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1907—Chapter 32. 121
do so promptly he shall forfeit five per centum of the amount in
his hands at such times. •
Sec. li. All officers provided for in this act shall make reports Reports.
to the State Superintendent of Puhlic Instruction, the County
Board of Education and County Superintendent of Schools of Ran-dolph
County, as are required of school officers in like offices
under the general school law of the State, and each officer before
entering upon his duties shall take the usual oath of office required
of like officers under the general school law of the State.
Sec. 15. That, upon petition of a majority of the qualified voters Attendance on
residing in said Ramseur Graded School District, the board of ^ade compulsory.
trustees provided for in section three of this act shall have the
authority and be required to compel all children between the ages
of eight and twelve years, and of sufficient mental and physical
strength, to attend continuously the sessions of said graded schools :
Provided, that attendance on anv good private or public school Proviso: attend-ance
on other
may excuse such children as attend them, if the board of trustees schools.
have good and sufficient reason to believe that such attendance is
in good faith and not for the purpose of avoiding the requirements
of this section.
Sec. 16. That the parent or guardian of any child between Failure to keep
, . , , ., , 1 1, i. 1 children at school
eight and twelve years ot age, and which child shall not be ex- a misdemeanor,
cused from the requirements of this act, who shall fail to keep
their said child or children in the said Ramseur graded schools
or elsewhere as provided by this act, shall be guilty of a misde-meanor,
and subject to a fine of one dollar for the first offense and Punishment.
two dollars for each offense thereafter, or imprisonment not more
than ten days. One day's absence without a valid excuse shall
constitute an offense under this act. Teachers shall have the Children excused,
authority to excuse from attendance children who are known to
be under the care of a physician on account of sickness, and the
board of trustees shall have the authority to excuse any child
whose reason for non-attendance is valid, but in no case shall a
child be excused from attendance without a valid excuse. All Reports of
6XCUS6S
teachers and other officers having the authority to excuse chil-dren
from attendance shall submit a report of such and the reason
for each excuse to the board of trustees at the end of each week
during the sessions of the graded schools. ,
Sec. 17. That any justice of the peace residing in said Ramseur Jurisdiction of
Graded School District shall have jurisdiction over all cases aris- p"lce^^
°
ing from non-attendance of children as required by this act, and
the said board of trustees may appoint a truant officer, who, when Truant officer,
commissioned by* the board of trustees, shall have the authority
to arrest any one for violation of the provisions of this act. Said Fees,
truant officer shall be entitled to the same fees as a constable, and
Iiersons convicted under this act shall be taxed with the cost of
such actions.
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| Full Text | 1907—Chapter 32. 121 do so promptly he shall forfeit five per centum of the amount in his hands at such times. • Sec. li. All officers provided for in this act shall make reports Reports. to the State Superintendent of Puhlic Instruction, the County Board of Education and County Superintendent of Schools of Ran-dolph County, as are required of school officers in like offices under the general school law of the State, and each officer before entering upon his duties shall take the usual oath of office required of like officers under the general school law of the State. Sec. 15. That, upon petition of a majority of the qualified voters Attendance on residing in said Ramseur Graded School District, the board of ^ade compulsory. trustees provided for in section three of this act shall have the authority and be required to compel all children between the ages of eight and twelve years, and of sufficient mental and physical strength, to attend continuously the sessions of said graded schools : Provided, that attendance on anv good private or public school Proviso: attend-ance on other may excuse such children as attend them, if the board of trustees schools. have good and sufficient reason to believe that such attendance is in good faith and not for the purpose of avoiding the requirements of this section. Sec. 16. That the parent or guardian of any child between Failure to keep , . , , ., , 1 1, i. 1 children at school eight and twelve years ot age, and which child shall not be ex- a misdemeanor, cused from the requirements of this act, who shall fail to keep their said child or children in the said Ramseur graded schools or elsewhere as provided by this act, shall be guilty of a misde-meanor, and subject to a fine of one dollar for the first offense and Punishment. two dollars for each offense thereafter, or imprisonment not more than ten days. One day's absence without a valid excuse shall constitute an offense under this act. Teachers shall have the Children excused, authority to excuse from attendance children who are known to be under the care of a physician on account of sickness, and the board of trustees shall have the authority to excuse any child whose reason for non-attendance is valid, but in no case shall a child be excused from attendance without a valid excuse. All Reports of 6XCUS6S teachers and other officers having the authority to excuse chil-dren from attendance shall submit a report of such and the reason for each excuse to the board of trustees at the end of each week during the sessions of the graded schools. , Sec. 17. That any justice of the peace residing in said Ramseur Jurisdiction of Graded School District shall have jurisdiction over all cases aris- p"lce^^ ° ing from non-attendance of children as required by this act, and the said board of trustees may appoint a truant officer, who, when Truant officer, commissioned by* the board of trustees, shall have the authority to arrest any one for violation of the provisions of this act. Said Fees, truant officer shall be entitled to the same fees as a constable, and Iiersons convicted under this act shall be taxed with the cost of such actions. |
