Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08

than In school be at least substantially
of like ages In the public, parochial or priv
ate school where such children reside. Any
person who shall violate the provisions OF
this section shall upon conviction thereof,
be punished by a fine of not less than five
dollars nor more than fifty dollars to-
gether with costs of prosecution or by i'm
prisonment In the county jail not exceeding
three months, or by both such fine and
Imprisonment in the discretion of the court,
for each offense. 1t shall be the duty OF
the district attorney and his assistants to
prosecute in the name of the state all viola
tions of the provisions of this section. Any
person who shall be proceeded against I'M
der the provisions of this section may prove
In defense that he is unable to compel the
child under his control to attend school or
to work, and he shall be thereupon dis
charged from liability, and such child shall
be proceeded against as incorrigible, or
otherwise, according to law, and In case OF
commitment, If the parents or person hav-
ing. control of such child desire it, such
child shall be committed to school or
association controlled by persons of the
same religious faith as such child, which is
willing and able to receive and maintain
treasury MrIHou' Wien In any % proceed
ings under this section there is any doubt
as to the age of any child, verified bap-
certificate shall be produced and filed
in court. In case such certificates cannot
be secured, upon proof of such fact, the
record of age stated in the first school en-
rollment to be found shall be admissible as
evidence thereof.
is amended to read as follows Section
439b. In all cities of the first class the
board of education or any board having
similar powers, shall appoint ten
or more truant officers and in all other
cities having more than 1000 population
by the last United States or state census,
such hoard shall appoint one or more truant
the provisions of this . act are en-
forced and when of his personal knowledge,
or by report or complaint from any resi-
dent of the city, or by report or complaint
as provided herein, truant officer believes
that any child is unlawfully and habitually
absent from school and not otherwise re-
ceiving instruction as provided in section
430a as amended, he shall Immediately in
vestigate and render all service in his
power, to compel such child to at
school which the person having control Of
the child shall designate, or II over IA and
under 16 years of age, to attend school or
become regularly employed at home or else
where, and upon failure he shall serve
written notice . as required in sec
ton of this act and proceed as hereinafter
provided against the person having charge
of such child. And in all cities having less
than 1000 population by such cen
sus, and in all towns and villages
the sheriff of the county, his under-sherin,
and it shall be the duty Of all truant officers
named in this section to enforce the pro
visions Of this act as provided herein.
Section 3. There is added to the stat
utes q new section to read Section 439cb.
1t shall be the duty of the school clerk OF
every school district, the clerks of boards
or other officers whose duty 1t is to take
the school census under the law, at the
time of taking the school census of their
respective districts, cities, or sub,distr1cts,
to make out three copies of such census
reports, on blanks to be furnished by the
state superintendent, and send one OF such
copies by mail or otherwise to the proper
superintendent on or before the hfteentn
day of July each year and at the time OF
the opening Of school in his district, he
shall deliver with the register, a copy of
in said district, and If the school consists
of two or more departments the copy shall
be placed In the hands of the principal.
In case the district includes within its
counties it shall be the duty of the clerk
of such district to make out separate copies
of the census reports for each part OF sald
Joint district and forward the same to the
proper superintendent; provided that IN
all cities having a population Of 1000 or
more the clerk Of the board Of education or
other officer, whose duty 1t Is to take the
school census shall not be required to FUR
nish copies of the census returns to the
county superintendent, city SUPERINTENDENT
or teachers Said clerks Of boards OF edu-
cation and other officers who shall have the
care and custody of the school census re-
turns, shall have their offices open at all
reasonable hours,
superintendents, teachers, and truant Off
GERS to examine and secure information
from the school census reports on Tile ID
their offices, that may, In any way, ald IN
the enforcement of the provisions of this
act All teachers in public schools except
teachers in high schools, shall at the re-
quest of the proper superlntenqhesnt' W snjd
report shall show the name or the schooI
and its location the name and address OF
the teacher, the number Of months school Is
%Ian
opening and of closing of the school, the
names and ages of all children enrolled In
their respective schools between the ages
of seven and fourteen and fourteen ana
sixteen, the names and post Office addresses
of the parents or other persons having con-
troll of such children, the number or the
village and county in which said children
reside the distance such child or chill
dren reside from the school house in the
district In which they live by the nearest
such child was present and the number or
days such child was absent during each
month and such other reports requested Qy
him. said reports to be made on DIanKs 10
be furnished by the county, district or state
superintendent. 1t shall be the duty OF
every school clerk, or the clerk of the board
of education to deliver to the teachers IN
the public schools a sufficient NUMBER OF
blanks as described above, to supply said
teachers for one school year; provided that
when there shall be enrolled and IN atten1-
ance at parochial or private schools, chill
dren residing in q county or counties other
than the one in which the school house is
located. the teachers IN such parochial or
private schools may make the reports here
fnbefore described to the county, district or
CITY superlntendent of the county, or the
city in which the children between the
ages of seven and fourteen and fourteen and
sixteen so attending, reside PROVIDED Iur-
Their that in districts that include within
their boundaries territory lying IN two or
more counties, or districts Joint with cities
having separate superintendent, 1t snall
be the duty Of the public school teachers III
such joint districts to make separate re-
ports as provided herein to the county, dis
trict or city superintendent of the county
or city In which the children between the
ages Of seven and fourteen and fourteen ana
sixteen so attending reside; and provided
that the teachers in cities of 1000 popula-
tfon or more shall not be required TO make
the report provided herein, except when
or city superintendent. All teachers Of
nrtvate and parochial schools shall keep
record embodying all the data enumerated
in this section, and such record shall pc
omen to the INSPECTION of all truant officers
snecihed in this act at eny and all reason.
able times and provided that when calieo
upon by any trpant 0hceT 2of or 81 sup naro-
chial schools may furnish In writing ON
blanks furnished by the truant officer or
superintendent the above mentioned data IN
regard to any child or children between the
ages of seven and fourteen and fourteen
and sixteen who claim, or who are claimed
to be in attendance upon SAD schoo1r,' anu
every teacher In public schoo! snaIl, IA ana 40
s sgSoS 'G @ay promptly notify the proper
truant officer Of any child whose attend
ance is habitually irregular provided saen
Of his act. Any officer or teacher in a
public school who shall fail or neglect to
ag required, or any teacher in private or
parocbial school Who shall fall to keep a
record as required In this section shall be
subject to forfeiture Of not less than hve
nor more than twenty-five dollars for each
-, eni NEGLECT. said fOrfeIture TO