COMPENSATION OF JUDGES AND CLERKS OF ELECTION IN CER* TAIN 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. § 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 or 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 such election expenses APPROVED June 3, 1889. ELECTION OF BOARDS OF EDUCATION IN CERTAIN CASES. 1. Cities, towns and townships, in which schools are managed under special acts, may elect boards of education. 22. Question to be submitted to vote, upon petition of 50 voters. § 3. Repeals all acts in conflict. AN ACT to give cities, incorporated towns, townships and districts in which free schools are now managed under special acts, authority to elect boards of education haviny 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 *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. 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 schools 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.... D. of.. A. between the hours 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 act 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- 13 years of age, except as provided in $ 2. Certificate of the school board authoriz- § 3. No certificate shall be issued unless the § 4. § 5. AN ACT to prevent child labor. 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. § 4. No person, firm or corporation shall employ any child under the age of thirteen years, in any store, shop, factory or manufacturing establishment, by the day, or any period of time greater than one day, unless such certificate be furnished, nor shall he permit any such child to work in his employ without such certificate. He or they shall be authorized to retain the certificate of any such child employed by him, which shall be evidence admissible in any court. § 5. Any person, firm or corporation who violates the provisions of this act, and any father, guardian or person having control of any child under the age of thirteen years, who willingly permits or consents to the employment of such child without such certificate as is prescribed by section three of this act shall, for every offense, be fined in a sum not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars, for the use of public schools of the city or district in which such child resides. And every day of the employment of any such child shall be deemed a separate offense. APPROVED June 17, 1891. WOMEN MAY VOTE AT SCHOOL ELECTIONS. 1. Confers the right of suffrage upon women 21 years of age and over who may vote at elections for school officers. Regis tration. § 2. Shall be permitted to vote for school officers at any election. Ballots, at general elections, to be put into separate boxes. AN ACT to entitle women to vote at any election held for the purpose of choosing any officer under the general or special school laws of this State. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Any woman of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, belonging to either of the classes mentioned in article 7 of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, who shall have resided in this State one year, in the county ninety days, and in the election district thirty days preceding any election held for the purpose of choosing any officer of schools under the general or special school laws of this State, shall be entitled to vote at such election in the school district of which she shall at the time have been for thirty days a resident: Provided, any woman so desirous of voting at any such election shall have been registered in the same manner as is provided for the registration of male voters. § 2. Whenever the election of public school officers shall occur at the same election at which other public officers are elected, the ballot offered by any woman entitled to vote under this act shall not contain the name of any person to be voted for at such election, except such officers of public schools, and such ballots shall all be deposited in a separate ballot-box, but canvassed with other ballots cast for school officers at such election. APPROVED June 19, 1891. EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS. § 1. Authorizes the directors of any school district, created by special act, the limits of which are co-extensive with a city, to assume and pay any existing indebtedness. AN ACT to allow directors of schools under special laws to assume and provide for indebtedness heretofore created by the authorities of a city for school purposes. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That whenever any city in this State is by special law made a school district, or whenever any school district created by special law shall be coterminous with any city, the directors of such district shall have the power, at the request of the city council, to assume and provide for, by borrowing and taxation, any indebtedness now existing, created by the authorities of the city for school purposes. APPROVED June 22, 1891. AN ACT concerning the education of children. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly · That every person having control of any child between the ages of seven (7) and fourteen (14) years, shall annually cause such child to attend for at least sixteen (16) weeeks, twelve weeks of which attendance shall be consecutive, some public or private day school: Provided, that this act shall not apply in any case where the child has been or is being otherwise instructed for a like period of time in the elementary branches of education, or whose physical or mental condition renders his or her attendance impracticable or inexpedient, or who is excused for sufficient reasons by any competent court of record. § 2. For every willful neglect of such duty as prescribed by section one (1) of this act, the person so offending shall forfeit to the use of the public schools of the city, town or district in which such child resides, a sum not less than one dollar ($1) nor more than twenty dollars ($20), and costs of suit. § 3. The board of education in cities, towns, villages and school districts, and the board of school directors in school districts may, at their discretion, appoint one or more proper persons, whose duty it shall be to report all violations of this act in writing to such board of education or board of directors, whose duty it shall be, when in their opinion the evidence renders such action necessary, to notify in writing the parent or guardian that such complaint has been made, and if cause be not shown within five (5) days, to at once proceed against the responsible person as is hereby provided. It shall also be the duty of said board of education in cities, towns, villages and school districts and boards of school directors in school districts, to appoint one of their number, who shall be creet and proper person, whose duty it shall be to hear excuses and reasons of parents or guardians for the non-attendance of children at school and to report in writing to said boards of education or boards of directors at the next regular or special meeting the names, ages and postoffice addresses of all persons prosecuted under the provisions of this act. The persons appointed as such officers shall be entitled to such compensation for services under this act as shall be determined by the boards appointing them, and which compensation shall be paid out of the distributable school fund. § 4. Any fine and penalty mentioned in this act may be sued for and recovered before any court of record or justice of the |