Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-04-16
COMPULSORY EDUCATION

,u,BE PEOPLE OF THE STATE or NEVADA
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eEzet A. follow
.E-zrgS / livery parent, guardian Of other
r.rsJu il. The state d Nevada, having control o.
chsrze q : child or children betEsen TIE aga
4 eight ard fourteen years shzll- y required
u seLd sueh child o. children 70 plDAc sehYgl
fgr pa-i0d q 4; least sixteen weeks n -
=ehoGl year, At le2st eight weeks q NAlGL sh2!4
L. -11s-rutive, unless such child OF cAllHLel
arr excused from such attendance by the B1Ald
4 Schoo! Trustees Of the school dlstfl1l N
which such parents OF guardians reside, upon
!ts bsilz shown 10 iheT s2tlsi4ctlph lA1t lAs
F15I!y q mental condition q ruch eEl4d OF
children Eas Deen such a. 70 prevent his, HeE OF
their Attendance at school OF application 70
study .or the periOd required, q that such chll1
q children are taught IL private sehool OF 81
haDa IL such branches u Ar usually taught N
primary schools or have already IcqulreI tLe
1rG.uErv branches Of learning taught IN the
B public schools, provided, in cas- public school
shslI not b. laugh; Tor period q sixteen weeks
or any pzrT there1f during the year, within Two
rliles by tie nearest Travelled Rad q the resi-
deuce O. any person within the school olsuflct'
h. OF .bs shall not y liable 70 the provisions
4 this at.
Sc, . II snail BE- the duty Of the Beard Of
school Trustees d each school district II rms
stat, On OF before the first Monday i'll oeptem-
Far in each year u furui-h The principal 81 e4cn
public school taught IN Euch district with lls'
u all children. resident IN the school district
between the ages Of eight and fourteen years
said list 10 be taken from the report Of tht
School Census Marshal. At the geglhHlns o.
Zach school month thereafter II shall " tht
duty u the principal Of each school in such DIS
triet 70 report 70 the Board Of School Trustees
II such district the nsrnes Of children ATTENDING
school during the previous school month"; W a.
fttghalI appear, at the expiration Of four hEnoO
months. 10 the Board Of School Trustees tina
any parent, guardian or other person hayinl
charge or control Of any child or children shal
have failed 10 comply with the provisions o
this Act the Board shall cause demand 10 D
made upon such parent, guardian or other Per
ION for the amount Of the penalty hereinAfte
rrrr5ided when II such parent, guardian o
other persOn shall neglect or refuse 10 pay II
same within i've days after making such ~
mand the Board shall commence proceeding
in the name Of the school district for the reco'
cry Of the fine hereinafter provided, before an
Justice d the Peace in the township in Whic
said school district is located; o., II thel
should be no Justice Of the Peace therein, The
before the nearest Justice Of the Peace in II
county.
SIC. 3. ANY parent, guardian or other perso
having control or charge Of any child or chi
dren, failing TO comply with the provisions
this Act, shall be liable to fne OF not lie
than $50 nor more than 500 for the iirst ofiens
nor less than 500 nor more than 900 Tor ca
subsequent Onense besides the costs oil cole
ton.
,o SIC 4. Whenever II shall appear TO the sat
faction Of the BOurl OF lIuHtees Vi any D. nv
district in this State that the parents, guardia
or other persons having control and charge
any child or children in attendance upon a
public school Of said district in accordance wi
the provisions OF this Act, are unable to proct
suitable books, stationery, etc, for such chi
or children 1t shall be the duty of such Board
procure or cause to be procured for such CHI
I child or children all necessary books, static
cry, etc the same TO be paid for out Of the fu
of said school district in the same way II
other claims against the school districts are N
allowed and paid; provided, that all books, S
tionery, etc, purchased under the provisions
this Act shall be deemed to be the property
the school district TO be under the care a
control Of the School Trustees when not in
tual use
SEC. 5. All fines collected under the provisiC
of this Act shall be paid in to the County Ire
urer on account Of the State School Fund.
SEC. G. 1t shall be the duty OF the County
perintendent of Public Schools in each coul
in this State to cause this law to be publish
of in some newspaper in his county. IL any tn
be- four consecutive times annually for per
Of two years; the expense OF such publicat
to be allowed and paid out Of the General Sch
Fund Of the county. The Board OF Sch
Trustees in each school district shall caus'
be posted annually, for period of two ye'
in three public places in their districts mott
OF the requirements OF this law.
SEC. Z. This Act shall take effect and be
a. force from and after its passage.
vs., Approved February 25, 1878.
LOUIS SULTAN,
Superintendent of Public Schools
ap8-4t Lincoln County, Nevad