Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-08-20
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SECTION 159. In all cases where
any child shall be a delinquent child.
juvenile delinquent person, or a
juvenile disorderly person, as defined
by this Act, the parent or parents,
legal guardian, or person having
custody of such child, or any other
person responsible for, or by any act
encouraging, causing or contributing
TO the delinquency of such child,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon trial and conviction thereof
shall be fined in sum not to exceed
Three Hundred Dollars ($300), or
imprisonment in the county Jail Tor a
period of not exceeding six months,
or shall suffer both fine and impris-
onment. The Court may impose
conditions upon any person found
guilty under this Act, and so long as
such person shall comply Herewith
TO the satisfaction OF the Court, the
sentence imposed may be suspended.
Children to Attend School.
Section 100. In all districts of
this State, all parents, guardians,
and other persons having care OF
children shall instruct them, or
cause them to be instructed in read
ing, writing, spelling, English gram
mar, geography and arithmetic. In
such districts every parent, guardian
or other person having charge of
any child between the ages of eight
go and eighteen (l8) years, shall
send such child TO public, private
or parochial school for the entire
school year during which the public
schools are in session in such dis
trict; Provided, however That this
chapter shall not apply to children
over fifteen (l5) years OF age, where
such child shall have completed the
eighth (8) grade, or may be eligible
to enter any high school in such dis
trict, or where its help Is necessary
for its own use or its parents sup
port, or where for good cause shown
1t would be for the best interest OF
such child to be relieved from the
provisions of this chapter; Provided,
further, that If reputable physician
within the district shall certify in
writing that the childs bodily or
mental condition does not permit its
attendance at school, such child shall
be exempt during such period of dis
ability from the requirements OF this
chapter. 1t shall be the duty OF the
superintendent of the school district,
if there be such superintendent, and
If not, then the county superinten-
dent of schools, to hear and deter
mine all applications OF children de-
string, for any of the causes men
toned here, to be exempted from the
provisions of this chapter, and il up
on such application such superinten
dent, hearing the same, shall be OF
the opinion 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 decision of such sup
erintendent so passing upon such APP
plication, to the probate court OF the
county in which such district lies
upon such child making such appli-
cation and fling the same with the
clerk or judge of said court, within
ten days after its refusal by such
superintendent, for which no fee 10
exceed the sum of One Dollar ($l.001
shall be charged, and the decision OF
the probate court shall be final. An
for release from the pro-
visions of this chapter shall not 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
attendance at any public, private or
parochial school, and is vicious, in
corTigible or immoral in conduct, or
who is an habitual truant from
school, or who habitually wanders
about the streets and public places
during school hours without lawful
occupation or employment, or VINO
habitually wanders about the streets
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ment or lawful occupation, shall be
deemed a juvenile disorderly person,
and be subject to the provisions Of
this chapter.
Same. Complaint: Hearing and
Commitment.
SECTION 1862. When child shall
be 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 such child resides.
The probate court shall hear and de-
termine such complaint, and If it Is
determined that such child is juye"
nile disorderly person within the
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