The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-10-02
COMPULSORY SCHOOL LAW.
Districts Will Lose Part of Their Appro-
priation II Law is Not Enforced.

OF West Reyuoldsville and Winslow
township, who propose to enforce the
law, we publish part of the late com.
pulsory school law. =. J. Ward Is at.
tendance officer in West Reynoldsville |
and Benjamin Haugh is attendance Off
Ger in Winslow township. The law is
as follows:
SECTION /. BE 1t enacted, ETC., That
every parent, guardian or other person
in the Commonwealth, having control
or charge of child or children between
the ages of eight and sixteen years
shall be required TO send such child or
children to day school in which the
common English branches are taught,
and such child or children shall attend
such school continuously during the en-
tire time in which the public school In
their respective districts shall be in
session, unless such child or children
shall be excused from such attendance
by the board OF the school district in
which the parent, guardian or other
person resides, upon the presentation
to said board of satisfactory evidence
showing such child or children are pre-
vented from attendance upon school or
application to study by mental, physi-
cal or other urgent reasons. But the
term urgent reasons shall be strictly
construed, and shall not permit Of ir-
regular attendance.
SECTION .. For every neglect Of
duty imposed by the first section of this
act, the principal or teacher, or person
in parental relation, offending, shall be
guilty Of a misdemeanor, and shall up
on conviction thereof before justice of
the peace, magistrate, or alderman, for
felt fine not exceeding two dollars ON
| first conviction, and fine not exceed
| ing five dollars for each subsequent
conviction and in default of payment
of said fine, the defendent may be com
mitted to the county prison for a period
not exceeding two days for the first con-
viction, and for a period not exceeding
fl We days for each subsequent convic-
tion.
SECTION 4. 1t 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 registration Of voters or as soon
as possible thereafter, to make a care
ful and correct list Of all children be-
tween the ages of six and sixteen with
in his district, giving the full name,
date of birth, age, sex, nationality, resi-
dence. sub-school district name and
address OF parent or person In parental
relation, and the name and location Of
the school where the child is enrolled,
or the cause of non-enrollment: which
enumeration. after approval by the Sec
retary of the said school district, shall
be returned by said assessor to the
county commissioners Of the county in
which the enumeration Is made whose
duty it shall b. b. forward the same, on
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 correct
list of all children in his or her district
who are subject to the provisions OF
this act: and the said county commits
sioners shall furnish summary OF such
statistics to the Superintendent of Pub.
lie Instruction.
SECTION 5. 1t shall be the duty o
each teacher in the school district tt
report Immediately to the attendance
officer or the superintendent OF schools
or the secretary Of the board Of direc
tors or controllers, the names Of al
children, on the list previously furnish
ed by said superintendent or secretary
who have been absent three days OF
their equivalent without lawful excuse
, when it shall appear that any parent
guardian or other person having con
troll of any child or children shall hav,
failed to comply with the provisions o
this act, after notification in writin,
as provided in section two, the superin
tendent or secretary, or attendance otfi
GER, If there be one, in the name of tn,
q school district, shall proceed agains
the offending party or parties, in accor
dance with the provisions of this ac,
! Provided further, That II sufficien
cause be shown for the neglect of tn
requirements of this act or II the cos
OF prosecution cannot be collected fror
the defendant, said cost may be pai
out of the district funds upon "a prope
voucher approved by the board of di
}, rectors or controllers.
SECTION 6, The superintendent @
/, schools or secretary, or attendance off
Ger, II there be one, OF any board Of dir
ectors or controllers who wilfully re
fuses or neglects to comply with tn
= provisions of this act shall be guilty @
}, a misdemeanor, and upon convictio