The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-12-08
Compulsory Attendance Bill.
An Act Require School Attendance of Children Minimum
Period and to Provide for Enforcement of the
Same, and for Other Purposes

81 Georgia that parent guardian person having
charge and control OF child between the ages eight fourteen
years who provided shall
e said child be enrolled in continuously for
months OF each public school city
in which the child resides which period shall
commence at the beginning the first term of said school in the
such attendance public required where the
child attends the period other giving instruction
the ordinary branches OF English education the
fourth grade school prescribed by State Board Of
Education where because of the the child
for the support of parent other cd
family dependent such services parent person
standing parental relation child to provide the
necessary books clothing attending school, and the same are
Lot otherwise provided where the mental physical
zhe child renders such attendance mpraccab nexpeden
where the child resides than three miles house
by the travelled good reasons e
sucen of which shall be education OF
county the city the child resdes) the said
board the child from attendance being a
thoz take into consideration the agricultural labor
End the need fur such labor exercising their discretion
for which children farming districts shall be
Vidcd that guardian shall be compelled child
school out other than the funds belonging
wards Temporary absence of any child enrolled pupil
excused by the principal teacher charge the
II bad weather sickness death in the hd family reason
able
Section Be it further any parent guardian or
either who has charge and between the ages
tosad, and who wuy fails comply with the foregoing re-
Snremen shall be guilty nisdemano conviction shall
dc punished by fine not to exceed dollars for oense
and exceed twenty dollars subsequent oense said
fines TO include all but the trying may its dis
suspend enforcement the the child
fneae placed IN attendance at school aforesaid and
finally the continued regularly for
the number OF months herenbeoe prescribed attendance
School attendance be proved by aesed certificate
principal teacher in charge of the school,
prosecuted for violation of the foregoing requirements
board OF education of the county municipality the
accused of such violation resides shall served
the accused at least days before such prosecution
1ptc OF the charge with the the child refers
Any notified previously convicted this
Ac the child referred in said notice. prosecution
the charge therein by giving any such
econ instituted bond the penal of fifty dollars payable
10 the ordinary the county with security approved
ordinary conditioned that the said person faithfully
comply with the requirements OF this child Each
days wfu failure of parent guardian person charge
@ control of child aforesaid expiration ten DAYS
from such notice. the child attend school,
tendance required by this Act shall constitute separate
under this Act the herein
provided for shall be defense the
se and need not be negatved in the indictment
Section Be it further enacted That it shall be the duty
and municipal board education
tendance and nonaendance children required by this
tend the school under their supervision and shall also duty
10 institute cause to be instituted against persons
violating this Act 1t shall be the duty principal or teacher
charge of public school, in which pupils
sight and fourteen instructed keep
attendance of such pupils and the end of
written OF the the board having
of the school, and therein excused
therefor.
Section Be enacted all fines imposed here
required paid penalties under bonds given
under this Act SHALL after payment of the prosecution
thereof be paid into the and become
G,f the school fund of the county.
Section Be further enacted That the provisions this
shall become operative the first day of January year
hundred and
Section Be further That duty of the
board of education of each county least four weeks before
day of January following the adoption Of this Act
60 be published newspaper the county, there one
copies this Aco posted the county
%nd at the public schools thereof
Section Be further enacted That all parts laws
conflict with this Act be and the hereby repealed
Approved August 1o, 1916
s'ed0 N. E HARRIS Governor.