Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-05
COMPULSORY IDycATION.
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school. when TUITION. lOuSlnO ana
board are furnished at the expense
OF the United States.
BE it enacted by the Legislature
of the state of South Dakota:
Section t.. That whenever the
Government of the United States
erccts or causes to be erected and
maintained. a school for general
educational purposes within the
state of South Dakota and the
expenses of the tuition. lodging.
food and clothing of Indian pupils
therein is borne by the United
States. it shall lie compulsory ON
the part of every parent. guardian,
or other person i'm the State of
South Dakota. having control of
an Indian child or children
between the ages of SIX and
eighteen years eligible to attend
said school, to send such child or
children to attend said school for
Il period of nine months. or during
the annual term. unless such
child or children are excused
from such attendance by the
county superintendent of said
county in which such child or
children reside and a certificate be
procured from the county super
intendcnt or schools showing that
the bodily or mental condition of
such child or children has been
and IS such as to prevent his or
her or their attendance at school
or application at study for the
period required. or that such child
or children is OF are taught in the
public, private school or other
schools in such branches as are
usually taught in the public
schools: provided. that i'm case the
government of the United States
does not make provisions for the
free transportation of such child
or children to and from their
homes to SAID school then he. she.
or they, shall not he liable to the
provisions of this act. unless they
reside less than ten miles from
such school.
Section .. 1t shall be the duty
of all principals or superintendents
of the schools mentioned in this
act, before attempting to serve,
or cause to be served, a demand
for the attendance of certain
children naming them and also
designating the school at which
their attendance is required, upon
the parents. guardian or other
person having charge of said
child or children as may be eligible
to attend said school over which
he has charge, and a copy of this
act on such parents, guardian or
other person having charge of
such child or children, and such
person shall within ten days de-
liver said child or children ut said
school or to the principal or super
intendent thereof, or furnish
satisfactory proof that the bodily
or mental condition of said child
or children will not admit of
attendance.
Section 3. If at the expiration
of ten days after such notice or
demand, the parent, guardian or
other person having charge of
said child or children shall have
failed or refused to comply with
this act, the principal or superin-
tcndcnt shall commence proceed
ings in the name of the state for
the recovery of the fine herein
after provided before any court
having jurisdiction.
Section 4. Any parent, guardian
or other person having control
or charge of any Indian child or
children failing to comply with
the provisions of the act shall he
deemed guilty of Il misdemeanor
and shall be liable to a fine of not
less than ten dollars $4,000 nor
more than twenty five dollars (S25)
and Imprisonment in the county
Jail for fifteen days for the first
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