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

UiHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,
L represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows
SECTION /. Every parent. guardian or other
person in the State Of Nevada, having control
or charge Of . child or children between the
ages Of eight and fourteen years, shall be re-
quired to send such child or children ~ . pub
lie school for q 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 ~shtisfAc-
tion that the bodily or mental condition Of
such child or children has been such ~ TO pre-
vent his, her or their attendance ut school OF
application to study for the period required. OF
that such child or children are taught In .
private school or at home. in such branches ~
are usually taught in primary schools, or have
already acquired the ordinary branches of
learning taught in the public school provided.
in case n public school shall not b. 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 district, he or she shall not
be liable to the provisions of this Act.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty Of the Board
of School Trustees of each school district in
this State, on or before the first Monday In
September in each year, 10 furnish the p incl
pal OF each public school taught In such district
with q list of all children, resident in the
SCHOOL ulstfltt, DtfNttn tlf ages OF tlknt and
fourteen years said list to be taken from the
report Of the School Census Marshal. At the
beginning of each month thereafter 1t shall be
the duty OF the principal of each school In such
district to report to the Board Of School 1rus-
tees of such district the names Of all children
attending school during the previous month
when. II 1t shall appear at the exI% iraiion Of
four school months, to the hoard OF School
Trustees, that any parent, guardian, or other
person having charge or control OF any child or
children shall have failed IN raup1X with thu
provisions of this Act, tho BOARD thall cause
demand to be made upon such parent. guardian
or other person for the amount of the penalty
hereinafter provided Uhen, II such parent,
guardian, or other person, shall neglect or re-
fuse to pay the same within Ave day. after the
making of said demand. the Hoard shall COM
nence proceedings, in the name of the sch oil
district, for the recovery Of the fine hereinafter
provided, before any Justice OF the Peace In the
township in which said school district is To-
Gated or, If 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 other
person, having control and charge of any clnld
or children failing to comply with the pro-
visions of this Act. shall be liable TO n fine of
not less than $50 nor more than 500 for the
first oifense. nor less than 800 nor more than
$500 for the second and each subsequent ofeBse,
besides the costs OF collection.
Section 4. Whenever It shall appear to tho
satisfaction Of the Board of school Trustees of
any school district IN this state that the pa
rents guardians, or other persons. having con-
troll and charge Of any child and children in at
tendance upon tho 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 children, IT shall be the
duty of such Board TO procure or cause to be
procured, for snoh child or children. ali neces.
sary books, stationery, etc, the same TO be
paid for out Of the fund Of raid 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 ofthis 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 s. All fines collected under the pro.
visions Of this Act, shall be paid into the ooun-
ty Treasurer on account OF the State School
Fund
Section 6. II shall he the duty II the County
superintendent Of Public Schools in each county
In some newspaper in his county. If any there
be, four consecutive times, annually. for Il period
Of two years the expense Of such publication
10 be allowed and paid ont Of the General School
Fund of the county. Tho Board Of School Trns.
tees in each school district shall cause TO be
posted. annually. for Il period Of two years. in
three public places in their district, notices Of
the requirements and penalties of thisl law.
Section 7. This Act shall take effect and be
In force from and after it's passage.
Approved February rs, 1879.
HIS HERRICK,
Superintendent of Public Schools,
m22-4t White Pine county, Nevada.