The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-22
Full Text of the Compulsory Educa-
tion Bill as 1t Passed in the Gener-
al Assembly.

by the concurrence OF the House to-day In
the Senate amendments. The amendments
struck out are the two penal sections, and
leave the act TO stand as follows:
SEC l. That every parent. guardian or
other person. in the State of Ohio, having |
charge or control of any child or children,
between the ages Of eight and fourteen |
years, shall be required to send such child
or children 10 a common school for at least
twelve (12) weeks in each school year,
commencingOn the fret day of September,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-seven l1S77), at least
six l6) weeks Of which shall be consecutive,
unless the Board OF Local Directors or the
Board of Education, as the case may be,
having control of the school district in
which such parent or guardian shall reside,
shall excuse such child from attendance, on
its being shown to their satisfaction that
the childs bodily or mental condition is
such as to prevent its attendance at school
or application to study for the time requir-
/ ed or that It's time and labor are essentially
necessary for the support of an INDECENT
parent, brother or sister, or that such child
! is being otherwise furnished with the
means Of education for like period Of
time, or has already acquired the branches
of learning ordinarily taught in common
schools; provided in case the conmo
school of the district in which sIfeh parent
or guardian resided shall be distant two
miles from his residence by the ncares,
provisions of this act.
SEC. 2. No manufacturer, owner of
mills or mines, agent, oyerseer, contractor,
landlord or other person in this State shall
at any time after the lst day of September,
1877, employ any child under fourteen
years of age during the established school
hours of the locality, unless such child
shall have attended some commonsor pri-
weeks during the school year next preced-
ing the commencement Of such employ
ment, and such child shall deliver to i!l
exployer a certificate as evidence. of such
|
J ions of this act, from the teacher or, from
the Clerk of the Board of Local Directors
or from the President of the Board of Ed
ucation, as the case may be, having control
of the school district in which the parent
or guardian of such child shall reside; pro.
vided such child shall have resided in this
: State during the school year next preeed
ing the commencement of such employ.
ment; and, provided further, that such
child is under the control of parent O,
guardian, and is not dependent upon its
own resources for support, nor shall such
employment continue for longer period
such than forty weeks during any school
year from the time this act shall take ef-
feet, unless such child shall deliver to such
employer certificate of excuse from the
. proper authority, for any of the reason:
mentioned in Section l, of this act.
r Sec. 3. The School Boards having
control shall, in their respective districts
on the second Monday in February and
, September of each year, in such manner as
the condition of all children under four
, teen years of age employed at any daily la
Dor, or who shall not be in attendance or
any common or private school, and such
Board shall report all violations of this ac
, to the proper persons, as provided in Sec
tion 8, of this act, who shall at once pro
: ceed to prosecurte each and every such of
e fense in like manner, and as set forth il
the third section of this act
: Sec. 4. In case it shall be shown t,
= the satisfaction of the Board of Education
I having control, that the parent or guardian
e has not the means wberewith to purchas
= for his child or children the necessar,
school books to enable them to compl
with the requirements Of this act, sucl
Board is hereby authorized to furnish sucl
books free of charge, the same to be pai
for out of the contingent funds at the dis
~ posal of such Board of Education.
:, Sec. 5. In case any parent, guardia
or other person shall fail to comply wit
- the provisions ofthis act, said parent, gual
dian or other person shall be liable to
:, fine of not less than two dollars nor NOR
than FIVE dollars for the first offense, nc
> less than five nor more than ten dollars fc
y, each and every subsequent ofense. Sue
= fine shall be collected by the Townshi
Clerk, or in case the school district
= which the ofense is committed is situate
j. within municipal corporation, then
- the Clerk of such corporation, in the nan
:. of the State of Ohio in an action befol
=, any Court having competent jurisdictio
:. and the fine so collected shall be paid
the County Treasurer, and by him accoun
-, ed for as other money raised for publ
~ purposes, and said money shall he apple
- to the use ofthe common school of the di
Of trict in which such ofense was committe
ro SEC. g. 1t shall be the duty of Il
h. Township Clerk or the Clerk of the nun
70 cipal corporation, as the case may be,
e provided for in Sections 8, 4, 5 and of tn
>, act, to prosecute any offense occurring u
= der this act. and such Clerk neglecting
-. prosecute for such fine within fifteen da
after a written notice has been served
,ro him, having been notified by the effiday
of setting forth the facts by any member
-, the School Board or any taxpayer with
!, the school district in which the offendil
IA party may reside, shall be liable to a Fl
=. of not less than ten nor more then TWEEN
x dollars for each ofense such fine to be CT
ch lected in the name of the State Of Ohio,
If an action before any Court of compete
be jurisdiction by any person feeling aggrie
Wv ed thereby.
SEC 7. Two weeks attendance at
half-tme or night school to be consider
within the meaning of this act equivale
to an attendance of one week at a d
school.
SEC. s. This act shall take effect a
be in force from and after the 1st day
his September, 1877.