The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-09-04
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That every parent, guardian, or
other person, in the State of Mich.
igan, having control and charge
[ OF any child or children be-
tween the ages of eight and four
teen years, shall DO required to
send any such child or children to a
public school for period of at
least twelve weeks in each school
year. commencing on the first
Monday Of September, in the year
OF our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-One at least
six weeks Of which shall be con
secutive, unless such child or chill
dred are excused from such atten-
dance by the board of the school
district in which such parents or
guardians reside, upon it's being
shown to their satisfaction that his
bodily or mental condition has
been such as to prevent his atten-
dance at school or application to
study for the period required, or
that such child or children are
taught in a private school, or at
home, in such branches as are US
ually taught in primary schools, or
have already acquired the ordina.
ry branches of learning Taught in
the public school: Provided, in
case a public school shall not be
taught tor three months during
the year, within two miles by the
nearest travelled road to the resi-
dence Of any person within the
school district, he shall not be liza
bic to the provisions of this act.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be tho duty Of
the director Of every school dis
trict, and president of every
school board within this State, to
cause to be posted three notices of
this law in the most public places
in such district, or published in
one newspaper in the township
tor three weeks, during the month
of August in each year, the ex-
pcnse Of such publication to be
paid out Of the funds OF said dis
trict.
Sec. 8. In case any parent;
guardian, or other person shall
fail to comply with the provisions
of this act, said parent, guardian,
or other person shall be liable to a
fine Of not less than five dollars
or not more than ten dollars for
the first otfense, nor less than ten
or more than twenty dollars tor
the second and every subsequent
offence. Said fine shall be c,.lec
ted by the director of said district
in the name Of the district, in al
action of debt or on the case, and
when collected shall be paid to
the assessor OF the district in
which the defendant resided
where the otiense was committed
and by him accounted for the
same as money raised for schoo
purposes.
| Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty
OF the director or president t'
prosecute any otfense occurring
under this act, and any dirccto
or president neglecting to prose
cute for such fine within ten day
after a written notice has beer
served on him by any tax-paye
in said district, unless the pcrsol
So complained of shall be excused
by the district board, shall bella
BILE toa fine al not less thai
twenty or more than fifty dollars
which fine shall be prosected to
. and in the name If the assessor G
said district, and the fine wheI
collected shall be paid to the as
SCISSOR, to be accounted for as il
section three of this act.
Approved April 10 1871.
NOTICE. The attention of til
citizens of School District No. c
Chase township, Lake County.
hereby called to law entitled-''A
Act to Compel Children to Attcn
. School," published hereabove.
: GEO. OvIATT, Director.
July 24lh, 1873.
NOTICE. The citizens of D:strit
No. 3, of Chase township, Lake count.
,, are hereby notified that the law en-
titled-"An Act to Compel Childre
,, to Attend School" is published allow
. as required by the second section {
, said law.
GEORGE KADwELL, Director.
July oath, 1873.
NOTICE is hereby given to tn
citizens of School District No. 4, {
Chase township, Lake county, tn;
the law entitled IAN Act to Con
! pei Children to Attend School"
published above in compliance wit
the second section of said act.
; LINUS MESSENGER, Director.
July 24th, 1873.
NoTIcE.-The citizens of Scho
District No. 5, Of Chase townshi
Lake county, are notified that the la
titled-"An Act to Compel Chi
dren to Attend School" is publishc
: above, in accordance with the re
, quirements of the second section
: said law