Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-05-07
COMPULSORY EDUCATION

THNHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, |
y 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 o child or children between the ages
Of eight and fourteen years shall be required
to send such child or children to public school
for period of at least sixteen weeks IN each
school year, at least eight weeks of which shall
be consecutive unless such child or children
are excused from such attendance by the Board
OF school Trustees of the school district in
which snch parents or guardians reside, upon
its being shown to their satisfaction That the
bodily or mental condition of such child or
children has been such as to prevent his, her or
their attendance at school or application TO
study for the period required, or that such child
or children are taught in private school or at
home, in such branches as are usually taught IN
! primary schools or have already acquired the
ordinary branches Of learning taught in the
public schools; provided in case public school
shall not be taught for period of sixteen weeks
or any part thereof, during the year, within two
miles by the nearest Travelled road OF the resi-
dence Of any person within the school district,
he or she shall not be liable to the provisions
Of this Act.
SIC. q 1t shall be the duty Of the Board of
school Trustees Of each school district in this
State, on or before the first Monday in Septem-
Der in each year to furnish The principal Of each
public school taught in such district with list
Of all children, resident in the school district,
between the ages OF eight ana fourteen years
, said list to be taken from the report OF the
; school Census Marshal. At the beginning of
, each school month thereafter it shall be the
duty Of the principal Of each school IN such DIS
, trict to report to the Board of School Trustees
of such district the names of children attending
school during the previous school month VIII II,
il it shall appear at the expiration of four school
months, to the Board of School Trustees that
4 any parent guardian or other person having
charge or control of any child or children shall
In,y f.51 IN nrnNls1DnS
this Act the Board shall cause demand to bt
q made upon such parent, guardian or other per
d son for the amount of the penalty hereinafter
O provided, when il such parent, guardian o.
a other person shall neglect or refuse to pay thu
! same within five days after making such de
a mand the Board shall commence proceeding
in the name of the school district for the recov
4 cry of the fine hereinafter provided, before an,
Justice Of the Peace in the township in whicl
said school district is located; or, if ther
IA should be no Justice OF the Peace therein, the
before the nearest Justice of the Peace in tn
10 county.
q SEC 3, Any parent, guardian or other perso,
n having control or charge of any child or chi
Il dren, failing to comply with the provisions {
"A this Act, shall be liable to fine Of not les
Is than $50 than 800 for the first oitens'
nor less than 500 nor more than $500 for eac
N subsequent offense besides the costs of collie,
10 ton. TEASE
1n SEC. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the sati
faction of the Board OF Trustees Of any scho'
district in this State that the parents, guardian
or other persons having control and charge
"a any child or children in attendance upon al
80 public school of said district in accordance wit
the provisions of this Act, are unable to procul
10 suitable books, stationery, etc. for such chill
10 or children it shall be the duty of such Board
procure or cause to be procured for such chill
child OF children all necessary books statiol
30 cry etc the same to be paid for out OF the fun
80 OF said school district in the same way th
20 other claims against the school districts are no
80 allowed and paid provided. that all books, st
30 tionery. etc. purchased under the provisions
this Act shall be deemed to be the property
50 the school district, to be under the care al
% control OF the School Trustees when not in a
% tual use. .-- -. ..-...- e-..1- -.---
SEE 3. AL fines collected under the provision
50 of this Act shall be paid in to the County Urea
30 urer on account Of the State School Fund
SEC. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the County S
perintendent of Pablo Schools in each coun
so in this State to cause this law TO be publish,
In some newspaper in HIS county, II any the
90 be, four consecutive times annually for peril
of two years; the expense Of such publicati,
to be allowed and paid out of the General Scho
Fund Of the county. The Board of Soho
so Trustees in each school district shall cause
50 be posted annually for period Of two veal
80 in three public places in their districts motto
of the requirements OF this law. .sg.F-.
20 SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect and he
force from and after its passage.
Approved February IS, 1873.
50 ='- LOUIS SULTAN,
superintendent of Public Schools.
50 apS-4t Lincoln County, Nevada