The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-08-23
NOTICE TO PARENTS AND
GUARDIANS
To Parents, Guardians and Others in
Custer County

the school law OF ldahO, session Laws,
1911, designated for those who are in
clined to unjustly deprive their chill
dren of the advantage of fair com
mon school education:
Encouraging Delinquency Misde-
meanor
SECTION 159. In all cases where
any child shall be a delinquent Child,
a Juvenile delinquent person, or ju-
venilc disorderly person as defined by
th's act, the parent or parents, legal
guardian or person having custody of
SIN child or any other person respon-
siole for, or by any act encouraging,
caucinr or contributing to the delin-
qltenc' Of such child, shall be guilty of
misdemeanor, and upon trial and
ccl yiction thereof shall be fined Il
su not to exceed Three Hundred
Dolis1s ($300.00) or Imprisonment in
the county Jail for q period Of not eX-
cee1ng six months, or shall suffer both
fine 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 100. In all district of
this State, all parents guardians, anil
other persons having care Of children
shall instruct them, or cause them to
be instructed in reading, writing, spell
ing, English grammer, geography an 7
arithmetic. IN such districts every
parent. guardian or other person hav-
ing charge of any child between the
ages of eight (8) and eighteen GS)
years, shall send such child to q pub
lie. private or parochi7l school for the
entire school year during which the
public schools are in session in such
district. Provid ed, however: That this
chapter shall not apply to children
over 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
trict, or where it's help is necessary for
its own use or its parents support Or
where for good cause shown i would
be for the best interest Of such child
to be relieved from the provisions Of
this ch"n Provided, furthe~ t,o+ i
9 repr+ BILE physician within tha dis
trict s"a1i certify in writing that tn
childs idly or mental nditjon dos
not remit its attendance nj scho
such rhi'd shall be eXepp during sue
period # disability from the require
mentn ~ this chapter It shall he the
duty GT the superintendent of the
school district, If there be such supe"
in endent and If not. then tire count
superintc dent of schools 70 hear am
determine all applicGti~no # ch'ldro
desiring, for any Of the crG- es mem tor
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
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
such application and filing the same
with the clerk or Judge of said court.
within ten days after its refusal b.
such superintendent for which no fea
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 releaso 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 at
tendance at any public. private or par
ochial school, and is vicious. incorrig-
ible 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 &C.
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 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 the child resides. The
probate court shall bear and deter
mine such complaint, and if ii is de-
termined that such child is a juven.
lie disorderly person within the
meaning of this chapter, he or she
shall be committed to the childrens
home, If eligible, or 10 the Idahp Indus.
trial Training school, or to some 9TH
er training school, taking into account
the years of the child with reference
TO the institution seleced. ANY
child committed ia the childrens
home on its being shown to the Judge
of said Court, that ii is incorrigible
and vicious. may be transferred to the
Industrial School or other proper in
stitution. No child committed 10 anv
.rofowaory shall be detained beyond
his majority and may be discharged
sooner. or paroled by the trustees or
board of control under the rules and
restrictions applicable to other In.
mates. Any order or commitment
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