Child Labor Legislation in the United States Volume 10, Pts. 2-55 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ...between the ages of fourteen and sixteen years, who is not actually and regularly and lawfully engaged in some useful employment or service, shall cause said child to attend regularly some day school as aforesaid. R S 1909 v 3 s 10896 Exceptions.--A child between the ages aforesaid may be excused temporarily from complying with the provisions of sections 10896 to 10905, inclusive, in whole or in part, if it can be shown to the satisfaction of a court of competent jurisdiction that said parent, or guardian, or person having charge or control of said child, is not able through extreme destitution, to provide or obtain in any way proper clothing for said child; or that said child is mentally or physically incapacitated to attend school for the whole period required, or any part thereof, or that there is no public school taught within two and one-half miles of the residence of said child by the nearest traveled road, or that said child has completed the common school course as prescribed by constituted authority, or its equivalent, and has received a certificate of graduation therefrom. R S 1909 v 3 s 10897 as amended by 1911 p 132 Enforcement: appointment, duties, and powers of attendance officers.--The board having charge of a public school in a city or district of one thousand or more population by the last census may appoint and remove at pleasure one or more attendance officers to enforce the provisions of sections 10896 to 10905, inclusive, and shall fix the compensation and manner of performance of the duties of said attendance officer, and shall pay them from the public school funds; and the attendance officer, as aforesaid, shall, when reasonable doubt exists as to the age of such child, require a properly attested birth certificate or an affidavit sta...