The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-08-12


Idaho.
The following are the provisions O
the school law of Idaho, Session Laws
1911; designed for those who are in
clined to unjustly deprive their child
rem of the advantages of fair common
school education
Encouraging Delinquency
Misdemeanor.
| SECTION 15o. In all cases where
any child shall be a delinquent child
a juvenile delinquent person, or a ju-
venile disorderly person, as defined by
this Act, the parent or parents, lega
guardian or persons having custody O
such child, or any other person re-
sponsible for, or by any act encourag-
ing, causing or contributing to the de-
linquency of such child, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
trial and conviction thereof shall be
fined in sum not to exceed Three
Hundred Dollars ($3OO), or imprison-
ment in the county Jail for a period o.
not exceeding six months, or shall
suffer both fine and Imprisonment.
The Court may impose conditions upon
any person found guilty under this Act,
and so long as such person shall COM
ply Herewith to the satisfaction of the
court, the sentence imposed may be
suspended.
Children to Attend School.
SECTION 100. In all districts OF
this State, all parents, guardians, and
other persons having care of children
shall instruct them or cause them to
be instructed, in reading, writing,
spelling, English grammar, geography
and arithmetic. In such districts,
every parent, guardian or other person
having charge of any child between
ages of eight (8) and eighteen (18)
years, shall send such child to public,
private or parochial school for the en-
tire school year during which the
public schools are in session in such
district; Provided, however: That
this chapter shall not apply to children
over fourteen Ga years of age, where
such child has completed the eighth
80 grade, or may be eligible to enter
any high school in such district, or
where its help is necessary for its own
use or its parents support, or where
for good cause shown it would be for
the best interest of such child to be
relieved from the provisions of this
chapter; Provided, further, that if
reputable physician within the district
shall certify in writing that the child's
bodily or mental condition does not
permit its attendance at school, such
child shall be exempt during such
period of disability from the require
ments of this chapter. 1t shall be the
duty of the superintendent of the
school district, if there be such super
intendent, and if not, then the county
superintendent of schools, to hear and
determine all applications of children
desiring, for any of the causes men
toned here, to be exempted from the
provisions Of this chapter, and if upon
such application such superintendent,
hearing the same, shall be of the
opinion that such child for any reason
is entitled to be exempted as aforesaid,
then such superintendent shall issue a
written permit to such child, stating
therein his reason for such exemption.
An appeal may be taken from the de-
cision of such superintendent SO pass
ing upon such application, to the pro-
bate court Of the county in which such |
district lies upon such child making
such application and filing the same
with the clerk or judge of said court,
within ten days after its refusal by such
for which no fee to
exceed the sum of One Dollar ($1.0O)
shall be charged, and the decision of
he probate court shall be final. An
application for release from the pro-
visions of this chapter shall not be re-
lewed oftener than once in three
months.
Juvenile Disorderly Persons Defined.
SECTION 161. Every child within
he provisions Of this chapter who does
lot attend school, as provided in the
preceding section, or who is in attend
nee at any public, private or parochial
chool, and is vicious, incorigible or
IMMORAL in conduct, or who is an ha-
itual truant from school, or who
abitually wanders about the streets !
nd public places during school hours t
ithout lawful occupation, or employ '
ent, or who habitually wanders about u
e streets in the night time, having no v
nployment or lawful occupation, shall
, deemed juvenile disorderly person.,