Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-05-18
COMPULSORY EDUCATION

vuNHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,
Il represented in Senate ana Assembly, 10
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 apublic school
for a 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 IN
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 i'll 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 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.
SIC. .. 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 Septenl-
Der in each year, to furnish The principal OF each
public school taught in sach district with list
. oil ali ClllQTtU rtslutlt III sNhpoi
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 in such dis
trict to report to the Board Of School Trustees
of such district the names of children attending
school during the previous school month; VIII
if il shall appear, at the expiration of four schoo
months to the Board of School Trustees tina
any parent guardian or other person havinI
l,Fa Op children Slal
have failed to comply with the provisions 0
this Act the Board shall cause demand to b
made upon such parent, guardian or other per
son for the amount of the penalty hereinaite
provided, when if such parent, guardian o
other person shall neglect or refuse to pay tn
same within five days after making such dc
mand, the Board shall commence proceeding
in the name of the school district for the recoN
cry Of the fine hereinafter provided, before an
Justice of the Peace in the township in whic
said school district is located; or, if ther
should be no Justice of the Peace therein, the
before the nearest Justice of the Peace in I'll
| county.
SEC. 8. Any parent, guardian or other perso
having control or charge Of any child or chi
dren, failing to comply with the provisions
this Act, shall be liable to fine of not LEI
than $50 nor more than 500 for the first offens
nor less than 500 nor more than 5000 for eaC
subsequent offensc, besides the costs OF cole
ton
SEC. 4. Whenever it shall appear TO the sati
faction Of the Board OF Trustees of any scho
district in this State that the parents, guardia
or other persons having control and charge
any child or children in attendance upon al
public school Of said district in accordance wi
the provisions of this Act, are unable to procu
suitable books, stationery etc., for such chill
or children it shall be the duty Of such Board
procure or cause to be procured Tor such chi
child or children all necessary books, static
cry etc. the same to be paid for out of the flu
OF said school district in the same way II
other claims against the school districts are NJ
allowed and paid; provided, that all books, S
tionery, etc, purchased under the provisions
he this Act shall be deemed to be the property
the school district, to be under the care u
control of the School Trustees when not in
tual use.
SEC. 5. All fines collected under the provisiC
of this Act shall be paid in to the County Ire
urer on account Of the State School Fund.
SEC. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the County
perntendent of Public Schools in each couI
in this State to cause this law to be publish
in some newspaper in his county, if any tn,
be, four consecutive times annually for peri
OF two years; the expense of such publicati
to be allowed and paid out of the General Sch'
Fund OF the county. The Board of Sch
Trustees in each school district shall cause
be posted annually, for period Of two yea
in three public places in their districts noti
Of the requirements Of this law.
SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect and he
force from and after its passage.
Approved February 20, 1873.
LOUIS SULTAN,
Superintendent of Public Schools,
aps-4t Lincoln County, Nevad,