The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-01

being made TO appear eretor; ana Ill
case any child is excused temporarily
under the provisions OF this act, the
said board Of trustees shall reduce to
writing the reasons for their action,
and tne time the said c-ild is excused.
Sec. 3. Every parent, guardian or
other person in the State Of South
Carolina having charge or control OF
a child or children between tie ages
of eight and fourteen years shall
cause such child to attend school as
aforesaid: Provided, that occasional
absence from attendance by said child,
amounting to not more tan four un-
excused absences in four consecutive
weeks, shall not be unlawful: Pro-
vided, further, that the superintendent
principal or teacher in. charge of any
school may excuse any child for
temporary absence because Of unusual
storm, or bad weather, sickness or
death in the child's family, unforeseen
or unavoidable accident, and such ex-
cuse and reason therefore slall be re-
corded by said superintendent, princi-
pal or teacher in charge of the school,
and reported to the trustees as here
matter provided: Provided, further,
that in case of protracted illness OF
any child whose attendance is required
under this act, or in case of quaran-
tine of the home in witch the child
resides, upon report of the health Of
ficer or upon satisfactory evidence to
this effect the trustees shall excuse
from attendance such child until he
is fully restored to health, or until
the expiration of the time required by
law that ile shall stay out of scnool
after quarantine has been raised.
Sec. 4. Every parent, guardian or
other person in the State of South
Carolina having charge or control OF
a child between the ages Of fourteen
and sixteen years, VITO is not actually,
regularly and lawfully engaged in
some useful employment or service or
who can not read at sight and write
legible simple sentences in the Eng
lisa language, shall cause such child
to attend regularly some public school
as aforesaid.
Sec. 5. Any parent, guardian or
other person violating the provisions
of this act shall be guilty Of mis-
demeanor, and, upon conviction, shall
be liable 10 a fine of not less tan 81
for the first offense, and not less than
s5 for any subsequent ofense, nor
more than $25 in any case; and upon
failure or refusal to pay said fine such
parent. guardian or other. person shall
be imprisoned not to exceed thirty
DAYS in the county jail: Provided, that
the fine for any first offense may, by
order of the court, upon the payment
of cost, be suspended and not collected
until the same party is convicted OF a
second offense: provided, furt- er,
that after the expiration of three days
from the service of the notice by the
trustees each and every day parent,
guardian or other person shall will
fully and unlawfullv keep such child
or children from school, or allow lin
to remain out of school, snail consti-
>tute a separate offense, and shall sub
iect such person to the penalties here
matter prescribed.
/ Sec. 6. Tie following duties are
hereby devoIved upon the board of
trustees of each school district. T-ey
shall take the census of children be-
tween the ages of six and tWenty-one
years, and shall keep the attendance
records of their districts. 1t shall be
their duty to take an annual school
census during the calendar months Of
july anu August, duu W AuAAAoA 0SANA
superintendent, principal or teacher
in charge OF school with an accurate
report of said census of the district
three days before the opening of the
school, and also to furnish at tie same
time a copy of the said school census
of each district to the county superin-
tendent of education: Provided, that
in case the school census is not taken
as herein directed, it shall be the duty
of the county board of education so
to do, and to meet U2e expense out
of the funds of the district. The board
snail serve written, or printed, or
partly written and partly printed no
tices on every parent, guardian OF
other person violating the provisions
of this act, and prompt compliance on
the part of said parent guardian or