State v. Jackson
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Appeal, from the judgment of a justice of the peace on a complaint under section 14, chapter 93, Public Statutes, as amended by section 1, chapter 61, Laws 1901. Trial by the court (Stone, J.) by agreement, and verdict of guihy, which, the defendant moved to set aside for error in the rulings. Transferred from the March term, 1902, of the superior court upon a bill of exceptions.
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Appeal, from the judgment of a justice of the peace on a complaint under section 14, chapter 93, Public Statutes, as amended by section 1, chapter 61, Laws 1901. Trial by the court (Stone, J.) by agreement, and verdict of guihy, which, the defendant moved to set aside for error in the rulings. Transferred from the March term, 1902, of the superior court upon a bill of exceptions. The defendant moved to quash the complaint on the ground that the statute under which it was brought is unconstitutional. The motion was denied, subject to exception. The state’s evidence tended to prove the…
1Opinion of the CourtRemick, J.
1. The motion to quash the complaint, on the ground that the statute upon which it was founded is unconstitutional, was properly denied. 'The statute is as follows: “Every person having the custody and control of a child between the ages of eight and fourteen years, residing in a school district in which a public school is annually taught, shall cause such child to attend the public school all the time such school is in session, unless the child shall be excused by the school board of the district because his physical or mental condition is such as to prevent his attendance for the period…
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