai ia",ar's
holidays. Viz: New Year. Febr,,ary FaSI %
I A. morial day. May 80: lndep. iIemd iWnndav in
! III 1. Iabors holiday. hrSt nu, n,,hcr d
Snnten,her: Christmas day L., D ~ as
nankseiyiMns.t ing ne a. S;,ynrnor an and council;
1p1rr"y,iGcd however. that ArGot thni;,i,v un-
NOT he 'recosnized as chsr q sand and pupils for
tho purpose for which II Is ue'e
rho Governor and couhch.
General Richards hopes 70 MAN na
rangements whereby the NaNd ..Lo
sorye of the National Guaro ",'y .,,i,,
, y practice cruise on the tra"o o,,-
DOLPHIN. this summer. .,nh;n
noander Southerland Oh Do.arve
will pay an official visit TO the
May 1st. iii hold an
20 X. of Pennington. will ho'u '; q"
election for the captaincy'
day. =, ;,snect Co
cen. Frank l.. Hoyt will lhspco. .ha
l.. of the md Regiment u"'
coming week.
| s. W. Matthews, labor of
! will attend the national "a a. St
labor bureau officers, to De
Louis, May 90.
Supt. T.. &. Stevens is hoping n,,ti- -
me State House grounds more beaun-
full than ever and has made prepare q,
tions for increasing the gro" " ono
grass on the lawns and terraces