The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-09-28
Custer county:

Custer county:
The following are the provisions OF
tho school law Of Idaho. Session Laws
io11 designated for those who are IN
clined ID tirjhstty deprive their chill
dren of TIE sd,shtase Of fair com
mon school educatioh' a.
ENCOURAGING DELlNQuENo1 d"
MIsDEMEANOR
SECTION 159. In all cases "iele
any child shall be delinquent ch'lo'
Juvenile Delinquent person. or a j.
veni,e disorderly person az defined by
this act, the parent or parents, Iessl
Guardian or person having custody OF
such child or any other person respon-
sible for, or by any act encouraging
causiuR ct contributing to the delin-
cheney of such Child, sbatt be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon tris, and
conviction thereof shall be fined d
sum not to exceed Three Hundred
Dollars (s3OO, or imprisonment in the
county Jail for period Of not exceed
ing six months, or shall suffer poth
fine and imprisonment. The Court may
impose conditions upon any person
found guilty under this Act. and SO
long as such person shall comply ther
with to the satisfaction OF the court
the sentence imposed may be sus-
pended.
CHILDREN TO ATTEND SCHOOL
SECTION 400. In all districts OF
this State, all parents, guardians, and
other persons having care III children
shall instruct them, or cause them TO
be instructed, in reading, writing, spell
ing. English grammer, geography and
arithmetic. In such districts, every
parent, guardian or other person hay
ing charge Of any child between the
,ges OF eight (s) and eighteen (1S)
years, shall send stich child to pub
lie, private or parochial school for the
entire school year during which the
nublic schools are in session in such
district; Provided, however; That this
chapter shall not apply to children
over fifteen (15) years of age, where
such child shall have completed the
eighth (Sth) grade, or may be eligible
to enter any high school in such dis
trict, or where its help is necessary for
is own use or its parents support. or
where for good cause shown it would
We for the best interest of such child
70 be relieved from the provisions of
this chapter; Provided, further, that
\ reputable physician within the dis
.rict 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 require
nents of this chapter. 1t shall be the
1uty of the superintendent of the
school district, If there be such super
intendent, and If not, then the county
superintendent of schools, to hear and
determine all applications of children
desiring, for any of the causes mention
I'd here. to be exempted from the
provisions of this chapter, and if upon
such application such superintendent.
hearing the same, shall be of the opin-
ion that such child for any reason is
entitled to be exempted as aforesaid,
then such superintendent shall issue
written permit to such child, stating
therein his reason for such exemption.
An appeal may be taken from the de-
cision of such superintendent so pass
ing upon such application, to the pro-
bate court of the county in which such
district lies upon such child making
such application and filing the same
with the clerk or judge of said court.
within ten days after its refusal b,
such superintendent, for which no fec
to exceed the sum of One Dollar
t$1.0O) shall be charged, and the
decision Of the probate court shall be-
final. An application for release from
the provisions of this chapter shall
not be renewed oftener than once ir
three months.
JUVENILE DISORDERLY PERsONc
DEFINED
SECTION 161. Every child within
the provisions of this chapter who do
not attend school, as provided in tn
preceding section, or who is in at
tendance at any public, private or par
ochial school, and is vicious, incorr,g-
Die or immoral in conduct, or who -
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