The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-07
An Act 10 Compel Children 10 At.
tend Scha0l.

An Act 10 Compel Children 10 Al.
tend School.
That every parent, guardian, or
other person, in the State Of Mich.
igan, having control and charge
T Of ] any child or children be-
tween the ages OF eight and four
teen years, shall DO required to
send anv such child or children TO
public school-sor a period Of at
least twelve weeks in each school
year. commencing On the first
Monday OF September, in the Year
OF onr Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy.one at least
six weeks Of which shall DO con.
secutive, unless such child or chill.
drcd are excused from such atten.
dance by tho board Of tho 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 snch 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-
~ branches Of learning taught in
tho public school: Provided, in
case a public school shall not be
taught for three months during
the year, within two miles Ivy 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 net.
Soc. 2. 1t shall be the 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 tho most public places
In such district, or published in
one newspaper in the township
tor three weeks, during tho month
of August in each year, tho ex-
pcnsc Of such publication to be
paid ont Of the funds of. said dis
trict.
Sec. 8. In case any parent:
guardian, or other person sbrn,.
fail to comply with tho provisions
Of this act, said parent, gua-Ilan,
or other person she.n.i bc liable TO a
fine of not ,css Ian five dollars
or not mere than ten dollars for
!thc nrst ofcnse, nor less than ten
or more than twenty dollars for
tho. socond and every subsequent
offence. Said fine shall be collec.
ted by the director Of said district
in tho name Of the district, in an
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 tho ofiense was committed
and by him accounted for the
same as Money raised for school
purposes.
Sc. 4. 1t shall be tho duty
OF the director or president Ia
prosecute any offense occurring
under this net, and any director
or president neglccting to prose-
cute for such tino within ten d .ys
after a written notice. has been
served on him by any tax-;ayer
in said district. unless the person
50 complained Of shall be excused
by the district board, shall bella
bio tOa line Of not less than
twenty ar morc.ihan fifty dollars,
which fine shall be prosected for
and in the name Ut the assessor Ot
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 10. 1871.
NOTICE. The attention of tho
citizens Of School District No. l OF
Chase township, Lake County, is
hereby called to law entitled-''An
Act to Compel Children to Attend
School," published hcrcabove.
A, F. CHoATE, Director.
July 9th. 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.
t. GKoR6B KADwELL, Director.
July Gath, 1873.
NOTICE is her,by given t. the
citizens of School District No. 4. of
Chase township, Lake county, that
the law entitlcd-."An Act to Com
pei Children to Attend School" is
Published above in compliance with
the second section of said act.
LINUS MESSENGER, Director.
July 9th, 1873.
NorIcE.-The citizens Of School
District No. 8, Of Chase township,
Lake county, arc notified that the law
entitled--'Au Act to Compel Chill
dren 10 Attend School" is published
above, in accordance with tho re-
| quirements Of the second section of
said law.
Isaac VAN CAMrEN, Dires tor.