The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-09-14
COMPULSORY SCHOOL LAW
ARTICLE Y. CHAPTER sos Acts of 10

loo The county board OF education OF each OF the
several counties shall appoint with the approval Of the county
superintendent and may pleasure with the approval
of the county superintendent at least attendance officer
male female who shall give his her entire time the
duties of the Office and such additional attendance officers
be appointed the county board of education deem
sary.
1871 1t shall be the duty of each attendance officer and
said officer shall have full power within the city county for
which he she may be appointed without
child between eight and sixteen of found away
from his home and who from school, who fails
attend school, in accordance with the provisions of this ub
tie The said officer shall forthwith deliver child arrested
either the custody of person parental relation the child
the teacher from whose school such child then ruan
but if child be habtual incorigbe ruant said officer
shall bring him before the magistrate for juvenile
county where such court does not exist before justice of
the peace having jurisdiction who may commit him paren
tai school, provided for the section other
suitable institution for children located in the State of Mary
land where persons convicted of crime oense
other than rancy shall may be confined provided however,
that such justice its his discretion parole such
child instead Of committing him aforesaid The attendance
officer shall promptly report such arrest to the school
commissioners of the said city county respectively such
person persons they may direct.
100 1t shall be the duty Of the principal head teacher
of every public private school this State report mme
daey the school commissioners of the county where such
school is located of Baltimore city, if located therein or to
attendance officer other official designated by such
missioners the Of all children enrolled his school
who have been absent irregular attendance three days
their equivalent without lawful excuse within period of eight
consecutive weeks.
161 Attendance officers may visit all establishments where
minors employed their several cities and countesYand
certain whether any minors employed therein contrary
law Attendance officers require that the certificates pro-
vded for in Article 100 of the code of public general laws
Maryland relating minors employed in such establishments
shall be produced for inspection
16 A. Any person violating any provisions of this subtitle
where special provision the penalty for such violation
is made shall be deemed guilty msdemeanor and be fined
not exceeding fifty dollars for each ofense
1872 Every child residing any county of the State being
years of and under thirteen years age shall
tend public school during the entire period of each
that the public schools of the county session. unless
be shown the county superintendent of schools that such
child is elsewhere receiving regular marlborough instructions
during such periods the studies usually taught in the public
schools of the county children of the age provided
that the superintendent principal of any school, persons
duly authorized by such superintendent may excuse
and legal absence such enrolled pupils and
provided further that the provisions of this section shall
apply to children whose mental physical condition such
to render the instruction above described neXpeden i'm
practicable Every person having under his control child
years of age and under thirteen years age shall
such child to attend school receive instruction required by
this section
Every child residing in any county the State being
thirteen years of age fourteen years of shall attend
public school not less than hundred days nearly
secutve possible beginning not later than November first
during the period Of each year that the public schools of the
county session. and such child shall attend public
school the entire period Of each that the public schools
the county in session. if not regularly and lawfully
poyed labor home elsewhere unless be shown
the county superintendent of schools that such child else
where receiving regular and thorough instruction for such
Rod in the studies usually taught the public schools of the
county children of these provided that the provisions
of this section shall not apply to children whose mental and
physical condition such render the instruction above de-
scrbed nexpedent mpraccabe Every having
der his control child thirteen of fourteen years
of shall such child attend school nstruc
tons required by this section.
Every child residing any county the State being fifteen
of sixteen of who has not completed
the work of the public elementary school, shall attend
public school not less than hundred days. nearly
uve possible beginning not later than November first dur
ing the period each year the public schools of the county
in session. and such child shall attend public school the
entire period each year the public schools of the county
in session. if not regularly and lawfully employed labor
home elsewhere unless shown the county super
nendent of schools that such child elsewhere receiving
uar and thorough instruction for said period the studies
uay taught the public schools of the county children of