Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-15
COMPULSORY EDucAT7or

Vt lHE STATE
Assembly, do enact as follows enalea
SECTION l. Every parent S,
other person in the State of SSaaiIlan
ing control or charge of a eb; iSua' a
dren between the ages of eic Jmnu oea
teen years, shall be reouired ~ Gnu 10y
cnlid or children to a public school r.
period of at least sixteen wcets ~ 10y
sGn0o year at least eight weeksOf viii
snaii pc consecutive, unless such Oh;
OF chliuren are excused from such
tendance by the Board of School M
tees OF tne schoOl district in which Nl
parents or guardians reside, upon lis
ing ShCwn TO their satisfaction thai,
oouily or mental condition of such rbj
or chliuren a been such as to preys
his or her Ortheir attendance at school
Application to study for the period
CURED, or That such child or children ;
Taught in a private school or at home
Such branches as are usually taught
primary schools, or have ALREADY
CURED the ordinary branches of Learnt
taught in the public school provided.
case a public school shall not be TAM
for the period of sixteen weeks. or nj
part thereof, during the year, within /
miles by the nearest Travelled road of /
residence of any person within the ehd
district, he or she shall not be liable
the provisions of this Act.
Section =. IL shall be the duty Of N
Board of School Trustees of each sebd
district in this State, on or before the III
Monday in september IN each veal.
furnish the principal of each publ
school taught in such district with a
OF all children, resident in the schOold
trict, between the ages of eight and tOt
teen years said list to be taken from h
report of the School Census Marshal. !
the beginning OF each month thereaf(
1t shall be the duty OF the principal |
each public shOol in such district to 4
port to the Board of School Trustees !
such district the names OF all children Z
tending school during the previo@
month: when, if it shall appear at II
expiration of four school months, toll
Board of School Trustees, that any n
rent, guardian, or other person havil
charge or control of any child or chi
drcn, shall have failed to comply wi4
the provisions of this Act, the BOa1
shall cause demand to be made upj
such parent, guardian, or other pesd
for the amOut of the penalty hereinai(
provided when, if such parent, gua|
Glan, or other person, shall neglect
refuse to pay the same within i've DAY
after the making of said demand. N
liOard shall com mence proceedings, |
the name of the school district, i0r "
recovery of the fine hereinafter pr0yide(
before any Justice of the Peace in "
townshipin which said school district
located or, If there should be no Justl1
Of the Peace therein, then before n
nearest Justice of the Peace in "
county.
Section 8. Any parent, guardian.
other person. having control and chai4
of any child or children, failing to con,
ply with the provisions Of this Ael. shs]
be liable to a fine of not less than ~
more than 500 for the first Oflense, "a
less than 500 nor more than Tor ~
second and each subsequent OfienSe' y
sides the costs of collection.
Section 4. Whenever it shall appear
the satisfaction of the Board OF Snoo)|
Trustees of any school district III ~!
state that the parents. guardians, olo.n]
persons, having control and cDafge
any child and children In atienGanS
upon the public school OF such dlstfm \ !
accordadce with the provisions Of W
Act, are unable to procure sultaole e9o1
stationery, etc, for such child OIL chhuT.
it shall be the duty of such Boam
procure or cause to he procured, lol suv
child or children, all necessary oot ks's,
tiOnery, etc, the same TO be paid ioI n
of the fund of said school dlStflct. !. y, N
same way that other claims asalnS M "
school district are now allowed anu p"J
provided, that all books, Stationery, t M
purchased under the provisions .s%
Act shall be the property OF tne % sn,r
district, to be under the care anu oom .n
of the School Trustees when not Id ac'u'
use. ,,h
Section 5. All fines collected unasl ", ~
provisions of this Act, shall oe paw ~ n
the County Treasury Oh account VI "
School Fund. ..r of,h
Section s. 1t shall be the duly sSo "
County Superintendent OF fuollc can,
in each county in this STATE, W now
this law to be published IN son ho for
paper in his county, If any tnele W. nsriC
consecutive times. annually, lol P rrhl
of two years the expense OF suen II ii
cation to be a lowed and pald ou, II
General School Fund OF the couh'' .sbo
Board of School Trustees in eacn anus
district shall cause to be posted, s gu NJ,
ly, for a period of two years, intn ~ II
lie places in then district, notices ~ ow
requirements and penaltles1 o. nte efe
and be in force from n ai'''
age.
Approved February 25, 1873; Fly.
SAMUEL p KELLi.
SUPERINTENDENT of Public scnoolS,
H--4Ivn nAlInvV o.. NC