Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-27
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
a NJ ACT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.
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tApproved February IS, 1881

lANFFAc'SA AScAu"Ay So Aofo'I
The People of the State OF Nevada represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Every parent guardian, or other
person In the State Of Nevada, having control
and charge Of child, or children, between the |
ages Of eight and fourteen years, shall be re-
Quired to send such child, or children, to . /
public school for . 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 at |
tendance by the Board of School Trustees Of the |
school district in which such parents or |
guardians reside, upon its being shown to their |
sattnsction that the bodily or mental condition |
OF such child, or children. has been such |
~ to prevent his, her or their attendance
1t school. or application to study for the period
required, or 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 public school shall
not be taught for the period Of sixteen weeks,
or any part thereof. during the year, within two
miles, by the nearest travelled road, Of the resi-
| dence Of any person within the school district.
he or she shall not be liable to the provisions of
| this act. I1ifI 4ta.tN NIsf5
Sec. 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 septem-
ber in each year to furnish the principal of each
public school taught in such district with list
of all children, resident in the school district,
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 shool in such dis
trict to report to the Board Of School Trustees
of such district the names of all children at.
tending school during the previous school
month; when, If it shall appear at the expira-
tion OF four school months, to the Board of
school Trustees, that any parent, guardian, or
other 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 10 he made upon such parent
guardian, or other person. for the amount Of
the penalty herinafter provided; when, II such
parent, guardian. or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within five days afteI
the making OF such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name Of the
school district, for the recovery Of the fine here
| in the tewaship in which said school district
is located; or, If there shall be no Justice of the
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice of
the Peace in the county F8g Ff
Sec 8. Any parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge of any child, or chill.
dren, failing to comply with the provisions OF
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not less than
nifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars,
, for the first ofense, nor less than one hundred
dollars. nor more than two hundred dollars fol
the second and each subsequent offense, besides
the costs Of collection. rl a
Sec. 4 Whenever it shall appear to the salts.
faction Of the Board of School rustees 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 accord
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unable
| to procure suitable books, stationery, ETC., for
such child, or childien 1t shall be the duty OF
such Board to procure or cause to be procured
for such child, or children all necessary books,
stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for out of
that other claims against the school district are
now allowed and paid; provided that all books,
stationery, etc., purchased under the proviuons
Of this act shall be deemed to be the property
of the school district, to be under the care and
and control Of the School Trustees, when not In
actual use.
Sec s. All fines collected under the provisions
of this act shall be paid into the County Treas
ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Sec. 6. It shall be the duty OF the County
Superintendent Of Public Schoolsin each county
in this State to cause this law to be published
e in sumo newspaper In his county. II any there
. be, four consecutive times, annually. for pc
riod of two years, the expense ot such publica.
J. ton to be allowed and paid out Of the General
Q Sckool Fund Of the county. The Board Of
r School Trustees in each school district shall
q cause 10 be poated annually, for period Of two
years. three public places in their distrce no.
!, tices Of the requirements and penalties OF this
!. act, u 3EsFTA T H !
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage. jlo-4t