Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1913-06-19

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thereupon be discharged from
liability, and such child shall be
proceeded against as a delin-
quent child under the statutes
in such cases provided.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted,
That the County Judge or Chair
man of the County Courts of the
several counties of this State
. shall have original and exclus-
i've jurisdiction of all cases COM
ing within the provisions of
this Act.
Provided, That in all cities
maintaining separate system
of schools the City Recorder
or Judge of said City shall be
) vested with all rights and pow
ers to try and dispose of such
cases coming with his jurisdic-
tion. Provided, further, that
any party aggrieved may ap-
peal to the Circuit Court from
the action of the County Judge.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted,
That all fines and penalties pro-
vided in this Act shall be for
the use of the public schools of
the county or city in which such
child resides. Any such fine or
penalty may be recovered by
rule or in any way that a court
of equity enforces its orders or
DEGREES.
| Sec. 6. Be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the
County or City Superintendent
to furnish to teachers, or in
schools having more than one
teacher to principals, or cause
to be furnished through any
duly elected attendance officer,
as hereinafter provided, the
names of pupils depending on
their schools for instruction,
the said lists to be taken from
the census enumeration on file
in the office of the Superintend-
ent. 1t shall be the duty of said
teachers and principals to re-
port promptly and regularly to
the County or City Board of Ed
.ucation through the County or
City Superintendent of Schools,
the names of all parents, guar
dians or other persons, who fail
to comply with the provisions
of this Act.
1t shall be the duty of the
Board of. Education, through
the County or City Superintend-
ent or through any duly elected
attendance officer, to give writ
ten notice to parent, guardian
or other person, having charge
and control of such child that
the attendance of such child at
school is required; and if said
parent, guardian or other per-
son does not comply immediate
ly with the provisions of this |
Act, said County or City Super
intendent of Schools, or said
duly elected attendance officer
shall proceed against such child
as delinquent child and |
against such parent, guardian
or other person, for violation of
this Act.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted,
That in every city maintaining
a separate school system hav-
ing a scholastic population of
5000 or more by the State
school census of 1912, or any
subsequent State school census,
the Board of Education of said
city shall elect one or more at
tendance officers to enforce the
of this Act.
In every city maintaining
system having a scho-
lastic population of less than
5000 by the State school CEN
sus of 1912 or any SUBSEQUENT
State school census, and in ev-
cry county, the Board of Edu-
cation of said city or county
shall have authority to elect
one or more attendance officers
to enforce the provisions of this
Act; provided, that not more
than one attendance officer
shall be elected for every 5000
school children residing in any
city or county; provided, fur
her, that every city having a
system of schools and
every county may appoint one
such attendance officer.