2518 ARTICLE 77.

An. Code, sec. 168. 1904, sec. 166. 1904, ch. 299, sec. 139. 1906, ch. 236, sec. 139.

1918, ch. 441, sec. 168.

231. Every deaf or blind child between six and eighteen years of age
shall attend some school for the deaf or blind for eight months, or during
the scholastic year, unless it can be shown that the child is elsewhere re-
ceiving regularly thorough instruction during the said period, in studies
usually taught in the said public schools to children of the same age; pro-
vided, that the superintendent or principal of any school for the deaf or
blind, or person or persons duly authorized by such superintendent or
principal, may excuse cases of necessary absence among itsi enrolled
pupils; and provided, further, that the provisions of this section shall not
apply to a child whose physical condition is such as to render its instruc-
tion, as above described, inexpedient or impracticable. Every person hav-
ing under his or her control a child between six and eighteen years of age
shall cause such child to attend school or receive instruction as required
by this section.

An. Code, sec. 169. 1906, ch. 236, sec. 139A.

232. Provided that where the parent, guardian or any other person
having control of a deaf or blind child, is not financially able to pay for
the transportation of the child to and from such school, the same shall be
paid out of the State appropriation for the school which the child attends;
provided, that three reputable male citizens over the age of twenty-one
years, residents of the school district in which the said child resides, shall
certify under oath that to the best of their knowledge and belief the
parent, guardian or other person having control of such child is not finan-
cially able to pay the expense of the child to and from school.

An. Code, sec. 170. 1904, sec. 167. 1904, ch. 299, sec. 140. 1906, ch. 236, sec. 140.

233. Any person who has such a child under his or her control, and
who fails to comply with any of the provisions of the preceding section,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction
thereof, before a justice of the peace, be fined a sum not exceeding five
dollars for each offense.

An. Code, sec. 171. 1904, sec. 168. 1904, ch. 299, sec. 141. 1906, ch. 236, sec. 141.

234. Any person who induces or attempts to induce any deaf or blind
child to absent himself or herself unlawfully from school, or employs or
harbors any such child absent unlawfully from school, while said school
is in session, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon
conviction thereof before a justice of the peace, be fined a sum not ex-
ceeding fifty dollars for each offense.

An. Code, sec. 172. 1906, ch. 236, sec. 142. 1918, ch. 441, sec. 172.

235. The principal teacher of every public school in the counties and
the truant officers of the City of Baltimore shall, within thirty days from