Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-11-28

IN Ordcr tnat parents, tCSdi
6 uardians and all other persons
having the custody of a child or
children between the ages of is and
16 years, inclusive, residing in
Washingto ton county, Idaho, may
become familiar With the new
compulsory attendance laws the
following provisions of the new ses-
sion laws OF Idaho for 1905 and
1907 are quoted:
Sec. 8.-In all cases where any |
child shall be delinquent child
or delinquent Juvenile person, as
defined by this act, the parent or
parents, legal guardian or person
having the custody of sucn child or
any other person responsible Tor,
or by any act encouraging, causing
or contributing to the delinquency
of such child, shall be guilty of
misdemeanor, and upon trial and
conviction thereof shall be fined
in a sum not to exceed three hum
dred dollars or Imprisonment in the
county Jail for a period not to ex-
ceed six months or by both such
fine or Imprisonment. The court
may impose conditions upon any
person found guilty under this act,
and so long as such person shall
comply thei ewith to the satisfac-
rion Of the court the sentences I'M
posed may be suspended.
Sec. o.-That in all school dis
tricts of the state, all parents,
guardians and other persons having
the care of children shall instruct
them, or cause them to be in
structed, in reading, writing, spell
ing, English grammar, geography
and arithmetic. In such distric
every parent, guardian or other per
son having charge of any child be-
tween the ages of eight (8) ano
sixteen (16) years, shall sene
such child to public or private o
parochial school for the cntir
school year during which t ,e pub
lie schools are in session in sucl
districts: Provided, however, tha
this act shall not apply to childrc
over fourteen (14) years of ag
where such child shall have com
pleted the eighth grade, or may b
eligible to enter any high schoc
in such district, or where its hel
is necessary for its own or its par
ents' support, or where Tor goo
causes shown it would be for tn
best interests of such child to E
relieved from the provisions I
this act: Provided further, Ths
if such child is being sufficient
instructed at home by pcrso
qualified. such child shall not
subject to the provision of tn
act: And, Provided, further, Th
if a reputable physician with
the district shall CERTIFY ]
WRITING that the child's bodi
or mental condition does not pc
NIT its attendance at school, SUI
child shall be exempt during SUI
period of disability from the r
ouirements of this act. It sh;
be the duty of the superintende
of the school district, if there
such superintendent and If nc
then the county superintendent
Scbools. to hear and determine
annlications of children desiri
for any of the causes mention
herein be exempted from the pl
visions of this act, and if upon su
appiication such superintende
hearing the same shall be OF
oninion that such child is for a
reason entitled 10 be exempted
aforesaid. then such superinte
dent shall issue WRITE
PERMIT to such child, stati
therein his reason for such excn
ton. An appeal may be tax
from the decision of such super
endent SO passing upon such ap
ication to the probate court OF
county in which such district Ii
upon such child making such
plication and filing the same w
the clerk or judge of said co
within ten days after its refusal
said superintendent, for which
fee TO exceed the sum of one do
shall be charged, and the decis
of the probate court shall be fir
An application for release II
the provisions of this act shall
n. renewed oftcncr than once