The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-12-13
Compulsory Attendance Bill.
An Act Require School Attendance Minimum
Period and to Provide for Enforcement of the
Same and for Other Purposes


by the General Assembly Of the State
OF Georgia that parent guardian other person having
charge and of child between the ages eight
years. exempted provided shall
the said child continuously for
months of each year public school the district city
in which the child resides which period
the beginning Of the first said school the year
Such public shall required
child attends for the period other school giving
in the ordinary branches OF English education has completed
fourth grade school work prescribed by the State Board
Education where because poverty the of the child
necessary Tor the support OF parent or other member OF the cd
family dependent such services where the parent person
standing in parental relation the child unable provide
necessary books and clothing for attending school, and the
otherwise provided the physical Of
the child renders such attendance mpraccabe nexpeden
where the child resides than three miles from the school house
by the travelled where for other good he
sucieny which shall be determined by
the county Of the city which the child rcsdes the said
board the child from attendance being
thorzed to take consideration the for agricultural labor
and the need fur such labor in exercising their discretion
for h children farming districts shall be excused Pro
Hded that guardian shall be compelled such child child
school any other than the funds belonging the ward
wards Temporary absence any child enrolled pupil may
excused by the principal teacher in charge Of the school
e bad weather sickness death in the ehd family other reason
able
Section Be further enacted That any parent guardian or
ether person who has charge child
aforesaid and who wuy fails comply with foregoing
quremen shall be guilty Of misdemcanor and conviction shall
lie punished by fine exceed dollars for the
and exceed twenty dollars subsequent oense
fines include all costs but the trying the may dis
oron suspend enforcement of the punishment if the child
medatey placed in attendance school aforesaid may
finally remit the such attendance has continued regularly
tie number of months herenbeore prescribed
School attendance may be proved certificate
principal teacher in charge Of the school No person shall
prosecuted for violation of the foregoing requirements
board OF education OF the county municipality which the
accused Of such violation resides shall have
upon the accused at least days before such
fotice Of the charge with the Of the child whom it refers
Any notified previously convicted Of violation Of this
Act the child referred said notice may prevent prosecution
the charge therein by giving any before such pros
ecuton instituted bond the penal Of fifty dollars payable
to the ordinary the county security be approved by
ordinary conditioned that the said person shall hencefor faithfully
comply with the requirements this said child Each
days wfu failure 81 parent guardian other person charge
and control Of child Aforesaid after the expiration ten days
from such notice the child attend school, when such
tendance required by this Act shall separate oese
In prosecutions under this the exemptions herein
Trovded for shall be defense be established by the
sed and need not be ncgatvcd in the indictment accusation
Section BE it further enacted That shall be the duty Of he
county and municipal board Of education investigate the
tendance and nouaendance Of children required by this Act
tend the school under supervision shall duty
institute Instituted prosecutions against persons
violating this Act II shall be the duty Of the principal teacher
in charge any public school, in which pupils between the ages
eight and fourteen instructed keep accurate record OF the
attendance OF pupils the Of make
written report Of the the board Of education having super
vision the school, and therein Excused absences and the
Section Be it further enacted That all fines imposed here
Under and all required paid penalties under bonds given
under this Act SHALL after Of the cost Of prosecution and Of
thereof be paid into the county and become
Of the school fund of the county.
Section Be further That the provisions this Act
shall become operative the first day January in the nine
teen hundred and
Section Be further enacted That shall be the duty Of the
board of education of each county least four weeks before the first
day Of January following adoption Of this Act this Act
be published Of the county there be and to
copies this Act be posted the court house of the county
and at the public schools thereof
Secon Be further enacted That all laws and parts of laws
IN conflict with this Act be and the hereby repealed
Approved August lo, 1910.
ded22 N. f. HARRIS. Governor.