Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-06-26

In addition to those enumerated above.
Teachers Must Cooperate, Penalty
for Noncompliance.
e 8. 1t shall be the duty of ALI
principals and teachers to cooperate
with the attendance officers in the en-
forcement of this law. To this end it
shall be the duty of the principal or
teacher in charge in every school, in.
which pupils between the ages of eight
and twelve years are instructed, to
keep an accurate record Of the at
tendance of such pupils; to render
during the period Of compulsory at
tendance of Zach school term weekly
reports of same to the attendance Of
flcer and the county superintendent
Of public instruction, showing all abb
sences, excused and unexcused, and
in the case of an excused, absence, to
state the reason for which the pupil
was excused. Upon the willful or neg
liGeRt failure of any principal or
teacher in charge of any school to
comply with the provisions Of this sec
ton, the county superintendent shall
deduct from his Or her salary for the
current month the sum of five dollars
before approving the voucher there
for.
Law 30 be Given Widest Possible Cir.
culatiOn.
Sec. z. 1t shall be the duty of the
county board of education of each
county to aus this act to be publish
e6 in full in some newspaper publish
ed in the county, if there is one, and
If there be none, then in circular form,
and given the widest possible ~circula-
ton at least four weeks prior to the
opening of the schools for the school
year, beginning July first, n thou
sand nine hundred and thirteen, adm
annually thereafter. if in their discre-
ton it seems necessary.
Existing Local or Special Laws Not
Affected or Repealed by This Act.
Sec. 8. This act shall not affect or
in any part repeal any existing special
or local laws requiring compulsory at
tendance in any county or local. laws
requiring compulsory attendance in
any county or school district: Provid-
ed, the provisions of this act shall ap-
ply to Mitchell county.
Applies to Polk County.
Sec. 8. This bill shall apply to all
children in Polk county between the
ages OIL S0NOH anu nlL00u years.
Sec. 10. Chapter eight hundred and
n~inety-four of the Public Laws of n
thousand nine hundred and seven of
North Carolina, as amended by chap
ter five hundred and twenty-five of
the Public Laws of one thousand nine
hundred and nine of North Carolina
is hereby repealed.
Board Given Power to Make Rules and
Regulations to Secure Attendance.
Sec. IL. The board of education of
each county shall have power at their
regular melting held in July of each
year, and thereafter at any regular
meeting, to make such rules and reg
u1ations as they may deem best to Sc
cure the attendance of all children
between the ages of eight and twelve
years upon schools of the county, and
such rules and regulations, when ap-
proved by the county superintendent
Of public instructions and posted at
the courthouse door and at the door
of each public schoolhouse in the
county, shall supercede any provision
of this act in conflict Herewith.
Sec. Il. This act shall be in full
force and effect from and after it's rat
ification.
In the General Assembly read three
times and ratified this the 18th day OF
March, 1913.