Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-05-13
COMPULSORY EDUCATION

vENHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,
Il represented in Senate and Assembly, 10 .
enact as follows:
SECTION !. Every parent, guardian or 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 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 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 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 tSereof, 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 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 sach district with a 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 in such dis
trict to It port to the Board of School Tyustees
of such district the names of children attending
school during the previous school month; VIII n,
if il 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
Iox-. Coil 10 wit he sID ns lf
this Act the Board shall cause demand to be
made upon such parent guardian or other per-
son for the amount of the penalty hereinafter
provided, when if such parent, guardian OF
other person shall neglect or refuse to pay the
same within fve days after making such de-
mand, the Board shall commence proceedings
in the name of the school district for the reeov
cry of the fine hereinafter provided, before any
Justice of the Peace in the township in which
said school district is located; or, if there
Z should be no Justice of the Peace therein, theI
before the nearest Justice of the Peace in thu
county.
SEC. 3. Any parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge of any child or chill
dron, failing to comply with the provisions o
this Act shall be liable to fine Of not les
than $50 nor more than 800 for the first ofense
nor less than 500 nor more than 300 for eacl
subsequent offense, besides the costs of collec
ton.
SEC. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the salts
faction Of the Board Of Trustees Of any schoo
ulStflcl III tlls STATE lDdt tine Ruurulhn
or other persons having control and charge o
any child children in attendance upon an
public school Of said district in accordance witt
the provisions Of this Act, are unable to procur
suitable books stationery, etc, for such child
or children it shall be the duty of such Board t
procure or cause to be procured for such chill
child or children all necessary books, station
cry, etc the same to be paid for ont of the fun
OF said school district in the same way ths
other claims against the school districts are nO'
allowed and paid; provided. that all books, sts
tionery ETC., purchased under the provisions c
10 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. 8. All fines collected under the provision
Of this Act shall be paid in to the County Urea!
nrer on account of the State School Fund.
SEC. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the County S,
perintendent of Public Schools in each count
in this State to cause this law to be publishe
in some newspaper in his county, if any theI
be, four consecutive times annually for perio
of two years. the expense Of such publicstio
to be allowed and paid out of the General Schoo
Fund Of the county. The Board of Schoc
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. I. This Act shall take effect and be
force from and after its passage.
Approved February 25, 1873.
LOUIS SULTAN,
Superintendent of Public Schools,
aps-4t Lincoln County, Nevada.