Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-17
COMPULSORY EDucaT1n1

ENHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
Nevada, represented in sana,.
Assembly, do enact as follows.
Suction l. Every parent cno,a.
other person i'll the State of NevaJa
ing control or charge of a child %,
drcn between the ages of EIGHT a,d
teen vars, shall be REQUIRED IN sena
child or children to a public school
period of at least sixteen weeks in
school year; at least eight wpeksofv
snail be consecutive, unless snch
or children are excused from sncS
tendance by the Board of SchnJ
tees of the school district in which
parents or guardians reside. upon i,
ing shown 10 their satisfaction tbaI
bodily or mental condition of such
or children has been such as 10 ma
MS or her Ortheir attendance al schd
Application to study for the periol
quired, or that such child or chIldrqs
taught in a private school or at hon
such branches as are usually taug
primary schools, or have alrpad,
quircd the ordinary branches Of leai
taught in the public school proyid9
case Il public school shall not be n
for the period of sixteen weeks NJ
part thereof, during the year, within
miles by the nearest Travelled road q
residence of any person within thr1
district, he or She shall not he la
the provisions of this Act.
Section :. II shall be the duty
Board of school Trustees Of each
district in this state. on or before nm
Monday in Septcmbpr IN each IA
furnish the nripcinal If each
school tauuht in such district with
of all children. resident in the schol
trict. between the arcs of eight anil
teen wears, said Iist TO be taken fro
report of the SchooI Census Narsha
the bpoinniup of each month thpd
it shall be the duty of the princl
each public shool in such district
rort TO the poard of school Trust
such district the names Of all child
tending scSool during The ur
month. when if if shall appear
.~vn,ration of lour school months.
RnDrd of school Trustees. that an
rpnt ruordian or other rfrsOn
charge ar control of n child q
dr4n shol have failed 10 compl
tha nroyisions of this Act. the
sho1I cousp demand TO be made
surh narant Guardian. or other
- NTH nn,ort of tbe npnaltv here
rro,'ideG when if such parept.
diap or other perSon, shall neg
TO rov tbn Same within tv
attrr tho rok;nr OF said deman
ECard cbaN com mpncp prOcpedd
fine name of the school district,
~rcovrrv of the fine hereinafter prd
hefora any Justice of the Peace
tnvnshinip which said school ds
ino,tnd. or If therq should be no
~ tho poacn therein. then bed
VI .ile I"o ~ i peace
no"its' '"
SETON 9 ANY parent, guard
othor nnrson having control and
Of any child or children, iaiiirgq
NV with the provisions of this Act
he l,ohIp to n fine OF not less tDah
inSS no" sirn nor more than Sag
sononI and Zach SUBSEQUENT ofel
sidrsthe costs Of collection.
49, Whenever it shall al
y oee satinf -, Of the Board Of
IL In &C. "f any school district
itose1 "n guardians
nerSons bnying control and Chi
OH nh,d and children in attd
" "nS H. nnhiic school OF such dl
apcnrSnSno Win The provisions
act nra mnahle to procure snltabl
s,o,;"narv ETC for such child ORG
II shnm ne the dutv of such l
nrocmrn or cause to be proc9r4d,
atGI " chiid,pp ali necessary 10
tianarr o,n tt,e same to be paid
~ 81 Soid school diStr.cl
% ,ne r ,n,I other claims asal
school djstric, are now alloWela
provided, tnat an 9b ! n,royisions
Puiellaseu aiiI IL nroperty Of TN
Act shall be me piT ~ care and