The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1873-06-28
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

T'HE PEoPLE OF TIL STATE IF NEVADA,
L represented in senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows
SECTION l. Every parent. guardian or other
person in the State OF Nevada, having control
or charge of a child or children between the
ages of eight and fourteen years, shall be re-
quired to send such child or children TO u pub
lie school for a period Of ut least sixteen weeks
in each school year at least eight weeks OF
which shall be consecutive, unless such child
OF children are excused from such attendance
by the Board of School Trustees of the school
district IN which such parents or guardians
reside, upon its being shown to their ~satisfae-
tion that the bodily or mental condition OF
such child or children has been such AZ to pre-
vent his, her or their attendance at school or
application to study for the period required, or
that such child or children are taught In a
private school or at home, In such branches "a
are usually taught in primary schools. or have
already acquired the ordinary branches of
learning taught in the public school provided,
in case a pubic school shall not be taught for
the period of sixteen weeks. or any part there OF,
during the year, within two miles by the near
est Travelled road OF the residence Of any person
within the school district, he or she shall not
be liable TO the provisions OF this Act.
Section 2. II shall be the duty of the Board
of School Trustees Of each school district In
this State, on or before the first Monday In
september in each year, TO furnish the p Incl
pal OF each public school taught In such district
with a list Of all children, resident in the
school district, between the ages of eight and
fourteen years said list to be taken from the
report of the School Census Marshal. At the
beginning of each month thereafter IL shall be
the duty Of the principal Of each school In such
district to report TO the Board Of School Trus.
tees of such district the names Of ali children
attending school during the previous month
when. If it shall appear at the expiration OF
four school months, to the Board Of School
Trustees, that any parent, guardian, or other
person having charge or control OF any child or
children, shall have failed to comply with the
provisions Of this Act, the Board shall cause
demand to be made upon such parent, guardian
or other person for the amount Of the penalty
hereinafter provided when, II such parent,
guardian, or other person, shall neglect or re-
fuse TO pay the same within hve days after the
making of said demand. the Board shall CON-
mence proceedings, In the name of the sch aol
district, for the recovery of the fine hereinafter
provided, before All, Justice of the Peace In the
township in which said school district il To-
Gated or, If there should be no Justice Of the
Peace therein. then before the nearest Justice
Of the Peace in the county.
Section 3. Any parent, guardian, or other
person, having control and charge Of any child
or children, falling to comply with the pro-
visions of this Act, shall be liable to a fine Of
not less than $50 nor more than 800 for the
first offense. nor less than 500 nor more than
500 for the second and each subsequent offense,
besides the costs of collection.
Section 4. Whenever IL shall appear TO the
hatlhlhctlon OF tue DOhru Oh 6CnOOl 1Tuhteeb OF
any school district in this State that the pa.
rents. guardians, or other persons, having con-
troll and charge Of any child and children In at
tendance upon the public school Of such district,
in accordance with the provisions Of this Act,
are unable TO procure suitable books, stationery,
etc, for snch child or children, II shall be the
duty OF such Board to procure or cause TO be
procured, for such child or children. all neoes-
sary books, stationery, etc, the same TO be
paid for out Of the fund of said school district,
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school district are now allowed and paid pro-
vided, that all books. stationery. etc purchased
under the provisions of this Act shall be deemed
to be the property of the school district, TO be
under the care and control of the School Trus-
tees when not In actual use.
Section 5. All fines collected under the pro-
visions of this Act, sh all be paid into the Coun-
ty Treasurer on account of the State School
Fund.
Section 6. II shall be the duty of the County
Superintendent of Public Schools In each county
in this State. TO cause this law TO be published
in some newspaper in his county, II any there
be, four consecutive times. annually, for . period
of two years the expense Of sneh publication
TO be allowed and paid out of the General School
FUND ofthe county. The Board Of School Trus
tees in each school district shall cause to be
posted, annually, for = period Of two years, IN
three public places in their district. notices OF
the requirements and penalties Of this law.
Section 7. This Act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved February %, 1873.
H.S HERRICK.
superintendent of Public Schools,
m22-4t White Pine county, Nevnds-