Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-05-01
COMPULSORY EDUCATION

yu,HE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,
represented in Senate ana Assembly, uo
enact as follows:
SECTION l. Every parent, guardian or other
person in the State Of Nevada, having control or
charge Of q child or children between the ages
Of eight and fourteen years shall be fequire9
to send such child or children to apublic school
for period of at least sixteen weeks IN eacn
school year at least eight weeks of which shall
be consecutive, unless such child or chlldren
are excused from such attendance by the BOARD
Of School Trustees of the school district III
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 ms, her OF
their attendance at school or application 10
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 tnc
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 aistrlct'
he or She shall not be liable to the provisions
of this Act.
SEC, q 1t shall be the duty of the Board of
School Trustees Of each school district IN TINS
State, on or before the first Monday in septem-
Der in each year to furnish The principal Of each
public school taught in such district with list
of all children resident in the school district,
! between the ages Of eight and fourteen years
j, 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 snch as
trict to report to the Board OF School trustees
a of such district the names of children attending
n school during the previous school month; VIII N,
if shall appear at the expiration OF four school
months, to the Board of School Trustees that
n any parent, guardian or other person having
charge or control of any child or children shall
fail Cd 10 cOrpn1y with the lrOVlSlOns oil
this Act, the Board shall cause demand TO be
10 made upon such parent, guardian or other per
N son for the amount of the penalty hereinafter
n provided when if such parent, guardian OF
~ other person shall neglect or refuse to pay the
a same within FIVE days after making such de
~ mand the Board shall commence proceeding
~ in the name of the school district for the recov
N cry of the fine hereinafter provided, before an,
% Jnstice of the Peace in the township in which
said school district is located; or, if ther
10 should be no Justice of the Peace therein, thel
before the nearest Justice OF the Peace IN tn
80 county.
OK having control or charge of any child or Chi
~ dren failing to comply with the provisions {
"a this Act, shall be liable to fine of not les
rs than $50 nor more than 800 for the hrst onens
nor less than 500 nor more than 5000 for eac
IN subsequent offense, besides the costs OF cole
so ton. ... go,
gG SEC. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the sati
faction of the Board of Trustees OF any scho'
or other persons having control and charge
IN any child or children in attendance upon al
10 public school of said district in accordance wit
the provisions of this Act are unable to procu
20 suitable books, stationery, ETC., for such chill
hO or childreu,it shall be the duty of such Board
procure or cause to be procured for such chi
child or children all necessary books, static
10 ery etc. the same to be paid for out OF the fui
40 of said school district in the same way tn
30 other claims against the school districts are no
30 allowed and paid, provided, that all books, st
10 tioneIy, etc, purchased under the provisions
this Act shall be deemed to be the property
hO the school district, TO be under the care al
d control of the School Trustees when not in 0
% tual use.
SEC. 5. All fines collected under the provisio
80 OF this Act shall be paid in to the County Ire;
J 10 urer on account of the State School Fund
} SEC. 6. 1t shall be the duty OF the County $
perintendent Of Public Schools in each couI
so in this State to cause this law to be publish
3 in some newspaper in his county, ii any The
so be, four consecutive times annually for peri
of two years; the expense Of such publicati
5 to be allowed and paid out of the General SchC
5 Fund of the county. The Board of Scht
80 Trustees in each school district shall cause
Q 80 be posted annually, for period of two yea
80 in three public places in their districts not
O Of the requirements of this law.
. so SEC 7. This Act shall take effect and be
s force from and after its passage.
0 Approved February %, 1873
3 80 LOUIS SULTAN.
q Superintendent Of Public Schools
7 so apS-4t Lincoln County, Nevada