Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-24
COMPULSORY EDucA71o,
TIME PEOPLE OF THE sr,,rI

VIE PEOPLE OF THE sTA,p
NcNaGa, represented in S,nat.
Assembly, do enact as follows "d'e
SECTION l. Every parent cr,,s
other person in the state of NevaSn
ing control or charge of n cbiISS"
dren between the ages of EIGHT o,T
teen years, shall be REQUIRED IN ahu
enid or children to a public scbonGu
period OF at least sixteen venks =.
school year at least eight weeLs
shall be consecutive, unless Snot
or children are excused from
tendance by the roard of Scbo oesa
tees of the school district in ub;'n
parents or guardians reside, pnnn T.
ing shown to their satisfaction ,ho1
oodlix or mental condition Of spcb
or chlidren has been such as to rre1
MS or her ortheir attendance al sr n
appilcatl0n TO study for the nerioJ
quired, or that such child or cbilaran
taught in n private school or n, hon
such branches as are usually tarrS
primary schools, or have alreasr
CURED the ordinary branches Of low
taught in the public school proviisd
case a public school shall moi be ~,
Tor the period of sixteen weeks nv
, part thereof, during the year. within
miles by the nearest Travelled road N
residence of any person within thes
district, he or She shall not be lial
the provisions OF this Act.
Section >. II shall be the dptv N
Board of school Trustees of each sd
district in this state, on or before ,he
Monday in September IN each Yea
furnish the principal Of each nj
school taught III such district with a
OF all chiluren, resident in the school
trict, between the ages of eight and /
teen years said list to be taken from |
report of the School Census Marshal.
the beginning OF each month therpa
it shall be the duty OF the princjpS
each public shoOl in such district ioI
port to the foard of School Trusted
such district the names of all children
tending school during the prey}
month; when, if it shall appear at
expiration of tour school months. toI
Board of School Trustees, that any |
rent, guardian, or other person had
charge or control of any child or 4
dren, shall have failed TO comply \
the provisions of this Act, the I'd
shall cause demand to be made NJ
such parent, guardian, or other ped
for the amOut of the penalty hereinal
provided when, if such parent, ID
dian, or other person, shall ncglecd
refuse to pay the same within five d
after the making OF said demand,
GOard shall CON meHce proceedings
the name of the school district, Tor
-CcOvery of the fine hereinafter IrOyid
before any Justice of the Peace in
townshipin which said school district
located or, il there should be no Jus
of the Peace therein, then before
nearest Justice of the Peace in
county.
Section 3. Any parent, guardian,
other person, having control ana cha
of any child or children, failing to C
ply with the Provisions OF tliS Act, 81
be liable 10 a fine OF not less than SV.
more than 500 tor the first ofIense,
less than 500 nor more than SG0 Tor
second and each subsequent otfense,
sides the costs of collection.
section 4. Whenever ii shall appea
the satisfaction of the Board OF Sch
Trustees of any school district IN
state that the parents. guardians, orOt
persons, having control and chargt
| ANY CIillu anu ClllIdICh II wv
upon the public school OF such dlsillc
accOrdadce with the provisions OF
Act. are unable to procure suitable GC
stationery, etc, for such child orchhul
il shall be the duty of such foar(
procure or cause to be procured, lor
child or children, all necessary DOCKS
tionery, etc, the same TO be paid li
OF the fund of said school dlstr!ct, III
same way that other claims agaiIS
school district are now allowed ana p
provided, that all books, Stationery,
purchased under the provisions Oh
Act shall be the property OF lhe MI
district, to be under the care ana con
OF the school trustees when mol III az
use. -
Section 5. All fines collected under
provisions of this Act, shall pe faiu,
the County Treasury on account Vi
school Fund. =,
Section t. 1t shall be the duty Of
County Superintendent OF lupiic c' ~
in each county in tins STATE 10 u
this law to be published IN souie II
paper in his county, II any lhelt ",
consecutive times. annually, lols ~ |"
of two years the expense OF sdch },
cation to be a lowed and palu on, !"
General School Fund of the COUNT.
Board OF School Trustees in eacn ~
district shall cause TO be posltu' an
ly, Tor a period of two years ih.aio q,
lie places in their district, nolItes 10 o
requirements and penalties 81 ,nt ta ~
Section Z. This Act shali lsNu y
and be in force from and ailef nc
age.
Approved February %, 1873; ~,
SAMUEL p ktLLi
Superintendent OF Pubic cen