Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-04-28

misdemeanor, and, upon convic-
ton, shall be liable to fine of not
less than two dollars for the first Of
Tense, and not less than five dollars
for any subsequent offense, nor more
than twenty-five dollars in any case;
and upon failure or refusal to pay
said fine said 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 court
pended and not collected until the
same party is convicted of second
offense: Provided, further, That af-
ter the expiration of three days from
the service Of the notice by the trus-
tees each and every day parent,
guardian, or other person shall will
fully and unlawfully keep such child
or children from school, or allow
him to remain out Of school, shall
constitute separate offenSe, and
shall subject such person to the pen
alties hereinafter prescribed.
Section 6. The following duties
are hereby devolved upon the board
Of trustees of each school district:
They shall take the census OF chill
dren between the ages of six and
attendance records of their districts
1t shall be their duty to take an an
nual school census during the calen-
dar months Of July and August. and
to furnish each superintendent,
principal or teacher in charge &C q
school with an accurate report of
said census of the district three DAYS
before the opening of the school, and
also to furnish at the 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 Ed
ucation SO to do, and to meet the eX-
pense out Of the funds of the district.
The board of trustees shall serve
written, or printed, or partly written
and partly printed, notices on every
parent, guardian, or other person
violating the provisions of this act,
and prompt compliance on the part
OF said parent, guardian, or other
person is hereby required. Prosecu-
ton under this act shall be brought
in the name OF the State of South
Carolina before any Magistrate or
Recorder OF my Municipal Court
within the limits Of whose territorial
jurisdiction the person prosecuted
resides. The board of trustees shall
have the right to visit and enter any
office or factory or business house
employing children for the purpose
of ascertaining the names and ages
or the children employed, to facili-
tate the enforcement Of this act.
When doubt exists as to the age of
a child, they may requ."e OF the en-
ployer a properly attestrd birth GER
tihcate or an affidavit stating said
child's age; they shall keep an ac-
curate account Of all notices served
or cases prosecuted, and Of all other
services performed, and shall make
an annual report of same on or be-
fore July 18th Of each year to the
County superintendent Of Educa-
ton: Provided, further, That the
board of trustees of each school dis
trict is hereby vested with authority
to employ a clerk or clerks whose
compensation shall not exceed three
cents per capita for obtaining a cen
sus for each school district for each
school term.
Section Z. 1t shall be the duty of
all suDerintendents, principals, and
teachers to cooperate with the board
OF trustees in the enforcement Of the
law; to this end it shall be the duty
or the superintendent, principal, or
teacher in charge Of any school in
which pupils between the ages of
eight and fourteen years are in
structed, 10 keep an accurate record