Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-06

termire by estimate, as nearly as practicable,
VIC CntiTc amount 81 money necessary 10 BE-
exp. nded, after drductiug all money. der we'd
Tom any school fund school reveuue or from
any APPROPRIATION nv Congress, in each of tn
cities of Washington and Georgetown aud IN
The county outside OF the limits of the said cor
porati0us respectively. tor lbutldingl furni-hins
snd repairing school hOuses for the paymsnt ~
esehsrs, and tor anv other cure r school pur
EOses, which esttmste shall BE- included in tn.
snnnal report; and said board shah also certif
IN ~riting said estimate to the commo councils
oi Tie cities OF Washington and 9eorgstown
ana 20 The levy conrt Of the District OF Colum-
Ola, 81 lea-t thirty DAYS before the annual
H->esfme Mt OF tsxes IN said sections, and said
common councils and boards Of aldermen vi
said cities, and said levy court, shall, within
thuty days thereafter, levy and assess the entire
Anoubt OF raid estimate of the said board OF
educston. on all the taxable property of the
city OF Washington, or OF the city Of Geory--
Town. or OF the county outside the limits or said
corporations, a. thu ease may be, and shall col
ect ana pay over the same without delay TO the
said board OF education of the District Of Co
lumhIa
Sec. 10. That every person in the District OF
Columbia having under his or her control
child between the ages or six and fourteen years
shall annually, during the continuance OF such
control azure the inetruction Of such child In
.he elements OF an English education at least
twelve weeks; six Of which shall be consecu-
tlve. and Tor every neglect OF such duty the
party offending shall forfeit To the board of ed
uca'ion a sum not exceeding twenty dollars, to
the said District: Prouided, Thatir il be m ade
TO appear 20 the said justice that the child of
the party so offending, by reason of bodily or
mental lhhrmity, was not capacitated to receive
-uch instruction, such penalty shall not be en-.
forced: And provided further, That il any pa
rtnt or gnsrdIsn, by reason or poverty, is un-
able to provide tproper means for attendance
upon such obstruction, or thG ough inability TO
control such child, To secure such instruction.
such child shall be committed by a Justice of
int peace 10 the reform school Of the District Of
Sec H. That the board OF education of the
District Of Columbia is specially charged to use
All appropriate means to secure the instruction
of every child Of school age in said District and
said board snail take care that annie sehooI
facilities are provided, and enforce the prov.
SONS herein made against nom attendance and
shaii nave full power to call on the supern.
tentent Of the metropolitan police of said Dis
trct, who shall detail for them a sufficient
force TO patrol the district ard to arrest
truants, and any child between the ages OF six
and fourteen years, found playing in the streets,
during the customary school hours NAV he
questioned and detained by any member OF the
metropolitan police of the District of Columbia
at The discretion OF any member OF said board
or education, in order to discover whether SAID
enid does or does not attend school or receive
instruction; and said board of education are
hereby authorized to make all necessary rules
1or the prevention of non attendance and tru-
ancy, and for the disposition of truants.
lSec. H. That IL any person shall modest or
disturb any of the schools under the control of
snc ooaIu vi cuuCauOn OF any teacher thereof
IN the discharge OF his or her duties or any
meeting of teachers or scholars called BY said
board, or any member thereof, or ehall wilfulIv
destroy or fDjure or deface any building, fence,
furniture, or other property belonging 10 said
board, the person SO offending shalt, on convic-
uon by the police court OF the District OF CO.
lumbia, be fined not less than i've or more than
twenty dollars for each offence, or in default of
pay ment, shall be confined in the common iail
not less than twenty nor more than ninety DAYS:
ahu an hnes collected under the provisions OF
this act shall be tor the use of the public schools
or the District, and shall be accounted for and
paid over by the proper officer OF said court to
the treasurer of said board on the first DAYS
year.
Sec. Is. That all acts or parts of acts incop-
sistent with the provisions OF this act are here
by repealed