Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-30
Bill for Compulsory Education,

Mr.. Narian, January 18th, 1878, is an
act TO compel children to attend
school, and is as follows:
The People of the State Of Nevada.
represented in Senate and Assembly.
do enact AS follows:
SECTION /. Every parent, guardian,
or other person in tho State OF Nevada;
having control or charge Of u child or
children between the ages of eight
ana fourteen years, shall lie required
To send such child Or children to u
public school for Il period of at least
sixteen weeks i'm each school year I; at
least eight weeks of which shall be
consecutive, unless such child or chill
dren are excused from SUI h ate End.
Ailce by the Board OF School Trustees
OF the School District i'm which such
PARENTS or guardians reside. ujOn it
Icing shown to their satisfaction that
the lUdily or mental condition OF
such child or children has been such
AS to prevent his, her or their attend
ance at school or application to study
for the period required, or that such
child or children are taught in q pri-
waite school, or at home. in such
branches as are usually taught in pri-
mary schools, or have already ac-
quired the ordinary branches of
learning taught in the public school /;
prOrided, in case a public school shall
not he taught for the period Of sixteen
weeks, or any part thereof, during the
year, within two miles by the nearest
travelled road of the residence of any
person within the School District, he
or she shall not he liable to the pro-
visions of this Act.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
Board of Trustees of each School Dis
trict in this State, on or before the first
Monday in September in each year,
to furnish the principal of each public
school taught in such district with u
list OF all children, resident in the
School District, between the ages OF
eight and fourteen years; said list to
he taken from the report OF the School
Census Marshal. At the beginning
of each school month thereafter, 1t
shall he the duty of the principal of
each school i'm such district to report
to the Board of School Trustees Of
such district the NAMES of all children
attending school during the previous
school month; when, il it shall APP
pear, at the expiration of four school
months, to the Board of School TruS-
tees, that any parent, guardian, or
other person having charge or con
troll of any child or children, Shall
have failed to comply with the pro.
visions of this Act, the Board shall
cause demand to be made upon such
parent. guardian or other lersOn, for
the amount of the penalty hereinafter
provided when. il such parent, guar
dian, or other person. shall neglect or
refuse to pay the same within five
l.,.. .tt,r IT, Df crtr1, In-
mand, the Board shall commence pro-
ceedingS in the name OF tile SciOo
District. for the recovery of the fine
hereinafter provided, before any j u.s.
tice of the Peace in the township in
which such School District is located ;
it there should be no Justice OF the
Peace therein. then before the nearest
j Justice OF the Peace in the county.
SEC. 3. Any parent. guardian. or
other person, having control and
charge of any child or children, fail
ing to comply with the provisions OF
this Act, shall be liable to Il line of
not less than fifty dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars for the first
nffense, nor less than II hundred
nor more than two hundred dollars
for the second and each subsequent
.oifanse, btsid, S the costs of collection.
SEC. l.. Whenever it shall appear
to the satisf; ction Ofthe Board #
of any Sch vol District in this
State, that the aren,S, guardians, tr
other persons, havl x control ana
charge of any child or c ,ildren in at
tendance up0n the public school Of
said district, in ac,Orda % with tl.e
provisions IF this Act, ar. unable to
procure suitable boz, ks, stationery.
etc, tor such child or children, it shall
he the dut, uI such Board to procure
or cause to be- Procured Tor such enid
or children all necessary books, sta
tionery, etc. ; the same to lie Paid for
out ufthe fund of said School District.
in the same way that other claims
TIN School Districts are now
allowed and paid ; p1or,ded. hat all
stationery. etc, purchased ILL.,
der the provisions OF this Act shall he
deemed to be the property of the
District, to he unter the care
and control OF the School Trustees,
when not in actual use.
SEC. s.. All fines collected under the
provisions OF this Act, shall be paid in
to the County Treasurer on account OF
the State School Fund.
SEC. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the
SuIerin endent of Public
Schools, in eacn county in this State,
to cause this law to be- published in
some newspaper i'll his county, II
there be one, four consecutive times.
annually. for a period of two years;
the expense of such publication TO be
allowed and paid nut of the General
School Fund Of the county. The
Board OF School Trustees in each
School Dist riot shall cause to be post
ed. an.iua ~, for a period Of two
wears, in three public places in their
district, notices OF the requirements
and penalties Of this law.
SEC. Z. Tnis Act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage.
The bill was referred to the Com