The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-01-27

| itown or city which the child shall
be entitled to attend.
Sec. This Act shall not apply
in any case in which the child's
physical or mental condition, as
attested by any legally qualified
physician before any court hav.
ing Jurisdiction under this Act,
renders his attack impracticable
or inexpedient, or in any case in
which the child resides two and
one half miles or more by the
nearest travelled route from the
schoolhouse and free transpor-
tation is not furnished for him
to and from school, or in any
case in which, because of ex-
treme poverty, the services of
such child are necessary for his
own support or the support of
his parents, as attested by the
affidavit of said parents and of
said parents and such witnesses
as the attendance officer or the
court may require; or in any
case in which said parent, guar
dian or other person having
charge or control of the child
shall show before any magistrate
by affidavit Of himself and of
Ssuch witnesses as the attendance
of1cer; or court may require,
that the child is without neces-
sary books and clothing for at
tending school, and that he is
unable to provide the necessary
books and clothes: Provided,
that when books and clothing
lshall haye been provided:
through charity or by other
means, the child shall no longer
be exempt from attendance un-
der this provision, and it shall
be the duty of the trustees of the
tschools to provide out of the
public funds books for the use
of such INDECENT pupils free of
Icharge.
! 8. Every parent, guardian or
other person in the State of
ISouth Carolina having charge
or control of a child or children
between the ages of eight and
fourteen years shall cause said
Ichild to attend school as afore-
Isaid: Provided, that occasional
labsences from such attendance
by such child: amounting to not
more than two unexcused ab
|sences in four consecutive weeks,
shall not oe unla aful: Provided,
further, That the superintendent,
principal or teacher in charge
3of any school may excuse any
Ichild for a temporary absence
because of unusual storm or bad
weather, sickness or death in
the chiId's family, unforeseen or
unavoidable accidents, and such
|excuse and reason therefor shall!
be recorded by said superinteud-
ent, principal or teacher in
|charge of the school and report
led to the attendance officer as
hereinafter provided: Provided.
further, That in case Of protrac
ted illness any child whose at
tendance is required underthis
Act, or in case of quarantine OF
the home in which the child re-
sldes, upon report of the Lealth
officer, or upon satisfactory evil
dence to this effect, the attend
lance officer shall excuse from
attendance such child until he is
FULLY restored to health or until
the expiration Of the time re-
Iquired by law that he shall stay
out of school after quarantine
has been raised.
/ Sec. 4. Every parent, guard
liam or person in the State of
South Carolina having charge
or control of a child between the
ages of fourteen and sixteen
years that is not actually, regu-
|larly and lawfully engaged in
some useful employment or SER
vice. or who cannot read at sight
and write legibly simple SEN
tences in the English language:
Ishall cause said child to attend
|some day school as aforesaid.
Sec. 5. Any parent, guardian
or other person violating the
provisions of this Act shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and up
on conviction shall be liable to
a fue of not less than two dol
liars for the first offence and not
Hess than five dollars for any
subsequent offense, nor more
than twenty-five dollars in any
case, and upon failure or refusal
to pay such fine said parent,
guardian or other person shall
be imprisoned not to exceed 30
days in the county jail: Provided.
That the fine for any first ofense
may. by order of court, upon the
payment of costs, be suspended
and not collected until the same
party is convicted of a second
ofense. Provided. further, That
after the expiration Of three
days from the service of the
notice by the attendance officer
each and every day parent,
guardian or other person shall
wilfully and unlawfully keep
such child or children from
school, or allow him to remain