Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-02
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

ENHE PEOPLE OF THE SrArE OF
Il Nevada, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION /. Every parent. guardian or
other person in the state OF Nevada, hav.
ing control or charge of a child or chi,-
dren between the ages of eight aid four.
teen years, shall be required to send such
child or children to a public school Tor II
period OF at least sixteen weeks in each
schoOl year at least eight weelisO which
shall be consecutive, unless sucn child
or children are excused from such at
tendance by the Board of School Trus-
tees Of the chOOl district in which such
parents or guardians reside, upon its be-
ing shown TO their satisfaction hat the
bodily or mental! condition OF such child
or children has been such as to prevent
his or her Ortileir attendance at school or
application to study for the period re-
CURED, OF that such child or chIldren are
taught in a private school or at home, in
such branches as are usually taught in
primary schools, or have already ac-
CURED The ordinary branches OF learning
taught in the public school provided, in
case Il public school shall not be taught
tor the period of sixteen weeks, or any
part thereof, during the year within two
miles by the nearest Travelled o a of the
residence OF any person within the school
district, he or She shall not be liable to
n provisions of this Act.
Section ,. II 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, t =.
furnish the principal Of each publ.
school taught i'll such district with "A lis
OF all children, resident in the school dis
trict, between the ages OF eight and four
teen years; said list to be taken from the
report of the School Census Marshal. AT
II beginning OF ach month thereafter
1t shall be the duty OF the principal of
each public ShOol i'll such district to re
port to n Eoard OF school Trustees of
such district the names of al! children at
tending SchOOl during the previous
month when, if it shall appear at the
expiration of tour school months, to the
Roara OF School Trustees, that any pa
rent, guardian, or other person having
charge or control of any child or chill
dren, shall have failed to comply with
the provisions of this Act, the Rolrd
shall cause demand to be made upon
such parent, guardian, or other person
Tor the ainout OF the penalty hereinafter
provided when, if such parent, guar
ilan, or other person, Shai neglect OF
refuse to pay the same within five days
after the making of said demand, the
Board shall com proceedings, in
the name OF the school district, Tor the
-ec0vcry of the fine hereinafter provided,
before any Justice of the Peace in the
tOwnshipln which said school district is
located or, il 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
Otner person, having control and charge
OF any child or children, failing to com
ply with the provisions of this Act, shall
be liable to a fine OF not less than $50 nor
NOR than SiG0 Tor the first Offense, nor
less than SlO0 nor more than $500 for the
second and each subsequent offense, be-
sides the costs OF collection.
section 4. Whenever it shall appear Ia
the satisfaction of the Board OF School
Trustees OF any school district in this
state that the parents. guardians, brother
persons, having control and charge OF
any enid and children in attendance
upon the public school OF such district in
accordadce with the provisions OF this
Act, are unable to procure suitable books,
stationery, etc, for such child or chlldren,
1t shall be the duty OF uch board To
procure or cause to be procured, for such
child or children, all necessary hoe ks, sta.
tlonery, etc, the same to be paid tor out
OF the fund of said school district, in the
same way that other claims against the
school district are now above | and paid
provided, that all books, stationery, etc,
purchased under the provisions OF this
Act shall be the property of the school
district, to be under the care and control
OF the School Trustees when not in actual
use.
Section 5. All fines collected under the
provisions of this Act, shall be paid into
m ounty Treasury on account of the
School Fund.
Section d. IL shall be the duty of the
county Superintendent OF Public Schools
In each county in this State, to cause
TINS law TO be published in some news.
paper in his county, if any there be, four
consecutive times. annually, for o. period
OF two years the expense of such publ.
cation TO be a lowed and paid out OF the
General school Fund OF the county. The
Boar of School trustees in each school
district shall cause TO be posted, annual.
~, Tor a period OF two years, in three pub.
lie places in then district, notices of the
requirements and penalties of the law
Section Z. This Act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pass.
age.
Approved February %, 1873.
SAMUEL Z KELLY,
Superintendent OF Public Schools,
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