Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-08-13
Encouraging Delinquency a Misdt
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Encouraging Delinquency a Misde-
meanof.
SECTION 159. In ali cases where
any child shall be a delinquent child,
a 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,
shah be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon trial and conviction thereof
shall be fined in a sum not 10 exceed
Three Hundred Dollars $4,000, or
imprisonment in the county jail Tor a
period of not exceeding six months,
or shall suffer both fine and lmpris-
onnlent. The Court may impose
conditions upon any person found
guilty under this Act, aad 50 long as
such person shall comply Herewith
to the satisfaction OF the Court, the
sentence imposed may be suspended.
Children to Attend School.
Section 1850. In all districts OF
this State, all parents, guardians,
and other persons having care OF
children shall instruct them, OF
cause them to be instructed, in read
ing, writing, spelling, English gram
mar, geography and arithmetic. III
such districts every parent, guardian
or other person having charge OF
any child between the ages Of eight
go and eighteen (18) years, shall
send such child to a public, private
or paroehial school for the entire
school year during which the publlt
schools are in session in such dis
triet, Provided, however; That this
chapter shall not apply to children
over fifteen (15) 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 it's own use or its parents sup
port. or where for good cause shown
Ii would be for the best interest OF
tsuch child to be relieved from the
provisions of this chapter; Provided,
further, that if a reputable physician
within the district shall certify in
writing that the child's bodily OF
mental condition does not permit IT.
| attendance at school, such child SHAH
be exempt during such period OF dis-
ability from the requirements OF this
i, 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 II up
on such application such superlnten-
/. dent, hearing the same, shall be OF
the opinion that such child Tor any
reason is entitled to be exempted as
! aforesaid, then such superintendent
Z, shall issue a written permit to such
child, stating therein his reason foT
, such exemption. An appeal may be
taken from the decision Of such sup
e~rintendent so passing upon such APP
: plfcation, TO the probate court OF the
county in which such district lies
! upon such child making such appll-
cation and fling the same with inc
: clerk or judge Of said court, Withln
T ten days after it's refusal by suet
d superintendent, for which no fee to
exceed the sum of One Dollar ($l.00)
shall be charged, and the decision OF
the probate court shall be final. Al
G application for release from the pro
: visions of this chapter shall not bt
I renewed oftener than once in three
a months. .
: Juvenile Disorderly Persons Defined
! SECTION 161. Every child within
I the provisions of this chapter wn(
d does not attend school, as provided
/. in the preceding section, or who Is II
attendance at any public, private o.
parochial school, and Is vicious, in
corrigible or immoral in conduct, o.
r who is an habitual truant iron
q school, or who habitually wander
about the streets and public place
during school hours without lawtu
i occupation or employment, or WINE
habitually wanders about the street.
in the night time, having no employ
= ment or lawful occupation, shan D.
deemed a Juvenile disorderly person
= and be subject to the provisions o
a this chapter.
II Same. Complaint: Hearing an
h Commitment.
SECTION 1862. When a child shal
= be a juvenile disorderly person with
q in the meaning of this chapter, tn
truant officer, or any school teacher
or other reputable person, may tax
% complaint in the probate court OF IN
county in which such child resides
7 The probate court shall hear and ue
a, terminle such complaint, and II 1T
c. determined that such child is a 1uye
Ia nile disorderly person within th
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