The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-28
An Act TO ComDe! Children 10 At
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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 a 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 ut least
six weeks of which shall be con
sccutive, 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 at!en.
dance at school or application to
study for the period required, or
that ouch child or children are
taught in 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 for 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 tho provisions Of this act.
| Sec. Q. 1t shall be the duty of
the director of o.ery school dis
trict, and president Of every
school board within this State, to
cause to be posted three notices of
this law in tho most public places
in such district, OF published in
one newspaper in the township
tor three weeks, during the month
Of August in each year, tho ex-
pcnsc Of such publication to be
paid out Of tho funds Of said dis
trict.
Sec. 8. In ease 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 Il
fine Of 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
the second and every subsequent
offence. Said fine shall be collec
ted by the director of said district
in the name of the district, in an
action of debt or or the case, and
when collected shall be paid to
tho assessor OF the district in
which the defendant resided
where the ofiense was committed
| and by him accounted for the
same as money raised for school
purposes.
Sec. 4. It shall he THO duty
OF the director or president tU
prosecute any Ofcnse occurring
under this act, and any director
or president neglcciing 10 prose-
eu,v for ouch fine within fen days
after n written Bofice has been
served on him by any Taxpayer
in said district, unless the person
So complained of shall be excused
by tho district board, shall bella
bic toa fine ut not less than
twenty or more than fifty dollars,
Which fine shall he prosectcd for
and in the name OF ho assessor OF
said district, and the fine when
collected shall be paid to the as.
SCISSOR, to be acc united for as in
section three of this act.
Approved April Is 1871.
NOTICE The attention of the
citizens of School District No. l OF
Chase township, Lake County, is
hereby called to law cn,itlcd-''An
Act to Compel Children to Attend
/. School," published hereabove.
GEO. OvIATT, Director.
July Oath. 1873.
NOTICE. The citizens of District
No. 3, Of Chase township, Lake county,
are hereby notified that the law en-
titled-"An Act to Compel Children
to Attend School," is published above,
as required by the second section Of
said law.
GEoRoEKA DwELL, Director.
July 24th, le73.
NOTICE is hereby given. to tile
citizens oG School District No. 4, OF
Chase township, Lake county, that
the law entitled tan Act to Com
Z. pel Children to Attend School," is
published .h"vc in compliance with
the second section Of said act.
LINUS MESSENGER, Director.
July 24th, 1873.
| NoTIcE.-Thc citizens of School
District No. 5, Of Chase township
Lake county, are notified that the law
entitled-"An Act to Compel Chill.
dren to Attend School" is published
above, in accordance with the re-
4 ouireulents Of the second section q
said law.
Isaac VAN CAMpEN, Direc tor
July oath. 1873.
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