Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-24
AN ACT

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To Compel Children TO Attend school.
Approved February 18th. 1881
The People IF the STATE Of Nerada. represented
ia Senate and Assembly DO e1aac. rs foliotrs
SECTION l. Every parent. guardian. or other
person in the State OF Nevada. having control
and charge of child. or children, be- ven the
ages OF eight and fourteen years shall be re-
quired to send such child, OF children to i pub
lie school Tor = period OF at least sixteen weeks
in each school Year, a: least eight weeks OF
which shall De consecutive, unless snch child
or children, are excused from such attendance
by the Board Of School Trustees OF the school
distric: in which such parents guardians
side, u. On its being shown to their satisfaction
that the bodily or mental condition OF such
child. or children. has been such to prevent
his, her. or their attendance At school, or ap-
plication to study. for the period required. or
that such child, Or children, are taught in pri-
v.te school, or ut home. in such branches as are
usually taught in primary schools. or have
already acquired the ordinary tranch Of LEARN
ing taught in the public school; prorided, in
case public school shall not be taught for the
period of sixteen weeks, or any part thereof.
during the year. within two miles. by the Near
est travelled road. # the residence Of any person
within the school district, he or she shall not
be liable to the provisions Of this Act.
SEC. 2. 1t shall b the duty CT the Board of
School Trustees Of each school district il this
State, OF or before the arst Monday in Septeu,-
bsr in each year. to furnish the principal Of
each public school taught IN such district With
= list Of all children. residen: in the school dis
trict, between the ages of eight and fourteen
years, said list to be taken from the report Of the
School Census Marshal. At the beginning of
each school month thereafter. it shall 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 all children
attending school during the previous school
month: when, il 1t shall appear ct the expira-
tion OF four school months. to the Board Of
School Trustees. tAst any parent. guardian. or
ether 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.
guardian or other person. for the snlount of the
penalty hereinafter provided: when, if such
parent. guardian, o. other person. shall neglect
or ref use TO pay the same within hve days after
the making OF said demand, the Board shall
school district for the recovery of the fine here
mater provided. before any Justice of the
Peace in the township in which said school dis
trio. is located; Or ii there shall be Justice
of she Peace therein. then before the nearest |
Justice o. the Peace in the county.
SEC. 3. Any parent, guardian, OF other person |
having control OF charge Of any child, or
failing to comply with the provisions |
Of this Act, shall be liable to fine OF not less
than fifty dollars. nor more than one hundred |
dollars, for the first onense. Eor lees than ONE !
hundred dollars, nor more than two Alndred |
dollars. for the second and each subsequent |
offense besides the costs of collection. |
SEC. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the salts |
faction of the Board OF School Trustees of any
school district in this State that the Parents,
guardians or other perSOns having control and
charge Of any child, or children. in attendance
upon the public school of said district, in accor-
dance with the provisions Of this Act are un.
able 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 pro-
cured. for such child, or children, all necessary
books, stationery, etc, the same to be paid for
out Of the Fund Of said school district, in the
same way that other claims against the school
district now allowed and paid; pvorided, |
that all books. stationery. etc. purchased under
the provisions Of this Act shall be deemed to b.
the property Of the school district, to be under
The care and control Of the School Trustees, |
when no. in actnal use.
SIC. 5. All fines collected under the provis- |
ons Of this Act shall be paid into the County
Treasury account Of the State School Fund.
SEC. D. 1t shall be the duty of the County
Of Public Schools in each coun-
y IN this State to cause this law to be published
II some newspaper in his county, if any there
,e, four consecutive times. annually, for q
,eriod of two Years. the expense of such publ
alton to be allowed and paid out OF the General
school Fund the county. The Board of
,chOVl Tru tees in each school district shall
suse to be posted. annually. FOX period of two
'exrs. in three public places in their district, |
notices Of the requirements and penalties Of
his act.
SEC T. This Act shall take eject and be in
orce from and after its passage.