Frostburg mining journal., 1902-05-24

tveIva Years pf ora shall attend some
dav schoo1 repularIv nc dotirod in Soc
tinn 12l of tbis s,h'titIo d,,r;no tho ~,
tira ,,,.il,, af al, ''' ~ '.', ,',i-
day schools in the CITY or county in
which such childrcsides are in session
unless it can be shown the child is else
where receiving reeuIarIv througb in
structions during said neriod in the
studies usually taucht in the said
Dublic schools to children of the can,o
age: provided. that the superintendent
or principal of any school. or person
or persons duly authorized by such sr-
perintcndent or principal. may excuse
cases of necessary absence among its
enrolled pupils, ana provided further
that the provisions of this Section shall
not apply to a child whose mental or
phE$ical condition is such as to render
ltS instruction, as above described, in
"Npedleht or linpractlcable. every per
son having under his control child
p'tWe'h ei@ht ana Twelve years OF age
Shali cause Such chlld 10 attend school
or receive instruction as required by
'nlS section. chlidren over twelve years
OF age ana under the age of sixteen
years ana every person having under
ms cohtroi Such chlId, Shall ne SUD
JeCt |" the reculrmentS or TINS section
uiiIesS Such chlldren are regularly ana
'd"l'lIN 'lhp'oE"d TO iapof AT nome or
'''' nv
I23-Any person who has a child un-
Her ms control ana VINO ta,ls TO com
pl! with any OF the provisions OF the
PrccedlhS Scction snail De deemed
guilty Oh = mlsdemeanor ana he ined
uOIIHIS
renee.
l26-Any person who induces or at
tcmpts to induce amy child to absent
himself unlawfully from school, or en-
plOys or harhorS while school is in
session any child absent unlawfuIly
from school shall be deemed guilty Of
a misdemeanOr. and be fined not more
than fifty dollars.
l27-The Board of School Commits
sioncrs of Baltimore city and the Soy
eral Boards of County School Commits
sIopcrs shall aup0int. and may remove
at pleasure persons to be known as
"Attendancc Officers" The number to
he appointcd for the CITY of Baltimore
shall not exceed twelve. and the num-
Der for any county shall not exceed
three their comDensation shall he fix
ed and paid by the County Commits
sioners of the respectiye counties. or
the Mayor or City Council of Baltimore
city. as the case may be
l2S-It shall be the dutv of each at
tendance officer and he shall have full
mower within the CITY or county for
which he NAV he aDpointcd to arrest
without warrant any child between
eight and sixteen years of age found
away from his home and who is a tru-
ant from school or who fails TO attend
school in accordance with the proyis-
ions of this subtitle. He shall forth
with dcliycr n child 50 arrested either
tO the custody of n nprsOn in narontiaI
relation IN the chiIl or of the teacher
from whose school such child is then a
truant. but if the child he q habitllal
or incorrioibIe truant he shall bring
him before a luStlce OF the peace lor
commitment by nlm 10 fareh'd'
0chool' as PROVIDED ior IN the neN'
section OF 10 some otuet I'S'''u'inh
10 Wnlch ulSolueflE tn'iuroh may p'
committed. 1he attendance oflicer
Shail promptly report every Such ar
rest. ana the disposition mace by MN
OF the child so arrested TO tne ochooi
COMMISSIONERS OF the Sald Guy OF
son or persons as they may dlrect.
129-The Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore, and the several Boards of
County Commissioners may establish
schools to be known as parental
schools for children between eight ana
sixteen years of age, who are habitu-
ly truantS from school or from inStruc-
ton. they may also provide for the
confinement, maintenance and instruc-
ton of such children in such schools,
for such period and under such rules
and regulations as they may prescribe.
not exceeding the remainder of the
school year. Justices of the peace may
commit such children to such parental
schools but no person convicted of any
crime or of any offence other than trt-
anCY.shall be committed thereto.
12o-It shall he the duty of the Po-
lice commissioners of Baltimore city.
ot the same time that the census of le-
ga1 voters in the said CITY is taken un-
dor their direction rs Dr0vided by Sec
tinn II of Article ~ of the code of
pu}lic GancraI Iaws also to cause ia
ha made IN, tbe members of the force
rndcr their control annually. a sepa-
RATE record of tbe fulI name. age. color
and GOV of evorv child between six and
oivtoon veare Gf ago in each prpcinct
of the said city and the place whore
and tbe wear and month when such
chllofeh last atteii"'u sch""i tpS''"'i
with the name ana ADDRESS o' lhe par,
"ntS. SUdltllh@ OF ptlStHS III I'l'h'dl