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ADDITIONAL ACTS PERTAINING TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL OFFICERS.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTED.

AN ACT to provide for the appointment of School Directors and members of the Board of Education, in certain cases, approved May 29, 1879, in force July 1, 1879.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly: That in all cases whereby [where, by] the provisions of any general or special law of this State heretofore passed, the members of the common council of any city have been made ex officio school directors, or members of the board of education in and for the school district of which the said city shall constitute the whole or a part, the said school directors or members of the board of education shall hereafter be appointed as hereinafter provided.

§ 2. It shall be the duty of the mayor of said city, at the first regular meeting of the city council after each annual municipal election, and after his installation into office, to nominate and place before the council, for confirmation as school directors or members of the board of education, as the case may be, one person from each ward of said city to serve for two years, and one person from the city at large to serve for one year, and if the persons so appointed shall be confirmed by a majority vote of the city council, to be entered of record, the persons so appointed, together with such persons theretofore appointed under the provisions of this act, to which this is an amendment, whose terms of service will not expire within one year, shall constitute the board of education or school directors for such district: Provided, that the person appointed from the city at large for one year shall be president of said board of education or school directors, but shall have no vote in such board excepting in case of a tie: And, provided further, that the term of office of all persons heretofore ap pointed under the provisions of the act to which this is an amendment, whose term of office expires within one year, shall terminate at the first regular meeting of the city council after the annual meeting, and upon the appointment and confirmation of their successors. [As amended by act approved and in force May 28, 1889.]

§ 3. The said persons shall, soon as practicable after their appointment, organize by electing one of their number secretary, who

shall hold his office for one year. All rights, powers and duties heretofore exercised by and devolved upon the members of the city council, as ex officio members of the board of education, or school directors, shall devolve upon and be exercised by the members of the board of education and school directors appointed under the provisions of this act. [As amended by act approved and in force May 28, 1889.]

§ 4. In all school districts to which this act shall apply the boards of education or school directors shall annually, before the first day of August, certify to the city council, under the hands and seals of the president and secretary of the board, the amount of money required to be raised by taxation for school purposes in said district for the ensuing year, and the said city council shall thereupon cause the said amount to be levied and collected in the same manner now provided by law for the levy and collection of taxes for school purposes in such district, but the amount to be so levied and collected shall not exceed the amount now allowed to be collected for school purposes by the general school laws of this State; and when such taxes have been collected and paid over to the treasurer of such city or school district, as may be provided by the terms of the act under which such district has been organized, such funds shall be paid out only on the order of the board of education or school directors, signed by the president and secretary of such board.

APPROVED May 29, 1879.

REQUIRING AND REGULATING THE STUDY OF PHYSIOLOGY AND

HYGIENE.

21. Teaching effects of alcoholic drinks, 2 2. Instruction to be given in normal etc. schools, institutes, etc.

AN ACT to amend "An act relating to the study of physiology and hygiene in the public schools," approved June 1, 1889, in force July 1, 1889. Approved June 9, 1897, in force July 1, 1897.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That "An act relating to the study of physiology and hygiene in the public schools," approved June 1, 1889, in force July 1, 1889, be amended so as to read as follows:

That the nature of alcoholic drinks and other narcotics and their effects on the human system shall be taught in connection with the various divisions of physiology and hygiene as thoroughly as are other branches in all schools under State control, or supported wholly or in part by public money, and also in all schools connected with reformatory institutions.

All pupils in the above mentioned schools below the second year of the high schools and above the third year of school work, computing from the beginning of the lowest primary year, or in corresponding classes of ungraded schools, shall be taught and shall study this subject every year from suitable text-books in the hands of all pupils, for not less than four lessons a week for ten or more weeks of each year, and must pass the same tests in this as in other studies.

In all schools above mentioned all pupils in the lowest three primary school years, or in corresponding classes in ungraded schools, shall each year be instructed in this subject orally for not less than three lessons a week for ten weeks in each year, by teachers using text-books adapted for such oral instruction as a guide and standard.

The local school authorities shall provide needed facilities and definite time and place for this branch in the regular course of study.

The text-books in the pupils' hands shall be graded to the capacities of the fourth year, intermediate, grammar and high school pupils, or to corresponding classes as found in ungraded schools.

For students below high school grade such text-books shall give at least one-fifth their space, and for students of high school grade shall give not less than twenty pages to the nature and effects of alcoholic drinks and other narcotics. The pages on this subject, in a separate chapter at the end of the book, shall not be counted in determining the minimum.

§ 2. In all normal schools, teachers' training classes and teachers' institutes, adequate time and attention shall be given to instruction in the best methods of teaching this branch, and no teacher shall be licensed who has not passed a satisfactory examination in this subject and the best methods of teaching it.

Any school officer or officers who shall neglect or fail to comply with the provisions of this act shall forfeit and pay for each offense the sum of not less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars.

COMPENSATION OF JUDGES AND CLERKS OF ELECTION IN CERTAIN

CASES.*

AN ACT to provide for the compensation of judges and clerks of election at elections at which trustees of schools and school directors are elected under the provisions of an act entitled "An act to regulate the holding of elections and declaring the result thereof in cities, villages and incorporated towns in this State," approved June 19, 1885.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That at all elections held under the provisions of an act entitled "An act to regulate the holding of elections and declaring the result thereof in cities, villages and incorporated towns in this State," approved June 19, 1885, and those amendatory and supplemental thereto, at which any trustee of school may have been heretofore or shall hereafter be elected, the expenses of such election shall be paid out of the treasury of such city, village and incorporated town.

*This relates to the judges and clerks of elections appointed by the board of election commissioners, and not to the officers of school elections generally.

§ 2. That all elections held under the provisions of said acts, at which a school director is elected, the expenses of such election shall be paid out of any funds belonging cr appertaining to the district for which such director is elected.

§ 3. The corporate authorities of cities, villages, incorporated towns and school districts are hereby authorized and empowered to levy taxes for the purpose of paying election expenses.

APPROVED June 3, 1889.

ELECTION OF BOARDS OF EDUCATION IN CERTAIN CASES.

21. Cities, towns and townships, in which 23. Repeals all acts in conflict.
schools are managed under special
2 4. Emergency.

acts, may elect boards of education.

22. Question tolbe submitted to vote, upon

petition of 50 voters.

AN ACT to give cities, incoporated towns, townships and districts, in which free schools are now managed under special acts, authority to elect boards of education having the same powers as boards of education now elected under the general free school laws of this State.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly: That any city, incorporated town, township or district having a population of not less than one thousand and not over twenty thousand inhabitants, in which free schools are now managed under any special act, may, by vote of its electors, determine to elect, instead of the directors or other governing or managing board, now provided for by such special act, a board of education which shall be elected at the time and in the manner and have the powers now conferred by law upon boards of education of districts not governed by any special act.

§ 2. Upon petition of fifty voters of such city, town, township or district, presented to the board having the control and management of school in such city, town, township or district, it shall be the duty of such board, at the next ensuing election to be held in such city, town, township or district, to cause to be submitted to the voters thereof, giving not less than fifteen days' notice thereof, by posting not less than five notices in the most public places in such city, town, township or district, the question of "electing a board of education having the powers conferred upon such boards in districts organized under the free school laws," which notice may be in the following form, to-wit:

Public notice is hereby given that on the.... .day of....

an election will be held at..

.A. D. between the hours of M. and........ M. of said day, for the purpose of deciding the question of "electing a board of education having the powers conferred upon such boards in districts organized under the free school law."

If it shall appear, upon a canvass of the returns of such election, that a majority of the votes cast at such election are "for electing a board of education having the powers conferred upon such boards in districts organized under the free school law," then at the time of the next regular election for boards of education under the free school law, there shall be elected a board of education for such district; and should there not be sufficient time to give the notice required by law for such election, then such election may be held on any Saturday thereafter, but all subsequent elections shall be held at the time provided by the free school law.

§ 3. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

§ 4. WHEREAS, An emergency exists requiring this act to take immediate effect, therefore be it enacted that this shall be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED June 2, 1891.

CHILD LABOR.

EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE PROHIBITED.

1. Prohibits any person, firm or corpora

tion from employing any child under

13 years of age, except as provided in
this act.

22. Certificate of the school board authoriz-
ing employment.

23. No certificate shall be issued unless the child has attended school at least 8 weeks in the current school year.

AN ACT to prevent child labor.

24. No child shall be employed for more than one day without such certificate.

25. Penalties for violation of this act.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to employ or hire any child under thirteen years of age except as hereinafter provided.

§ 2. In case it shall be made to appear to the board of education or of school directors that the labor or services of any child constitutes and is the means of support of an aged or infirm relative, and that such relative is, in whole or in part, dependent upon such child, then the board of education or school directors shall issue to such child a certificate authorizing the employment of such child; such certificate shall state the name, residence and age of such child, and a record thereof shall be kept by the board of education or school directors in a book kept for that purpose.

§ 3. No such certificate shall be granted to any child unless it shall be shown to the board of education or school directors [of the district] in which such child resides, that such child has attended some public or private day school for at least eight (8) weeks in the current school year.

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