The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-10-30
THE BENNETT LAW, READ 1T
ANDJUDGE FOR YOURSELF.

| AN ACT concerning the education
and employment of children.
The people of the state of Wisconsin,
represented in senate and assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l. Every parent or other
person having under his control a
child between the ages of seven and
! fourteen years, shall annually cause
such child to attend some public or
private day school in the city, town or
district in which he resides for a
| period not less than twelve weeks in
each year, which number of weeks
shall be fixed prior to the first day of
September in each year by the board
of education or the board of directors
of the city. town or district, and for a
portion or portions thereof to be so
fixed by such boards, the attendance
shall be consecutive, and such boards
shall, at least ten days prior to to the
beginnig-of such period, publish the
time or times of attendance in such
manner as such boards shall direct;
provided, that such board shall not
fix such compulsory period at more
than twenty-four weeks in each year.
Section 2 For every neglect of
such duty the person having such con
troll and SO offending shall forfeit to
to the use Of the public schools of
such city, town or district sum not
less than three dollars $500 nor
more than twenty dollars (S20.O0W;
and failure for each week or portion
of week on the part OF any such per
son to comply with the provisions of
| this act. shall constitute distinct Of
tense; provided that any such child
shall be excused from attendance at
school required by this act, by the
board of education or school directors
of the city, town or district in which
such child resides, upon its being
shown to their satisfaction that the
person SO neglecting is not able to
send such child to school, or that in
struction has otherwise been given for
like period of time to such child in
the elementary branches commonly
taught in the public schools, or that
such child has already acquired such
elementary branches of learning, or
that his physical OF mental condition
is such as to render attendance mex
pedient or impracticable; and in all
cases where such child shall be ex-
cused the penalty herein provided
shall not be incurred
| Section 3. Any person having con-
troll of a child who, with intent to
evade the provisions of this act, shall
make willful false statement con-
corning the age of such child, or the
time such child has attended school
shall, for such offense, forfeit a sum
of not less than three dollars ($3) nor
more than twenty dollars (S20), for the
use of the public schools of such city
town or district.
Section 4. Five days prior to the
beginning of any prosecution under
this act such board shall cause a writ
ten notice to be personally served up
on such person having control of any
such child, of his duty under this act
and of his default in failing to com
ply with the provisions hereof, and if
upon the hearing of such prosecution
, it shall appear to the satisfaction O
the court that before or after the re
} ceipt of such notice such person hat
caused such child to attend a schoo
as provided in this act in good faitl
and with intent to continue such at
tendance, then the penalty provided
by this act shall not be incurred.
Section 5. No school shall be re
garded as school under this act I'm
less there shall be taught therein, a.
part of the elementary education O
: children, reading, writing, arithmetic
. and United States history in the Eng
lish language.
Section 6. Prosecutions under thi.
act shall only be instituted and carried
on by the authority of such boards
and shall be brought in the name O
san boards, and all fines and penal
ties, when collected, shall be paid t.
the school treasurer of such city, towr
or district, or other officer entitled t.
receive school moneys, the same to bs
} held and accounted for as other schoo
moneys received for school purposes
Section Z. Jurisdiction to enforce
the penalties herein described in this
act is hereby conferred on justices o.
the peace and police magistrates with
in their respective counties.
NOTHING but the deep conviction thai
our public schools would be seriously in