Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-09-09
NOTICE
To Parents, Guardians and Others, In
EImore County.

mon school educatlol'
Encouraging Delinquency and Mis-
demeanor.
Section 159 In all cases where
any child shall be delinquent child,
Juvenile delinquent person, or a
juvenile disorderly person, as defined
by this Act, the parent or parents,
legal guardian, or person having Gus
tody of such child, or any other per-
son responsible for, or by amy act en-
couraging, causing or contributing
to the delinquency Of such child, shall
be guilty Of a misdemeanor, and up
ON triad and conviction thereof shall
be fined in a sum not to exceed Thre
Hundred Dollars 1900, or imprison-
ment in the county jail for period
of not exceeding six months, or shall
suffer both fine and Imprisonment.
The court may impose conditions up
on amy person found guilty under this
Act and so long as such person
shall comply there with to the sat
isfaction 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 child
rem shall instruct them, or cause
them to be instructed, in reading,
writing, spelling, English grammar,
geography and arethmetic. I'm such
districts, every parent, guardian or
other person having charge Of any
child between the ages of eight 90
and eighteen (18) years, shall send
such child to a public, private OF
parochial school for the entire schoo,
year during which the public schools
are In session in such district; Pro
vided however: That this chapter
shall not apply to children over four
teen (14) years of age, where sucl
child shall have completed the eighth
! (8th) grade or may be eligible II
enter any high school in such district
or where it's help is necessary for its
own use or its parents support OIL
where for good cause shown 1T would
| be for the best interest of such chilS
to be relieved from the provisions OIL
this chapter; Provided, further thai
IL reputable physician within the
district shall certify in writing that
the chi!ds bodily or mental condition
does not permit its attendance al
school, such child shall be exempt dur
ing such period of disability from the
requirements of this chapter 1t shall
be the duty of the superintendent Oh
the school district, if there be such
superintendent, and if not, then the
county superintendent of schools, to
hear and determine all applications
of children desiring, for any of the
causes mentioned here, to be ex-
empt from the provisions of this
chapter, and if upon such application
such perintendent hearing the same,
shall be OF the opinion that such
child for any reason is entitled to be
exempt as aforesaid, then such SUI
perintendent shall issue a written per-
NIT to such child, stating therein his
reason for such exemption. An ap-
peal may be taken from the decision
Of such superintendent so passing
upon such application, to the probate
court OF the county, in which such
district lies upon such child making
such application and filling the same
with the clerk or judge of said court,
within ten days after it's refusal by
such superintendent, for which no fee
to exceed the sum of One Dollar
($l00) shall be charged and the de-
cision of the probate court shall be
final. An application for release from
the provisions of this chapter shall
not be renewed oftener than once In
three months.
Juvenile DisorderIy Persons Defined.
Section 161. Every child within
the provisions of this chapter who
does not attend school, as provided
in the preceding section, or who Is
in attendance at any public, private
or parochial school, and Is vicious
incorrigible or immoral in conduct, or
who is am habitual truant from school,
or who hapitually wanders about the
streets and public places during
school hours without lawful occupa-
ton of employment, or who habitu-
ally wanders about the streets in the
night time, having no employment or
lawful occupation, shall be deemed a
Juvenile disorderly person, and be
subject to the provisions OF this
chapter.
Same. Complaint Hearing and
Commitment.