Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-28
AN ACT
To Compel Children to Attend School.
[Approved February 25th, 1871

[Approved February 25th, 1871
The People Of the State of Nsrada. represented
in Senate aud assembly, do enac: as fouocs:
SECTION /. Every parent, guardian, or other
person in the State of Nevada, having control
and charge of u child. or children between the
ag. OF eight and fourteen years shall be re-
quired to send such child. or children to pub
lie 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 re
side, III on 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 ap-
plication to study for the period required. or
that such child, or children, are taught in pri-
vate school, or at home, in such branches as arr
usually taught IN primary schools, or nave
already acquired the ordinary branches OF learn
ing taught in the public school: prorided in
case public school shall not be- taught Tor the
period Of sixteen weeks, or any part thereof,
during the year, within two miles, by the near
est Travelled road, II the Residence Of any person
within the : hool district, lie or she shall not
be liable to the provisions of this Act.
SEC. ,. 1t shall be the duty OF the Board of
School Trustees Of each school district il this
State. on or before the first Monday III Septem-
Der in each year to furnish the principal of
each public school taught IN such district " ith
list of all children, Resident IN the school dis
trict, between the ages Of elSht and fourteen
years sid list to be taken from the report of the
chool Census Marshal At the beginning OF
each school month thereafter, it shall b. the
duty of the principal of each school in sucn
district to report to the Board of school Trus-
tees Uf such district the namts Of all children
Attending school during the prcyIons school
month: when, II II shall appear at the tNp4ra-
ton OF four school l4lonth>, /" the Board of
school Trustees. that any parent, guardian, or
sthcr person having chirge or control OF any
child OF children. shall have failed - comply
with the provisions Of this Act, the BoarI shall
cause demand to be Iuadt upon such par ut,
guardian ur otht per>.n, Tor the amount uf the
penalty hereinafter provided; when, II such
parent. GUARDIAN, OF other person shall neSi' ct
or ri use To- pay the same within ilye days after
the I.IKlu. OF said demand. the Boari Shall
colu,urnce protet dings III the name OF the
school district for the Recovery of the hnt here
matter provided, before any Justice OF the
Pace IN tine tow HshIp III whith SAID hopl dis
irict is located; or, ii there sualI be no JuSticn
of the ieace therein. then before the Aearest
Justice of the Peace ia the county.
Sac. ;. Any parent suirtliau, or other person
hayIns control or charge of any child, or
children. failing 10 comply w.st the provisions
of this Act shall b. liable t. fine OF nat less
than tiity dollars. nor more thal one hunirt Il
dollars. Tor the hrst Ofcnse, nor less than oAr
hundred dollars, nor more than two iudrcd
dollars, for the second and each suos, ldcut
SEC. 1. WLcneverit il shall app to the s It's
faction Of the Boar'l of school Trustees of any
school district III tAis state that the parents.
guar ilsns or othtr persoLs hifInS contrUt an
cnar,e OF any child. or ehildre in ATTENDANCE
upon the public school OF sahi district. Iii accor-
dance with the Provisions If tnis Act. are ui-
ahl t. Procure suitable books. station ry, etc,
for such child. or children, 1t shall be the duty
OF such Board 10 procure, or cause 10 b. pr
rurua tor su Il child. or children, AL necessary
bJoks. Stationery, ,tc., the salne to be pad Ior
ont ut tue Fund OF said school district, IN he
SAM way that 9th claims against tuc school
district ar now allowed and pad: proctirE
that All bDoAS, stationery. etc. plr. haset uud
the provisions of this Act shtli be deemed to IL
the property OF tine school district. To b. und'
the carc an! cuuirol OF tho school Trustees
when not i'll actual u.,.
SIC ) All fines collected uI!er the prnvis-
iou> Of this Act snail be pai,t into th' I 'ui!ty
Treasury on accuuat Of the state school uld
SE> Ii shall b. the duty Of the Clunty
SupcrInt, n,irut Of Public schools III each cuun-
ty in tins stat tu = .uSe this law TO % pHbl!>h'
III some utwepdp r ia his county, II auy there
b.. four c'n>uvutIye times, aLnEaliy. for Il
pt riol nf two ears the ,Ap, Ist. Of sucn pubii-
catlun t. be allowed paid out Of the Ii II, raj
school tuuu UI the county. The Board ri
Schu. Trli- tees in each -,'h'o district sh u
cause to b posted. annually, fol period Of tw"
wears. in three publc vlac, ; in III, r dl>trl't.
notices OF the r.qur, ntnts and p Il 4itl, II
this ct.
SEC :. This Act shall t,ke eject and be i'll
force from and after its passage.