Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-03
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
Nevada, represented in Senate and
Assembly. do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Every parent. guardian or
other person in the State Of Nevada. hav.
ing control or charge OF a child or CHR
dren between the ages of eight Ii four.
teen years, shall be required to send such
child or children to a public school for u
period Of at least sixteen weeks in each
school year at least eight weeks of which
h Ia be consecutive, unless such child
or children are excused from such at
tendance by the BOard Of School Trus.
tees of the school district in which such
parents Or guardians reside, upon its be-
ing shown to their satisfaction that the
bodily OF mental condition of such child
or children a been such as to prevent
his or her Ortheir attendance at school or
application to study for the period re-
quired, or that such child or children are
taught in a private school or at home, in
such branches as are usually taught in
primary schools, or have already ac-
CURED the ordinary branches OF learning
taught in the public school provided, in
case a public school shall not be taught
for the period OF sixteen weeks, or any
part thereof, during b year. within two
miles by the nearest Travelled rOad of the
residence of any person within the school
the provisions of this Act.
Section 2. II shall be the duty Of the
Boar Of School Trustees Of each school
district in this State, on or before the first
Monday in September IN each year, t.
furnish the principal OF each publ.
school taught in such district with a lis
of all children, resident in the school dis
trict, between the ages Of eight and four.
teen years; said list to be taken from the
report Of the School 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 shal appear at the
expiration Of four school months, to the
Board OF School Trustees, that any pa.
rent. guardian, or other person having
charge or control Of m child or chill.
dren, shall have failed to comply with
the provisions Of this Act, the Board
shall cause demand to be made upon
such parent. guardian, or other person
for the amOut OF the penalty hereinafter
provided when, if such parent, guar
dian, or other person, shall neglect or
refuse to pay the same within five DAYS
after the making of said demand, the
Board sha commence proceedings, in
the name OF the school district, for the
recovery OF the fine hereinafter provided,
before any Justice of the Peace in the
township j n 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.
Section 8. Any parent, guardian, or
other person, having control and charge
Of any child or children, failing to COM
ply with the provisions of this Act, shall
be liable to a fine of not less than $50 nor
more than $IGO for the first Offense, nor
less than 500 nor more than 5000 for the
second n each subsequent offense, be-
sides the costs OF collection.
Section 4. Whenever it shall appear to
the satisfaction of the Board of School
Trustees of any school district in this
State that the parents, guardians. or other
persons, having control and charge OF
n 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,
1t sha be the duty OF UGH Board to
procure or cause to be procured, for such
child or children all necessary bOck ks. sta.
tlonery, 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 district are now allowed 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 cart M control
Of School Trustees when not in actual
use.
\ os AL hhC CDlACCtcu uuueI Lne
provisions Of this Act, shall be paid into
the County Treasury on account OF the
School Fund.
Section q. It shall be the duty of the
County Superintendent of Public Schools
in each county in thu State, to cause
this law to be published in some news.
paper in his county, If any there be, four
consecutive times. annually, for q period
Of two years the expense of such publ.
cation to be a lowed n paid out OF the
General School Fund OF the county. The
Board Of School Trustees in each school
district shall cause to be posted, annual
ly, for a period of two years, in three pub.
lie places in their district, notices of the
requirements and penalties Of the law.
Section Z. This Act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it pass
age.
| Approved February Is. 1873.
SAMUEL p KELLY,
Superintendent of Public Schools,
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