The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-08-16
NOTICE TO PARENTS AND
GUARDIANS
To Parents, Guardians and Others ir
Custer County

To Parents, Guardians and Others in
Custer County
The following are the provisions of
the school law of Idaho, Session Laws,
1911, designated for those who are in
clined to unjustly deprive their chill
dren of the advantage of a fair COM
mon school education:
Encouraging Delinquency Mlsde-
SECTION 1859. In all cases where
any child shall be delinquent child,
juvenile delinquent person. or ju-
yenilc disorderly person as defined by
h's act, the parent or parents, legal
udrdian or person having custody of
i a child or any other person respon-
iole for, or by any act encouraging,
|auslng or contributing to the delin-
uencS of such child shall be guilty of
m1sdemeanor, and upon trial and
Iviction thereof shall be fined a
u ! not to exceed Three Hundred
polisrs ($300.00), or Imprisonment in
he county Jail for period of not ex-
feeding six months, or shall suffer both
fire and Imprisonment. The court may
impose conditions upon any person
found guilty under this Act, and SO
long as such person may comply there
with to the satisfaction Of the court,
the sentence imposed may be sus-
pended.
Children to Attend School
SECTION 1850 In all district of
this State, all parents, guardians, and
pther persons having care of children
shall instruct them, Or cause them to
be instructed in reading writing, spell
Ing English grammer, geography AMI
arithmetic In such districts, every
parent, guardian or other person hav-
ing charge of any child between the
ages of eight (S) and eighteen (1S)
years, shall send such child to a pub
lie, private or parochial school for the
entire school year during which the
Rpublic schools are in session in such
district. Provided, however: That this
chapter shall not apply to children
pver 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
trlct or where its help is necessary for
its own use or it's parents support, Or
where for good cause shown it 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 dis
trict shall certify in writing that the
child's bodily or mental condition does
not permit it's attendance at school,
such child shall be exemp during such
period of disability from the require
(nents of this chapter 1t shall be the
duty of the superintendent of the
school district, if there be such super
in endent and if not, then the county
superintendent of schools, to hear and
determine all applications. of children
iesirlng, for any of the causes mention
pa here, to be exempted from the
provisions of this chapter, and if upon
UGH application such superintendent
bearing the same, shall be of the opin-
On 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-
fision of such superintendent so pass
ng upon such application, to the pro-
|ate court of the county in which such
lstrict lies upon such child making
UGH application and filing the same
With the clerk or judge OF said court,
Within ten days after it's refusal by
UGH superintendent for which no fee
Q exceed the sum of One Dollar
$l0O) shall be charged, and the
decision of the probate court shall be
fnal An application for release from
he provisions of this chapter shall
lot be renewed oftener than once in
hree 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
ochial school, and is vicious, incorrig-
IDLE 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 who habitually wan
\ ders about the streets in the night,
\ having no employment or lawful oc-
cupatioon, shall be deemed a juvenile
disorderly person and be subject to
the provisions of this chapter.
Same. Complaint; Hearing and Com
mitment
SECTION 1852. When a child shall
pc, a juvenile disorderly person with
n the meaning of this chapter, the
ruant officer, or any school teacher
r other reputable person may take
pmplaint in the probate court of the
Aunty in which the child resides. The
robate court shall bear and deter
tine such complaint, and if it is de-
srmined that such child is a juven-
e disorderly person within the
Gaming of this chapter, he or she
la1i be committed to the children's
me, if eligible, or to the Idaho Indus
ial Training school, or to some 9th !
training school, taking into account
9 years Of the child with reference
the. institution selaced. a., Any
lid pssmitted to the fhtidtsn's