Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-25

also 10 etriL;n. nc punished by pg,aee
iars in the last line but ona word dol.
tion, the words. ito the tra.,. ~ said sec.
cry or town., so that said ear,. OF the
"' .San,; snail read as follows: 'oon as
seventh and fifteenth annivereWeen the
prth snail attend some puh,;c aes OF his
nnrlnS the time such school 10 NY school
anu a., an absence therefrom OF session,
or more shall be deemed a u;e,half day
this requirement: provided ~, violation Of
apscnce may he excused nv - necessary
tending school committee Or sm e supern.
eht ol schools or teachers act}p.i iintend.
a,t.oh OF either; provided also ~, w d.
child n.,c,, si,all not be required H. such
chi nc, ontained equivalent instrnc,tH the
lke period of time. IN ~ "ctIcn for
private school or i'm any otner approved
proved by the experimenting snh,her ap-
lhi.ree; provided, further, Thai nh,, CON-
1,r;,,at ~. ~ credited with attendanna
,IH't school until a Certificate aSata
tAeir names, residences ana y, showing
at s'ich school signed by the n.rndhnc-
persons having such school IN son or
s sdii De MED with the school nfsnin9rge
IA ,omu IN winch said children r.a, Q,
ana provided. further. that The reside;
lending school committee NAV supefn
from the public schools anv cIi,, exclude
physical or mental condition mel whose
expedint for him to attend as In
spiS having children under their no,p per,
ai,ui cause them to attend school huoi
vided in this section. and for e,.i as pro-
iect 81 such duty shall be pl,nisbs5y neg
hne not exceeding TWENTY-FIVE daIi Dy
days eeuihg thirty
Section 10. Section fif,v-o,. -.
CHAPTER fifteen is hereby nmenS sad
striking ont, after the word ..n., W
the seventh line Of SAID section liz N
liable to the penalty provided in "oiqi
stction ana by Inserting in place there,
~. .ilc worus htsiecting to perform the d.
ties prescribed in said section Nv nrn e w.
~ entering Il complaint before p,onlp''
trate, and by striking out after tba aiss,
neglecting in the thirteenth line or "or ni
section the words TO prosecute wban sag
rected as required by law" and irsel,.u III
in place thereof the words any S,.,.s
CURED Of them under the provision re- =.
TINS chapter and by striking out ~, VI
the words fifty dollars in the fonr,a a,.ei
line OF said section. the words ITO ,tA
use Oh the pubic schools in the city q,
town ncelecting as aforesaid. or ~ III "
use OF the public schools in tho ci,r o "e
town where such truant officer r,siJ., VI
SO that said section fifty-one as amenSs,
Shall read as follows:
Stcton 81. CITIES and towns shall an.
nudIIE elect one or more persons In Ia
designated truant officers who shall ~
CURE INTO al cases of neglect of the a.,
ties prescribed in section forty-nins ma
ascertain the reasons therefor and shnn
promptly report the same to the slner.
Intending school committee. and sucb r.,
ant officers or any of them shall when n So
directed by the school Committee or
superintendent in writing. prosecute in
the name OF the city or town. any nersan
nesiecting to perform the duties ure
scrihed IN said section. by promptly enter.
ing Il complaint before a magistrate. ana
said officers shall, when notified by any
teacher that any pupil is irregular in at
tendance, arrest and take such pupil n,
school when found truant; and further
such ohlcers shall enforce the provisions
OF sections one hundred and eighteen IN
one hundred and twenty. inclusive. of
this chapter Every city or town neglect
ing to elect tiuant officers, and tr,unt
officers neglecting any duty required of
Them under the provisions OF this chapter
shall forfeit not less than ten nor more
than nifty dollars. The municipal officers
shall fix the compensation of the truant
officers, elected as prescribed in this Seq
ton. Superints ndng school committees
may fill vacancies occurring during the
year. and shall elect truant officers at
their first meeting after the annual meet
ing of the town. in case the town neg!ects
to do So or the truant officers elect, or
any Of them, fail to qualify
Section ii. Section fifty-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
enid resides, TO be recovered by the tru-
ant officer on complaint and by inserting
" place. thereof the words be punished
BY fine not exceeding twenty dollars so
That said section. as amended. shall read
as follows: HA n
Section j,. Any pc rson having conlroi
OF child. who is an Ihabitual truant as
defined in the foregoing section. and being
Iii any way responsible for such truancy
aud any person who induces a child 10
absent himself from school, or ha rbors or
conceals such child when he is absent
shall be punished by fine not exceeding
twenty dollars or shall be imprisoned not
exceeding thirty days
Section II. Section ffty-fnur of said
chapter fifteen is hereby amended by add.
ing after the word ''hfty-three.' in III"
last line of said section. the words all
warrants issued by said courts or trial
justices upon complaint. or for an ofcns'
committed under said sections and all
lega. processes issued by said courts or
trial justices for the purpose of carrying
into effect the provisions OF this section
and of said sections numbered forty-nne,
hfty-one and fifty-three. shall be directed
to and executed by the truant officer, or
either of the tiuant officers, of the town
where the OffenSe is committed. All fines
collected under said three last named sec
tons shall be paid to the treasurer OF the
city or town in which the ofrense is com
mitttd, for the support of the public
schools there in so that said section fifty
four. as amended, shall read as follows;
Section 81. On complaint of the truant
Officer an habitual truant. ii hoy. nay
be committed to the state school Tor
boys. or ii a girl. to the state industrial
school for girls. Or to any truan; school
that may hereafter he established Poiec
or municipal courts and trial justices
shall have jurisdiction of such complaint
n ~ nfY hAI w,
fortN-ninc, 1fty-one and fifty-threc- Al
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 saio
courts or trial justices for the purpose OF
carry ing into effect the provisions OF this
section and of said sections numbered
forty-nine. fifty-one and ffty-thrse'
may be directed to and executed by IN
truant officer. or either of the trlint ON
GERS, of the town where the oHcnse II
committed All fines collected under said
two last named sections, shall BE- paid I"
the treasurer Of the tity or town In wnc,
the Offense is committed, for the support
of the public schools therein
Section Is. Section sixty-two OF sald
chapter fifteen Is hereby amended by III.
sorting after the word town in the hrs.
line of said section the words winch ooss
not maintain a free high school OF sta H,u,
ara grade and. further by inserting aiteI
the word town in the first part OF tne
third line of said section. the woros ~,
with the school board of any a doolnahhs
town and by erasing the word estaps,
in the fifth line of said section anu
inserting in place thereof the word ap,,
proved also by inserting AFTER the w .;au
made in the sixth line OF SAID secu a%'
the words with the trustees OF any aca ua
academy" in the tenth line OF said s ~
tion the words or in such free high