The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-14
An Act to Compel Children to At
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That every parent, guardian, or
other pcrsoii, in the State Of Mich.
igan, having control and charge
| + Of any child or, children be-
tween the agesof eight and four
teen years, shall bc required to
send any such child or children tOa
public school for a period Of at
least twelve weeks in each school
year. commencing on the first
Monday OF September, in the year
OF our Lord ono thousand eight
hundred and seventy.one at least
six weeks Of which shall be con.
sccutive, unless .such child or chill
dred are excused from such alton.
dance by the board of tho school
district in which such parents or
guardians reside, upon ito 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 ina private. school, or at.
home, in such branches as are us
ually taught in primary schools, or
have already acquired the ordina-
~ branehes of learning taught in
the public school: Provided, in
case a public school shall not be
Taught for three months, during
the year, within two miles by the
nearest travelled road to tho resi-
dence OF any person within the
school district, he shall not be liz.
bio to tho provisions Of this act. .,
sec. 2. 1t Shall DO tho duty Of
the director Of overy school de.
trict, and -presidsnt Of, every
school b, ard within this State, to.
cause to be posted three notices Of
this law IN Tho most public places
in such district, or published in
one newspaper'in tho township
tor three weeks, during the month
of August In each Year, the ex-
pol,se Of such publication to be
paid put III the funds Of said dis
trict... rf'f'
Sec. 3. In case any parent:
guardian, or other person shall
fail to copply with the provisions
of this act, said parent. guardian,
or other person, shail bsliable TO- a
fine 81 not less than five dollars
or not more than ten, dollars for
the first offense, nor less than ten
or more than twenty dollars for
tho second and, every, subsequent
offence. Said fine shalf be c,llcc
ted by the director Ut said district
in the name Of the district, in an
action OF debt Or on .jl,e case, and
whom collected shall beapaid to
tho assessor OF the district in
which the defendant resided
where the otlense was committed
aud by him accounted for tho
same as money raised for school
purposes. = ~ :.
Sec. 4. 1t shalt be the duty
VI the director or president to
prosecute any offcnse occurring
under this net, and any director
or president neglecting to prose-
cute for such fine within ten days
after written notice has been
served on him by any Taxpayer.
in said district, unless the person
80 complained OF shall DO excused
by tho district board, shall bella
bic toa fiac ,Ufn not less than
twenty or more than fly dollars,
which fine shall prosccted for
and in the name Vi the assessor Of
said district, and the fine when
collected shall be paid to tho as.
SCISSOR, to be- accounted for as in
section three ufthis act.
Approved April Is. 1871. .
NOTICE The attention of the
citizens OF School District No. ot
Chase township, Lake. County, is
hereby called to law entitied-'An
Act to Compel Children to Attend
School," published hersabove.
IF OHoArE, Director.
July oath, 1879. .'t'l''','
NOTICE. The citizens Of District
No. 3, of Chase township, Lake county,
are hereby notified that tho law en-
titled-"An Actt6 Compel children
to Attend School," is published above,
as required by The second section of
said law. ~. -; q; 10
'GEoRoEKADwKLr, Director.
July Gath, 1874. r95' .'''''
NOTICE. is Hereby given to the
citizens Of Schoel District No. A, of
Chase township; Lake county, that
the law entitledi-"An Act to Com
pei Children Ia, Attend: School," is
published above in. compliance with
the second section, of said, act.
LINUS MESSENGER, Director.
July 24th, 1879 j
NoTIcE.-Tha citizens of School
District No. 8, Of Chase township,
Lake county, arsnotined> that the Law
entitlcd-"An Asst to Compel Chill.
drcn to Attend School" is published
above, in acoordAsce with the re-
quivmsutsof the, second section Of
said low. i,.i. ,,..'.f =! ~
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