Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-01
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COMPULSORY

ENHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
Ii Nevada, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact rs follows:
SECTIoN l. Every parent, guardian or
other person in tn" state OF Nevada, hav-
ing control or charge of n child or chi,-
dren between the ages of eight au.d four.
teen years, shall be required to send such
child or children 10 a public school for Il
period of at least sixteen weeks in each
school year; at least eight wecksof which
h be consecutive, unless Sucu child
or children are excused from sue at
tendance by the Eoard of School Tru>-
tees of the school district in which such
Parents or guardians reside. pom 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 or her urtHtir attendance at school or
application To study for the period re-
CURED. Orthat such child or children are
taught in Il private school or ut home, in
such branches rs are usually taught in
primary schools, or have already ac-
quir"d the ordinary branches OF learning
taught in the public school provided, in
case a public school shall not be taught
FOR he 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 hes school
district, he or she shall not be liable to
the provisions ofthis Act.
Section =. Ii shall be the duty of the
Board OF school Trustees of each school
district Ill 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 chiluren. resident in the school dis
trict, between the ages o. eight II four
teen wears: said list To be taken from the
report of the SchOo! Census Marshal. Al
the beginning OF each month thereafter
ii shall be the duty OF the principal of
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port to the IOard OF school Trustees of
such district tn" names Ot all children at
tending school during the previous
month when. if il shall appear at the
expiration of tour school months, to the
IoarI OF school Trustees, that any pa
rent. guardian. or other person having
charge or control of any child or chill
drcn. shall have failed to comply with
the provisions OF this Act, the Eolrd
shall cause demand 10 be made upon
such parent, guardian, or other person
fOr the amOut OF the penalty hereinafter
provided when, If such parent, guar
Gian, or other person, shall neglect or
refuse to pay the same within five days
atter the making OF said demand. the
Board shall commence proceedings, in
the name of tn" school district, Tor the
~~ec0very of the fine hereinafter provided,
before any Justice of the peac" in the
toWnshipin 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 ,. Any parent, guardian, or
other person. having control ana charge
OF any child or children, failing to COM
ply with tn" provisions OF this Act, shall
be liable To n fine of not less han $50 nor
more than : 90 for the first GtT'nSp, nor
less thar $40 nor more than S2JO tor the
second and each subsequent otfcnse, be-
sides the costs of collection.
section /. Whenever it shall appearto
til" satisfaction OF the Hoard of school
Trustees OF any school district in this
state that the parents, guardians, brother
persons. having control n charge OF
any child and children in attendance
upon n public SchO0l OF such district in
accordadce with the provisions of this
Act, are unable to procure suitable books,
stationery, etc, for such child Orchildrcn,
it shall be the duty OF such GARD to
procure or cause to be procured, for such
child or ch;iGlrn,a AL necessary LoC kS,Sta-
tiOncrY, etc tine SamH To b, pad for out
OF the fund of said school district, in the
same way that other claims against the
school di>tricT ar" now allow and paid:
provided, that all BOOKS. stationery, etc,
purchased under the provisions OF his
Act shall be the property Of the school
district, TO be under the care and control
OF the school trustees Wncn not in actual
use.
Section ;. All fines collected undert the
provisions of this Act, shall be paid into
Ii County Treasury on account OF the
school Fund.
Section 6. 1t shall be the duty of the
County superintendent OF Public Schools
in each count in tins state, to cauSa
this law to b. Published in some news.
paper in his county, if any there De, four
consecutive times, annually, for o period
OF two years: the expense OF such publi.
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