River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-17
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

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quested to read the following, passed
at the last session of the Legislature,
and prepare to comply with its re-
quirements. Some districts may need
new school house to accommodate the
extra attendance. District clerks will
do well to read this at the annual
meeting.
SECTION |. Every parent, guardian,
OF other person, in the State OF Wis.,
consin, having charge or control of
any child or children between the ages
of seve:. and fifteen years, shall be re-
to public or private school, for at
least twelve weeks in each school year,
commencing on the first day of Sep
TENDER, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and seventy nine, unless
the school board or board of education
of the school district, village or city
in which such parents or guardian
shall reside, shall excuse, by physi-
clan S certificate or other COED reason,
such child from attendance, on its be-
ing shown to their satisfaction that
the child's bodily uzgsnv1srssi -7oonsiition
is such as to prevent its attendance at
school, OF application to study for the
time required, OF that its time and la-
Dor 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 a fair knowl-
| edge of the branches of learning ordi-
narily taught in the common schools
of this state; proUided, that in case
the public school in the district in
which such parent or guardian resides,
shall be distant more than two miles
from his residence, by the nearest
travelled road, he shall not be liable to
the provisions of this act.
SECTION 2. The school district board
or the board of education, shall, in
their respective districts, on the Sec
ond Monday of February and Septem-
Der, or within fifteen days thereafter,
of each year, in such manner as they
shall deem most expedient, ascertain
the condition of all children between
seven and fifteen years of age, who
shall not be in attendance on any pub
lie or private school, and shall file
with their clerk record of each and
ever violation of this act, which rec
ord shall he open to the inspection OF
every qualified elector and tax payer
in said district.
SECTION 3. Such school books as
may be necessary shall be furnised fol
the children contemplated in this act,
in the manner and under the condition
provided for in section four hundred
and thirty-six of the revised statutes
SECTION 4. In case any parent, guar.
dian, or other person shall fail to com
ply with the provisions of this act,
said parent, guardian, or other person
shall be liable to a fine of not less thar
five or more than ten dollars for the
first offense, nor less than ten nor more
than twenty dollars for each and eve
ry subsequent offense. Such fine shall
be collected by the school district di
rector or president of the board of ed
ucation in the district, village or city
in which the offense is committed, il
the name of the State of Wisconsin, in
an action before any justice of the
peace, or any court having competent
jurisdiction. And the fine so collect
ed shall be paid into the school fund
SECTION 5. 1t shall be the duty oil
the director of any school district OF
president of the board of education oil
any incorporated village or city t.
prosecute any offense occurring under
this act, and such person neglectinG
to prosecute for such fine within tif
teen days after written notice ha:
been served on him by any qualified
elector or tax payer within the dis
trict, village or city in which the of
Tending party shall reside, shall be Ii
able to a fine of not less than ten no.
more than twenty dollars for each of
Tense; such fine to be collected in th'
name of the state of Wisconsin in al
action before justice of the peace o.
any court of competent jurisdiction, b,
any person feeling aggrieved thereby
Said fine shall be paid to the town
; village or city treasurer, inaccordanc,
with section four of this act.
SECTION 8. Two weeks attendance
at half time or night school shall b
considered within the meaning of thi
act equivalent to an attendance of on
| week at day school.
SECTION Z. This act shall take effec
and be in force from AMI after til,
first day of September, 1879.