Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-09-14
AN ACT
To Secure for Cbillren the Benefits OF
an Elementary Education.

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SEcrioS l. Bet enacted by ae General Assem-
BY Of he State Of Ohio, = That every parent,
guardian, or other person in the Slate Of Ohio,
having charge or control Of any child or chill
dren bstween the ages Of eight aud fifteen
years shall be required to send such child or
children to common school ut least | weeks
IN each school year, commencing on the first
daY of September, IN the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred aud seventy seven, at
least six weeks of which shall be oonse outve,
unless the Board of Local Directors. or the
Board Of Education, ms the case NAV be, having
control Of the school district or sub district 10
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 sue as to prevent
its RttendhDes At school q r application to study
for tie time required, or that its time and labor
are essq ntally necessary for the support of an
INDECENT parent, brother or sister, or that such
child is being Other wise furnished with the
means OF education tur \ like period OF time, or
has already acquired branches Of learning or
dinarily taught in common schools provided;
In the comm school NJ the district IN
which such parent or guardian resides sha u be
distant two miles from his residence by the
nearest travelled rad, he shall not be liable to
the provisions OF this act.
SEo. 2. mInufacturer. owner of mills or
mines agent, ,nverseer, contractor, landlord, or
other person in this State, shall atany time after
the first day Of September, 1871, employ any
child under fourteen years uf age during the
established school hours Of the ncality, unless
such Child shall have attended some common
private school for the term Of ut least t,eIve
weeks during the school year next preceding
the commencement VI such employment, a nd
sncll child shall deliver tn i's employer a GER
tifcate Ms evidence Of attendance in compliance
with the provisious Of this act, from the teacher,
ar from the Clerk of the Board Of I.cal Dree. |
tors, or from the President Uf the Board Of Ed |
\ IA IA Y ha ir.l nf
the Sch1Ol district in viii h the parent or guar. |
dian Of such child shall reside; provided such !
child shall have resided in this State during the
sch0ol year next preceding the commencem ent !
ot such employment; aud provided further, !
that such child is under the control Of parent
or guardian, aud is not dependent upon its own |
resources Tor support, nor shall such employ !
meni continue for longer period than forty |
weeks during any school year from the time |
this act shall take effect, unless such child |
shall deliver t. such employer n certificate OF
excuse from the proper authority. for any of |
the reasons mentioned in section one ofthis act.
SFc. 3. The school boards having control, !
shall, IN their respective districts on the second
Monday OF February aud September, or within !
10 days thereafter, OF each year, in such man
ner as they shall deem most eKped lent, ascer- !
tail the condition Of all child en- under fourteen
years nf age, employed at any daily labor, or |
who shall not be in attendance at any common |
or private school and such board shall report |
all vmlations Of this act to the proper persons,
as provided in section seven OF this act, who |
shall at once proceed to prosecute each and
every such oifcnse, in like ma nuer, as set forth
in the tiith section OF this act.
SE0. In ca Sc it shall be shown to the'satIs-
faction Of the Board Of Education ha aving con-
troll that the parent or guardian hiss not the
means wherewth to purchase for his child or
children the Deces ssary school books to enable
him to comply with the requirements OF this
act, such Board Is hereby authorized to furnish
such books free of charge to the same to be pa id
Tor out Of the contingent funds at tue disposal
OF such Board Of Education.
) &c. s. Ia case any parent guardian or other
person, shall fail to comply with the provisions
OF this act, said pa rent, guardian or other per
son shaIl be BILE tn n fine nf not less than 50
nor more than SIS for first offrnse nor less than
50 nor more than $40 for ach and every SUBJ
sequent ufense. Such due shall be collected
by the Township Clerk, or in case the school
district in which the oGcnse is committed is
situated within a municipal corporation tEen
by the Clerk Of the Board Of Education of such
corporation, in the name of the State OF Ohio.
IN an action before any cOur. having competent
jurisdiction, and the fine 81 collected shall be
pald to the County Treasurer, and by him ac
counted Tor as other money raised for school
purposes, and sail money shall be applied TO
The use of the common school Of the district in
which such offense was committed.
SIC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the Township
Clerk, or the Clerk OF the Board of Education
as the case may be, as prov ded for in sections
i've and seven of this act, to prosecute any o.
tense occurring under this act, and such Clerk,
neg Ieciing 10 prosecute for such fine within Is .
days after written notice has been se-ved on him
thaving been notified by affidavit setting forth
the facts, by any member of the School Board
or any sX-payer within the school district in
which the offending party may residel shall be
liable t" "a tue OF not less than $40 nor more
than $40 for each Offense, such fine to be roll
leeled in the name Of the State Of Ohip. in an
action before any court OF competent jurisdic.
ton, by any person feeling erieved thereby.
SEC. 7. Two weeks attendance ut halt.
tima, or night school shall be considered with
in the meaning Of this act, equivalent To an at
tendance Of one week ut a day school.
Sac. 8. This act shall take effect and be IN
force from and after the first day Of September,
1871
C.H GROSVENOR,
Speaker Of the Huuse Of Representatives.
II W. CURTIS,
President Of The Senate.
Passed March 20, 1871.