Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-17
Compulsory Education.

Substitute for Senate bill No. 1lS,
introduced by Mr.. Finney of Alameda
AN act to enforce the educational
rights of children. o'' i'''-eA
The people of the State of California,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows: Aasta=~ 'fAAfE33
n Section 1. Every parent, guardian
or other person in the State of Califor-
MIA having control, and charge of any
child or children between the. ages of
eight and fourteen years, shall be re-
quired to send any such child or chill
dren to a public school for period of
at least two-thirds of the time during
which a public school shall be taught
in each city, or city and county, Or
school district, in each school year,
commencing on the first day of July
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-four, at
least twelve weeks of which shall be
consecutive, unless such child or chill
dren are excused from such attendance
by the Board Of Education of the city,
or city and county, or of the Trustees
of the school district in which such
parents, guardians, or other persons
reside, upon its being shown to their
satisfaction that his or her bodily or
mental condition has been such as to
prevent attendance at school, or appli-
cation to study, for the period required,
or that the parents or guardians are
extremely poor, or sick, or that such
child or children are taught in pri-
vate school, or at home, in such
branches rs are usually taught in the
primary schools of this State, or have
already acquired good knowledge of
such branches; provided, in case b
public school shall not be taught for
three months during the year,
within one mile, by the nearest trav-
eled road, of the residence of any per-
son within the school district, he shall
not be liable to the provisions of this
act. ~ -'.4
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the
President Of each Board Of Education,
and of the Clerk of each Board of Dis
trict Trustees, in the State of Califor-
MIA, to cause to he posted three notices
of this law in the most public places
in the city, or city and county, or in
the school district, or published in one
newspaper therein for three weeks in
the month of June in each year, the
expense of each publication to be paid
out of the school funds of such city, or
city and county, or school district, as
the case may require. ~. -
| Sec. 8. 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
bedeemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
shall be liable to fine of not more than
twenty dollars $50 00); and for the Sec
ond and each subsequent offense the
fine shall not be less than twenty dol
lars $50 00), nor more than fifty dol
lars $3.50 O0); and the parent, guardian
or other person so convicted shall pay
all costs. Each such fine shall be paid
to the Clerk Of the proper Board of
Education, or of the District Trustees.
Sec.s4. And it shall be the duty of
the Clerk of each Board of Education,
and Of each Board of District Trustees,
on complaint of any teacher or tax
payer, to prosecute all ofenses occur
ring under the provisions of this act;
and any Clerk neglecting to prosecute
such offense within ten (l0) days after
o written. notice has been served on
him by any teacher OF taxpayer within
the limits of the authority of said
Board, unless the person 80 complained
of shall be excused by the proper
School Board, shall himself be liable
to fine of not less than twenty $500
dollars, nor more than fifty $500 dol
lars, which fine shall be prosecuted for
and in the name Of The People of the
State of California, and the fine so col
lected shall be paid over to the Clerk
of the Board of Education, or Trustees