The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-14
CHAPTER CCXvI1.

Supplement to an act to establish system of
public instruction. approved April ninth, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-iv
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State of New Jersey That all parents
and those vino have the care of children, shall
instruct them or cause them to be instructed in
spelling. reading, writing. English grammar, geog1
raphy and arithmetic, and every parent, guardian
or other person having control and charge of any
child or children. between the ages of seven and
twelve years. shall be required to send any such
child or children TO public day school for period
of at least twenty weeks in each year eight weeks,
at least of which attendance shall be consecutive,
unless such child or children are excused from
such attendance by the board of the school district
in which such parents or guardians reside. upon
its being shown to their satisfaction that the bodily
or mental condition of such child or children has
been such as to prevent his her their attendance
at school, or that such child children taught
In private school, or at home by some qualified
person or persons in such branches as are usually
taught in primary schools.
2. And be it enacted. That no child under the
age OF fifteen years shall be employed by any
person company or corporation TO labor in any
business whatever, unless such child shall have
attended. within twelve months Immediately
preceding such employment. some public day or
night, school, or some well recognized private
school; such attendance to be for five days or
evenings every week during period of at least
twelve consecutive weeks, which may be divided
into two terms of six consecutive weeks each, so
far as the arrangement of school terms will per-
init and unless such child or his or her parents or
guardian shall have complied with the provisions
OF Ine acJhppEOVeu Marcn nftn, eighteen hundred
and eighty-three, limiting the employment hours
of the labor of children
8. And be it enacted. That every parent guar-
dian or other person having charge or control of
any child. from twelve to sixteen years of age
who has been temporarily discharged from en-
ployment in any business in order to be a ITorded
opportunity to receive instruction or Schooling
shall send such. child to some public or private
day school for the period for which such child
shall have been discharged unless such child
shall have been excused from such attendance by
the inspectors of factories and workshops or by
the board of the school district for reasons as
stated in section one hereof r fsl4lI
L. And be it enacted, That in case any parent
guardian or other person shall fail 10 comply with
the provisions of sections enc and three of this
act. such parent guardian or other person shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and shall, on
conviction be liable to fine of not less than ten
dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars for the
first ofense and of not less than twenty-five dol
lars for each subsequent ofense or to imprison-
ment for not less than one month nor more than
three; the said fines. when paid TO be added to
the public school money of said school district in
which the ohense occurred.
5. And be it enacted. That all children between.
the ages of seven and fifteen years who are habit
ual truants from school, or who while in attend
ance at any public school, are incorrigiblc vicious
or immoral in conduct. and all children between
the said ages who absent themselves hahitnallv