The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 83
Parents neglecting to send a Child to School to be liable to a Penalty
Parents neglecting to send a Child to School to be liable to a Penalty.
14. The parents of any child who neglects to send such child to school as provided in the last section may be summoned by any person authorized by the Minister or the local Boards of Advice before a Justice, and on conviction of such offence shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding five shillings for a first offence and twenty shillings for every succeeding offence, or in default may be imprisoned for a term not exceeding seven days.