The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-29
COMPULSORY EpUCATIoN.
Text of ,he Eli ms Passed.

Text of the Bill ms Passed.
SECTION l. That every parent,
guardian or other person, III the Stale
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 chill
dren to common school for at least
twelve Q2) weeks in each school year,
commencing on the first day OF Sep
tember, i'm the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
seven (lS77) at least six CO. weeks of
which shall be consecutive, unless the
Board OF Local directors or the Board
OF Education, at the case may be, hav-
ing control OF the school district in
which such parent or guardian shall
reside, shall excuse such child from
attendance. OH its being shown TO their
satisfaction that the child's bodily or
mental condition is such as to prevent
its attendance at school or application
to study for the time required, or that
iis time and labor are essentially nee
essary for the support of an INDECENT
parent, brother OF sister, or that such
child is otherwise furnished with the
means of education for like period
OF time, or has already acquired the
branches of learning ordinarily taught
in common school of the district in
which such parent or guardian resided
shall be distant two miles from his
residence by the nearest travelled road
he shall not be liable TO the provisions
of this act.
SEC. =. No manufacturer, owner OF
mills or mines, agent, or Overseer, con-
tractor, landlord or other person in
this State shall at any time alter 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 common or pri-
vate school Tor term OF at least
twelve weeks during the school year
next preceding the commencement OF
such employment, and such child shall
deliver TO ills employer Il certificate as
evidence of such attendance i'll COM
pliauce with the provisions of this act,
from the teacher, or from the clerk OF
the Board OF Local Directors, or from
tile president OF the Board OF E1uca-
/ ton, as the case may be, haying con-
troll OF the school district in which the
/ parent or guardian OF such child shall
reside; provided such child shall have
resided in this State during the school
| year next preceding the commences
ment of such employment; and, pro-
vided, further, that such child is under
the control OF parent or guardian,
and is not dependent upon It's own
resources for support, nor shall such
| employ ment continue for longer
period than forty weeks during any
school year from the time this act
shall take effect, unless such child
shall deliver to such employer q GER
fificate of excuse from the proper au-
thority, for any of the reasons men
toned in Section |, of this act.
SEC 3. The school boards having
control shall, in their respective dis
| tricts, on the second Monday in Feb
/ ruary and September OF each year, in
such manner as they s,rall deem most
expedient. ascertain the condition OF
ali children under fourteen Years OF
age, employed at any daily labor, OF
who shall not be in attendance at any
common or private school, and such
board shall report all violations OF this
act to the proper person, us provided
| in Section ) OF this ACT, who shall al
once proceed 10 prosecute each and
| cVcIN SuCl III INV outi
as set forth in the third section OF this
ACT.
SEC. 4. In case il shall be shown
| TO the satisfaction of the Board of Ed
ucation having control that the parent
or guardian has not the means where.
with to purchase for his child or chit
hren the necessary school books TO en-
able them TO comply with the require.
/ l.sc hon u
by authorized to furnish such books
free at charge. the same o be paid Tor
| OUT o. the contingent funds at the dis
posal OF such Board OF l. iucation.
! SEC 3. In case any parent. guardi
an, or other person shall fail to COM
ply with the provisions of this act,
said parent. guardian, or other person
shall be liable 10 a fine OF not less than
50 nor more than 81 tor the first OF.
| tense, nor less than So nor more than
SO for each and every subsequent of.
/ fense. Such fine shall be collected by
the township clerk, or in case the
school district in which the otfense is
committed is situated within ;nu'iic-
! ipal corporation, III the name OF the
State oil Ohio, III an action before any
court having competent jurisdiction,
and the fiBe SO collected shall be paid
to The coanty treasurer, and by him
accounted tor as other money raised
for public purposes, and said money
shall be applied TO the use ot the com
mon school OF the district in whicn
such oiiense was committed.
SEC. e. Ii shall he the duty of the
township clerk or the rieik OF tie
municipal corporation, as the
sc NAV be- as provided for i'm
See:ions- I~i,y-~.sa -.-e.-ttrir- 10
prosecute any onense occurring under
this act, and such clerk nogiecii,g q
prosecute Tor such fine within fifteen
days. after a written notice has be. n
served on him, having been notile.,
by the affidavit setting forth the fac S
by any member of the school board or
any tax payer within The school dis
trict in which the offending party may
reside, shall be liable to a fine of no.
less than $40 nor more than SO. tor
each otfeuse, such fine 10 be collected
i'm the name OF the State of Ohio, in
an action before any court of comp. :
tent jurisdiction by any person Ice y
agrieved thereby.
SEC. z. Two weeks attendance at
halt-time or night school to be cOn-
sidered within The meaning OF this act
equivalent TO an attendance o: one
week at a week at a dav school.
SEC. s. This act shsll take effect
and be in force from aud after the first
day Of September, 1871.
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