Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-14
COMPULSORY EDuCAT1o1

>HE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
Nevada, represented in S,na,a
Assembly, do enact as follows.
SECTION l. Every parent. ppard;,l
other person in the State of Nevada
ing control or charge of a child %,
dren between the ages of eight ora
teen years, shall be REQUIRED 10 send
child or children to a public scbooi
period OF at least sixteen weeks in
school year: at least eight weeksofvI
shall be consecutive, unless such
or children are excused from sueh
tendance by the Board of School
tees OF the school district in which
parents or guardians reside, upon h
ing shown to their satisfaction tha1
bodily or mental condition of such
or children has been such as 10 nra}
his or her Ortheir attendance at scho
application to study for the period
quired, or that such child or children
taught in q private school or at homo
such branches as are usually taur1
primary schools, or have already
quired the ordinary branches Of LEAH
taught in the public school provided
case a public school shall not be ta
for the period of sixteen weeks, or
part thereof, during the year, within
Inlies oy the nearest traVeied road o.
Iesiuence Oh any person witnlnt nesc
uistrict, ne or sne shal not De lla9
'ne pIoNlsioiiS Vi ms act.
Section =. IL shall be the duty d
Board of School Trustees of each Sd
district in this State, on or before the
Mohuay IN september IN eacn veg
larnlsh the principal OF eacn p
schOol taughtl In such disIrlct win q
OF az cnlldren, resident IN the scboo
trlcl, DetWeen n ages o elghl ana
teen Years; SAD llsi 10 oe taKeh lioI
report OF n Schooi census Marshall
the oeSihhinS oi eaeh inohlh tneie
1t shall be the duty OF the prlnclp1
eacn punilc Shooi IN such ulslral 9
port To- the Board oil Scnooi trustee
sucn dlstrl't the names OF ail ehilule
tendlng scnOol curing Tue prey
month when, II IL snail appear az
expiration or tour chooi mohlhs,
Board OF school trustees, ina any
rent, GUARDIAN or oliier person na
charge or control OF an! enllu or
drcn, shail nave laiIed 10 conlpi
the provisions OF ms Ac', lhe d
shall cause demana TO oe ihaue
such parent, guardian, or olher III
for the amout OF the penalty hersin
provided when, II such parent
dian, or other person, shaii ntsr9
refuse to pay the same Wllhlh NV
after the making OF Salu uelildhu,
Board shall commence Procesulns
the name of the school district, lOI
-ecovery OF me II neleihaI.ei piGr
before any Justice Oh the rag T ~
township in which sald sch0oi uIsI,
located or. If there should DC no Ju
OF the Peace therein, then oe'Gn'
nearest Justice OF the feace III
county. u
Section 3. Any parent, gualIisa
other person, having contloi anu
of any child or children, lailns !"
ply with the PROVISIONS ., IN n
be liable to a fine OF not less D y
more than 500 for the hrsl ole1 ~,
less than 500 nor more lnaa s .sOrsa
second and each subsequent
sides the costs OF collec'loh; o
Section 4. Whenever IL snan opyS
the satisfaction OF the boaIu in
Trustees of any school distin' ~
State that the parents. guaraian oho,S
persons, having control anu .n~
any child and children III a, d;str;
upon the public school oil sacn uI NJ
accordadce with the provislUII n
Act, are unable to procure sullavJ SiIS
stationery, etc, for such chiiu poaI
it shall be the duty OF sue G s"r
procure or cause TO DE procu bocks
child or children, AL heceS So ns;d fo1
tiOnery, etc, the same TO u paw io,
of the fund of said schooi uiss asins
same way that other niinwed and
nroyided' that all books, STATIONERY,
purchased under the proyl 81 the $ d
Act shall be the propeIt. md o}