Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-08-25

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are inclined to unjustly deprive their
children of the advantages OF lar
common school education:
Encouraging Delinquency a
Misdemeanor
Section 159. In all cases where
any child shall be delinquent child,
"a juvenile delinquent person, or
juvenile disorderly person, as defined
by this Act, the parent or parents
legal guardian, or person having GUS
tody of such child, or any other per-
son 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 there-
Of shall be fined in sum not TO ex-
coed Three Hundred Dollars ($3001,
or Imprisonment In the county jan
for a period of not exceeding SIX
months. or shall suffer both fine and
imnrisonment. The Court may I'M
pose conditions upon any person
found guilty under this Act, and 50
long as such person shall comply
Herewith to the satisfaction OF the
Court, the sentence imposed may pc
suspended.
Children to Attend School i.
Section 100. In all districts Oh
this State, all parents, guardians, ana
other persons having care OF chill
dren shall instruct them, or cause
them to be instructed, in reading,
writing, spelling, English grammar
geography and arithmetic. In such
districts every parent, guardian or
other person having charge OF any
child between the ages OF eight 70 }
and eighteen (18) years, shall seha
such child to public, private or
parochial school for the entire school
wear during which the public schools
are in session in such district; Pro-
vided, however: That this chapter
shall not apply to children over four
teen (14) years OF age, where such
child shall have completed the eighth
(8) grade, or may be eligible to en-
ter any high school in such district,
or where its help is necessary for It's
own use or It's parents support, 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 a reputable physician within the
district shall certify in writing that
the child's bodily or mental condi-
ton does not permit its attendance
at school, such child shall be exempt
during such period OF disability from
the requirements of this chapter. IL
shall be the duty of the superintend-
emit of the school district, If there be
such superintendent, and II not, then
the county superintendent Of schools,
to hear and determine all applica-
tions of children desiring, for any
OF the causes mentioned here, to be
exempted from the provisions OF TINS
chapter, and IL upon application such
superintendent, hearing the same,
shall be of the opinion that such
child for any reason is entitled to be
exempted as aforesaid, then such SUI
perintendent 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
passing upon such application, to the
probate 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 by such superintendent, for
which no fee to exceed the sum OF
One Dollar ($1.00) 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 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
corrigible or immoral in conduct, OF
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 who
habitually wanders about the streets
in the night time, having no employ
ment or lawful occupation, shall be
deemed Juvenile disorderly person,
and be subject to the provisions OF
this chapter.
Same. Complaint: Hearing and
Commitment =.
Section 1872. When a child SHAH
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 re-
sides. The probate court shall hear
and determine such complaint, and
If 1t is determined that such child is
a Juvenile disorderly person within
the meaning OF this chapter, he or
she shall be committed to the chill
dren's home, If eligible, or to the
Idaho Industrial Training School, or
to some other training school, taking
into account the years OF the child
with reference to the institution Sc
lected. Any child committed to the
children's home, on its being shown
to the Judge OF said Court that 1T ie
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