Rock Island daily Argus., 1886-11-16
MUST GO TO SCHOOL.
The Compulsory Education Law TO tie
Enforced in Rock Island---Par-
ents or Guardians RESPONSE

| The number of small boys of school
age who appear upon the streets daily
has attracted the attention of the board
of education, and that body is determin :
ed in compliance with its duty TO en-
force the law bearing on this subject to
the letter, so that parents or guardians
| who have children within the school age
below fourteen years-who are not in
school, will avoid the penalty by attend
ing to their negligence. This same moves
ment was made year ago, and the con
sequence WAS that number of children
who were out were brought into
school The sections of the statutes re-
latilg to compulsory education have been
given before, but will be Of renewed iu-
terest now, and hence is republished,
Here they art:
SECTION l.. Be ii enacted by the people
of the state of Illinois. represented in the
general assembly: That every person
having the control and charge of any
child or children, between the ages of
eight and fourteen years, shall send such
child or children to public or private
school for period of not less than twelve
weeks in each school year, unless such
child or children are excused from attend.
| ing school BY the board of education, or
school directors of the city, town or
school district 10 which such child or chill
| dren reside Such excuse may be given
BY said board of education or school
directors for any good cause shown why
said child or children shall not be ;equir-
cd to attend school in conformity wita
this act.
S 2. II shall be good defense 10 any
suit brought under this act, if the person
under whose control such child or chill
dren are, can show that the mental or
bodily condition of such child or children
is such rs to prevent its attendance at
school or application to study for The per
iOd required by this act, or, thst such
child or children has been taught in pri-
vate school, or at home for the time
specified in this act, in such branches as
are ordinarily taught in primary OF other
schools, or has acquired the branches of
learning ordinarily taught in public
schools, or that no public school has been
taught within two miles, BY the nearest
travelled road. of the residence of such
child or children, within the school dis
trict in which said child or children re-
side. for twelve weeks during the year
3. If any person having the control
and charge of any child or children shall
fail or neglect to comply with the prov,
Sions of this act. said person shall pay
fine of not less than five nor more than
twenty dollars. Suit for the recovery of
the fine and costs shall be brought by any
director, or member of any board of edu-
cation, of the district in which such per
son resided at the time of the cOmmittal
of the Otfense, before any justice of the
peace OF said town ship. Jurisdiction is
hereby conferred on all justices of the
peace in this state for the enforcing of this
act Such fine shall be paid when col>
lectcd, to the school treasurer of said
township. to be accounted for by him as
other school money raised for school pur
poses.
S4 1t is hereby made the duty Of
school directors and members of the
boards OF education to prosecute offenses
occurring under this act. The neglect so
to prosecute by any school director, or
member of any board of education. with
in twenty days after written notice has
been served on such director, or member
of such board of education, by any tax
payer residing in such district. that any
person has violated this ACT shall subject
HIM or them to fine of ten dollars, TO be
sued for by any tax payer residing in the |
school district where the violation of tnis |
act occurred, before any justice of the
peace in the township where the said
school district may be located; and when
such fine is collected it shall be reported
by said treasurer, and accounted for AS
other money raised for school purposes
and become part of the school fund Of
said township.