The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1873-06-28
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,
K 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 to 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 s~Atisfac-
ton that the bodily or mental condition Of
such child or children has been such as to pre-
vent his, her or their attendance at school or
application to study for the period required, OF
that such child or children are taught in u
private school or ut bone, 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 pubic school shall not be taught for
the period OF sixteen weeks. or any part Their, of,
during the year. within tTo miles by the near
est Travelled road OF the residence Of any person
within the school disiriv., he or she shall not
be liable to the provisions f this Act.
Section .. Ii shall be the duty Of the Board
OF School Trustees Of each school district In
this state, on or before ths nrst Munsay in
september In each year. TO furnish the y Incl
pal OF each publie school taught in such district
with q list Of all children, resident in the
school district. between ths ages Of eight and
fourteen years said list 20 be taken from the
report Of the school Census Marshal. Al the
beginning Of each month thereafter It shall be
the duty Of the principal Of each school IN such
district 10 report TO the Board cf School Irus-
tees Of such district the names Of ali children
attending school during the previous month
when, II 1t shall appear al the eIT ration Of
four school months, TO the Board of School
Trustees. that any parent, guardian, or other
person having charge or control OF any child or
children, shall have failed to comply with the
provisions Of this Act. the Board shall cause
demand to be made upon such parent. guard an
or other person for the amount Of the penalty
hereiu after provided vhen. II such parent,
guardian, OF other perton, shall neglect or re-
fuse to pay the SAME within five days after the
making Of said demand, the Board shall COM
mence proceedings, In the nam" Of the sch Of
district, for the recovery Of the fine hereinafter
provided, before an, Justice Of the Peace in the
township in which said school district IL To-
Gated or, II there should be no justice Of the
Peace therein. then before the nearest Justice
Of the Peace In the county.
Section 3. Any parent. guardian. or oilter
person, having control and charge Of any child
or children, failing TO comply with the pro-
visions Of this Act. shall be liable to a fine of
not less than $50 nor more than 800 for the
first ofense. nor less than 800 nor more than
5000 for the second and each subsequent ofense,
besides the costs of collection.
Section 4. Whenever IL shall appear to the
Subtraction Of the Board Of school Trustees #
any school district in this State that the ?
rents guardians. or other persons, having con-
troll aud charge Of any child aud children in al
tendance upon the public school Of such district
in accordance with the provisions Of this Act,
are unable TO procure suitable books. stationery,
etc, for such child or ohildren II shall be the
duty OF such Board to procure or cause to be
procured, for such child or children. all neces-
sary books. stationery. etc. the same to be
paid for out of he fund of said school district,
In the same way that other claims against the
school district are now allowed and paid pro-
yided, that all books stationery etc purchased
under the provisions Of this Act shall be deemed
10 be the property of the school district, to be
under the care and control of the School Trus-
tees when not in actual use.
section 5. All fines collected under the pro-
visions Of this Act, sh all be paid into the Coun-
~ Treasurer on account Of the State School
Fund
Section G. II shall be tho duty Of the County
Superintendent of Public Schools in each c'finty
in this State. to cause this law to be published
In some newspaper in his county. II any there
be. four consecutive times. annually. for a period
Of two years the expense Of such publication
to be allowed and paid out of the General School
Fund Of the county. The Board Of h Trus-
tees in each school district shall cause to be
posted. annually. for a period Of two years, In
three public places in their district, notices of
the requirements and penalties Of this law.
Section 7. This Act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved February IS, 1873.
H.. 4 HERRICK,
Superintendent of Public Schools.
m224t White Pine county. Nevada.