Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-18
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

FNHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
Nevada, represented in Senate and
Assembly. do enact as follows:
SECTION l. Every parent, guardian OF
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 n public school for a
period OF at least sixteen weeks in each
schOOl year at least eight weeks of which
snail be consecutive, unless such child
or children are excused from such at
tendance by the Board of School Trus-
tees OF h school district in which such
parents or guardians reside, upon its be-
ing shown to their satisfaction that the
bodily or mental condition of such child
or children has been such as to prevent
his or her ortheir attendance at school or
application to study for the period re-
CURED, or 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 &C.
CURED the ordinary branches OF learning
taught in the public school provided. in
case a public school shall not be taught
for the period of sixteen weeks, or any
part thereof, during the year within W
miles by the nearest 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 .. 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, to
furnish the principal of each public
school taught in such district with a list
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
the beginning OF each month thereafter
1t shall be the duty of the principal of
each public shoe in such district to re-
port to the Board OF School Trustees of
such district the names of all children at.
tending school during the previous
month when, if it shall appear at the
expiration OF four school months, to the
Board 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 Board
shall cause demand to be made upOn
such parent, guardian, or other person
Tor the amout OF the penalty hereinafter
provided when, if such parent, guar.
dian, or other person, shall neglect or
refuse to pay the same within five DAYS
after the making of said demand, the
BOard shall commence proceedings. in
the name of the school district, tor the
recovery Of the fine hereinafter provided.
before any Justice of the Peace in the
tOwnshipln which said school district is
located or, if there should be no Justice
or the Peace therein, then before tie
nearest Justice of the Peace in the
county.
Section 3. Any parent, guardian. or
other 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
more than SlO0 for the first OfYense. nor
less than 500 nor more than 500 for the
second and each subsequent ~offense, be
sides the costs of collection.
Section 4. Whenever it shall appearto
the satisfaction of the Board of School
Trustees of any school district in this
state that h parents. guardians, orOther
persons, having control and charge of
any child and children in attendance
upon the pubic school OF such district in
~accordadce with the provisions OF this
Act, are unable to procure suitable books.
stationery, ETC., for such child or children.
II shall be the duty of such Board TO
procure or cause to be procured, for such
child or children, all necessary books, sta
tionery, 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 are nov allowed and paid g.
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
n County Treasury On account of the
School Fund.
Section q. 1t shall be the duty of the
County Superintendent of Public Schools
in each county in this State, to u
this law to be published in some news.
paper in his county, il any there be, four
consecutive times, annually, for o period
OF two years the expense of such publ.
cation 10 be Allowed and paid out Of the
6enerai school Fund OF the county. The
Board of School Trustees in each school
district shall II to be posted, annual
~, for a period of two years, in three pub
lie places in their district, notices of the
requirements and penalties Of the law.
Section :. This Act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pass
age.
Approved February %, 1873.
SAMUEL p KELLY,
Superintendent Of Public Schools,
ND Eureka county, Nevada,