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Show UTAH AMERICANIZATION LAW. (Chapter 93, Laws of Utah, 191, as Amended by the Legislature of 1921) Section 1. This act shall be known as the Americanization Act. Section 2. Attendance. Examinations. Every alien personresiding in this State, except those who may be physically or mentally disqualified, between the ages of sixteen and thirty-five years, who does not possess such ability to speak, read, and write the English language as is required for the completion of the fifth grade of the public schools of the State, shall attend a public evening school class for at least four hours a week during the entire time an evening school class of the proper grade shall be in session in that district within two and one-half miles of his place of residence, or until the necessary ability has been acquired; provided, that regular attendance at a public day school or part time school shall be accepted in place of attendance at an evening school class. The determination of the persons subject to the provisions of this Section shall be made by examination to be held under rules to be prescribed by the State Board of Education. The Board of Trustees of any school district or the State Board of Education may direct any persons to take these examinations and the failure of such persons to take the examinations except for good cause shall be taken as evidence that they are subject to the provisions of this Section. Section 3. Any person subject to the provisions of Section 2 of this act who wilfully violates its provisions, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished, upon conviction by a fine of not less than $5.00 and not more than $25.00 for each offense. The parent or guardian of any person under 21 years of age who is subject to the provisions of Section 2 of this act shall be held responsible for his attendance. The wilful failure of any guardian or parent of such person to enforce regular attendance shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof such parent or guardian shall be punished by a fine of not less than $5.00 and not more than $25.00 for each offense. The failure to maintain regular attendance during each school month that an evening school is in session in that district shall constitute a separate offense for the purpose of this section. Sections 4. The board of trustees of any school district in the state mair, and upon direction of the state board of education shall, establish and maintain for at least 200 hours during the school year evening school classes in English, the fundamental principles of the Constitution of the United States, American history and such other subjects as bear on Americanization, as a part of the public schools; provided that no district shall be required to maintain a class for fewer than a minimum number to be determined by the State Board of Education. Such classes shall be organised to meet the needs of the persons subject to the provisions of Section 2 of this act. and such classes shall be held at places that are most accessible to the members of the class. Section 5. Salaries of teachers. Payments. The salaries of teachers and the expanses of supervisors of evening classes established under the provisions of this act shall be paid from the Americanization fund. Such payments shall be made only upon the sworn statements of expenditures for salaries of teachers and expenses of supervision under rules to be made by the State Board of Education. No payments shall be made for slaries of teachers in classes established under the provisions of Section 4 of this Act unless such classes shall have been conducted for the minimum time therein stated, except by special action of the State Board of Education. |