Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-22

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 n
much needed reform.
1t was further resolved that Sections
l4S and $50, Article VII of the School
Law ofSouth Dakota regarding compul-
sorry education be enforced. The Sec
tion 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, a sum of not less than $40
nor more than $40 and shall stand COM
mitted until such fine and costs of suit
are paid.
but if the person 80 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 distric,
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
ful 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 OF
other compensation, to whomsoevei
payable, during any portion of any
month during the hours when the pub
lie schools of any district in which he oil
she resides are in session.
Every owner, superintendent or over
seer of any mine, factory, workshop
mercantile establishment, or any othel
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 fo
every offense shall upon conviction
thereof be fined not less than $40 no
more than $50 and costs.
Any person having the control of ,
child or who may have children in hi
employ, who with intent to evade tn,
provisions of this article shall make
willfully false statement concerning tn
age of such child or in regard to fact
covered by any other provision of thi
article, shall for such an offense be fine,
in any sum not less than $40 nor NOR
than $50 for the use of the public schoc
corporation"
| c. Z. PERRIN, Clerk.