The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-03-30

ton, the words, TO the treasurer of the
city or town" SO that said section, az
amended. shall read as follows:
Section ~. Every child between tho
seventh and fifteenth anniversaries of his
birth shall attend some public day school
during the time such school is in session
and an absence therefrom of one-half daV
or more shall be deemed a violation OF
this requirement, provided that necessary
absence may he excused 10y the superu-
tending school committee or superintend-
ent of schools or teachers acting by di-
recton at either, provided also, that such
attendance shall not be required if tHe
enid obtained equivalent instruction, for
like period of time in an approved
private school or in any other manner an
proved by the experimenting school com
mittee. provided. further that children
shall not be credited with attendance at Il
private school until a certificate showing
their names, residences and ATTENDANCE.
al such school signed by the person or
persons having such school in charge
shall be flied with the school officials IT
the town i'm which said children reside:
and provided, further that the superu-
tending school committee may exclude,
from the public schools any child whose
physical or mental condition makes ii in
eNpedient for him to attend. All per
sons having children under their control
shall cause them to attend school as pro-
Xided In this section, and for every neg
lect of such duty shall he punished by "A
line not e%eecding twenty-five dollars or
SHAH be imprisoned not exceeding thnty
DAYS.
Section 10 Section hfty-one Of said
CHAPTER fifteen is hereby amended by
striking out, after the word person. I'm
the seventh line of said section. the words
Liable to the penalty provided I'm SAID
section and by inserting in place thereon
the words .neslectiug to perform Tho du-
ties prescribed in said section b. prompt
~ entering complaint before a magiS-
trate. and by striking out after the word
saegleeting in the thirteenth line Of said
section the words TO prosecute when di-
fected as required by law ana inserting
IN place thereof the words amy duty re
CURED Of them under the provisions OF
this chapter and by striking out. aftpl
the words 'liftv dollars" in the fourteenth
limo Of said section, the words TO the
use of the public schools in the city or
town nCelectug as aforeSai or To the
Use of the public schools in the city or
town where such truant officer resides
50 that said section tifty-one as amended
shall read as follows:
Section u. Cities and towns Shall an
nudllN elect one or more persons to be
designated truant officers, who shall in
quire into all cases Of neglect of the du~
ties prescribed in section forty-niue and
ascertain the reasons therefor and shall
promptly report the same to thu suhrl-
intending school committee and such tru-
ant officers or any of them SHALL when So
directed by the school committee or
superintendent in writing. prosecute in
tho name OF the city or town, any person
ne3leeting to perform the duties pre-
ScTlhtd in said section, by promptly enter
ing u complaint before Il magistrate; and
said officers shall, when notified by any
teacher that any pupil is irregular in At
tendance. arrest and take such pupil t.
school WHEN found trGant. and further
such officers shall enforce the provisions
of sections one hundred and eighteen IT,
one hundred and twenty. inclusive Of
this chapter. EYery city or town neglect
ing to elect truaut officers, and truaut
officers ncglccting any duty required Of
ohem under the provisions of this chapter
shall forfeit not less than ten nor more
than fifty dollars. Tie municipal officers
shall fix tie compensation OF the truaut
officers. elected as prescribed in this s"c-
ton, Experimenting school committees
may FIJI vacancies occurring during the
Year, and shall elect truant officers ut
their first meeting after the annual meet
ing Of the town, in case the town neglects
to do So. OF the truant officers elect, or
any 81 them, fail to qualify
Section II. Section hfty-three of said
chapter fifteen is hereby amended by
striking out after the word "Shall" which
is the last word in the fourth line Of said
section. the words forfeit not exceeding
twenty dollars for the use of the public
schools of the city or town in which such
child resides, to be recovered by the tru-
ant officer on complaint and by inserting
in place thereof the words be punished
by fine not exceeding twenty dollars 50
mat SAID section, as amended, shall rod
as follows:
Section 81 Any person having control
OF child who is an habitual trIant. as
defined in the foregoing section, and being
in any way responsible for such truancN
and any person who induces child to
absent himself from school, or harhors or
conCeds such child when hr Is absent,
shall be punished by fine not exceeding
twenty dollars or shall be in prisoned not
exceeding thirty days.
Section l.. Section fftY-four of said
chlpter fifteen is hereby amended 10y add
ing after the word "hfty-three." in the
last line OF said section, tho words all
warrants issued by said courts or tral
Justices upon complaint. or for an OftonSr
committed under said sections and all
legal processes issued by said courts or
trlu Justices for the purpose OF cars ing
into effect the provisions of this section
aud of said sections numbered fortY MIN,
EftY-one and tifty-thrte, shall be directed
to and executed by the truant officer or
either of the truant officers. of the town
whore the ofense is committed. All fines
collected under said thfcc last named sec
tons shall be paid to the treasurer Of the
city or town in which the of1cnse is com
mlttcd, for the support of the public
schools there in so that said section fifty
four, as amended, shall read as follows:
Section "a. On complaint OF the taaut
officer, an habitual truant, ii a boy, may
be committed to the state school Tor
boys or if Il girl. to the state Industrial
school for girls. or to any truant school
that may hereafter be established Police
or municipal courts and trial justices
shall have jurisdiction of such complaint
and OF the OffenscS described in sections
forty whine. ffty-one and hftY-three. All
warrants issued by said courts or trial
justices upon such complaint, or for an
ofenSe committed under said sections
and all legal processes issued 10y said
courts or trial Justice for the purpose of
carry ing into effect the provisions of this
section and of said sections numbered
forty-nine, tifty-one and fifty three,
may be directed to and executed 10y the
truant officer or either of the tr1ant otii-
GERS, of the town where the offCnse is
committed. All fines, collected under said
two last named sections. shall be paid To
the treasurer of the city or town in which
the Offense is committed, for the support
of the public schools therein
Section 80 Section siXty-two of said
chapter fifteen is hereby amended by in
sorting after the word town" in the first
line OF said section the words which dors
ara grade and, further, by inserting after
the word town in the first part uf the
third line of said section, the words or
with the school board of any adjoining
town and by erasng the word "eStab-
lished" in the fifth line OF said section and
inserting in place thereof the word 'ap-
proved also by inserting after the word
made" in the sixth line of said section
the words with the trustees of any arld-
envy also by inserting after the word
academy" in the tenth line of said SOC
tion the words or in such free hish
school so that said section siXty-two aS
amended, shall read as follows;
Section g. Any town which does not
maintain a free high school of standard
grade may from year to year authorize
its experimenting school committee to
contract with and pay the trustees OF any
academy in said town, or with the school
board of any adjoining town for the
tuition of scholars within such town I'm
the studies contemplated by the seven
preceding sections, under a STANDARD ot
scholarship to be approved by SUCH com
mittce: and when such contract has been
made with the trustees of any academy
the school committee with an equal mum