The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-12-16

of the county, with security to be
approved by the Ordinary, condition
ed that the said person shall thence
forth faithfully comply with the re-
quirements of this section as to the
said child. Each days wilful failure
of a parent, guardian or other per-
son in charge and control of child
as aforesaid, after the expiration of
ten days from such notice, to cause
the child to attend school when such
attendance is required by this sec
ton, shall constitute separate Of
Tense. In prosecutions under this
section the exemptions and excuses
herein provided for shall be matters
of defense to be established by the
accused, and need not be negatived
in the indictment or accusation.
The Duties of County Boards of Ed
ucation and Teachers.
Sec. 173. 1t shall be the duty of
the county and municipal boards of
education to investigate as to the at
tendance and non-attendance of chill
dren required by this section to at
tend the schools under their supervi-
sion, and it shall also be their duty to
institute or cause to be instituted
prosecutions against persons violat-
ing this section. 1t shall be the duty
of the principal or teacher in charge
of any public school, in which pupils
between the ages of eight and four
teen years of age are instructed, TO
keep an accurate record of the at
tendance of such pupils, and at the
end of each month to make written
report of the same to the board of
education having supervision of the
school, and to note therein excused
absences and the reasons therefor.
Attendance Officer.
Sec. TIA. Each county and munich
pal board of education shall employ
an attendance officer whose duty it
shall be to report to the board of ed
ucation failure of attendance on the
part of pupils between the ages of
and IA years. For this service these
officials shall be paid not less than |
one dollar nor more than three dol !
lars per day during the time employ
ed and said payment shall be paid, so |
far as possible, from the fees collect
ed. The balance due shall be paid |
from the school funds of the county
or local system. Any board or local
school system failing ocomply with
this law for attendance officer shall
not be entitled to receive funds from
school system failing to comply with
the state treasury until it is shown
that said attendance officer has been
appointed and has entered upon his
duties.
Fines and Forfeitures.
Sec. IT'S. All fines imposed hereun-
der and all sums required to be paid
as penalties under bonds given under
this section shall, after payment of
the costs of prosecution and of re-
covery thereof, be paid into the coun-
ty treasury and become a part OF the
school fund of the county. /
Sec. ITO. The provisions of this
act shall become operative on the
first day of January, in the year nine
teen hundred and twenty.
Sec. TT. 1t shall be the duty of
the board of education of each coun-
ty, at least four weeks before the !
first day of January following the
adoption of this section, to cause this
section to be published in newspa-
per of the county, if there be one,
and to cause copies of this section to
be posted at the court house of the
county and at the public schools
thereof.