The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-08-21
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE NO.
Encouraging Delinquency Mis-.
demeanor.

Encouraging Delinquency Mis-
!, demeanor.
Section 159. In all cases where
lany child shall be a delinquent
lchild, a juvenile delinquent per
lson, or juvenile disorderly per
lson, as defined by this act, thu
parent or parents, legal guardian
or persons having custody Of sucf
child, or any other person respon
|sible for, or by any act encourag
ling, causing or contributing to Thu
delinquency Of such child, shall b.
guilty of a misdemeanor, and up
ON trial and conviction thereo1
shall be fined in a sum not to ex
ceed Three Hundred Dollars
$4,000, or imprisonment in the
county jail for period Of not ex-
ceeding six months. or shall suf
fer both fine and imprisonment
The Court may impose conditions
upon any such person found gull.
lty under this act and so long as
such person shall comply there
i with to the satisfaction Of the
court, the sentence may be sus-
pended.
Children to Attend School.
! Section 100. In all districts of
this state, all parents, guardians.
and other persons having care of
! children shall instruct them or
cause them to be instructed in
READING, writing, spelling, English
grammar, geography and arithme-
tic In such districts, every par
ent, guardian or other person hav-
ing charge Of any child between
the ages of eight 81 and sixteen
toy years. shall send such child
j to a public, private or parochial
school for the entire school year
during which the public schools
are in session in such districts !:
Provided. however That this
chapter shall not apply to children
over fifteen years of age, where
such child shall have completed
1.-THE eighth (8th) grade, or may be
eligible to enter any high school
III such district. or where its help
lis 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; Provided, further,
that if a reputable physician with.
in the district shall certify in writ
in that the child's bodily or men,
tai condition does not permit its
attendance at school, such child
hall be exempt during such period
of disability from the require
ments 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 0f|
schools, to hear and determine all
applications Of children desiring.
for any of the causes mentioned
here, to be exempted from the pro-
visions Of this chapter, and if up
en- such application such superin-
tendent, hearing the same, shall
be Of the opinion that such child
for any reason is entitled to be
exempted as aforesaid, then such
superintendent shall issue a writ
ten permit to such child, stating
there his reason for such exemp-
tion. An appeal may be taken
from the decision of such superin-
tendent so passing upon such APP
plication. to the probate court of |
the county in which such district
lies upon such child making such
and filing the same
with the clerk or Judge of said
court, within ten days after its re-
fusal by such superintendent, for
which no fee to exceed the sum of
One Dollar ($1.00) shall be charg-
ed, and the decision Of the probate
court shall be final. An appli-
cation for release from the provi-
sions of this chapter shall not be
renewed oftener than once in
three months.
Juvenile Disorderly Persons De-
fined.
Section 16f. Every child with
in the provisions Of this chapter
who does not attend school, as i
provided in the preceding section,
or who is in attendance at any
public, private or parochial school,
and is vicious, incorrigible or inn
moral in conduct. or who is an
habitual truant from school, or
who habituallv wanders about the
streets and public places during
school hours without lawful occu-
patton or employment, or who
habituallv wanders about the
street in the night time, having
10 employment or lawful occupa-
ion, shall be deemed a juvenile
1isorderly person, and be subject
% the provisions of this chapter.