Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-09-29
ALL CHILDREN BETWEEN 8 AND
is YEARS ARE COMPELLED
TO RECEIVE INsTRUC-
TIoN.
DUTIES OF TRUANT OFFICER
Failure to Comply With New Provis-
ions viii Render Person in Charge
Subject to Fine or Imprisonment OF
Both, at Discretion Of Jussicss Of
the Peace.

According to a law enacted by the
last legislature, the non-attendance at
school Of children Of the proper age,
is to be closely watched, and the per-
sons responsible win be liable to pun
ishment if they cannot give a salts
factory excuse.
Every parent, guardian or other
person in the state Of Oregon having
control or charge Of any child, or
children, between and including the
ages Of 8 and Is years, shall be re-
quired to send such child or children
to the public schools for a term or
period Of not less or more than the
number Of months Of public school
held annually in the district in which
such parent, guardian or other per-
son in parental relation may reside;
provided, that in the following cases
children shall not be required to at
tend public schools"
Exemptions.
Children being taught for a like
period of time in a private or paro-
chial school.
Children physically unable to at
tend In such eases the truant officer
shall require a written statement
from a competent physician certify
ing to the fact.
Children between the ages Of nine
and ten years whose parents live
more than one and a half miles, and
children over ten years whose parents
live more than three miles, by the
narest travelled road, from some pub
lie school If transportation is pro-
vided, the exemption will not apply.
Children who are taught during the
school year by parents or private
teacher; but such parent or teacher
must have written permission from
the county superintendent. Such
child must report to the superintend-
ent, or some person designated by
him, at least once in every three
months and take an examination in
the work covered. If the examina-
ton does not show sufficient progress
in the pupil, the superintendent may
order the child sent to shcool during
the remainder of the school year.
Penalties Imposed.
"In case any parent or other per-
son in parental relation shall. fail to
comply with the provisions of the act
he shall be deemed guilty Of misde-
meanor and shall, on conviction there
of, be liable to a fine Of not less than
$5 nor more than $25, or imprison-
ment in the county or city Jail not
less than two or more than ten days,
or by both such fine and imprison-
ment, in the discretion of the court. "
II shall be the duty Of the district
boundary board Of each county to APP
point one person to act as truant Off
eer for the districts Of the second
and third class, the officer to be under
the direction of the board. The truant
officer so appointed in counties Of less
than 100000 inhabitants shall also
act as probation officer for the juven-
lie court Of the county and shall see
that the child labor law is enforced IN
his jurisdiction.
Formal Notice.
Formal written notice will be given
by the truant officer to the person in
authority, and if the child is not sent
to school in "a hours thereafter, the
parent or person responsible will be
arrested under warrant from the
nearest Justices court.
In case any board, officer, principal,
school clerk, teacher or truant officer
neglect to perform the duties imposed
by the act, any one may make COM
plant before a justice Of the peace
and upon conviction they may be
fined anywhere from IS to $40 for the
first oifense.
If, upon the trial Of any oifense as
charged above, it shall be determined
that such prosecution was malicious,
then the costs in such cases shall be
adiudged against the complainant,
and collected as in fines in other