Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-21

certificates cannot be secured, upon
proof Of such fact, the record Of age stated in
the first school enrolment of such child shall be
admissible as evidence thereof.
Duty of Officers
Section 439b. In all cities of the first class
the board of education any board having
similar powers shall appoint three more
truant officers and in all other cities having
more than 10000 population by the last United
States or state census. such boards snail appoint
more truant officers whose duty 1t shall
be see that the provisions of this and the last
preceding section are enforced and when OF
his personal knowledge. or by any report or COM
plant from any resident of the city, truant
officer believes that any child Is unlawfully and
habituay absent from school and not other
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439a as amended, he shall Immediately lnvestI-
gate and render all service in his power, acting
dsereetly to compel such child to attend some
public, parochial, private school, which the
person having control of the child shall desig-
nate. if IA years of age to attend school
or become regularly employed at home or else
where. and upon failure he shall serve a written
notice upon the person having control OF such
child requiring him to place such child in some
public, private parOchial school within five
days, and II such person shall fail TO comply with
such notice without legal excuse within the
specified time, the truant officer shall prosecute
such person in the manner provided in the pre-
ceding section In all cities having less than
10000 population by such census, and IN all
towns. villages and districts the board OF edu-
cation any board having similar powers, or the
district board, may appoint one or more truant
officers whose duties shall be the same as the
truant officers above provided, and in case no
truant officer Is appointed, these duties shall be
performed by the city superintendent of schools
in cities having such officers and by the chairman
of the board of education or the district board IN
all other cities, towns, villages and districts
Any truant officer or other officer whose duties
are herein prescribed, who shall fail to comply
with or enforce the provisions OF this or the pre-
ceding section within fifteen days after written
notice has been served upon him by any qualified
eector or taxpayer within the district, town.
village or city within which the offending person
all hal he a
of not less than ten dollars or more than twenty
dollars for each offense, and any such elector or
taxpayer may for such forfeiture. Iruant
officers shall receive only such compensation
from the public school funds may be deter
mined upon by their respective boards and such
truant officers shall report all cases OF truancy and
their action therein to their respective boards
within seven days after such action shall have
been taken. Any factory inspector or assistant
factory Inspector appointed by the commissioner
of the bureau of labor and Industrial statistics
shall have the power of truant officer, and shall
report all cases of truapcY coming to his know-l
edge to the board of the city, town, village or
district in which such truant resides.
Truant officers
Section 1890 The board of education or the
district board may appoint one or more truant
officers, whose duty it shall be- acting discreety,
to apprehend upon view all children between
seven and fourteen years OF age who habItually
frequent oiter about public places and have
no lawful occupation, and place such children,
when so apprehended, in such schools as the
parent or other person having the control of such
children may designate And such officers shall
report all cases of truancy to their boards within
a reasonable time. Such truant officers shall be
entitled to such compensation, to be paid out OF
the school fund.- as shall be fixed by the boards
appointing them.
Use of Forfeiture
Section 439d The forfeiture herein provided
for when collected shall he paid to the proper
treasurer. to be accounted Tor by nm as money
raised for school purposes in the city, town, VII
Iage or district in which the suffering the
forfeiture resided at the time thereof
Census Off GERS Duty
Section 1899 1t shall be the duty of all Of
dcers empowered to take the school census TO
ascertain the number OF children between the
ages of seven and fourteen years in their respec-
tive districts, the number OF children between
such ages who did not attend school, and, as far
as possible, the cause OF such failure 70 attend
school, -. 80
In the administration of the foregoing laws
YOU are charged with duties OF greatest import
ance to the welfare of the children OF your respeG
tive districts. | trust that the fact that, with
the exception OF the nominal salary which may
be paid the district clerk, these duties must be
performed without money compensation, VIII not
lessen your zeal in their propre performance.
The law can and does make you responsible Tor
losses to the finances OF the district through
neglect or malfeasance, but no law can secure
comDensation for losses resulting to the children
of vor district from failure 90 provide them the
best school facilities possible from the means at
District Records
In order to keep proper record OF the aharS OF
the district the clerk should be provided with
book containing space Tor f6 tine pro-
board meetings and blanks for recording con-
tracts with teachers, treasurer's bonds tran
scripts of annual settlement with treasurer, ana
also with an order book with numbered stubs
for keeping record of orders drawn on the treas
urer. The treasurer should be proviee9 WIN
book substantially bound and arranged for keep
inc a tow-page cash account. The left hand page
should be used for receipts and the first item In
each wears account should be the balance on
hand at date of the last report. Following this
should be the accounts as received during the
wear: the amounts received from district tax
county tax state school fund income, loan or
any other source being separately and distinctly
specified. The right hand page should be USED
for disbursements, and as the treasurer can
legally paw out the money OF the district only on
the order of the clerk, countersgned by the oil
rector the items there should specify the dates OF
nayment numbers of ORDERS names of persons,
purposes and amounts presented and paid.
These orders should be kept as vouchers IN sup
port of such payments and presented with
transcript of the treasurers account at the an
nuaI meeting. If the accounts and records OF the
district are kept as above indicated, compllca-
tions will not be likely to arise and the WORK OF
the clerk in making his financial report to the
town clerk will be greatly Facilitated. Inc
statistical report has also caused much trouhe Ia
tho mast hut if the district clerk will observe the
law relative to keeping of school registers and VIII
call for and insist on having the ter m reports and
the yearly report which / shall send out TO the
teac hers hereafter, future reports can De edsliy
and correctly made.
Town Clerks Report
Section 4G3. Each town clerk shall, on or
before the first day of August in each year, make
and transmit to the county superintendent OF
the county or district in which his town Is situated
a report bearing date on the tenth day OF SAID
month, stating:
i The whole number of school districts
separately set of within the town, and the num-
her of parts of Joint districts in which the school
house belonging thereto are located in his town.
2 The districts and parts Of districts from
which reports shall nave been made within the
time limited for that purpose:
& The length of time a school shall have been
taught i'm each such district parts OF districts
4. The amount of public money received in
each
the number of children over the age OF four and
under the age of twenty years residing IN each
6. The whole amount of money received A., IN the, the
town for school purposes since the date OF the last
preceding report, setting forth separately the
amount received from the state through the
county treasurer, the amount levied by the
county board the amount raised by the town al
it's annual meeting in towns where the township
system of school government has been adopted
T. The amount of money raised by ulstrlct