The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-21
An Aet to Compel Children to At

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[ 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 O
public school for a periodof at
least twelve weeks in each school
year. commencing on the first
Monday of September, in tic year
of our Lord ono thousand eight
hundred and seventy-one at least
six weeks Of which shall be con.
sccutiye, unless such child or chill
drcd are excused from such att en-.
dance by the board Of tho school
district in which such parents or
guardians reside, upon its being
shown to their satisfaction that his
bodily Or mental condition has
been such IA to prevent Ills atien-
dance at school or application to
study for the period required, OF
that such child or children are
taught in a private school, or Mt
home, in such branches as are us
ually taught in primary schools, or
have already acquired the ordina,
~ branches of learning Taught in
the public school: Provided, in
case a public school shall not be
taught for three months dhrlng
tho year, within two miles by the
nearest travelled road to the resi-
dence Of any person within the
school district, he shall not be liz
bic to tho provisions of this act.
sec. 2. It, shall be the dnty 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 tho most public places
in snch district, or published in
one newspaper in tho township
tor three weeks, during the month
of August in each year, the ex--
pcnsc Of such publication to be
paid out Of the funds Of said dis
trict. ''s
Sec. B., In case any paren';
guardian, or other. person shall
fail to comply will, tho provisions
of this act, said parent, guardian,
or other person shall DO liable to a
fine of not loss than five dollars
or not more than ten dollars for
the first otfense, nor less than ten
or more than twenty dtlhass for
the second and every subsequent
offence. Said Hne shsat be collec
ted by the director Of said district
in the name Of the district, in an
actiOn'of debt or on the case, and
when collected shall 30 paid to
tho assessor of the district in
which the defendant resided
where tao ofiense was committed
and by him accounted for the
same as money raised 1r school
purposes.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be tho duty
Of the director or president to
prosecute any offcnse occurring
under this act, and any director
or president neglecting to prose-
cute for such fine within ten days
after a written notice has been
served on him by any Taxpayer
in said district, unless-,he person
50 complained OF shall be excused
by the district EoapL shall belia-
bic to q fiae Ut nov less than
twenty or more than fifty dollars,
y Xhjcb tpe shall ALL h fts rnEn ns h s,
collected shall be paid to the as.
SCISSOR, to be accounted for as il,
section three Of this act.
Approved April Is. 1871.
NOTICE. The attention. Of the
citizens of School District No.. u OF
Chase township, Lake County, is
hereby called to law entitled-'An
Acttto' Compel Children to Attend
School," published hereabove.
GEO. OvIATT, Direction
July 24ih, 1873.
NoTJyE-The citizens of District
No. B Of Chase township, Lake county,
are hereby notified that the law en-
titlcd-"An Act to Compel Children
to Attend School," is published above;
as required.by the second section Of
said,law-
GEoRo + KADwEEI, Director:
July 244h, 1873. .' aHl '' u
NoTICE is hereby given to the
citizens of School District No. 4. of
Chase township, Lake county, that
the law entitled SAN ACT to Com.
pei Children to Attend School," 10
published above in compliance with
the second section of said act.
LINUS MESSENGER, Director.
July Gath, 1873. % &C.
NoTIcE.-Ths citizens Of School
District No. 8, 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-
quirements Of the second section of
said law. $50 -s~'I lH 3av
Isaac VAN CAMrEN, Direc tor.
July 24th, 1918. re- u.i.
The soldiers of the Seventh
Congressional District Of Indiana