Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-19
Published March 4. lS1a.l
CHAPTER III.

AN ACT to secure to children the benefit OF an
elementary education.
The people of the State OF Wisconsin. represented
III senate ana assembly. do enact as follows:
Section !. Every parent, guardian. or other
person, in the state Of Wisconsin, having charge
e1.ro, OF any shd or children between the
send such child children to a public or private
year. Commencing n the first day Of September
In tile year one thousand eight hundred and seven
Of education Of the school district village or city
IN IN when such parent or guardian shall reside,
good reason, such child from attendance. on ,Is
being shown TO their satisfaction that the chids
bodily or mental condition is such as to prevent its
the time required or that its time and labor are
being otherwise furnished with the means of edu-
quired fair knowledge of the branches Of learn
ng ordinarily taught ,h5 in the common sGhoos Of
Of the district in which such parent or guardian
his oe by he eed ro h
shall not be liable to the provisions of this act.
education shall. in their respective districts, on
the second Monday of February and september, or
such manner as they shall deem most expedient.
ascertain the condition OF all children between
attendance Oh any public or private school and
Shall file with their clerk a record of each and
and tax payer in said district
shall be furnished for the children contemplated
in this act in the manner ana under the conditions
provided for in section four hundred and thirty
six of the sed statutes
Section 1. In case any parent, guardian or other
person shall fail to comply with the provisions of
this act, said parent, guardian or other person
shall be liable TO a fine of not less than I've nor
more than ten dollars for the first oifenSe,
less than ten nor more than twenty dol
fine shall he collected by the school district director
or president of the board of education in the
district, village or city in which the ofenSe is
committed, In the name of the state of Wisconsin,
in action before amy justice of the peace any
court having competent jurisdiction. And the
fine collected shall be paid into the school fund.
Sect n 5. II shall be the duty of the director OF
any school district or president OF the board of
education of any Incorporated village city to
prosecute any o1fense occurring under this act and
such person negleCting 20 prosecute for such fine
served on him by any qualified eector tax
payer within the district, village or city in which
the offending party shall reside, shall be liable to
fine of not less than ten nor more than twenty
dollars for each ofenSe. such fine to be collected
in the name of the state of Wisconsin in action
before Justice OF the peace or any court of COM
peent jurisdiction, by any person feeling aggrieyed
thereby Said hne shall De paid TO the town. VIII
lage city treasurer, in accordance with section
four of this act.
Section 6. TWO weeks attendance at half time
or night school shall be considered within the
meaning OF this act equivalent to an attendance Of
oLe week at day school
section Z. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after the first day of September,
1873.
Approved February 2a 1879