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 SIXTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cus. 140. 1925. 807 be open to the school·attendance officers or other persons authorized to enforce this Act, who may inspect and copy the same. Sno, 6. It shall be the duty of ever principal or head teacher of ;,,E°§‘Q§§2h“,$,b,°§ every public, private, or parochial school, or private teacher to re- °d· port to the department of school attendance and work permits the name and address of any child between the ages of seven and sixteen years enrolled in his school whenever such child has been absent from school two day sessions or four one-half day sessions or more in any school month, together with the reason for such absence as far “é“‘°"’%`° Th .1 h nc. . e parent, guar ian, or other erson residin erma- F°““'°°!¥’°'°”‘•°°°·· nently or temporarily in the District of Coluiiibia and haviiigg Iszharge §¤E°:i¤i¤i$=1é1m2:¤s§iiw1' or control of any child between the ages of seven and sixteen years who is unlawfully absent from public or private school or private instruction shall be guilt of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction of failure to keep such child regular] in public or private school _ or to cause it to be regularly instructedy in private, shall be punished P““’Sh“’°“"°" by a line of $10 or bg commitment to jail for five days, or b both, at — the discretion of the court: Pro/vided, That each two diays such  dm, ab child remains away from school unlawfully shall constitutea separate senceasepamte mm. offense: Provided further, That upon conviction of the iirst offense, *`*'$‘°"°”” sentence may, upon payment of costs, be suspended and the defendaut placed on probation. Aimcm II.·—S(7HOOL Cmvsus. S<=1w¤1¤¤¤¤¤¤· Smmon 1. That it shall be the duty of the director of school ,.gi.i**,‘}.L""E,.°'§£ attendance and work permits, under instruction of the superintend- Q ’ ”'“ ’*» *° "° ent of schools, approved by the Board of Education, to cause to be made a. complete census of all children between the ages of three and eighteen years permanently or temporarily residing in the District of Columbia, and annually thereafter or as frequently as ma be Dm found necessary or desirable. Such census shall be amended gpm u»a¤g»$,mi°°°°d °‘ day to day as changes of residence occur among children within the ages prescribed in this Act, and as other persons come within the ages prescribed, and as other persons within such ages shall become residents of the District. The record of such enumeration of children  °°““‘°" shall give the full name, address, race, sex, and date and place of birth of every such child, the school attended by him, and if the child is not at school the name and address of his employer, if any, and the name, address, and occupation of the parents or guardian. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the principal or head teacher of T¤¢¤¢¤, a¤a;‘·dv¤_*;,£·,{{ every public, private, or parochial school or private teacher, in ac- umm;. cordance with the rules adopted by the Board of Education, to report to the director of the department of school attendance and work permits the name, address, sex, age, and race of every child under eighteen years of age residing permanently or temporarily in the District of Columbia who enrolls in or withdraws from his school. Mm, ,0 gh., H, S20. 3. Any parent, guardian, custodian, principal, or teacher of g*g·i$@f*°¤·°*°-· a child between the ages of three and eighteen who willfully neglects or refuses to provide the information required by this Act, or who ,,mmmm,“_ knowingly makes any false or untrue statement, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be punished by a fine of $10 or by commitment to jail for five days, or by both, at the discretion oftecourt. A ,. . Anrionn IH.--Amumsrmmos. Swuox 1. The Board of Education is hereby authorized to con- ,e£°5$°Q,'¤t£°°i¤$‘S$h¤°3i $0l1d3te the administrative duties incident to the enforcement of the §Q,‘f,,§_§°,,’§8‘{,n§’}d“ P1‘0visions of this Act and of the Act to regulate child labor under