The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1873-07-05
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

TNHE PEOPLE OF II STATE OF NEVADA
L represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows
SECTION l. Every parent. guardian or other
person in the State of Nevada, having control
or charge Of a child or children between the
ages of eight and fourteen years, shall be re.
CURED to send such child or children 10 a pub.
lie school for a 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 satisfae-
ton that the bodily or mental condition OF
such child or children has been such az to pre-
vent his, her or their attendance at school or
application to study for the period required, or
that such child or children are taught In a
private school or ut home, in such branches as
are usually taught in primary schools, or have
already acquired the ordinary branches of
learning taught in the pablic school provided,
IN case a public school shall not be taught for
the period OF sixteen weeks. or Any part Their, OF.
during the year, within two miles by the near.
est travelled road Of the residence Of any person
within the school distrir., he or she shall not
be liable to the provisions q this Act.
Section 2. II shall be the duty Of the Board
OF School Trustees Of each school district in
this state ON or before the nrst Monaay in
september in each year, to furnish the y mel
pal OF each puolie school taught in such district
with u list Of all children, resident in the
school district, between ths ages Of eight and
fourteen years said list 20 be taken from me
report of the school Census Marshal. At the
beginning Of each month thereafter It snail be
the duty Of the principal Of each school in such
district to report to the Board Of school Trus-
tees of such district the names Of ali children
attending school during the previous month
when, If it shall appear at the exI ration OF
four school months, 10 the Board of School
Trustees, that any parent, guardian, sr other
person having charge or control OF any child or
a. l. -AlVu1I IaNn. al - a. -
provisions q this Act, the Board shall cause
demand to be made upon such parent, guard an
or other person for the amount Of the penalty
hereih after provided when, II such parent,
guardian, or other person, shall neglect or re-
fuse 10 pay the same within five days after the
making OF said demand. the Board shall com
Il 5ee proceedings. In the name Of the sch ol
i2h1ct, for the recovery Of the fine hereinafter
IS ided. before any Justice Of the Peace in the
81 aehip in which said school district IL L.
rs or. If there should be no Justie= Of the
II so therein. then before the nearest Justice
% Peace In the county.
IL 30 ion 3. Any parent. guardian. or other
II 50 !, having control and charge of any child
D % lldren, falling TO comply with the pro
Is sof this Act, shall be liable TO a fine of
IL 80 : than $50 nor more than 800 for the
II so Tense. nor less than 800 nor more than
25 n the second and each subsequent ofiense,
IS 3 the costs of collection.
% ion 4. Whenever it shall appear to the
10 icti0n OF the Board Of school Trustees Of
10 chool district in This State that the D
D guardians, or other persons, having con-
% Id charge Of any child aud children in a.
2 30 bee upon the public school Of such district
2 90 prdance with the provisions Of this Act,
] 20 able to procure suitable bools stationery.
8 % pr such child or children, II shall be the
] 20 sucn Board to procure or cause TO be
80 BED, for such child or children all neces.
10 -ooks. stationery, ETC., the same to be
rs pr out Of the fund Of said school district. \
IL 30 Same way that other claims against the
IL 80 district are now allowed and paid pro-
IL 10 that all book stationery etc purchased
II 30 the provisions ofthis Act shall be deemed
IL % be property Of the school district, to be
IL 80 the care and control Of the School Trus-
2 80 ben not in actual use.
IL so lon 5. All fines collected under the pro-
8 25s OF this Act, All TALL be paid into the Coun.
~ 60asurer on account of the State School
90 rs
rs lon 6. It shall be tho duty Of the County
81 5ol State. to cause seth ihis si law to b be e1 pnb Srslnss
70 " newspaper In his county, II any there
3 75r consecutive times. annually for a period
3 10 years the expense of such publication
llowed aud paid out Of the General School
VI nthec county The Board Of school Trus-
: uay each school district shall cause to be
~ :. annually. for a period of two years, In
ia a'Sublio places in their district, notices of
Pan, 1nlirements and penalties of this law.
I. fiopn 7. This Act shall take effect and be
a. ""e from and after its passage.
owed February IS, 1873.
H.. 4. HERRICK,
to- Superintendent of Public Schools,
White Pine county. Nevada.
sale.