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

Florida Of All Children Between
Certain Ages, and Requiring Every
Parent, Guardian or Other Person
Having the Custody, Control or
Charge of Children to Send Such
Children to School; to Provide for
the Means of Enforcement of This
Act, and Penalties for Violations
Thereof.
Be 1t Enacted BY the Legislature of
the State of Florida:
Section /. That from and after
July /, 1919, every parent, guardian
or other person having citizenship
within the state of Florida having the
custody, control or charge of any
child or children within the state of
Florida between the ages of seven
and sixteen years, both inclusive,
shall cause said child or children to
attend public, or private schools
each year for term or period of n@E'
less than substantially the number M
days the public or private scl%bl
which said child attends is hela3Hn-
nually in the district in which, the
school is located or in whieA such
child or children may reside 81 crowd
ed, that any child may be taught by
parent or guardian upon wfHten au-
th0rity from the County SHHerintend-
emit of Public Instruction o4afhe coun-
ty in which they reside ;sfhe County
Superintendent of Publi<Mfnstructio
being hereby authorizeHH to grant
such permission only iHSEases of me-
cessity, which permissfHh shall not
extend for period 9fFtime beyond
the end of the curreYE school year,
and in cases where s4fth authority is
granted the said chilli shall report to
the County superintendent Of Public
Instruction, or somet1erson designat-
ed by him, for exclamation in the
work covered, at ia8st twice year,
and if the County superintendent of
Public Instructions hall determine,
child has not beer properly taught,
he shall revoke the authority of the
parent or guardian to teach such
child, and shall require said parent or
guardian having the custody, control
or charge of said child to cause said
child to attend public or private
school for the remainder of the said
school year; and if any parent, guar
dian or other person having the Gus
tody, control or charge of any child
shall fail to comply with the order of
the County Superintendent of Public
Instruction he shall be liable TO the
penalties hereinafter provided. Pro-
vided, that in the following enumer-
ated cases all children between the
.Sses Of seven and sixteen years, both
inclusive, shall be exempt from the
provisions Of this Act:
First. Amy cnlld who is mentally
or physically incapacitated to per-
form school duties; satisfactory
proof OF such incapacity to be SUBJ
mitted to the Attendance Officer So
Second. Any child who has satisEj
factorily completed the eight gram
mar school grades, as prescribed by
the State Course of Study of this
state or a course of study adopted by
any county or private school or th-
tor, Or the equivalent of such eight
grades completed in another state,
and holding a certificate of having
completed such grades, signed BY the
principal of the school UNDER whom
completed and countersigned By the
County Superintendent of Pubic In
struction of the County in which said
grade was completed. E%
Third. Any child whose Services
ale necessary for the SUPPORT or as
sistance of a widowed mother or 9TH
er person dependent upon sad child
for support; said dependeEey to be
proven by affidavit of the dependent
person and at least two other affida-
Wits as to such dependency by disin-
child or dependent, and such other
proof as may be reqn'r1d BY and is
satisfactory to the AtteLdance Off
Ger having authority to7gfant exemp-
tions. F
Fourth. Any child sbetween the
ages of seven and nine years, inclu-
sive. who resides more than two
miles from any school, and any child
from ten to sixteen years of age who
resides more than three miles from
any school, unless free Transportation
is furnished. *
Fifth. Any child whose parent,
guardian or other PERSON having the
custody, control orTg&harge of said
child can make satisfactory proof
that he or she is alaable to provide
the necessary book s &nd clothing, un-
less said necessary hooks and cloth
ing shall be furnished by some other
means to said child
Sixth. Any unusual cause accept
able to the Attendahte Officer for the
district in which tbs school. public or
private, which anySehild is required
to attend is Located; Provided, that
request for excuse, Setting forth the
cause, be made inS&riting by the pa
rent, guardian orSshther person hav-
ing the custody, cNntrol or charge OF
said child, such request to be filed
within two days aRser the first days
absence.
Sec. 2. whenevAl, under the pro.
visions of this At any child snail
receive instruction. privately or in
any private schoOiSth private teach