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to children of the same age; provided, that the superintedent
or principal of any school, or person or persons duly authorized
by such superintendent or principal, may excuse cases of neces-
sary absence among its enrolled pupils; and provided further,
that the provisions of this section shall not apply to a child
whose mental or physical condition is such as to render its
instruction, as above described, inexpedient or impracticable.
Every person having under his control a child between eight
and twelve years of age shall cause such child to attend school
or receive instruction as required by this section. Children
over twelve years of age and under the age of sixteen years,
and every person having under his control such a child shall
be subject to the requirements of this section, unless such
children are regularly and lawfully employed to labor at home
or elsewhere.

1902, ch. 269, sec. 125.

152. Any person who has a child under his control and who
fails to comply with any of the provisions of the preceding
section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined
not exceeding five dollars for each offense.

Ibid sec. 126.

153. Any person who induces or attempts to induce any
child to absent himself unlawfully from school, or employs or
harbors while school is in session any child absent unlawfully
from school, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be
fined not more than fifty dollars.

Ibid. sec. 127.

164. The board of school commissioners of Baltimore city
and the board of school commissioners for Allegany county
shall appoint, and may remove at pleasure, persons to be
known as "Attendance Officers." The number to be appointed
for the city of Baltimore shall not exceed twelve, and the
number for said county shall not exceed three. Their com-
pensation shall be fixed and paid by the county commissioners
of Allegany county, or the mayor and city council of Baltimore
city, as the case may be.

Ibid. sec. 128.

155. It shall be the duty of each attendance officer, and he
shall have full power, within the city or county for which he
may be appointed, to arrest without warrant any child between

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