Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-18
COMPULSORY EDucAr1or
PEOPLE OF THE sr,rr !
Nevada ppreso,,nl =: SihiL VI

"a OF The STATE M
Nevada, represented in S,n.,a !.
Assembly, do enact as follows. ave ~
SECTION 1. Every parent. gna,d,,, ]
other person in the State of Nevada !.
ing control or charge of a child =, GaI
dren between the ages of eight ora guy ~
teen years, shall be required to q NJ i Nsi
child or children to a public school s y
period OF at least sixteen weeks in y a
school year at least eight weets n, u NJ
snail be consecutive, unless sucb cb;I
o. chlldren are excused from spcb !.
tendance by the Board of School T,al
tees OF the school district in which en-.
parents or guardians reside. upon il. y
ing shown to their satisfaction that \
bodily or mental condition of sucb chij
or children has been such as IN n,era
his or her Ortheir attendance al school ]
Application to study for the period ,
CURED, or that such child or children n
taught IN a private school or at home.
Such branches as are usually taught
primary schools, or have ALREADY 4
quired the ordinary branches of learni1
taught in the public school provided.
case public school shall not be taup
for the period of sixteen weeks, or al
part thereof, during the year, within N
miles by the nearest Travelled road OIL
residence of any person within thes cbd
district, he or she shall not be LIABLE
the provisions of this Act.
Section 2. II shall be the duty off
Board of School Trustees of each scbd
district in this state, on or before the I'll
Monday in September IN each veal.
furnish the principal of each publ
school taught in such district with q
OF all children, resident in the school
trict, between the ages Of eight and id
teen years said list to be taken from I
report of the School Census Marshal.
the beginning of each month thereaf
it shall be the duty of the principal
each public SHOOT in such district to
port to the Board of School Trustees
tending school during the preyid
month when, if it shall appear at
expiration of four school months, tot
Board of School Trustees, that any
rent, guardian, Or other person hayl
charge o r cnAtrol of any child orca
dren, shall have failed TO comply v
the provisions of this Act, the Bod
shall cause demand to be made up
such parent, guardian, or other pers
for the amOut of the penalty hereinaf
provided when, if such parent, ~
dian, OF OF her person, shall neglect
refuse to pay the same within fye %
after the making OF said demand,
Board shall commence proceedings
the name of the school district, l0f
recovery of the fine hereinafter pr0vl0l
before any Justice of the Peace IN
township in which said school district
located ; or, if there should be no JaS
of the Peace therein, then before
nearest Justice of the Peace IN
county. g.,
Section 3. Any parent, guardian,
other person, having control ana cns
of any child or children, failing TO "a
ply with the provisions of this Acl. 81
be liable to a fine of not less than sN
more than $40 for the first onehse'
less than 500 nor more than SaV lr
second and each subsequent OnenS'
sides the costs of collection.
Section 4. Whenever II snail apFss
the satisfaction of the Board OF y.
Trustees of any school district III
State that the parents. guardians, olo.
persons, having control ana enalsI
any child and children in allenua
upon the public school OF such aisli|
accordadce with the provisions u
Act, are unable to procure sultaole g%
stationery, etc, for such child orsai,ai
it shall be the duty OF sucn boaiu
procure or cause to be prOcursd, Iw
child or children, all necessar! pa NO.
tiOnery, etc., the same TO DE paiu ~
of the fund of said school distrlcl. J.
same way that other claims aeaiII y
school district are now allowed anu
provided, that all books, station.i!j
purchased under the provisions @ sch
Act shall be the property OF la ! con
district, to be under h care any !, oa
OF the School Trustees when hol
use. , r,dpr
Section S. All fines collected u a"id
provisions of this Act, shai oeP"n If
The County Treasury on ACCOUNT
Section 4. It shall be the dGly ss ~
County Superintendent oil Puph, IS r.
in each county in this STATE, ~
this law to be published In sonle
paper in his county, II any ln Gov nj
consecutive times. annuaIt., Snch III
of two years the expense " - oni Of
cation to be a. lowed n pau uounty.
General School Fund OF the eo~ SCI
of school Trustees IN eI ann
district shall cause TO be posi.ut three
ly, for a period OF two years, M Of
lie places in theii district, noti tbe lsj
requirements and penalties o. tas.el
Section I. This Act saaid ~. rs
and be in force from ana ai'
age. .. ,+-s
Approved February ., $50 vrILYl
Superintendent Of Publle TNsv}
m25 Eureka county,