this Act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.

(By Messrs. Patton and Houk.)

AN ACT to amend an Act entitled "An Act to regulate and require the attendance of school children upon schools in the State of Tennessee and to provide means for the enforcement of this Act."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That Chapter 9, Acts of 1913, Section 1, which reads as follows:

"That every parent, guardian, or other person, in the State of Tennessee, having charge or control of any child between the ages of eight and fourteen years, inclusive, shall cause such child to be enrolled in and attend some day school, public, private, or parochial, for eighty consecutive days or when the school term is less than eighty days in length for the full term, in each year in the county. or city in which said child may reside," be and the same is hereby amended by substituting for "between the ages of eight and fourteen," the words seven and sixteen, inclusive, and by substituting for "eighty consecutive days" the words, the entire term of school.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That Section 4, which reads, "That the County Judge or Chairman of the County Court of the several counties of this

State shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction of all cases coming within the provisions of this Act," be, and the same is hereby amended so as to read that any justice of the peace or juvenile judge shall be vested with the power to hear all cases coming within the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That Section 7, which reads, "That in every city maintaining a separate school system having a scholastic population of five thousand or more by the State school census of 1912 or any subsequent State census, the Board of Education of said city shall elect one or more attendance officers to enforce the provisions of this Act," be, and the same is hereby amended by adding and in every county one or more attendance officers shall be provided.

In counties where they have the county board system the attendance officer or officers shall be elected by the Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the County Superintendent. In counties where they have the district system they shall be appointed by the County Superintendent of Public Instruction.

In the same Section which reads, "Said attendance officer shall be paid not less than one dollar nor more than three dollars per day during which period of time they may be employed by the board," be and the same is hereby amended to read, "Said attendance officer shall be paid a salary as fixed by the County Board of Education. Said attendance officer shall devote his entire time, during the school term, to the duties of said office and to such other duties as may be imposed upon him by the Board of Education upon the recommendation of the County Superintendent. Said salary shall be paid out of the Public School Funds of the county.

Provided further, that the attendance officer shall be clothed with the authority of a deputy sheriff to act only in cases of the violations of the provisions of this Act, and to make instant arrests for the violation of any law of the land, but in no case shall he be allowed to serve papers, emanating from the

offices of Justices of the Peace or any Court of Record. For every violation of the restrictions imposed on him by the provisions of this Act he shall be subject to a fine of not less than $5.00 nor more than $50.00 and he may be dismissed from office for the violating of any of the provisions of this Act.

Provided further, that in counties having a populations of five thousand or less by the Federal Census of 1910 or any subsequent Federal Census, the County Board of Education is hereby authorized to employ the County Superintendent of Schools or school supervisor, to do this work, and pay him such extra compensation as in their judgment would be just and fair.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed.

SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That this Act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.

Passed April 16, 1919.

ANDREW L. TODD, Speaker of the Senate.

Speaker of the House Approved April 17, 1919.

SETH M. WALKER, of Representatives.

A. H. ROBERTS,
Governor.

CHAPTER NO. 144.

HOUSE BILL No. 1003.

(By Mr. Griffin of Lake County.)

A BILL to be entitled "An Act to make it unlawful to put sawdust, decayed and decaying animal matter, fish, offal, human faeces, poisonous and other deleterious matter into Reelfoot Lake or to permit sewage to run therein, and prescribe the punishment for a violation of this Act.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That it shall be unlawful for any person to put sawdust, decayed or decaying animal matter, fish, offal, human faeces, poisonous and other deleterious matter in to the waters of Reelfoot Lake or to permit the sewage from dwellings, outhouses, etc., to be run into it.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That any violation of this provision of this Act shall be a misdemeanor, punishable on conviction, by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars or confinement in the county jail or both, at the discretion of the court.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed and that this Act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.

CHAPTER NO. 145.

SENATE BILL No. 849.

(By Mr. Harber.)

AN ACT entitled an Act to amend Chapter 185, of the Acts of the General Assembly of Tennessee, 1909, approved April 20, 1909, which Act provides for the establishment of Levee and Drainage Districts, and the issuance of bonds therefor, etc., so as to provide that interest of said bonds shall be payable semi-annually.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That Section 27 of Chapter 185, of the Acts of 1909, referred to in the caption of this Act be so amended as to provide that the interest on said bonds shall be payable semi-annually. Provided, that nothing in this Act shall be construed as in any manner affecting the payment of interest on such bonds as may have already been sold.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That any further reference to the time of payment of interest on said bonds which may appear in any of the Sections of this Act in conflict with this provision be and the same is hereby amended so as to provide that interest payment on said bonds shall be made semiannually.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That this Act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.

Passed April 15, 1919.

ANDREW L. TODD, Speaker of the Senate. SETH M. WALKER, of Representatives.

Speaker of the House Approved April 15, 1919.

A. H. ROBERTS,
Governor.