Evening journal., 1895-02-07
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did in
Dover Yesterday.
THE NBw.uEETURY CLUBS BILL
The Wemen want Compulsory Educa-
tion-Ths sms ii Monumsnt--LegisIa-
tive Netes.

STAT Correspondence Evening journal.
DOVER, Feb 2. The women Of the
New-Century Club have taken a hand In
compulsory education. They have sent
TO Representative Pyle bill the pro-
Visions of which are as follows;
Section 1. That every person having
under his control child between the
ages ot7 and IA years shall annually
cause such child to attend, for at least
twenty weeks, some public day school In
the city, town or hundred Ia which he
resides, which time shall commence with
the beginning OF the frst term Of the
school year, or as soon thereafter as due
notice shall be served upon the person
having such control, OF his duty under
this act For every neglect of such duty
the person offending shall forfeit
the use or tbs public school
Of such city or hundred a sum
not less than one, nor more than
five dollars and in default OF payment of
fine shall be Imprisoned not moro than
ten days nor less than one Bat IL tns
person so neglscting shall show % the
satisfaction of the Beard OF Edncation or
of Directors that such child has attended
for like period Of tims private day
school, approved by the Board of Edu-
cation or Directors OF the city, town or
hundred in which such child resides, or
that instruction has otherwise been
given for like period of time TO such
child In the branches commonly taught
In the public school, or that his physical
or mental condition, IS declared By
competent physician Is such as to. render
\ H. a..
ticable, then such penalty shall not be
incurred. suen foe shall be paid when
collected to the school treasurer OF
such city, town or hundred. to be ae-
counted for by him as other school money
raised for school purposes But no
school shall be regardsd d as a school under
this act unless there be taught therein
The English language. reading, writing,
arithmetic, history OF the United States
and geography
Section 2 The Board Of Education
of every city and the Board Of School
Directors Of every hundred shall appoint
within one month after the passage of
this law. one or more truant officers
whose duty 1t shall be carefully to in
quire concerning all supposed violations
of this act and to enter complaint
agsinAt all persons who shall appear to
be guilty of such violations. IL shall
also be the duty of said officer to arrest
children Of school going age who
habitually haunt public places and have
no lawful occupation, and also children
who absent themselves from school
without permission, and to place them Ia
charge OF the teacher having charge OF
the public school which the said children
are, by law, entitled to attend And 1t shall
be the duty Of Fsid teacher to assign
said children 10 the proper classes and
to instruct them in such studies as they
are fitted to pursue Said truant officer
slall have such compensation for services
rendered under tbis act, as shall be
determined by the Board OF Educktion
or School Directors appointing such
os1cers, which compensation shall be
paid from the distributabls school fund
"Bection ANY person employing
children Of school age during the period
Of instruction shall be 6nsd q sum not
less than ten nor more than City dollars,
and In default Of payment of fine shall
BE- Imprisoned In she county all for a
tarm Of not less than ten nor mere than
thirty days
"Bection ANY psrson having control
Of child, who, with intent to evGds the
provisions of this act, shall make a will
ful false statement concerning the age
Of such child, or the time such child has
attended school, shall, for such offsnss,
/ forfeit q sum of not less than three
dollars nor more than ten dollars,
for the use Of the public schools Of such
city or district.
"Section Prosecutions under this act
shall be instituted and carried on by the
authorities Of such boards and he brought
In the name OF the psopls OF Delaware
for the school fuRd Of said city or hun
drod.
"Section 8. Police, municipal courts
| justices Of the PsAes and judges OF tbs
county courts shall have jurisdiction
within their respective counties Of ths
offensss described in this act
Section z. This law shall 20 intC
effect September 1st. 1895"
OF Religious Societies.
Representative Sypherd introduced 1
supplement TO chapter 80, Of the Revised
Uode. entitled "of Religious Soclstiss
The supplement consists Of two sections
SIS follows:
Section l. That any society or con
i Rregation of Christians heretofore In
1 GOTQOIAbea uNNcf lnS MCb W WHICH bulN II
a supplement, or that may hereafter be
come Incorporated under said act, may
from time to time increase the number
of trustees not to exceed twelve and may
| decrease the number to not less thar
three by vots Of the society or congre-
cation at public meeting called for that
purpose in the same manner as provided
/ In Section Of she act to which this Is
supplement for the election OF trustees
voting and counting the votes as provided
therein
"Section Q II the society or congrs-
CATION shall by a plurality of votes Of
the members present determine to
increase or diminish the number Of
trustees such fact shall be certified u
the recorder OF deeds in and for tht
county In which such society or congre-
CATION shall have property TO be by hin
recorded in the deed records thereof
which certificate shall set forth tn.
number Of trustees heretofore contained
Ia the act of Incorporation and th'
number fixed by the meeting provided
for by this act and shall be signed by
majority Of the board OF trustees. Th'
recorder shall receive the same fees nov
provided by law for like services"
For the smyth Monument.