The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-15

and bills of exchange due and payable on said
holiday to be made on the day next previous
thereto.
SEC. q This act shall take effect from and
CHAPTER 1,2Ia
Passed May %, 1887
AN ACT In amendment of and In addition 20
Chapter 8i9 Of the Public Laws passed at the
January session, A. D.. 1887, entitled IAN Act
in Relation to Truant Children and of the
Attendance Of Children in the Public
Schools"
1t is enacted by the General Assembly a. fol-
lows:
SECTION 1. Section I of Chapter e4e Of the
Public Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
SECTION I. Every person having under his
control child between the ages OF seven and
fifteen years shall annually cause such child
TO regularly attend for at least eighty full
school days some public day school In the
Iown or oity In which such child resides; and
while such child Is not lawfully employed TO
labor at home or elsewhere said person shall
cause such child to attend public day school
regularly during the days and hours that the
public schools are In session in the city, town,
or district where such child resides; and
for every neglect Of such duty the person
30 offending shall be fined not exceed
ing twenty dollars; provided that IL the
person so charged shall prove, or shall
present certificate made by or under the d.
rection OF the school committee of the city or
town wherein he resides setting forth that the
child has attended for the required period of
time O private day school approved by the
school committee of the city or town
where said school is located, or that the
child has been otherwise furnished for
like period OF time with the means Of educa-
tion, or has already acquired the elementary
branches Of learning taught IN the public
schools. or that his physical or mental condi-
tion was such as TO render his attendance In
expedient or impracticable. or that the child
was destitute of clothing suitable for attend
ing school and that the person in charge OF
said child was unable toprovide such clothing,
or that the child has been excused from at
tending school by the school committee of the
city or town where he resides, then such PEN
atty shall not be incurred"
SEC 2. Section 2 Of said Chapter $40 Of the
Public Laws Is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
"SEc. 2. For the purposes of this chapter the
school committees Of the several towns and
cities shall approve a private school only when
the teaching therein is in the English language
and when they are satisfied that such teach
ing Is thorough and efficient, and when the per-
sons in charge of said school shall keep the
record of the attendance of the pupils thereof
upon the blanks provided by the state for such
purpose and shall render to the school commit
Gated detailed report of the attendance of
any pupil for any specified time; provided that
the request for such report Is made In writing
and sets forth that such pupil is suspected of
irregular attendance or truancy"
SEC. Q. Section of said Chapter $40 Of the
Public Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
"SEc. 9. No child between the ages Of ten
and fifteen years shall be so employed except
during the vacations of the public schools Of
the city, town, or district In which such child
resides, unless during the twelve months next
preceding such employment he shall have at.
tended school as provided for In section of
this act, or shall have already acquired the ele-
mentary branches of learning taught in the
public schools or shall have been excused by
the school committee of the town or city in
which such child resides; nor shall such en-
ployment continue unless such child shall at
tend school "a above provided each year, or
until he shall have acquired the elementary
branches of learning taught In the public
schools"
SEC. 4. Section OF said Chapter eib of the
Public Laws Is hereby amended so as TO read as
follows:
"sEc. 7. No child between the ages Of ten
and fifteen years shall be SO employed who does
not present certificate made by OF under the
direction of the school committee of the city OF
town In which such child resides OF his COM
pliance with the requirements OF section 8 of
this act; and said ccrtihcate snail also give the
place and date of birth of such child as nearly
accurate as may be; and every owner. superin-
tendent, or overscer of any establishment or
company named In section 5 OF this act shall
keep such certificate on file so long as such
child is employed therein. The form Of said
certificate shall be furnished by the secretary
of the state board Of education"
SEC. 8. This aot shall take effect on and aft
or its passage, and all acts and parts Of acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
CHAPTER l,2i4
Passed May 20. 1881
AN ACT In Amendment Of Section 2, Chapter
q, OF the Public Statutes.
II is enacted by the General Assembly as fol-
lows:
SECTION l. Section 2. Of Chapter q, Of the
Public Statutes, is hereby amended so as TO
read as follows:
SIC 9. The following valuation OF the
several towns shall be the basis Of the tax pro-
vided for by the preceding section Of this act
as amended by Chapter 7ls OF tho Public Laws.
passed January session, 1859
Providence One hundred sixty-eight million
nve hundred and forty-seven thousand seven
hundred and twcnty-six dollars.
North Providsnce-One million two hundred
and fivc thousand one hundred and eighty-five
dollars.
East Providencc-Sevcn million eighty seven
al