Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-03-22
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.


The Bill as Amended and Pass
ed BY the Ohio General Assem-.
bly,, 10 Take Effect September
i, 1Ss7.
SECTION l. That every parent, guar
dian, 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 re-
quired to send such child or children
to common school for at least twelve
Q2) weeks in each school year, COM
mencing on the first day OF September,
in the year OF our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventyseven (lS77),
| at least six (6) weeks of which shall be
consecutive, unless the Board of Local
Directors or the Board of Education, as
he Case may be, having coutrol of the
school district in which such parent or
guardian shall reside, shall excuse such
.hild from attendance, on Its being
shown to their satisfaction that the
.hild's bodily or mental condition Is
such as 10 prevent its attendance al
school or application to study for the
time required, or that its time and
labor are essentially necessary for the
support Of an indigent parent, brother
Or sister, or that such child il being
otherwise furnished with the means o.
education for like period of time, Ol
mas already acquired the branches o.
learning ordinarily taught in common
schools; provided in case the common
school Of the district in which such
parent or guardian resided shall be dis
tant two miles frou, his residence by
the nearest Travelled road, he shall mol
oe liable 10 the provisions of this act.
SEC. 2. No manufacturer,. owner o.
tmilIs or mines, agent eyerseef, cou-
TRAITOR, landlord or other person in this
State ehall Mt any time after the lsf day
If September, 1877, employ any child
under fourteen years of age during the
Established school hours ofths locality,
dnless such child shall have attended
some COMMON or private school for q
term of ct least twefve weeks during
the school year next preceding the
commencement Of such employment,
and such child shall deliver TO its en-.
pl0yer u certificate as evidence of such
attendance in compliance with the pro-
visions OF this act, from the teacher, or
from the Clerk OF the Board of Local
Directors, or from the President OF the
Board of Education, as the case may
De, having control of the school district
in which the parent or guardian Oi
such child shall reside; provided such
child shall have resided in this State
during the school year next preceding
the commencement of such employ
nent; and, provided further, that such
child is under the control of parent or
guardian, and is not dependent upon
lts own resources for support; nor shall
such employment continue f0ra longer
period than forty weeks during any
school year from the time this act shall
take effect, unless such child shall de-
liver to such employer a certificate of
excuse from the proper authority, for
any ofthe reasons mentioned in Section
1, OF this act.
SIC. 3. The School Boards having
control sh all, in their respective dis
tricts, on the second Monday in Febru-
ary and September of each year, in such
manner as they shall deem most expe-
dent, ascertain the condition of all
children under fourteen years of age
employed at any daily labor, or who
mon or private school, and such Board
shall report all violations of this act TO
The proper person, as provided i'm Sec
tiOn 6 OF this act, who shall at. once
proceed TO prosecute each and every
such offense in like manner, and as set
forth in the sixth section of this act.
SEC. 4. In case il shall be shown to
he satisfaction of the Board Of Educa-
tion having control that The parent or
gurdian has not the means wherewith
TO purchase for his child or children the
necessary school books to enable them
TO comply with the requirements of
this act, such Board IS hereby author
ized to furnish such books free of
charge, the same To be paid for out of
the contingent funds at the disposal Of
such Board of Education.
SEC. D. In case any parent, guardian
or other person shall fail to comply
y ilh the provisions of this act, said
parent, guardian or other person shall
be liza BILE to fine OF cCt less than two
dollars nor more than five dollars for
tire first offense, nor less than five nor
more than ten dollars for each and
every subsequent utfense. Such fire
shall be collected by the Township
CierS, or in case the school district in
which the Ofiense is committed is situ-
ated within a municipal corporation,
then by the Clerk of such corporation,
In the name of the State of Ohio, In an
action belor any Court having compe-
tent jurisdiction, and the fine so collect.
ed shall be paid TO the County Treasur-
er, and by him accounted for as other
money raised for public purposes, and
said money shall be applied to the use
Of tne common school of the district in
which such Vffense was committed.
SEC. 6. II shall be the duty of the
Township Clerk, or the Clerk of .:he
corporation, as the case may
be, as provided for in Sections 3, 4, 5,
and OF this act, to prosecute any
offeDse occurring under this act, and
such Clerk neglecting to prosecute for
such fine within fifteen days after a
written notice has been served On him,
having been notified by the affidavit |
setting forth the facts by any member
of the School Board or any Taxpayer |
within the school district in which. the |
party may reside, shall be
liable to fine of not less than ten or
mo e than twenty dollars for each.
offense, such h'fine 10 be collected in the |
name of the State of Ohio, in an action |
before any Court OF competent jurisdic-
lion by any person feeling aggrieved
hereby.
SEC. Z. Two weeks attendance at a
lalf-time or night school to be consid-
I'd within the meaning Of this act
equivalent in an attendance of one
week at day school. 90
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect and
'e in force from and after the lst day
# September, 1877. sa