Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-04-15
COMPULSORY EDUCATION

T1,HE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,
II represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
SECTION /. Every parent, guardian or other
person in the State of Nevada, having control or
charge Of a child or children between the ages
Of eight and fourteen years shall be required
to send such child or children to public school
for period Of at least sixteen weeks in each
school year, at least eight weeks Of which shall
be consecutive, unless such child or children
are excused from such attendance by the Board
of School Trustees of the school district i'll
which such parents or guardians reside, upon
its being shown to their satisfaction that the
bodily or mental condition Of such child or
children has been such as to prevent his her or
their attendance at school or application to
study for the period required, or that such child
or children are taught IN private school or at
home in such branches as are usually taught i'll
primary schools, or have already acquired the
ordinary branches Of learning taught in the
public schools; provided, in case public school
shall not be taught for period Of sixteen weeks
or any part thereof, during the year, within two
miles by the nearest Travelled road of the resi-
dence Of any person within the school district,
he or she shall not be liable to the provisions
Of this Act.
SEC. ?. 1t shall be the duty of the Board Of
School Trustees of each school district in this
State on or before the first Monday in Septem-
Der in each year, to furnish The principal of each
public school taught in such district with list
of all children resident in the school district
between the ages Of eight and fourteen years
said list to be taken from the report of the
School Census Marshal. At the beginning of
each school month thereafter it shall be the
duty of the principal of each school i'll such dis
trlct to report to the Board of School Trustees
/ of such district the names of children attending
| school during the previous school month"; VIII, Il,
if it shall appear, at the expiration of four school
months, to the Board of School Trustees that
any parent guardian or other person having
. charge or control of any child or children shal
have failed to comply with the provisions o
this Act, the Board shall cause demand to b,
made upon such parent, guardian or other per
son for the amount Of the penalty hereinafte
provided, when if such parent, guardian o.
other person shall neglect or refuse to pay thu
same within five days after making such de
mand, the Board shall commence proceeding
IN the name of the school district for the recov
cry Of the fine hereinafter provided, before an,
Justice Of the Peace in the township in whicl
said school district is located or if Their
should be no Justice Of the Peace therein, thel
before the nearest Justice of the Peace in tn
county.
SEC 8. Any parent guardian or other persoi
having control or charge of any child or chill
dren, failing to comply with the provisions Q
this Act, shall be liable to a fine Of not les
than $50 nor more than 500 for the first offenst
nor less than 500 nor more than $500 for eac
subsequent ofiense, besides the costs Of collet
ton.
SEC. A. Whenever it shall appear to the satis
faction Of the Board of Trustees Of any schoC
district in this State that the parents, guardian
or other persons having control and charge {
any child or children in attendance upon an
public school Of said district in accordance wit
the provisions of this Act, are unable to procur
suitable books, stationery, etc, for such chile
or children, it shall be the duty of such Board {
procure or cause to be procured for such chill
child or children all necessary books station
cry, etc, the same to be paid for out Of the fun
of said school district in the same way tha
other claims against the school districts are no'
allowed and paid; provided that all books, sta
tionery, etc, purchased under the provisions c
this Act shall be deemed to be the property {
the school district, to be under the care an
control Of the School Trustees when not in AZ
tual use.
SEC. 5. All fines collected under the provision
of this Act shall be paid in to the County Trea
urer on account Of the State School Fund.
SEC. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the County ST
perintendent of Public Schools in each count
in this State to cause this law to be publishe
in some newspaper in his county, il any thei
be, four consecutive times annually for perio
of two years; the expense of such publicatio
to be allowed and paid out of the General Schot
Fund Of the county. The Board of Schot
Trustees in each school district Shall cause
be posted annually, for period Of two year
in three public places in their districts notice
Of the requirements of this law.
SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect and be
force from and after its passage.
Approved February %, 1873.
LOUIS SULTAN,
Superintendent of Public Schools,
apS-4t Lincoln County, Nevada