Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-11-28
ATTENDANCE Is
MADE COMPULSORY.
Extracts from School Laws Showing That
Children of School Must Put
In Certain Time.

Sec. 1O.-Every child wi thin the |
provisions of this act w.ao does not
attend school as provided in Sec
ton of this act, or who is in at
tendance at any public, private or
parochial school, and is vicious. in
corrieiblc or immoral in conduct or
who is an habitual truaDt from
school, or who habitually wandors
about the streets and public places
during school hours without any
lawful occupation or employment,
or who habitually wanders about
the streets in the night time, hav-
ing no employment or lawful oc-
cupation, shall be deemed juve-
nile disorderly person, and be sub
| icct to the provisions of this act.
Sec. 11.-When child shall be
juvenile disoderly person within
the meaning of this act, the truant
officer, or any school teacher, or
other reputable person, may make
complaint in the probate court OF
the county in which such child re-
| sides. The probate court shall
hear and determine such complaint,
and if it is determined that such
child is a juvenile disorderly person
within the meaning of this act, he
or she shall be committed to chill
dren's home, if eligible or to the
Idaho industrial reform school or
to some other training school, taxi
ing in to account the years OF the
, child with reference to the insti-
! tuition selected. Any child COM
mitted to a children's home on its
being shown to the judge of said
. court that it is incorrigiblc ane
Z vicious, may be transferred to thu
industrial school or other propc
institution. No child committc'
4 to any reformatory shall be de
4 tanned beyond his majority, an
r. may be discharged sooner or pa
= rolled by the trustees or board
= control under rules and restriction
n applicable to other inmates. An
~ order of commitment may Re su:
!, pended by the judge of the probat
r court during such time as tn
= child may regularly attend scho'
). and properly conduct itself. II
n expense of the transportation
J., the child to the juvenile reform
r atory shall be paid by the coun
~ from which the child in committe
,e Sec. 12.-The probate court
- the several counties in this sta
~ shall have authority to appoint
a. designate one or more discreet pc
10 sons of good moral character
m serve as probation officers duril
~ the pleasure OF the court; sa
lis probation officers having authors
at to act only upon the request
IN under the direction OF the probs
IN court and to receive such compe
;tv sations for service actually pc
.r- formed as the probate court sh
ch deem just and proper. The numf
oh of paid probation officers appoint
- and designated by the court sh
all be as follows: In counties in VIII
nt the last school census shows
b ]. school population OF over 4
ot thousand. not to exceed two pro-
of llOIl OlllOClo, III Gil OthOA OONA@~
all not to exceed one probation offic
no In case a probation officer sh
81 be appointed, it shall be the dl
ro- of the judge of the court, if pr
ch ticable, to notify the said probat
emf officers when any child is to
the brought before the court; it ST
INV be the duty of such probation
as ficer to make investigation of 81
en- case; to be present in court to T
I'm resent the interests of The CT
;ng when the case is heard; to furn
nm to the court such information
gen assistance as the court or judge +
in require; and after the trial
MI may be directed by the court
tbe Judge. Probation officers provi
les for by this act are hereby We:
an with all power and authority
18th sheriffs, constablcs and police c
,urt GERS to make arrests and peri
bv other duties incident to their of
no as probation -officcrs.
liar Sec 3.-It shall be the dut
sion the board of trustees of each sci
nal district to report to the COZ
rom school superintendent all case:
not truancy, delinquency and incor
in Continued on Page Five.) J