Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-05-08

TNHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,
II represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact As follows
SECTION / 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 required
to send such child or children to a 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 such 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
I their attendance at school or Application 70
study for the period required, or that such chlld
or children are taught in a 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
I or any part thereof during the year, wlthln 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.
SEC. . 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 i'll 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 and 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 sucn dis
trict to report to the Board of School Trustees
Of such district the names Of children attending
school during the previous school month; WI II,
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 per-
! son for the amount Of the penalty hereinafter
provided when If such parent, guardian or
other person shall neglect or refuse to pay the
same within five days after making such de-
a mand the Board shall commence proceedings
in the name of the school district for the recov-
/, cry of the fine hereinafter provided, before any
Justice of the Peace in the township in which
said school district is located; or, II there
0 should be no Justice of the Peace therein the!
before the nearest Justice of the Peace in the
0 county.
! SEC B. Any parent guardian or other person
i having control or charge of any child or chill
j dren, failing to comply with the provisions o
a this Act, shall be liable to a fine of not les
4 than $50 nor more than 800 for the first oense
nor less than 500 nor more than 1900 for eacl
% subsequent offense, besides the costs of collec
70 ton.
faction Of the Board of Trustees OF any schoo
district in this State that the parents, guardian
or other persons having control and charge O
X any child or children in attendance upon an
N public school Of said district in accordance wit
the provisions Of this Act, are unable to procur
50 suitable books stationery, etc, for, such child
30 or childrenit shall be the duty of such Board
procure or cause to be procured for such chill
child or children all necessary books, station
n cry etc the same to be paid for out Of the fun
50 OF said school district in the same way tina
30 other claims against the school districts are no'
20 allowed and paid; provided that all books, sta
80 tionery etc, purchased under the provisions c
this Act shall he deemed to be the property {
50 the school district, to be under the care an
% control Of the School Trustees when not in az
% tual use.
SEC. 8. All fines collected under the provision
30 OF this Act shall he paid in to the County Urea
80 urer on account Of the State School Fund.
SEC. g. 1t shall be the duty of the County S,
perintendent Of Public Schools in each count
so in this State to cause this law to be publishe
in some newspaper in his county, il any the
so be- four consecutive times annually for periC
Of two years; the expense Of such publicatic
to be allowed and paid out Of the General Soho
Fund of the county. The Board of Soho
so Trustees in each school district shall cause
so be posted annually, for period Of two year
so in three public places in their districts motto
of the requirements OF this law.
80 SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect and be
force from and after its passage.
Approved February 49, 1873.
50 LOUIS SULTAN,
Superintendent Of Public Schools,
so aps-it Lincoln County, Nevada.