Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-05-08
ooMpu1soRY EpuctAT1oN.

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IL will be borne in mind that q law
was enacted by our last Legislature
compelling the attendance Of all chill
dren, between the ages Of eight and
fourteen years, at either public or pri-
vate schools, for at least sixteen weeks
In the year, eight of which must be
consecutive. The census Marshals are
engaged at present in taking the CEN
sus in the various school districts, and
are instructed to ascertain carefully
whether parents and guardians are
complying with the requirements Of
the compulsory education law.
Below will be found the pertinent sec.
lions Of the Act governing the matter,
which should be carefully read BY
those interested:
SECTION l, Every parent, guardian
or other prison in the State Of Nevada,
having control and charge Of a child,
or children. between the ages Of eight
and fourteen years, shall be required
to send such child, or children. to n
pablo school for a period of at least
sixteen weeks In each school year, at
least eight weeks OF which shall be
consecutive, unless such child, or chill
dren, are excused from such attend
ance BY the Board of School Trustees
| of the school district in which such pa
rents or guardians reside, upon its be-
ing 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, arc taught in q 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 school /; procided, in case
a public school shall not be 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
be liable to the provisions of the Act.
SEC. 2. 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 September in each
year, to furnish the principal Of each
public school. taught In such district
with a 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, 1t shall
be the duty OF the principal of each
school In such district to report to the
Board of School Trustees OF such dis
arict the names of all children attend
Ing school during the previous school
month ; when, II 1t 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 COM
ply with the provisions Of this Act, the
Board shall cause demand to be made
upOu ouNh paiSi1' Su"iuta'l' os''S'
person, for the amount OF the penalty
hereinafter provided when, if such
parent, guardian, or other person shall
neglect or refuse to pay the same with
In five days after the making Of said
demand, the Board shall commence
proceedings, In the name Of the school
district, for the recovery of tho fine
hereinafter provided, before any JUS
tice of the Peace in the township In
which said school district is located /;
or, II there shalt be no Justice Of the
Peace therein, then before the nearest
Justice Of the PEACE in the county.
SEC. 3. Any parent, guardian, or
other person having control or charge
of any child. or children, failing to
comply with the provisions of this Act
shall b. liable to q fine Of not less than
fifty dollars, nor more than II hun
dred dollars, for the first ~offense, nor
less than one hundred dollars, nor
more than two hundred dollars, for the
second and each subsequent o~flense,
besides the costs of collection.
SEc. 7. This Act shall take effect
and be In force from and after It's pas
sage.