Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-09
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COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

VUNHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
Nevada, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows
SECTION l. Every parent, guardian or
| other person in the state of Nevada, hav.
ing control or charge of a child or chi.-
drtn between the ages Of eight and four
teen vars, shall be required to send such
child or children TO a public school Tor IL
period OF at least sixteen weeks in each
school year at least eight weeks of which
shall be consecutive, unless Sucil child
or children are excused from such at
tendance by the BOARD of school Tru>-
tees of the school district in which such
parents or guardians reside, upon its be-
ing she WI to their satisfaction that the
bodily or mental condition of such child
or children has been such as To prevent
his or her orthcir at school or
application to study for the period re-
quired, or that such child or children are
taught in n private schoOl or at home, in
such branches as are usually laugh in
primary schools, Or have already ac-
quircd the ordinary branches OF learning
taught in the public school provided, in
case a public school shall not be taught
tor the period Of sixteen weeks, or my
part thereof, during the year, within W.
miles by the nearest Travelled o a of the
residence Of any person within the school
district, he or she shall not be liable to
the provisions OF Act.
Section >. 1t shall be the duty of the
isttlTl Oh SCllpOl lItSlttS ol ttCn Stl!tpl
district in this state, on or before the first
Monday in september IN each year, ic
furnish the principal of eac publ,
school taught in such district with n lis
OF all children, resident in the school dis
trict, between the ages OF eight and four
teen years; said list to be taken rom the
report of the SchOO Census Marshal. At
the beginning of each month thereafter
it shall be the duty OF the principal OF
each public SHOOT in such district TO re
port TO the Board of School Trustees of
such district the names of all children at
tending school during the previous
month when, if it shall appear at the
expiration of fOur school months, to the
Hoard OF School Trustees, that any pa
rent, guardian, or other person having
charge or control of n child or chill
drrn, shat have failed to comply with
the provisions of this Act, the Board
shall cause demand to be made upon
such parent, guardian, OF other person
Tor the amout Of the penalty hereinafter
provided when, if such parent, qua
dian, or other person, shall neglect or
refuse TO pay the same within five days
alter the making of said demand. the
Board shall com mencc proceedings, in
the name o! the school district, Tor the
/, -ccOvery of the fine hereinafter provided,
before any Justice of the Peace in the
township in which said school district is
located or, ii there should be no Justice
OF the Peace therein, then before the
nearest Justice of the Peace in the
county.
Section 3. Any parent. guardian, or
other person, having control and charge
OF any child or children, falling TO com
ply with the provisions of this Act, shall
be liable to n fine OF not less than $50 moi
more than 500 Tor the first o~frense, MOI
less than 500 o more han 5000 for the
second and ach subsequent OtfenSe, be-
sides the costs of collection.
Section !. Whenever ii shall appear ia
the satisfaction of the Board OF School
! Trustees OF any school district in this
state that the parents. guardians. brother
persons, having control and charge OF
any child and children in attendance
upon the public school OF such district in
| accOrdadce with the provisions of this
Act, are unable to procure suitable books,
stationery, etc, for such child or children,
it shall Ice the duty OF sue Board to
! procure or cause to be procured, for such
child or childien,a all necessary boo ks, sta.
tiOnery, etc, tine same to be paid for out
of the fund of said school district, in the
| same way that other claims against the
school district are now above I and paid
| provided, that all books, stationery, etc,
purchased under the provisions OF this
Act shall be the property of the school
district, to be under the care and cOntrOl
OF the SchOOl Trustees when not in actual
use.
Section 5. All fines collected under the
provisions of this Act. shall be paid into
the County Treasury Oh o OF the
School Fund.
Section d. 1t shall be the duty of the
County superintendent OF Public Schools
in each county in this State, to cause
this law to be published in some news
paper in his county, if any there be. foul
consecutive times. annually, for O. perlOJ
Of two years; the expense of such publ
cation TO be a lowed and paid out of the
General School Fund OF the county. The
Board If School Trustees in ZACH school
district shall cause to be posted, annual
~, for a period of two years, in three pub
lie places in then district, notices Of the
requirements and penalties Of the law.
Section Z. This Act shall take effect
and be in force from n after its pass
age.
Approved February %, 1873.
SAMUEL p KELLY,
Superintendent of Public Schools.
-o5 Eureka county Nevada