chapter and of the regulations of the education department relating to vocational instruction in the public schools shall apply to such school so far as they do not conflict with the provisions of this article and may be made applicable thereto. [Added by L. 1915, ch. 307.] § 616. State aid. There shall be annually apportioned to such school from the moneys appropriated by the state legislature for the support of the public schools of the state the sum of one thousand dollars and an additional sum of two hundred dollars for each teacher employed therein for a period of thirty-six weeks during each school year, whose entire time is given to the instruction of pupils in such school. No such apportionment shall be made unless there are at least fifteen pupils enrolled and actually in attendance at such school during such period of thirty-six weeks, and unless such school maintains an organization and a course of study and is conducted in a manner approved by the commissioner of education. [Added by L. 1915, ch. 307.] § 617. Children admitted to such school. Children not more than eighteen nor less than eight years of age may be admitted to or received in such school, either (1) upon the application of the parents or guardians having the legal custody or control of such children, accompanied by the written consent of such parents or guardians, or (2) upon commitment thereto as truants or incorrigible pupils as provided in section six hundred and thirty-five of this chapter, or (3) upon commitment thereto as juvenile delinquents as provided by law, provided that children convicted of crime shall not be committed to such school. Children who have no homes or who are without proper parental control or who are under improper guardianship may be sent to and received in such school, in the same manner and under the same authority as in case of other children who are improperly provided for at home. [Added by L. 1915, ch. 307.] § 618. Agreements with parents and guardians to pay expense of maintenance; compulsory support. The board of managers may make an agreement with the parents or guardian of a child in such school for the payment of an amount therein specified for the instruction and maintenance of such pupil. An application for the admission of a child with the consent of the parents or guardian shall not be granted unless suitable provision be made for the clothing of such child. The amount agreed to be paid for P instruction, maintenance and clothing shall be secured to the satisfaction of the board of managers. Such board shall ascertain by investigation the financial ability of parents, guardians, and other persons legally liable for the support of pupils admitted to such school upon commitment, and may demand of such parents, guardians or persons the payment of an amount reasonably sufficient to pay all or a portion of the cost of the instruction, maintenance and clothing of such pupils. The board may proceed against such parents, guardians or persons, by proper suit or proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery of the amount agreed or required to be paid, as herein provided. The amount so recovered, after the payment of the necessary costs and expenses of such suit or proceeding, shall be paid into the treasury of the county, and shall be applied to the payment of the cost of the instruction, maintenance and clothing of such pupils. [Added by L. 1915, ch. 307.] § 619. Maintenance by county. The board of supervisors shall provide for the maintenance of such school, the repair and improvement of the lands and buildings used or occupied thereby, and the equipment thereof with necessary machinery, tools, apparatus and supplies. The cost thereof, and the expenses incurred for such purposes, shall be charges against the county and shall be audited and paid in the same manner as other charges against the county. The maintenance herein provided for shall include the support, instruction, care, board and clothing of pupils and such other expenses as are necessarily incurred in the operation of the school. [Added by L. 1915, ch. 307.] § 619-a. Reports to board of supervisors; inspection. The board of managers of such school shall report in writing to the board of supervisors of the county when called upon. to do so, and shall transmit to the clerk of the board, annually, on or before the thirtieth day of June. Such annual report shall state such facts in respect to the school as the board of managers may deem advisable and as the board of supervisors may require. The board of supervisors may, by a committee or any of its members or appointees, inspect such school, and for such purpose may enter upon the land and into the buildings of such school at all reasonable times. [Added by L. 1915, ch. 307.] $ 619-b. Powers of commissioner of education and state department of education. A school established as provided herein shall be deemed a part of the public school system of the state, and shall be subject to the supervision and control of the commissioner of education and the state department of education in the same manner as other public schools, and shall not be subject to any of the laws of the state relating to charitable or penal institutions. [Added by L. 1915, ch. 307.] ARTICLE 23 Compulsory Education Section 620. Instruction required. 621. Required attendance upon instruction. 622. When a boy is required to attend evening school. 627. Employer must display record certificate and even- 630. School record certificate. 631. Evening, part-time or continuation school certifi cate. 632. Attendance officers. 633. Arrest of truants. 634. Interference with attendance officer. 635. Truant schools. 636. Enforcement of law and withholding the state moneys by commissioner of education. 637. Attendance of illiterate minors. § 620. Instruction required. The instruction required under this article shall be: 1. At a public school in which at least the six common school branches of reading, spelling, writing, arithmetic, English language and geography are taught in English. 2. Elsewhere than a public school upon instruction in the same subjects taught in English by a competent teacher. * So in original. § 621. Required attendance upon instruction. 1. Every child within the compulsory school ages, in proper physical and mental condition to attend school, residing in a city or school district having a population of five thousand or more and employing a superintendent of schools, shall regularly attend upon instruction as follows: (a) Each child between seven and fourteen years of age shall attend the entire time during which the school attended is in session, which period shall not be less than one hundred and eighty days of actual school. (b) Each child between fourteen and sixteen years of age not regularly and lawfully engaged in any useful employment or service, and to whom an employment certificate has not been duly issued under the provisions of the labor law, shall so attend the entire time during which the school attended is in session. [Subdivision 1 amended by L. 1917, ch. 563, in effect May 18, 1917.] 2. Every such child, residing elsewhere than in a city or school district having a population of five thousand or more and employing a superintendent of schools, shall attend upon instruction during the entire time that the school in the district shall be in session as follows: (a) Each child between eight and fourteen years of age. (b) Each child between fourteen and sixteen years of age not regularly and lawfully engaged in any useful employment or service. [Subdivision amended by L. 1913, ch. 511.] 3. The provisions of this section are intended to include all blind children, except such as may receive appointments under the provisions of article thirty-eight of this chapter. [Section amended by L. 1911, ch. 710.] § 622. When a boy is required to attend evening school. 1. Every boy between fourteen and sixteen years of age, in a city of the first class or a city of the second class in possession of an employment certificate duly issued under the provisions of the labor law, who has not completed such course of study as is required for graduation from the elementary public schools of such city, and who does not hold either a certificate of graduation from the public elementary school or the preacademic certificate issued by the Regents or the certificate of the completion of an elementary course issued by the education department, shall attend the public evening schools of such city, or other even ing schools offering an equivalent course of instruction, for not less than six hours each week, for a period of not less than sixteen weeks. 2. When the board of education in a city or district shall have established part-time and continuation schools or courses of instruction for the education of young persons between fourteen and sixteen years of age who are regularly employed in such city or district, said board of education may require the attendance in such schools or on such courses of instruction of any young person in such a city or district who is in possession of an employment certificate duly issued under the provisions of the labor law, who has not completed such courses of study as are required for graduation from the elementary public schools of such city or district, or equivalent courses of study in parochial or other elementary schools, who does not hold either a certificate of graduation from the public.elementary school or a preacademic certificate of the completion of the elementary course issued by the education department, and who is not otherwise receiving instruction. approved by the board of education as equivalent to that provided for in the schools and courses of instruction established under the provisions of this act. The required attendance provided for in this paragraph shall be for a total of not less than thirty-six weeks per year, at the rate of not less than four and not more than eight hours per week, and shall be between the hours of eight o'clock in the morning and five o'clock in the afternoon of any working day or days. 3. The children attending such part-time or continuation schools as required in paragraph two of this section shall be exempt from the attendance on evening schools required in paragraph one of this section. [Amended by L. 1913, ch. 748.] § 623. Instruction elsewhere than at a public school. If any such child shall so attend upon instruction elsewhere than at a public school, such instruction shall be at least substantially equivalent to the instruction given children of like age at the public school of the city or district in which such child · resides; and such attendance shall be for at least as many hours each day thereof as are required of children of like age at public schools; and no greater total amount of holidays or vacations shall be deducted from such attendance during the period such attendance is required than is allowed in such public school to children of like age. Occasional absences from such attendance, not |