Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-02
Miscellaneous.
COMPULSORY
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
Nevada. renreselIted in St,nate and

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 chic
| dren between the ages of eight ard four.
teen Y aars, shall be- required to send such
child or children to a public school for II
period of at least sixteen weeks in ZACH
chool year at least eight weeks of which
shall be consecutive, unless such child
or children are excused from suc at
tendance by the Board of school Trus-
tees of the school district in which such
parents or guardians reside, upon its be-
ing she wn to thei satisfaction tina the
bodily or mental condition OF such child
or children has been such as to prevent
his Or her ortheir attendance ut hoo or
application To study for the period re-
quired, or that such child or children are
taught in n private school or at home, in
Sucn branches as are usually taught in
primary schools, or ave already ac-
quired 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 the year, within two
miles by the nearest Travelled road of the
residence of any person within the school
district, he or she shall not be liatl to
the provisions of this Act.
Section ,. IL shall be the duty Of the
Board of School Trustees OF each school
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Monday in september in each year, to
furnish h principal of each public
school taught in such district with n list
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
ii shall be the duty of the principal of
zach public shOol in such district to re-
port to the BOARD of school Trustees of
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tending school during the previous
month when, if it shall 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 any chilli or chill
| dren, shall have failed TO comply with
the provisions Of this Act, the Board
| shall cause d"mand to be mad 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
| aftrr the making of said demand, the
| Board shall com mcnce proceedings, in
| the name of tn" school district, .Or the
ecovery Of the fine hereinafter provided,
before any Justice OF the Peace in the
townshipin which said school district is
located or, il 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 O
more than 500 for the first offense, nor
less than 800 nor more than 5000 for the
second and each subsequent ofiense, be-
| sides the costs of collection.
Section 4. Whenever ii 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
any 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,
it shall be the duty OF sue Eoard to
procure or cause to be procured, for such
child or childlen,a all necessary DO, ks, sta
tiOnery. etc, the same to be- paid for out
of the tund Of said school district, in the
same way that other claims against the
school district are now above ! 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 care and control
of school trustees when not in actual
use.
Section 5. All fines collected under the
provisions of this Act, shall be paid into
Ia County Treasury CT account of the
school Fund.
Section i. 1t shall he the duty of the
County superintendent OF Public Schools
in each county in his STATE, to cause
this law to be published in sOme news.
paper in his county, if any there be, four
consecutive times, annually, for O. period
of two years the expense OF such puuIl-
cation to be a lowed and 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 then district, notices OF the
requirements n penalties of the law.
section .. 1hiS Act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pass
age.
Approved February 25, 1873.
SAMUEi + KELLY,
superintendent o. Public Schools,
mo Eureka county, Nevada.