The Alaska daily empire., 1913-03-17
Committee Reports
 Compulsory School BiIl

titled to be released therefrom, the court may suspend such sentence in- definitely, in which case such person shall be released and discharged, as he shall be in any event at the expir- ation of the school year from the i'm position of any such fine. It shall be the duty of the principals of the schools hereinbefore described nearest the place at which offending parent, guardian, or other person resides to report such case and violation of this act to the school board, and such board shall, if it sees fit to, lay the case before the United States com missioner in whose precinct such school is situated, and the said United States commissioner shall thereupon issue a warrant for the arrest of the said delinquent and have the power and jurisdiction to act upon the com plaint of the school board, and take such action or impose such fine, under this act, as the circumstances justify
 See. 3.-That every parent, guard ian. or other person having possession or control of any Eskimo, Alute, In. dian. or other native child (which term shall include children of mixed blood mot loading a civilized life) in the Ter ritory of Alaska, between the ages of eight and sixteen years, who shall, without legal excuse, neglect to cause sucb child to attend any United States public school for Alaska natives for a total of five days on which sessions are held during any one school quar- ter when the residence of such child is within one mile of such United States public school (unless the phy- sical or mental condition of such child renders it's attendance at school mex pedient or impracticable, or such child has been excused for other cause by an excuse in writing signed by the nrincipal of such school or by the su- perintendent of schools of the district in which such school is located) shall be subject to the provisions and pen alties of section two of this act; Pro. vided That, the word residence in this section shall be construed to include any habtation of such child occupied for a period of thirty days or more; and. Provided further, That the com plaint in the case of such child shall be made to the United States commis- sioner by the district superintendent or any teacher of such United States public school for Alaska natives, or any other person directly interested in the education of the natives of Alas ka.
 Sec. 4-That each of the district superintendents of the United States public schools conducted under the Bureau of Education is hereby author ized and empowered to appoint tru' ant officer. or truant officers, who shall serve without compensation as such of fcer. or officers, in each or any of
 the native school districts, whose duty it shall be to arrest during school hours, without warrant, any child who is found away from home and school, and who is known to such officer to come within the provisions of section three of this act, and shall deliver such child to the teacher, or to the parent, guardian. or other person having con trol of such child and shall report this action to the teacher; and any such truant officer shall have power to arrest and bring before any United States commissioner the parent, guar dian, or other person having control of any child subject to the provisions of section three of this act, upon war rant duly issued by such United States commissioner upon complaint sworn out by him."