The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-04

or teacher The certificate Of any
teacher failing to keep such record
and make such report may be revok-
ed by the State superintendent of
Public Instruction upon satisfactory
proof of such failure.
Sec. 5. The County Board of Pub
lie instruction in each County is
hereby authorized and directed to ap-
point one or more Attendance Off,
GERS, as may be necessary for the
faithful execution of the provisions
trict or territory tese fhe SUI
peryision of said@kttendancs 1fficer
Officers, and tgS6x the compensation
of said AttA1dance Officer Of Off
GERS for the time actually employed
in the <psfformance of dutiesa said
compensation to be paid fronss the
CouHET School Fund. And if deemed
adyisable by the County Board Of
Puhiic instruction, any Supervisor or
Rtdstee of schools within the County
may be appointed as Attendanae Of
shcer or Officers. he County, Board
of Public instruction is hereE au-
thorized to remove any Atts6dance
Officer who fails to perform dis du-
ties as herein prescribed. A
Sec. 6. During the month pf June
in each and every year, ifsShall be
the duty of every Attendants Officer
appointed under the provisions of
this Act to take an accurat# census.
in triplicate, of all childrea between
the ages of seven and eighteen years
in the territory or districtsJn which
he is acting; the said census to show
the name sex, age and date of birth,
and distance from the neaFast school,
of each child, the school grade, COM
pleted, and the name of fe parent,
guardian or other person. Aaving the
custody, control or chrg& of such
children, with the posto12fEe address
thereof: and on or befHse the first
day Of July of each andgeyery year,
one copy thereof shall filed with
the County Superinetnd6At of Public
Instruction, one copy with the State
Superintendent of Pnblk obstruction,
and one copy shall be Retained by the
Attendance Officer, buKAo child over
sixteen years of age iss$nder compul-
sion to attend school
Sec. q 1t shall be TIE duty of the
Attendance Officer to SEsrve notice
upon any parent, guaFNian or other
person having the custody, control or
charge of amy child VIC has been alb
sent from school in violation of the
provisions of this AokssSto cause said
child to attend schoel4as herein pro-
vided; and any pareot, guardian or
other person having the custody, con-
troll oFfcharge of anyIhild who upon
notice herein prossaed for being
served on him or ha fails to comply
with the provisions 5M this Act, shall
be deemed guilty eta misdemeanor,
and upon trial and Abnviction thereof
by any Court of thi$5State having ju-
risdtciton of misdeHaeanors, shall be
fined not more thaMsFive Dollars for
each offense, and hN0n failure or re-
fnsal to pay SUCH Zine, said parent,
guardian or other herson having the
custody, control CO charge of said
child shall be imprEOned not exceed
ing five days for s6Ach offense; Pro-.
vided, that upon bnviction for any
first offense sentence may, upon pay
ment Of costs, be suspended until the
second convictionzNf the same person
for similar offpHse, and that each
day child remaihA away from school
after service of riutice by the Attend
nee Officer, as Herein provided, un-
less one of the s8E0unds for excuse
provided for by Akis Act exists, shall
constitute sep&fate offense, and
subject the Offending person to pen
alties accordingly All fines collected
under the provistf8ns of this Act shall
be paid into theSEDunty School Fund
of the County i14@hich collected.
Sec. g. It shalEbe the duty of each
Attendance OffieeT appointed under
the provisions othis Act to furnish
the Principal orafeacher in charge of
any school witfxh the territory or
district for. whieAth Attendance Of
ficer is appointsH with list of the
names of all chis8ren in such district
who should atteHH school.
Sec. 8. AnylAttendance Officer
appointed undeBM the provisions Of
this Act is heraHy authorized to en-
ter, for the pua4ose of assisting in
the proper enforcement of this Act,
any office, facto5& or business house,
of any nature Whatsoever, for the
purpose of ascsHtaining whether or
not any child o&tchildren are enroll
ed or employedath who should,
under the provsRons of this Act, be
in attendance unpn any school.
Sec. 10. 1t iEhereby made the
duty of the Attendance Officer in the
territory or dissfict over which he
has supervisionzpr for which he is
appointed, to nlBke and file in the
proper Court complaint in due form
against any persian or persons violat-
ing the p rovisi96s of this Act.
Sec. IL. Ever Attendance Officer
appointed undeIs the provisions of
this Act shall Keep record of all
attendance notices served, all cases
prosecuted, finessfdmposed and other
services rendered. and shall make
annual report OFF, the same to the
County Board OF Public Instruction
on blanks to be Nrnished him, and