Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-24

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of the school law of Idaho, Session
Laws. 1911, designed for those who
are inclined to unjustly deprive their
children of the advantages of fair
common school education:
Encouraging Delinquency Misde-
meanOr.
! Section 159. In all cases where
any child shall be delinquent child,
Juvenile delinquent person. or juv-
emile disorderly person, as defined by
this Act, the parent or parents, legal
guardian, or person having custody of
such child, or any other person re-
sponsible for, or by any act encourage
ing, causing or contributing to the
delinquency If such child, shall be
trial and conviction thereof shall be
fined in a sum not to exceed Three
Hundred Dollars $4,000, 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 upon
any person found guilty under this
Act, and SO long as such person shall
comply herewith to the satisfaction
of the Court, the sentence imposed
may be suspended.
Children to Attend School.
Section l6O. In all districts of
this State, all parents, guardians,
and other persons having care of chill
dren 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 the ages of eight ~
and sixteen Q6) years, shall send
such child to public, private or par
ochial school for the entire school
year during which the public schools
are in session in such district; Pro-
vided, however: That this chapter
shall not apply to children over ff-
teen Q5) years of age, where such
child shall have completed the eight
49, 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; Proided, further, that if a
reputable physician within The dis
trict 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 re-
quirements of this chapter. 1t shall
be the duty of the superintendent Of
the school district, if there be such
superintendent, and if not, then the
county superintendent Of schools, to
hear and determine all applica-
tions of children desiring. for any of
the causes mentioned here, to be ex-
empted from the provisions of this
chapter, and if upon such application
such superintendent, hearing the
same, shall be of the opirion that
such child for any reason is entitled
to be exempted as aforesaid, then
such superintendent shall issue writ
ten permit to such child, stating
therein his reason for such exemption.
An appeal may be taken from such
decision of such superintendent SO
passing upon such application, to the
probate court of the county in which
such district lies upon such child max
ing such application and filing the
same with the clerk or Judge of said
court, within ten days after its refus-
al by such superintendent, for which
no fee to exceed the sum of One Dol
lar ($l. 00) shall be charged, and the
decision of the Prbate court shall be
final. An application for release
from the provisions of this chapter
shall not be renewed oftener thar
once in three months.
Juvenile DiSOrderly Persons Defined
Section i6l. Every child within
the provisions of this chapter VIII.
does not attend school, as provided
in the proceeding section, or who !.
in attendance at any public, private
or parochial school, and is vicious, in
corrigible or immoral in conduct, OF
!, who is an habitual truant from school
or VINO habitually wanders about tn,
streets and public places during
,, school hours without lawful occupa
tion or Employment, or who habituall.
wanders about the streets in the nigh
: time having no employment or Lawful
| occupation, shall be deemed juvenil
disorder'y person, and be subject t
the provisions of this chapter.
Same. Complaint: Hearing AM
| Commitment.
Section 1872. Whel a child shal
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