Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-02-14
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
An Act to Secure Compulsory Al
tendance In GOldSbOr0
Township.

The following is the text of the bill
proposed TO be enacted for Goldsboro
townships:
The General Assembly of North Caro-
ina do enact:
Section l. That any parent, guar
dian or other person in Goldsboro
Township, Wayne county, having the
control of any child or children between
the ages OF sever and sixteen years,
shall be required tie send such child or
children to some public DR. private
school where instruction is given at
least in the common school branches,
defined in section 81 of the public
school law of North Carolina, as fol-
lows: ~ Every such child between
the ages of seven and twelve shall at
lend some school as many days an
nually as the public schools of Colds
boro Township are in session. IT, All
children between the ages of twelve and
sixteen year who are unable to read
and write in accordance with the re-
quirements for voting as expressed in
the last constitutional amendment. e
All children between the ages oftwe1ve
and sixteen years who have no regular
daily emf loyment, shall be required to
attend some school continuously while
the schools of Go1dsboro Township are
in session.. Provided, however, that
the board of trustees OF he superin-
tendent of the public schools of Colds
boro Township may exempt from the
operations of this act, ~ All who have
a bodily or mental affection that in
capacitates them for attending schOOl
(2) Those who have completed the
course of study prescribed by the board
of trustees (3) Those between the
ages of twelve and sixteen years whose
labor is absolutely necessary for their
support or their parents support; (4l
Those whose labors at certain season.
of the year is necessary for the preser-
walton of the agricultural products of
that season.
Sec. 2. That any parent, guardian Or
other person in Goldsboro Township,
Wayne county, having under his or her
control a child within the provisions of
Section l, who fails to cause such child
to attend school, or any person who
shall encourage any child to violate
Section l of this act shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and fined in the discre-
ton Of the court not more than $50, or
imprisonment not more than 80 days.
Sec. 8. That the board of trustees
shall require to be taken each year., an
accurate census ofGoldsboro Township,
giving the street address or location,
and the age Of each child of school age,
and this census shall be placed in the
hands of the Superintendent of the
Schools of Goldsboro Township on or
before the first day of September OF
each year. The date of the opening OF
the schools shall be advertised at least
two weeks before the opening in all the
leading papers of the township; and by
the end OF the first month, Or as soon
thereafter as possible, b Superintend-
ent may require to be furnished him a
list of all children attending schools.
both public and private. He shall then
prepare a list of all those within the
provision OF Section l, no attending
schools, and the parent or guardian OF
of those not attending school shall be
notified by the superintendent, teach
ers or attendance officers of the pro
visions of this act, and said parent OF
guardian upon failure to aid in secur-
ing the attendance of such children, not
already exempt, shall be guilty of
misdemeanor. Every person who en-
cages in the business o fteaching schoo
in Goldsbero Township shall keep ar
accurate record of the name residence
age, sex and daily attendance of every
pupil under his or her instruction, and
also an accurate record of the nam o
the parent or guardian of every such
;. pupil, and this record shall be open a
all times to the inspection of the Super.
intendent or any member of the Boar6
of Trustees of the Public Schools O.
Goldsboro Township, and all sucf
teachers shall furnish to the Superin.
tendent or the board of trustees all nee
: essary Information for. executing the
: provision of this act.
Sec. 4. That in the enforcement o
e this act, the services of the regular
police force of the city of Goldsboro, o.
e the township constable, shall be USED
0 as designated by the board of trustees
t or the board may employ any suitable
e person to aid in executing the provis
e ions Of this act, and all persons acting
in this capacity under the directions o
the board of trustees shall be known a.
Attendance Officers. 1t shall be tn
0 duty of the Attendance officers upo1
request or complaint of the Superin
e tendent OF the Public Schools of Colds
boro Township that any child absent
cling himself or herself from any schoo