The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-07-24
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tend school.
That every parent, guardian, or
other person, in the State Of Mich.
igap, having control and charge
Of any child OF children be-
tween the secs Of eight and four
teen years, shall BE- required 10
send anv spch child or children to =
public school Tor . period of at
least twelve weeks in each school
year. commeaeing on the frat
Monday Of September, in the year
OF our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy -ona at least
six weeks Of which shall be- con
secntive, unless such child or chill.
dred are excused from such atten.
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 arc
taught in q private school, or at
home, 10 such branches as are US
nally Taught in primary schools, or
have already acquired the ordina.
~ branches Of learning Taught in
the public school: Provided, in
case q 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. Q. 1t shall DO 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 the most public places
in such district, or, published in
one newspaper in the township
tor three weeks, during the month
of August 10 each year, the ex-
pense Ut such publication to be
paid out Of the funds vi said dis:
trict.
Sec. 3. 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 DO liable to a
fine Of not less than five dollars
or not more than ten dollars for
the frat offense, nor less than ten
or more than twenty dollars for
tho second and every subsequent
offence. Said fine shall he collec.
ted by the director Of said district
in tho name Of the district, in an
action Of debt or on tho 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 school
purposes.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be tho duty
of the director or president to
prosecute any offense occurring
under this act, and any director
or president negleeting to prose-
cute Tor such tino within ten days
after a written notice has been
served on him by any Taxpayer
in said district. unless the person
81 complained of shall be excused
by the district board, shall bella
BILE tOa fine of not less than
twenty or more than fifty dollars,
which fine shall he prOsected for
and in the name Of the assessor of
eaid district, and the fine when
collected shall be paid TO tho as.
SCISSOR, to be acc ounted for IS in
section three Of this net.
Approved April Is. 1877.
NOTICE. The attention Of tho
citizens of School District No. 1 OF
Chase township, Lake County, is
hereby called to law entitled-''An
Act to Compel Children to Attend
School," published hereabove.
A, F. CHoArE, Director.
July Oath, 1873.
NerICE - The citizens of District
Mo- 3 Of Chase township, Lake county,
are hereby notified that the law en-.
titled-"Au Act to Compel Children
TO Attend School," Is published above,
a. required by the second section Of
said law.
GEORGE KADwELL, Director.
July Gath, 1878.
NoTICE is hereby given t, the
citizens of School District No. a. of
Chase township, Lake county, that
the law entitled IAN Act to Com
pei Children to Attend School," is
published above in compliance with
the second section Of said act.
LINUS MESSENGER, Director.
Jolly oath, 1873:
NoTIcE.-The oitizens 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-
| auirements of the second section Of
said Law.