908 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 441

such dog or dogs, male or female, for the purposes of this sec-
tion.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1918.

Approved April 10th, 1918.

CHAPTER 441.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Sections
139 and 142 of the Act of 1906, Chapter 236 as codified in
Bagby's Annotated Code of Public Civil Laws of Maryland,
as Article 77, Sections 168 and 172 respectively, so as to in-
crease the age of compulsory school attendance for deaf or
blind children from sixteen to eighteen years.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sections 139 and 142 of the Act of 1906, Chapter
236 as codified in Bagby's Annotated Code of Public Civil
Laws of Maryland, as Article 77, Sections 168 and 172 respec-
tively, be and the same are hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments so as to read as follows:

Section 168. 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; provided, that the superintendent or princi-
pal of any school for the deaf or blind, or person or persons
duly authorized by such superintendent or principal, may ex-
cuse cases of necessary absence among its 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 instruction, as above described, inexpedient or impractic-
able. Every person having 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 sec-
tion.

Section 172. The principal teacher of every public school
in the counties and the truant officers of the City of Baltimore
shall, within thirty days from the beginning of the school year
succeeding March 31, 1906, furnish the Board of County