Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-03-03

DC instructed, in spelling, reading, writing, ar
Ithmetic and such other branches as are usually
laugh bit in the common schools. And every pa
rent, guardian or other person having control
or charge OF any child between the ages of eight
ana iOul teen years, shall cause such child to at
tend some public or private day school or night
school at least twelve weeks III each year, or 10
be instructed regularly at home, AT least twelve
weeks IN each year, IN the branches OF sptlnng,
reading, writing and arithmetic by Il competent
person, UuIrss the phy scal or mental condition
OF the chile is such as 10 render such attendance
or instruction i'm ~ acticable or ineXp"dlent.
| SEC. z. No child, under the age OF fourteen
! Years, shall be employed by any person or cor
pordtIon TO labor IN any business whatever our
| ing the school hours OF any school day of the
school term OF tie public school in the school
dIstiict or the city where such child is, unless
such child attends night school during such
tune OF employ ment Or shall have attended some
pubic or private day school or shall have been
regularly instructed at home in said branches by
| "a qualified person, ut least twelve weeks OF the
| Gily-twu weeks next preceding any and every
! year in which such child shall DC employed, and
| shall, at The time OF such employment, deliver
| TO the employer certificate, signed by the
| teacher, certifying to such attendance and in-
! struction, and any person or corporation VINO
! shall employ any Child contrary to the provi-
sions OF this section shall, for each offence, Tor
| ielL aud pay penalty OF twenty-five dollars to
! the school district or city i'll which such offence
| shall occur, the said sum or penalty, when 50
| paid, TO be added TO the puJlIc school money o1
| lie schooi district III which the ofeuce oc-
! Cured.
SEC 3. II shall be the duty OF the director or
directors trustee or trustees OF every school dis
| IrcL in every towns aud city i'll the mouths oil
| January and October OF each year to examine
into the situation OF the children employed III all
! mining and manufacturing establishments III
such school district, aud IN case auy town or
| i .tiN did inn. soho hal
! tor tie purposes oi the examination provided
I Tor in TINS section, be divided by the scnoo! au-
LuuIItIes thereof IutO districts, and certain di-
Tvctur oT dIItctoro designated Tor each district,
and the said director or directors notified ol
| their respective districts OH or before The hrst
| day OF January of each year, and the said Oh
! rector OF directors shall ascertain whether all
The provisions oi this act are duly observed. and
| report aiI Violations thereof 10 the board OF
! school directors of said township, town or city.
| On each examination the proprietor, superln-
/ Iendent manager of such establishment shall,
| ua demand, exhibit 10 SAID examining director
| or directors correct Ilst OF ali children between
/ the ages vi eight and fourteen years employed
Ia sdlI eataUls ninGGt, with the sIld Certificates
OF Attendance Oh school Or vi Instruction..
! SEC. i, Every parent, guardian or other per
/ son having legal charge OF any Child beL"een
I The ages ol eight ana fourteen years, vino has
/ 5ecu temporarily discharged from employment
III any business Ia order 10 be afforded an Uppor-
LunIIy 10 receive Instruction or schooling, shall
send such chIid TO some pubic or private scnool
| oT hail cause suca child to instructed AS
| aforesaid At home ior Tue period for which sucn
! child shall have been so discharged, to the ex-
lent OF al least twelve weeks IN ali IN cach year
the public shoots are, during that time in ses-
| sion, unless the physical or mental coudllIon oil
the chI!d Is such as 10 render such attendance or
! instruction Iuexpedient or impractlcable.
SEC. D. The director or directors of any school
dom ut
union school, or IN there Is no such OFFICER,
/ then such officer the board OF education OF
! auy city or town may designate Is and are here
/ by authorized and empowered 10 see that Sec
! lions QUE, Two, three, four and live of TINS act
are enforced, and 10 report in wiring ali viola
tious thereof To The board OF school directors OF
| the township, town city, aud aly person VINO
| snail Violate ANY provisions oi sections one,
three aud four OF tins acL shall, on written no
! lice ot SucH Violation from one oI the Scnoo!
officers above uumed, forfeit for the liI5t oucucc
! aud pay TO the board of school directors OF the
! township, town or city in which he resides or
such Oiencc occurred The sum Oi live dollars,
| aud alter such irst offence shall for edcn sue
ceedIng uneuce IN the same year, forfeit and pay
| TO The board ui school directors Ui Ead town
ship, town or city the sum of hvc dollars Tor
eacH and e'ery week not exceeding twelve weeks
/ III any one year, during which lie, after notice
! irom said school board or officer, shall nave
I faIIcd 10 comply with any OF the SAID provisions
The said penalties, when paid, TO be aided To the
| public school money Ol SAID school district IN
winch the ohcucc occurs.
SEC. u. In every arising under this act
/ where The parent, guardian or other person nav
/ my legal charge oI any child between the ages
| O eight and fourteen years, shall show 10 The
board vi school directors OF the proper district
| IN which he IlVes, anG shall satisfy them that
! he Is unable 10 provide such child Tor said
twelve weeks with the text books required TO be
! furnished 10 enable such Child to attend schoO!
ior said PERIOD the said board OF directors shall
provide sand text books tor said twelve weeks at
! The puDllc school 1or the Use OF such Guild, and
| the expense oi The same shall be paid OuL of the
! public school money OF said district by the
| proper person thereof on the certificate oi said
board OF directors, specifying the items iurnlSh-
I cd for the usc Ol such child.
| SEC. Z. III case any person hGying the legal
| charge OF any chIld between the ages of eight
and fourteen years Is uuabie to induce 81 Id child
! 10 attend school Tor the said twelve weeks in
! each year, and shall SO state in writing 10 said
director or directors examining before di-
IrCted, the saId child shall, lrom and after the
date OF the delivery tU said director or directors
ot said statement IN writing, be deemed aud
| dealt win as an ndUItuau truant, and saii PEI
! sun shall be reie}cd OF ali penalties incurred FOR
| etId year alter said date, under sections one,
| four aud live oi this act.
SEC. 5. The board of education or public in
each city, aud the directors of the school dis
| tricts in each town or township, by an afiirma-
! tive vote OF ma jOrity of said directors at
meeting or meetings TO be called for that pur-
pose on ten days notice, III writing, to each di
/ rector, said notice to be given by the secretary
| oi said board Of education or directors are for
each ot their respective cities, towns or town
| ships hereby authorized and empowered aud di-
IeCleG, at any time after they shall have adopted
the provisions of this law, to make ali neUdiul
provisions, arrangements, rules and regulations
| concerning haOlLual truuuLs and children be-
| tween oaid ages OF eight and fourteen years who
may be found wandering about The streets
pubic places of such city, town or township
during the school hours OF the school day of the
term OF Che public school OF said city, town or
| township having no lawful occupation or busi-
ness and growing up in ignorance, and said pro-
visions, ar arrangements, rules and regulations
! shall be such as shall, in their Judgment, Inc
most conducive TO the welfare of such children
! and 10 the good order of such citys town or
township, ana shall provide suitable places for
the discipline and iustructisn and confinement,
when necessary, of such children, and require
the aid of the police Of cities and coustabes of
Lowus and townships TO enforce their said rules
and regulations ProOidsd ho0ever, That such
provisions, arrangements, rules and regulations
shall not go into effect as laws for said several
c.lles, towns and townships until they snail
have been approved in writing by president
Judge Oh a court oil common pleas Tor the judi
ciai districts in which said city, town town.
ship Is situated, and when so approved, the same
SHAH be liled with the secretary OF such board
OF education school directors Of the said city,
town or township, who shall print the same and
furnish tive copies thereof to each director or
trustee oC each school district of said city, town
or township. The said director shall keep Que
copy thereof posted IN conspicuous place in
OF upon each school house in his charge during
| the school term of each year. In like manner
| The same ia each city, town OF township may hc
/ amended or revised annually III the month OF
December.
| SEC. s. Justices of the peace, aldermen and
| police justices shall have jurisdiction within
| their respective townships, towns and cities Of
all offences, and of actions for penalties or fines
d, scrbed in said provisions, arrangements. rules
| ana regulations authorized by section eight of
| this act. All actions Tor fines and penalties
| under this act, shall be brought in the proper
! corporate name OF the board of school directors
, of the city, town or township to whom the same
/ Is payable, and be collected as debts of like
. amount now by law cOllectable.
; SEC. 10. 1t shall be compulsory on the palt of
/ boards of school directors, to establish night