Year: 1877

Education.


SIC. !. Be Il enacted by the Gen


erdl Assembly Of the State Of Ohio


That every parent, guardian or othe


person In the State OF Ohio, having
charge OF control Of any child or chill


dren between the ages Of eight and


fourteen years, shall be required Il
send such child or children to q com.


mon school for at least twelve III
weeks In each school year, commenc


ing on the first day OF September IL
the year Of our Lord one thouss nc
eight hundred and seventy-six (1876),
at least six (6l weeks Of which shall
be consecutive, unless the board oi
local directors or the Board of Eduea-
tion, as the case may be, having con-
troll Of the school district in which
sueh parent or guardian shall reside,
shall excuse such child from attend
anoe on its being shown to their sat
isfactiOn that the child's bodily OF
mental condition is such as to pre-
vent Its attendance at school or ap-
plIcatiOn TO study for the time re-
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essentially necessary for the support
Of an INDECENT parent, brother or sis
! ter, or that such child is being other
wise furnished with the means Of edu-
cation for like period Of time, or has
already acquired the branches of
learning ordinarily taught in COM
mon schools provided, in case the
common school Of the district in
which such parent or guardian resides
shall be distant two ~ miles from
his residence by the nearest travelled
road, he shall not be liable to the pro-
visions Of this act.


SEC. 2. No manufacturer, owner
Of mills or mines, agent, overseer,
contractor, landlord or other person
In this State shall, at sny time after
the first day of September, 1877, en-
ploy any child under fourteen (14
years Of age during the established
school hours of the locality, unless
such child shall have attended some
common or private school for q term
of at least twelve weeks during the
school year next preceding the COM
mencement OF such employment,
and such child shsll deliver to its en-
ployer q certificate IS evidence Of at
tendance In compliance with the pro-
visions of this act, from the teacher
or from the clerk Of the Board Of
Local Directors or from the President
of the Board Of Education, as the
case may be, having control Of the
school district in which the parent or
guardian Of such child shall reside
provided, such child shall have re-
sided in this State during the school
year next preceding the commence
ment Of such employment and, pro-
vided further, that such child is un-
der the control Of parent or guar
dian, and is not dependent upon its
own resources for support, nor shall
such employment continue for long,
er period than forty (40) weeks du-
ring any school year from the time
this act shall take effect, unless such
child shall deliver to such employer q
certificate Of excuse from the proper
authority, for any Of the reasons mem
toned in section one Of this act.


SEC. 3. Any person who shall en-
ploy q child in violation OF the second
section of ehis act, shall be liable to
fine Of not less than $50 ncr more
than $50 for each Offense such fine
shall be collected by the Township
Clerk, or in case the school district in
which such offense shall have been
committed is situated within q NUM-
cipal corporation in the name Of the
state Of Ohio, In an action before any
court Of competent jurisdiction, and
the fine 50 collected shall be paid to
the county treasurer, and by him ac-
csunted for as other moneys raised for
a.A aid aho N
be applied to the use Of the common
school in the district in which the Of
fense was committed.


SEC. 4. Every such employer mem
toned in section two OF this act, shall
cause to be kept q register OF his en-
ployes under fourteen years of age,
showing, first, the name and surname
of bis employe; second, place of bis
or her residence by street and number
third, name Of parent or guardian OF
such employe; fourth, the dsts when
such employment commenced nth,
the date Of leaving such employment;
and such employe shall, on the first
Monday Of February and September
of each year, make q certified re.
port In accordance with the above to
the clerk OF the school board of the
district In which such child or chill
dren shall be employed and VIOLA
| tion Of this section shall subject the
offender to q penalty Of fifty dollars,
to be collected as provided for in Sec
tioR three Of this act.


SEC. 5. The school boards having
control, shall, in their respective dis
tricts, on the second Monday Of Feb
ruary and September of each year, in
such manner as they shall deem most
expedient, ascertain the condition Of
ali children under fourteen years Of
age, employed st any daily labor, or
who shall not be in attendance on any
common or private school and such
board shall report all violations of this
act to the proper person, as provided
in section three Of this act, who shall
at once proceed to prosecute each and
every such offense, in like manner as
set forth in the third section Of this
act.


SKC. 9. In case it shall be shown to
the satisfaction Of the Board OF Eju-
cation having control, that the parent
or guardian has not the means where
with to purchase for his child or chill
dren the necessary school books to
enable him to comply with the re-
requirements Of this act, such Board
fs hereby authorized to furnish such
books, free OF charge, the same to be
paid for out OF the contingent funds
at the disposal Of such Board OF Edu-
cation.


Sec. Z, In case any parent, guardian
or other person, shall fail to comply
with the provisions Of this act, said
parent, guardian or other person shall
be liable to 8 fine Of not less than two
dollars, nor more than five dollars, for
the first Offenss, nor less than i've nor
more than ten dollars for each aud
every subsequent offense. siuch fine
shall be collected by the township
clerk, or, in case the school district In
which the offense Is com United, Is
situated within q municipal corpora
ton, then by the clerk Of such corpo-
ration, In the name OF the State OF
Ohio, in an action before any court
having competent Jurisdiction and
the fine SO collected shall be paid to
the county treasurer, and by him ac-
counted for as moneys raised for
school purposes, and said money
shall be applied to the use Of the COM
mon school district in which such Of
Tense was committed.


SEC. s. It shall be the duty OF
the township clerk, or the clerk Of
the municipal corporation, rs the
case may be, as provided for in Sec
tions three, four, five and seven, OF
this act, to prosecute any offenss oc-
curing under this act and such clerk,
negleeTing TO prosecute for such fiue
within fifteen days sitter . written
notice had been served on him, (hav-
ing been notified by affidavit, setting
forth the facts, by any member Of the
school board, or any tax payer within
the school district in which the Of
Tending party may reside shall be
liable to . fine OF not less than ten
nor more than twenty dollars, for
each offense, such fine to be collected
in the name Of the State Of Ohio. In
an action before any court OF compe-
tent Jurisdiction, by any person feel
ing aggrieved thereby.
SEC. 9. Two weeks attendance at
8 half-time or night school, will be
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