Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-11-04

shall not be accepted In lieu OF at
tendance upon the local public school
OF the district, town Or city which the
child shall be entitled to attend: Pro-
vided, the period Of compulsory at
tendance shall be In force and apply
between the ages OF eight and fifteen
years in Mitchell county.
Exemptions.
Sec. 2. This act shall not apply in
case in which the child's physical or
mental condition, as attested by n
legally qualified physician before n
court having Jurisdiction under this
act, renders his attendance impracti-
cable or inexpedient; or in any case
in which the child resides two and
one-ha1f miles or more by the nearest
travelled route from the schoolhouse;
or in any case in which, because OF
extreme poverty the services Of such
child are necessary for his own sup
port or the support Of his parents, as
attested by the affidavit Of said parents
and OF such witnesses as the attend
ance officer may require; or in any
case in which said parent, guardian
or other person having charge or con-
troll of the child shall show before
any magistrate by affidavit of himself
and of such witnesses as the attend
ance officer may require, that the
child Is without necessary books and
clothing for attending school. and
that he is unable to provide the nee
essary books and clothes: Provided,
that when books and clothing shall
have been provided, through charity
or by other means, the child shall no
longer be exempt from attendance
under his provision.
Parents Shall Cause Children to At
tend School.
Sec. 8. Every parent, guardian, or
other person in the State OF North
Carolina having charge or control OF
a child or children between the ages
of eight and twelve years shall cause
said child to attend school as afore-
said: Provided, that occasional alb
sence from such attendance by such
child amounting to not more than two
u~nexcused absences in four consecu-
tive weeks shall not be unlawful:
Provided, further, that the super1n-
tendent, principal or teacher in charge
Of any school may excuse any child
for a temporary absence because OF
unusual storm or bad weather, sick
ness or death in the child's family,
unforeseen or unavoidable accidents,
and such excuse n reason therefor
shall be recorded by said superintend-
ent, principal, or teacher in charge OF
school and reported to the attendance
officer as hereinafter provided: Pro-
vided, further, that in case of pro-
tracted illness Of any child whose at
tendance is required under this act,
or in case of quarantine Of the home
in which the child resides, upon report
of the health officer or upon ~satisfac-
tory evidence to this effect, the at
tendance officer shall excuse from at
tendance such child until be is fully
restored to health or until the time
required by law that he shall stay
out of school after Quarntine has
been raised.
Penalty For Violation of Law.
Sec. 4. Any parent, guardian or
other person violating the provisions
of this act shall be guilty of a INSIDE
meanor, and upon conviction shall be
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dollars nor more than twenty-five dol
lars, and upon failure or refusal to
pay such fine said parent, guardian,
or other person shall be imprisoned
not to exceed thirty days in the coun-
ty Jail: Provided, that the fine laid
for any ofense may, upon the payment
Of costs. be suspended and not collect
ed until the same party is convicted
of a second offense: Provided, further.
that after the expiration of three days
from the service of the notice by thc
attendance officer each and every day
a parent, guardian, or other person
shall wil1fully and u~nlawfully KEEP
such child or children from school
or allow him to remain out Of school
shall constitute a separate ofense
and shall subject said person to pen
alties herein prescribed.
Attendance Officers, Duties, Conpen'
satioH, Etc.
See. 5. The county board Of educa.
ton in each county shall appoint an6
remove at will an attendance Officer
for each township to enforce the pro
visions Of this act who shall serv'
also as taker of the school census
performing all the duties heretofor'
required of the school committee a.
to the ensus under section our thous
and nine hundred and five of Nortl
Carolina, AND as keeper Of the attend
, ance records, for which service h
? shall be allowed three cents per chill
of school age each school year. I
| shall be his duty to take an annua
, census and to furnish each superin
} tendent, principal, or teacher in charg
of school with an accurate schoo
: census of the district at the openin
of the school each year., and also t
t furnish a copy Of the school census Q
each district to the county superin
: tendent Of public instruction. The al
: tendance officer shall serve written O
printed, or partly written and partl
q printed notices upon every parenr
9 guardian, or other person v~iolatin
: the provicions of this act, and promI
compliance on the part of such pan
r ent, guardian, or other person sha
e be required. For serving such motto
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