Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22
No. 739, AL Published July "a. 1918
CHAPTER GEO LAWS OF 1919

NO c az PTEp sno IAW 'S nE r. ,s iS'
AN ACI-To amend sections 4Ssod
and 439ce and to create section
ASSET of the statutes, relating to
compensation Of truant officers ana
reports on truancy, and providing
The people of the state of Wisconsin.
represented In Senate and Assembly.
do enact as follows:
Section l. Sections 439cd and 439ce
Of the statutes are amended to read:
Section 439cd. /. Truant officers In
cities of the first, second and third
classes shall receive such compensa-
ton as shall be fixed by the boards of
education of such cities or boards
having similar powers.
2: The chief of police and the
police officers of cities of the fourth
class may perform the duties of tru-
ant officers in addition to the other
duties devolving upon them, and
shall receive no extra or additional
compensation therefor.
8. When the sheriff, undersheriff,
and his deputies are acting as truant
officers as provided herein, they shall
be paid the same fees as provided for
such officers in criminal actions
brought under the laws of this state.
deputies are paid an annual salary
they shall receive their actual and
necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties as truant
OlASCASp OOb ~ SAkAA compensation
shall be allowed.
Section 48soe. Each county ana
city superintendent of schools shall
report n;u., to the ~, industrial
officers within ten days after the close
of each month, commencing with the
month Of October and oon-
Guiding with the month of
May, in each year, the name OF each
child residing in the county, district,
or city under his supervision who dur
ing said month has not complied with
the provisions of sections
439a y of the statutes, and the
name and postofflce address of the
parent or guardian of such child. II
any county or city superintendent has
no names Of delinquent children to res
port for any month as provided In this
section, it shall be the duty of such
superintendent promptly to notify the
Industrial commission of that fact. It
shall be the duty of each county and
city superintendent Of schools to re-
quire suitable monthly reports from
order to assist such superintendent in
preparing the aforesaid reports. I'M
mediately upon serving the notice aS
provided in sections 439b and 439co
of the statutes upon the parent or
guardian of any child, 1t shall be the
duty Of the truant officer to notify
the teacher Of such child OF such serv-
ice. The return of the child to school
teacher to the truant officer and SUI
perintendent. 1t shall be duty Of each
truant officer to make report each
month to the industrial commission,
showing the action taken by him in
the cases Of delinquency reported to
him by the superintendent. Blanks
for reports by superintendents to the
industrial commission and to the tru-
ant officer shall be furnished by the
Industrial commission.
Section 2, There is added to the
statutes a new section to read: Sec.
ton 439cf. Any superintendent Of
schools OF. any truant officer who vioi
lates or fails to comply with any OF
the provisions Of sections 439b, 439cb,
439cc, and 439ce of the statutes Shall
be subject to q forfeiture of not less
than five nor more than twenty-five
dollars for each such offense, which
on complaint of the industrial COM
mission may be recovered against such
superintendent or truant officer in an
action in debt brought by the attor-
ney general before any court of com.
petent jurisdiction.
Section 3. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's
passage and publication.
Approved July 81. 1913. Copy Law.