The Newark journal., 1909-10-29

1 tiOn by the last census, may estaDllsh and maintain from the public schools in such ciiy or district, or any school board may, at its discretion, purchase land and maintain such school, either within or without their own school district, for ehildred who are between the ages of 8 and 16 years, and who are either habitual truants from any. day school in which they are enrolled as pupils, or who, while in attendance at any school, are incorrigible, vicious | or immoral. or who habitually wander or loiter about the woods or public i places without lawful employment, and such children shall be deemed juve- nile disorderly persons, and may be by said school board, through its of ficers, assigned to, and required and compelled to attend such truant or parental school, or any department of the graded schools, as such school board or court may direct.
 Section ,. Any parent or guardian or person having charge and control of any child between the ages of 8 and Is years, violating any of the provi- sions of this Act, shall be warned as aforesaid, as soon as possible after the beginning of the public school term of the city, town or district in which such child resides, and also at any time thereafter by the attendance officer herein provided for, or by the clerk of the district where no attend anee officer is provided for, to place and keep said child in regular attend ance at some day school, within ten days from the service of the said writ ten or printed notice of warning, and upon failure to comply with this Act, after the lapse of ten days from the date of the service of said notice of warning, said parent, guardian, or person having charge or control of said child, shall be deemed guilty. of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall pay a fine of not less than ten (Sl0) dollars, and not more than twenty-five (S25) dollars. Provided that such fine may be suspended and finally remitted by the court trying the case, with or without payment of cost, at the discretion of the court, if the said child be immediately placed in regular attendance at some day school as aforesaid, and if such fact of regu- lar attendance is proven subsequently to the satisfaction of said court by at- tested certificate of attendance by the superintendent or teacher of said day school.
 Section 6. Every board having charge of the public schools of any city, town or district in the State of Arkansas, shall each year publish d synopsis of this Act prior to the open ing of school, in newspaper publish ed in the town or city or district in which the members thereof reside.
 Section '. No child between 8 and Is years of age shall be employed in any mine, factory, workshop, mercan- tile establishment, or in any other manner, during the usual school hours while such school is in session. unless the person employing such child shall first procure certificate from the su- perintendent or the teacher of the school he or she attended, stating that such child attended school for the pe- riod required by law, or has been ex- cused from attendance, as provided ir section of this Act, and it shall be the duty of such superintendent or teacher to furnish such certificate upor application of a parent, guardian, or | person having control of such chile entitled to same.
 Section s. Every owner, superin tendent, or officer of any mine, fac 1 tory, workshop, or mercantile estab ] lishment and any other per son who shall employ any child i between and l6 years of age, contra ry to the provisions of this Act, shal be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
 and upon conviction shall be fined fol each otfense in a sum not less than ter l {Sl01 dollars, nor more than thirty
 (S30) dollars.
 Section 9. Prosecutions under this Act shall be brought in the name o the State of Arkansas before any court having competent jurisdiction, and the fines collected shall be paid over to the county treasurer and be credited tC the general school fund of the respec. tive city, town or district No bond for cost shall be required by any court or officer in prosecutions under this Act.
 Approved May F, 1909.
 Published by authority of the New arl< puhlic School Roapd
 DR. V. l.. PAsCOE, Secretary.