The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-07-30
Educating The Deaf all Dlml, and
lha RlnA

We are in receipt Of circular
from A. l.. Al,luch, Esq, Acli,s
Commissioner ot the Michigan In
'tilu ion for tha Education ri the
Deaf and DLmb, and the Blind a,
Flint, with II request that We pub
lsh the following act of the Legis
latnrc. We gladly do "a, for we
arc willing to render all favor il
our power to the unfortunate opcs
in our State who are atfl viii
;he less ofhearins, speech. or sight
We wonl,! also state, in this con-
meet on, that all deaf, mntc, or Ind
children, in this State, belw, en- The
ages Of zen and twenty years, VIII
are If Il sound mind, have good
bodily health and z od moral char.
acter, arc entitled To eigb, years OF
instruction in the above name In
stitutinn, without charge for board
ar tuition. the following ia the
law, approved April II. 1873:
SEcroY |. TIE Peopieof Me &ae of .Wchi-
gan ea'ct, That the Sup ,rintenlents of the
Poor in each o. the counties Of th state in
which there are, or shall be hereafter, any
person or persons b'twe"n the ages of ten
,,.I 4. N
good natural intellect and good moral char
| act,r, and shall have NO contagious disease,
who shall be deaf and dumb, or blind, or
partially deaf and Gunb or blind. and who
shail he or shall become charsable to said
c"ulty, or 10 any township therein, shall
cause al y aud all such p, rsons 10 be taken
| to the "MichiSan Institution for the cduca-
| ton Of the Deaf and Dumb. and the Blind i"
| at the city of Flint to be there educated rs
| pupils in said Institution in accordance with
| tie ru 'es and regulations thereof.
SIC. >. Such Supcrntenlchts d! the Poor
| shall, in every case, before taking or sendrg
any person to sid lnstitution, IA proviIcd
IN 81 elton one of this ac', sec that such per
son is ia state of perfect bodily clcanl.ness 5,
ana comiorta ly and dccently clothed and
provided with suitable changes of ruiment;
aud they shall tlerea ter during tn, years
| that such person shall continue pupil in
| said Institution, iulnsh him or her W til
such clothing aud other articles of necessity
and convenience az are. or may be by the
rules and iegul tons of said Institution, re-
qired to be furnished for pupils therein;
and shall provide for the payment of the
IL cessary travc ing dnI other expenses OF
such person in going to and from said lnsli-
tation, and While remaining there; and il
they shall allow such persons To r,m,in at
sid Institution during TIE yearly .vacatI IN,
the, shall pay for his board during such va
cation.
SEC. 3. The expenses incurred by the Su
pcrintendcnts "f the Poor Of any county in
carr, ing out the provisions of tbs ac,. IN II
he paid as cthci necessary expense incur cal
by them in tbs discharge Of their official du
ties are by law repaired 10 be paid
Sac The Secretary Of State shall, rs
soon as practicable after the passage Of TIL.
act, transmit Jour copies Ihcicoi 10 each OF
the County Clerks of this State, each o
whom shall f'c and preserve ore of said cop
les in his Office. and shall, Immediately ate,
the receipt thereof. deliver oac of sad copies
to each of the Supelintendenis OF the Poo,
OF his county.
SIC. j. II any Of the Off ears herein M d
shah refuse or neglect to perform any OF tho
duties req aired OF Linn hy this act, he shall
for every such ncglcci or refusal he dccmet
! guilty. of u misdcmcan0r, AID on conviction
thereof sha be lined Il sum not exceeding
oie hundred dollars.
SEC. i. This act shall take immediate eff