Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-16
BENNETT LAW
AS Il APPEARS ON OUR STATUTE BOOK.

SECTION l. Every parent or other person
having under his control a child between the
| ages of seven and fourteen years. shall annu-
ally 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 edu-
cation or board of directors of the city, town
or district, and for portion or portions there
of, to be so fixed by such boards, the attend
ance shall be consecutive, and such boards
shall, at least ten days prior to the beginning
of such period, publish the time or times of
attendance, in such manner as such boards
shall direct; provided that such boards shall
not fix such compulsory period at more than
twenty, four weeks In each year.
SECTIoN2 2. For every neglect of such duty
the person having such control and so offend
ing shall forfeit to the use of the public schools
of such city. town or district, n sum not less
than three dollars $500 nor more than twenty
dollars ts20.00); and failure for each week OF
portion of Il week on the part of any such per-
son To comply with the provisions of this act,
shall constitute distinct offence; provided,
that any such child shall be excused from at
tendance at school required by this act, by the
b oard of education or school directors of the
city, town or district in which such child re-
sides, upon its being shown to their satisfaction
that the person so neglecting is not able to
send such child to school, or that instruction
has otherwise been given for a 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 element
airy branches of learning, or that his physical
or mental condition is such as to render at
tendance inexpedient or impractcable, and in
all cases where such child shall be SO excused,
the penalty herein provided shall not be in
CURED.
SECTION 3, Any person having control of a
child who, with intent to evade the provisions
of this act, shall make wilful false statement
concerning the age of such child or the time
such child has attended school, shall, for such
offense, forfeit Il sum of not less than three
dollars (S3.00), nor more than twenty dollars
$4,000 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 written notice to be personally
served upon such person having control of any
such child. of his duty under this act and of
his default in failing to comply with the pro.
visions hereof, and If, upon the hearing of such
prosecution, 1t shall appear to the satisfaction
of the court that before or after the receipt of
such notice such person has caused such child
TO attend II school rs provided In this act, in
good faith, and with intent to continue such
attendance, then the penalty provided by this
act shall not be incurred.
SECTION 8. No school shall be regarded as
school, under this act, unless there shall be
taught therein, as part of the elementary edu.
cation of children, reading, writing, arithmetic
and United States history, in the English lau-
guage.
SECTION q. Prosecutions under this act shall
only be instituted and carried on by the all-
thority of such boards, and shall be brought in
the name of said boards, and all fines and pen
alties, when collected, shall be paid to the
school treasurer of such city, or town or dis
trict, or other officer entitled to receive school
moneys, the same to be held and accounted
for as other school moneys received for school
purposes.
SECTION 7. Jurisdiction to enforce the pen
alties herein described in this act Is hereby
conferred on justices of the peace and police
magistrates within their respective counties.
SECTION s. Any child between tho age of
nine and fourteen years. who, without leave
and against the will of his parent, guardian or
other person having the right to control such
child, habitually absents himself from the
school to which he is sent directed to be
sent, and is beyond the control of his parent or
guardian or other person haying the right to
control such child in that regard, and wanders
or loiters in streets, alleys or other public
places, shall be deemed truant child, and on
such truancy being alleged and proved, such
truant child shall be adjudged Il dependant
child in like manner as is now provided by law
for the adjudication of dependant children,
and ON being so adjudged dependant may be
committed in like manner for such time not
exceeding two years, as the judge or court
having the jurisdiction Of the matter may
determine. Any child so committed may, up
on proof of amendment, or for other sufficient
cause shown upon hearing Of Il case, be dis
charged by such judge or court at any time;
but such child shall not be 50 confined after the
age of fourteen years, nor shall be be bound
or apprensced nor placed out OF any school to
which he may be committed. Officers appoint
ed by the board of education or board of school
directors shall have power and authority to
take truant child found on the streets, alleys
or other public places during school-hours, to
such school conveniently located to the home
of such child as may be designated and re-
quested boy such parent. guardian or other per
son having the right TO control such child and
such officer shall ascertain from ssch parent
guardian or otner person having the right 10
control such child. tlse school wheh he desires
such child to attend. or in case of refusal To
designate and request, BY the parent, guardian
or other person having the right TO control such
child; or In case suea child has no parent,
guardian or other person in CONTROL then to the
public school situated IN the district whore such
child lives or 10 such public school rs such
board may direct
SECTION Q. No child under thirteen years OF
aye shall be employed or allowed to WORK by
any person, company, firm or corporation at
labor or service IN any shsp, factory, mine,
store, place Of manufacture, business or
amusement except as hereinafter provided.
SECTION ~. The judge of the county court
in the county where the child resides and Is
said to be employed or to work, may by order
OF record. grant permit to any child over ten