Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-19
The New Educational Ell

The New Educational Bin.
The democratic members of the
state senate having in caucus deter
mined not to support the compul-
sorry school bill now on third reading
in the house. will urge the passage
of the Ford bill, which comes up rs
special order on third reading in
the senate next Tuesday. This bill
was prepared last January by demo-
cratic party leaders and was given to
Mr.. Ford to introduce. There has
never been any special effort to-
advance il. and very little attention
was given il until it came up on its
passage the other day. 1t then became
apparent that the democrats were
divided on the measure and a post
ponement was effected. The caucus
was called and the bill will be
passed. The following is the full
text of the measure:
Every parent or other person hav-
ing under his control any child be-
tween the ages of and II years
shall cause such child to attend for
at least 16 weeks in each and every
school wear (Which term of Is weeks
shall be completed prior to May 10 in
ach vear) some public or private
day school. provided. however. that
this act shall not apply to any child
that has been or i being otherwise
instructed for like period OF time
in the elementary branches OF learn
ing or that has already acquired
such knowledge or whose mental or
physical condition i such as to rem
der his or her attendance mt school
and application to studying ineXpe-
dient or impracticablc or who lives
more than two miles from any school
by the nearest travelled road or who
is excused for sufficient reasons by
any court OF record. Every person
who shall violate the provisions OF
this section shall upon conviction
thereof he fined in any sum not less
than IS and not more than $50 for
each and every offense-
u 1t shall be the duty of any director
of anv school district or the president
of the board of education OF any in
corporated village or city or any
officer appointed by such board Of
education to prosecute any offensc
occurring under this act, and such
person neglecting to prosecute for
such fine within ID days after Il writ
ten notice has been served upon him
by any elector or taxpayer within
the district, village or city within
which the offending party shall re-
side shall be liable to n tine of not
less than so nor more than $50 for
each and every offense.
The board of education of every
city and incorporated village and the
district school board in every school
district may appoint one or more
persons whose duty it shall be, act
ing discreetly, to serve written not
ice by reading same to any child be-
tween the ages of and II years OF
age who habitually frequents or lott
ers around public places during the
period he should be in school, as pro-
vided in this act. that. unless he de-
sists from such habit complaint Will
be lodged against him, which notice
shall also be served in like manner
upon the parents. guardians. or Gus
todians of any such child. if practi-
cable. If such child persists in such
habit such official shall. and anv citi
zen may. after the expiration of five
days. file complaint against such
child, in which the parent. guardian
or custodian thereof may be joined,
and if convicted. they, or either of
hem, shall be subjected to the pen
alties as provided in section I of this
act.
The fines provided for in this act
shall, when collected, be paid over
by the officers collecting the same to
the proper school treasury of the city,
village or school district in which
such person convicted resides, to be
applied and accounted for by such
treasurers in the same way as were
moneys raised for school purposes
and shall be placed by such treasur-
err to the credit of any city or dis
trict in which said person resided at
the time of conviction.
All acts or parts of acts inconsis-
tent with this act are hereby re-