Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-20
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
PEOPLE OF THE sr,,a

o. lIlE. MIAMI z
Nevada, represented in So
Assembly, do enact as follows. "dlea
SECTION l.. Every parrnt -.
other person in the State of Ns,aSSnan
ing control or charge of a chill; i,Sos'l "a
uren between the ages of eight s,d sl
teen years. shall be required 10 se rGd 10Y
child or children to a public scboot sN9
period of at least sixteen weeks W. ~ IM
school year at least eight weeks of - NJ
snail be consecutive, unless snci, VIII" .J
or children are excused from snot u
tendance by the Board of School ~
tees OF the school district in which ,"1
parents or guardians reside. unon it, "
ing shown to their satisfaction tbs,
DOd1ly or mental condition of spcb ~
or children has been such as IN n,a'n
MS or her ortheir attendance AT scrbooi
Application to study for the perioS
CURED, or that such child or children
Taught IN n private school or at homa
such branches as are usually targb,
primary schools, or have alrpadv u.
quired the ordinary branches Of lpa,n;r
taught in the public school provided
case a public school shall not be tanc
Tor the period of sixteen weeks. or an
part thereof, during the year, within NJ
miles by the nearest Travelled road Of M
residence OF any person within the shO
district, he or she shall not be liable
the provisions of this Act.
Section 2. IL shall be the duty nj M
Board of School trustees of each ShO
district in this state, on or before the 6u
Monday in september IN each year,
furnish the principal of each publ
school taught in such district with q i
OF all children, resident in the school dd
trlct, between the ages Of eight and fOu
teen years said list to be taken from M
report of the School Census Marshal,
the beginning OF each month thereat(
it shall be the duty of the PRINCIPAL 4
each public SHOOT in such district TO ID
port to the POard of School Trustees d
such district the lame OF ali children al
tending school during the preyiOu
month; when, If it shall appear at til
expiration of tour school months, 10th
Board OF school Trustees, that any ID
rent, guardian, or other person hayin
charge or control of any child or chi
drtn, shall have failed to comply wit
the provisions of this Act, the BOaH
shall cause demand TO be made up0t
such parent, guardian, or other pcrsOl
for the amOut of the penalty h~ereinattd
provided when, if such parent, guat
dlan, or other person, Sbail neglect q
refuse to pay the same within five cay
after the making OF said demand, IN
Board shall commence proceedings,
the name of the school district, Tor th
recovery of the fine hereinafter provided
before any Justice of the Peace in th
tOwnshipin which said school district
located or, if there should be no JusiN
of the Peace therein, then before ~
nearest Justice of the Peace in t1
county.
Section 3. Any parent, guardian, 4
other person, having control and ehsfe
of any child or children, falling TO CON
ply with the provisions OF this Aci, shal
be liable to a fine of not less than sNnq
more than SlG0 for the first otfense, nnq
less than 500 o more than sHv 10! In
second and each subsequent offense, d
sides the costs of collection.
Section 4. Whenever il shall appeSI
the satisfaction of the Board OF Seho
Trustees OF any school district IN lh
state that the parents. guardians, olo.n1
persons, having control and charge
any child and children in attenGahs
upon the public school of such dlsliu
accordadce with the provisions OF In
Act, are unable to procure suitable G9on
stationery, etc, for such child orchliuiea
ii shall be the duty OF sueh boaiu
procure or cause to be procured, li s.
child or children all necessary o0 hsssa
tiOnery, etc, the same to be paiu il y ~
of the fund of said school dlStllcl, III u, ~
same way that other claims asains. a u
school district are now allowed ana Pa. s
provided, that all books, sfatlohtl., U az
purchased under the provisions VI ~
Act shall be the property Of lne S mr
district, to be under the care anu eo nt"s
of the School Trustees when MOI III
use. .,o,, M
Section s.. All fines collected unad t ,n ~
provisions of this Act, shall DC paw y, n N
The County Treasury on account
School Fund. ,.r NJ M
Section i. 1t shall be the dnl! o w
County Superintendent OF Puoi, IS eaus
in each county in this siate' W nsw1
this law to be published IN soni 10 10,
paper in his county, If any theIe nerO
consecutive times. annually, ioih rpnbl
of two years the expense OF SUE II 4 Nh
to be a lowed and pald on. NH
General School Fund OF the couh'! schod
Board of School Trustees IN ea'n annual
district shall aus to be posieu' voc mi
ly, for a period of two years, III .ni, n MI
lie places in theii district. NOTICES low.
requirements and penalties OF ,n nts efed
Section I. This Act shaii ,ai ;,s nas
and be in force from ana altei w"
age.
Approved February g. 1s'S;
SAMUEL p ILL
Superintendent Of Public eGT n
n25 Eureka county Ne'"