Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-04-10
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
FINlIE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,
Il represented in Senate and Assembly, do

HNlIE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,
Il represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
SECTION l. Every parent guardian other
person in the State Of Nevada, having control or
charge Of child or children between the ages
of eight and fourteen years shall be required
to send such child or children to apublic school
for period Of at least sixteen weeks in each
school year, at least eight weeks Of which shall
/ be consecutive. unless such child children
are excused from such attendance by the Board
| of School Trustees Of the school district in
which such parents or guardians reside, upon
/ its being shown to their satisfaction that the
bodily or mental condition of such child ur
children has been such as to prevent his, her
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 in
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 var, 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. 2. 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 q 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 II shall be the
duty of the principal Of each school in such dis
trct to report to the Board Of School Trustees
OF such district the names of children attending
school during the previous school month; VIII H.
If 1t 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 shall
have failed to comply with the provisions Of
Board tn Ia
made upon such parent guardian or other per-
son for the amount OF the penalty hereinafter
provided, when If such parent guardian
other person shall neglect or refuse to psy the
same within five days after making such de-
mand, the Board shall commence proceedings
in the name of the school district for the recoy-
cry OF the fne hereinafter provided. before any
Justice OF the Peace in the township in which
said school district is located; or if there
should be no Justice of the Peace therein, then
before the nearest Justice of the Peace in the
; county.
SEC. 3. Any parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge Of any child or chill
dren, failing to comply with the provisions Of
this Act, shall be liable to o fine of not les
than $50 nor more than 800 for the first ofiense
, nor less than 500 nor more than 500 for each
, subsequent offense besides the costs OF eollec.
, ton.
SEC. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the salts.
! faction OF the Board OF Trustees Of any school
district in this State that the parents guardians
, or other persons having control and charge Of
, any child or children in attendance upon any
public school Of said district in accordance with
the provisions Of this Act are unable 10 procure
/ suitable books, stationery etc, for such child
or childreni 1T shall be the duty OF such Board to
, procure or cause to be procured for such child
, child or children all necessary books, station
cry, etc, the same to be paid for out of the fund
, OF said school district in the same way that
, other claims against the school districts are now
! allowed and paid; provided that all books, sta.
4 tionery, etc, purchased under the provisions of
i this Act shall be deemed to be the property of
, the school district, to be under the care and
! control Of the School Trustees when not in ac
: tual use.
i SEC. 8. All fines collected under the provisions
OF this Act shall be paid in to the County Treas
urer on account Of the State School Fund
, SEC, o. 1t shall be the duty of the County S,i.
perintendent Of Public Schools in each county
i III this State to cause this law to be published
i IN some newspaper in his county, II any there
be, four consecutive times annually for period
OF two years; the expense Of such publication
to be allowed and paid out Of the General School
Fund of the county. The Board of School
Trustees in each school district shall cause Ia
be posted annually, for period Of two wears
IN three public places in their districts notices
OF the requirements Of this law
. | SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect and he in
|. force from and after its passage.
4 Approved February rs, 1873.
LOUIS SULTAN,
? Superintendent Of Public Schools,
: apo-st Lincoln County, Nevada.