Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

1t is to be hoped that every person
who has the welfare of the School and
the community in general at heart will
see the need of this change and will CO.
operate with the Board of Education in
much needed reform.
1t was further resolved that Sections
l48 and $50, Article VII of the School
Law ofSouth Dakota regarding compul-
sorry education be enforced. The Sec
ton in question read as follows:
every person having under his con-
troll child between the age of eight and
fourteen years, both inclusive, shall an
nually cause such child to regularly at
tend some public or private day school
for the entire term during which the
public school in the district in which he
resides is in session. Provided; that
the district board may decrease the re-
quired term of attendance to not less
than sixteen weeks, twelve weeks of
which must be consecutive.
"For every neglect of such duty the
person offending shall be fined for the
use of the public schools of his school
corporation, sum of not less than $40
nor more than 500 and shall stand COM
mitted until such fine and costs of suit
are paid.
"But if the person go neglecting shall
show to the board of education or dis
trict school board, as the case may be,
or to the court, that instruction has
otherwise been given by competent
person for like period of time to such
child in the branches commonly taught
in the public schools; that such child
has already acquired the branches of
learning taught in the public schools, or
that his physical or mental condition as
declared by a competent physician is
such as to render such attendance un-
safe or impracticable or, if in the opin-
ion of the court or judge such compul-
sorry attendance would impose condi-
tions which would not be humane, then
such penalty shall not be incurred.
Such fine shall be paid when collected
to the county treasurer or the treasurer
of such city or Independent district in
which such child and parents reside, to
be credited by him as other money
raised for school purposes to the district
from which it came.
"Section l50. No child under the age
of fifteen years shall be employed, per-
mitted or suffered to work at any gain
full occupation in any mine, hotel, laun-
dry, manufacturing establishment, fac
tory, passenger or freight elevator, bowl
ing alley, or in any saloon, theatre, con-
cert hall or place of amusement where
intoxicating liquors are sold, or as mes
senger or driver thereof, or in any other
manner in work performed for wages or
other compensation, to whomsoever
payable, during any portion of any
month during the hours when the pub
lie schools of any district in which he or
she resides are in session.
Every owner, superintendent or over
seer of any mine, factory, workshop,
mercantile establishment, or any other
person who shall employ any child un-
der fifteen years of age contrary to the
provisions of this article shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeanor, and for
every offense shall upon conviction
thereof be fined not less than $40 nor
more than $50 and costs.
Any person having the control of a
child or who may have children in his
employ, who with intent to evade the
provisions of this article shall make O
willfully false statement concerning the
age of such child or in regard to facts
covered by any other provision of this
article, shall for such an offense be fined
in any sum not less than $40 nor more
than $50 for the use of the public school
corporation.
g. f. pERRIN Clerk