Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-24
COMPULSORY EUUCErm

VnNHE PEOPLE OF IHE slATI
NcNaGa, represented in Sens.
Assembly, 90 enact as follows:
SECTlON l.. Every parent. cra,ix
other person in the State OF Ntya.1
ing control or charge of a child ~
drcn between the ages of eight ma
teen years, shall be IT uuireG 10 s,s
child or childre II 10 a public .rboG
period of at least sixteen weeks h
school year at least eight weeksd1
shall be consecutive, unless such 1
or children are eXcuStG from ys)
tendance by the Board of scboI,
tees of the school dist riot in wbjrh
parents or guardians reside, upop N
ing She VII to their satisfaction ,sI
bodily or mental condition of such
or children has been such as 10 M
his or her Ortheir attendance at ,cla
application to study for the pend
quired, or that such child or childr,
taught in n private school OF at hOn
such branches rs are usually taufs
primary schools, or have alre,r
quired the ordinary branches OF lesu
taught in the public school prOyida
case a public school shah not be ID
tor The period of sixteen weeks, o.
part thereof, during the year. within
miles by the nearest Travelled road d
residence of any person within thsA
district, he or she shall not be Ea.}
the provisions OF this Act.
Section =. II shall be the duty ii
Board of School Trustees of each II
district in this state, on or before ti}
Monday in September n each yal
furnish the principal Of each n
school taught III such district with 1
OF all CHILDREN, resident in the sehrGC
trict, between the ages Of eight and I
teen years; SAID list 10 be taken 'front.'
report of the School Census Marshal
the beginning Of each month thes,
il shall be the duty OF the prECIq
each public shoot in such distlictN,
iOrt to the IOard of school Trusted
such district the names OF all chlldn.l
tending school during the pe1
month when, if it shall appearaI
expiration of four school months, NJ
foard OF school Trustees, that any
rent. guardian, or other person na1
charge or control of any child G9
dren. shall have tailed to comply
the provisions of this Act, the u
shall cause demand to be MADE Y
such parent, guardian, or other "a
for the amout of the penalty hcrtili
provided when, If such parent, 7
clan, or other person, shall neglta
refuse to pay the came within iwl
alter the making of said demand
BOARD shall commence proceeding
the name of the school district, 10
-ecOvery Of the fine hereinafter prCn
before any Justice OF the Peace ID
tow nship in which said school dlslia
located or, il there should be no is
OF the Peace therein, then beiM
nearest Justice OF the Peace ii
county.
Section 3. Any parent, guardlan
other person, having COL11ol and Gu
OF any child or children, faliinglOe
ply with the provisions OF this Ael.
be liable 10 a fine OF not less thanM
more than $50 for the first ofienS'
less than SlGO nor more than sIV 10Y
second and each subsequent ofenS'
sideSthe costs of collection.
Section 4. Whenever it shall app,
the satisfaction OF the Board OF 81
trustees O1 any school district ~
state that the parents. guardians, @u
persons, having control II ehas
any child and children in atlelG
upon the public school OF such dlst'
~accOrdadce with the provisions q
Act, are unable to procure sultaDcM
stationery, etc, for such child 0rcnN.
II shall be the duty OF such bo"
procure or cause to be procul cd, lm
child or children, AL necessary bGM
tlOnery, etc, the same to be paid Ia
OF the fund of said school dlslrlcl. '
same way that other claims asa'Is
school district are now allowed anu
provided, that all books, Stationery,
purchased under the provisions y,
Act shall be the property OF Inc =
district, to be under the care Il w
o1 the School Trustees when mol IN
use.
Section s.. All fines collected unas
provisions of This Act, shall pe lsoO
the County Treasury on account U
School fund.
Section D. 1t shall be the duty y
county Superintendent OF fuDlc So
IN each county in tins Statt, "
DIS law to he published IN some
paper in his county, il any there ",
consecutive times. annually, Iols !
OF two years the expense OF sucn !
cation to be a lowed ard Paid onl "
General School Fund OF the cOuh'!,
Board of School Trustees in eacn :
dlstrlct shall cause TO be posted, =.
~, Tor a period of two years, lnie !
he places in then district, notices y
requir, ments and penalties OF nv
Section Z. This ACT shall tsku'
and be in force from and alter III
age.
Approved February cs. 1873: u,
SAMUEL Z kELh.
superintendent Of Public echv