The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-09-14
Custer county:

1911, QoSlgndtcu III '"~ Ut,
clined to unjustly deprive their GILL
dren of the advantage OF fair COM
mon school education:
ENCOURAGING DELINQUENCY "A
MIsDEMEANOR
SECTION 159. In all cases where
any child shall be a delinquent chilo'
a juvenile delinquent person, or W-
venile disorderly person az defined by
this act, the parent or parents iesa.
guardian or person having CUSTODY OF
,ucb child or any other person respon'
siblc for, or by any act encouragins'
causing or contributing to the deiln.
,uency of such child, shall be guilty OF
/ misdemeanor. and upon trial ana
conviction thereof shall be flned
,um not to exceed Three Hundred
Dollars 1890, or Imprisonment In the
county Jail for period OF not exceed
ing six months, or shall suffer botn
line and imprisonment. The Court may
impose conditions upon any person
found guilty under this Act, and SO
long as such person shall comply Their
with to the satisfaction Of the court
the sentence imposed may be sus-
pended.
CHILDREN TO ATTEND SCHOOL
SECTION 100. In all districts OF
his State, all parents, guardians, and
other persons having care Of 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 hav-
ing charge Of any child between the
ages of eight (8) and eighteen (1S)
years, shall send such child to pub
lie, private or parochial school for the
entire school year during which the
public 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 (8th) grade, or may be eligible
to enter any high school in such dis
trict, or where its help is necessary for
it's own use or its parents support, or
where for good cause shown 1t would
be for the best interest Of such child
70 be relieved from the provisions OF
this chapter; Provided, further, that I
4 reputable physician within the dis
trict 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
ments of this chapter. 1t shall be the
luty 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
ed 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
a 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
'uch application and filing the same
with the clerk or Judge of said court
within ten days after its refusal by
such superintendent, for which no fee
20 exceed the sum of One Dollar
$1.00) shall be charged, and the
iecision of the probate court shall be
inal. An application for release from
the provisions Of this chapter shall
rot be renewed oftener than once in
three months.
JUVENILE DISORDERLY PERSONS
DEFINED
SECTION 161. Every child within
the provisions of this chapter who does
not attend school, as provided in the
preceding section, or who is in at
tendance at any public, private or par
,chial school, and is vicious, incorrig
bic or immoral in conduct. or who is
IN habitual truant from school, O,
who habitually wanders about the
streets and public places during schoo,
hours without lawful occupation OF
employment. or who habitually wande,
about the streets in the night time
having no employment or lawful oc
cupation, shall be deemed a Juvenile
nsorderly person and be subject to
the provisions Of this chapter.
SAME. COMPLAINTS: HEARING
AND COMMITMENT.
SECTION 162. When a child shall,
90 a juvenile disorderly person with
IN the meaning Of this chapter. the
truant officer, or any school teacher
Or other reputable person, may take
complaint in the probate court OF the
county IN which the child resides. The
probate court shall hear and deter
mine such complaint. and il 1t is de-
termined that such child Is a tuyen
lie disorderly person within the
meaning OF this chapter. he or she
snali be committed to the children's
nome. If eligible. or to the Idaho Indus
trial Training School, or to some 9th