194:18 Evening Schools. –
Any school district may maintain an evening school as a part of its public school system, and every district in which reside or are employed 15 or more persons between the ages of 16 and 18 years who cannot read and speak the English language understandingly shall maintain an evening or special day school for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this title for such time in each year, and under such conditions and with such exceptions, as the state board may prescribe.