Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-30
ENCOURAGING DELINQUENCY A
M1SDEyEANOR

education.
ENCOURAGING DELINQUENCY A
MISDEdEANOR.
Section f59. In all cases where
any child shall be delinquent child
a juvenile delinquent person, or
juvenile disorderly person, as de-
fined by this AcL, the parent or par
cnis, legal guardians, or persons
having custody Of such child, or
any other person responsible for
or by any act encouraging, or con-
tributing to the delinquency Of such
child, shall be guilty of a misdemean-
or, and upon trial and conviction
therefore shall be fined in a sum
not to exceed Three Hundred Dol
lars $500 or Imprisonment in the
county Jail for a period of not ex-
ceeding six months, or shall suffer
both fine and Imprisonment. The
Court may impose conditions upon
any person found guilty Of this act,
and so long as such person shall
comply Herewith TO the satisfaction
Of the court, the sentence imposed
may be suspended.
CHILDREN TO ATTEND SCHOOL.
SECTION 100. In all districts of
this State, all parents, guardians,
and persons having care of children
shall cause them to be instructed,
in reading, writing, spelling, Eng
lish grammar, geography and arith-
metic. In such districts, every par
eni, guardian or other person hav-
ing charge of any child between the
ages Of eight 49, and eighteen (iS) |
years, shall send such child TO a
public, private or parochial school |
for the entire school year during
which the public schools are in ses-
sion in such district, provided, how
ever: That this chapter shall not
apply TO children over fourteenND
years of age, where such child
shall have completed The 8th grade
or may be eligible to enter any high
school in such district, or where its
help is necessary for its own use
or its parents support, or where fol-
good cause shown ii would be for
the best interests of such child TO
be relieved from the provisions of
this chapter, or, provided further
that if reputable physian within
the district shall certify in writing
that the child's bodily or mental
does not permit its at
tendance at school, such child shall
be exempt during such period of
from the requirments of
this chapter. II shall be the duty
Of the superintendent of the dis
lrict, if there be such superintend-
emit, and if not, then the county SUI
perintendent of schools, to hear and
determine all applications Of such
children desiring, for any of the :
'auses above mentioned here, to be
Exempted from the provisions of
his chapter. and if upon applicat-
on such superintendent, hearing a
he same, shall be of the opinion \
hat such child for any reason is ]
Untitled TO be exempted as afore-
aid, then such superintendent,
hall issue written permit TO such Ii
hid, stating therein his reason for il
uch exemption. An appeal may be A
'erintendent, so passing upon such
AIKEN from the decision of such SUI
pplication and filing the same with
he clerk or judge of the said court 0
within ten days after its refusal a
y such superintendent, for which a
% fee to exceed the sum Of One o
Dollar (Si.00) shall be charged, and
he decision of the probate court
hall be final. An application for
elease from the provisions of this
hapler shall not be renewed often e
r than once in three months. s,
1t is sincerely hoped that no vi :,
lators of this law will be found
our county.
LEAH NJ. BURNSIDE,
County Superintendent. u
NJ