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

person violating the provisions
of this Act; and prompt compli-
ance on the part of such parent,
guardian Or. other person is
hereby required. For serving
such notice the attendance officer
shall be allowed a fee of twenty
fYe cents in case Of conviction,
same to be taxed in bill of costs;
and if any parent, guardian or
other person upon whom such
notice is served fails to comply
with the law within three days,
then it shall be the duty of said
attendance officer to prosecute
such person. Prosecution under
this Act shall be brought in the
name of the State of South Car
olina before any magistrate Or
recorder Of any municipal court
within the limits of whose terri
torial jurisdiction the person
prosecuted resides. The>attend
ance officer shall have the right
to visit and enter any Office or
factory or business house en-
ploying children for the purpose
of ascertaiuing the names and
ages of children there employed
and enforcing the provisions OF
this Act. When doubts exists as
to the age of a child he may re-
quire a properly attested birth
certificate or affidavit stating
such child's age; he shall keep
an accurate record of all notices
served, all cases prosecuted, and
all other services performed,
and shall make an annual report
of same on or before July 18th
of each year to the County Sup.
erintendent of Education. In the
discretion of the County Board
of Education the attendance
officer may be allowed reason.
able additional compensation
from the county board fund for
such services as are required OF
him under this Act, compensa'
ton for which is not specifically
provided for herein. Provided,
That in case the County Board
of Education shall appoint a
school trustee or magistrates S
constable, or city or town police
man or marshal or rural police
man as attendance officer, the
duties of such officer herein pre-
scribed are declared to be a part
of, his duties ex oficio: Provided, ;,
further. That the Board of Trus'
tees of any school in any town
or city Of five thousand or more
inhabitants is hereby authorized
and empowered. if in their jud'
ment such action is wise, to ap'
point an attendance officer for
the schools under their direction,
fix his compensation and pay the
same out of the special tax
school funds of said town OF
city, and assign to him other
duties in addition to those enum'
Grated above, said attendance
officer in cities of more than five
thousand inhabitants to perform
all duties and make all reports
required of attendance officer in
other districts.
Sec. z. Employers shall keep
on file certificates of age or ot
exemption for all children under
fourteen years of age in their
employ or service. These certl,
flea tes are prerequisite to the
lawful employment of children,
and are to enable the attendance
officers to identify the persons
to whom they have been issued,
and shall be open to inspection
by such officers.
Sec. 8. That no child under
fourteen years OF age shall be
employed in any factory, work
shop or mercantile establishment
or in any other place or man,
ner during the usual school
hours in any district, town or
city, unless the person employ
ing him shall first procure GER
tifcate from the superintendent
or teacher of the school said
child last attended. stating that
such child attended school for
such current year for the period
required by law, or has been ex-
cused from attendance as pro
vided in the third section hereof
and it shall be the duty of the
said superintendent or teacher
to furnish such certificate upon
application of the parent, guard,
ian or other person having con-
troll of such child entitled to the
same Provided, That the super
intendent. principal or teacher
issuing such a certificate to any
such child under fourteen years
of age is hereby required to
furnish a copy thereof to the
chairman of the Board Of Trus-
tees of the district, one copy to
the County Superintendent OF
Education and one copy to the
attendance officer of the district.
Provided, further, That in
case OF the change of teachers
from any cause whatsoever.
which may render the obtaining
of such a certificate impractic.
able, said certificate may be is
sued by the chairman of the