Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-04-30

Ipublished April Il, 1891, )


CHAPTER 49,
AN ACT TO promote school attendance and re,
strain truancy.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented
IL senate and assembly. do enact as follows:
Section !. Every parent or other person hay-
ing under his control any child between the
ages OF seven and thirteen years; shall cause
such child to attend, for least twelve weeks in
each and every school year, some public or pri-
yate school, provided, however that this act
shall not apply TO any child that has been or Is
being otherwise instructed for Il ike period of
time in the elementary branches OF learning or
that has already acquired such knowledge, or
whose mental or physical condition is such as TO
render his or her attendance at school and ap-
piicat1On TO study lneNpeuient OF impracticable
or who lives more than two miles from any
school by the nearest travelled road or who is
excused Tor sufficient reasons by ang court OF
record. Every person, who shall violate the pro-
visions of this section. shall upon conviction
thereof, be fined ia any sum uOt less than three
dollars nor more than twenty dollars for each
aud every oteuse-
Section > II shall be the duty of the director
OF any school district or the president of any
board OF education of any incorporated village
or city, or any truaut officers appointed by such
board OF education to prosecute any offense &c
curing under this act, and such person neglect
ing to prosecute for such fine within fifteen DAYS
after written notice has been served upon him,
by any qualified eleetor or taxpayer within the
district village or city within which the offend.
ing party shall reside shall be liable to a fine OF
not less than ten nor more than twenty dollars
for each and every Offeuse.
Section 3. The board of education of every
city aud Incorporated village, aud the district
school BOARD i'll every school district may ap.
point one or more persons, who shall be desig-
nated as truaut officers, whose duty it shall be.
acting dlscleetly, to apprehend upon view. all
children between seven and thirteen years OF
age who habitually frequent or loiter about
public places and have no lawful occupation,
and place such children, when so appreheuded
in such schools as the parent or other person
havius me control of such children may desig-
nate And such officers shall report all cases of
truaucy TO their respective boards or education,
within reasonable time. The persons APP
pointed such truant officers shall be entitled TO
such compensation as shall be fixed by the
baards appointing them and sHch compensation
may &c paid out of the school fund
Section 4. The fines provided for by this act
shall, when collected, be paid over by the Off
GERS collecting the same 10 the proper school
treasury OF the city, village school district in
which such person convicted resides, to be APP
piled and accounted for by such treasurers in
the same way as other moneys raised for school
purposes, and shall be placed by such treas
urers TO the credit OF any city or district in
which such person resided at the time of con-
viction.
Section s. Il shall be the duty of all officers
empowered to take the annual school census "a
ascertain the number of children between the
ages of seven and thirteen years in their respee-
such ages who do not attend school, aud in 80
far as possible the cause or causes of such
failure TO attend school.
! Section g. All acts or portions OF acts iucon-
sisteHt with this aot are hereby repealed.
Section Z. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved April 6, 1891.