Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-30
SCHOOL iCT
AN ACT
TO COMPEL ATTENDANCE At
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SECTION |. Every parent, guardian. oro..
person in the state ofNevada. having ro,.,ne
and charge. of achild or children. bcty con n, ~
ages Of eight ard fourteen years, shall ~ ,he
quircd TO send such child. or children, 10 a re-
lie school for a period Of at least si,,ao,
weeks in each school year. at 1eas. s;es,,n.
weeks. ~. which shall be consecutive rnikonnt,
such child CT children. are cxcu sed fro, e 'n
attendance by the Board of School rrnss.usel
of the school district in which such ns ~ ~
or guardians reside. upon it being sbov y
their satisfaction that the hodily or n,ep,ap
condition of such child. or children. has b"n'ai
such as to prevent his. her or their a., or
dance ut school. or application to study c -
the period required. or that SUI, h cL;ij W
children. arc taught in a private school oro.
home. in such branches as are usually : i.
in primary schools. or have ALREADY ac"ri;SSni
the ordinary branches of learning taHgbiti ~
the public school: PRoyiptp, in ease n n,timn
school shall not be taught for the period NJ
year. within two TvlcS. by the nearest trava u
Ell road. Of the residence of any person with.
in the school district. he or she shall nnt =. !,
liable to the provisions of this Act. "
SIC. =. 1t shall be the duty of the Eoorl
School Trustees Of each school district in ~
State. on or before the first Monday in Sow
cmhcr III each year. to furnish the rrincii nj
of each public school taught in such di,tff;@".
with II list of all children, resident /, ~
school district, between tho ages of eight md
fourteen years, said list to be taken ron, tb.
report Of the School Census Marshal. 4,
the beginning of each school month thor.
after, II shall he the duty of the principal #
each school in such district to rcrGrt 10 tbaa
Board of school Trustees of such dis;rie, X.
names Of all children attending seheal iar;"ss
thcrreviou. school month; when if it siaiI
arp,a,r. Mt the expiration Of four sciooi
months, to the Eoard of School Trustees. tba.
any rarynt. guar liam or other person having
charge or control of any child. or chiIdren
shall have failed to comply with the rro,i''
sions OF this Act, the Board shall eagse do.
snD nj tn Ia made ~ ~ =tN.t, Ya -
or other person. for the amount Of the pCnaf,
ty hcrcin provided; Mher. If such paren,
guardian OF other person, shall neglect or n.
fuse To fay the same within five days after ina
making Of said demand. the Board shall com.
meucc Proceedings, in the name of the school
district, before any Justice ef the rcacc in
the township in which said school district Is
located: or If there. shall be no Justice of
the Peace tn rein, then before the ncare.,
Justice of the Peace in the county.
$50. y. Any parent. guardian or other per.
son, having control or charge Of any child, or
children. failing to comply with the above
provisions If this Act. shall be liable 10 A fnS
cf not loss than fifty dollars, nor more tha,
one hundred dollars for the first ef.Hee. rer
less Than ,ne hundred dollars. nor more than
two hundred dollars. for the second ard .sfI
subsequent ottrmse; besides the costs d! reI.
lection.
SO. /. Whenever it shall aprcart to the sat.
i>facticn Of the Board Of trustees Of any
school district IN this State. that the pareat..
| charge ii any child, or children. in alter
dance upon tn. public school Of said dis,iirt.
in accordance with the provisions Of ills
Net. are unable to procure suitable hoak..
stationery. etc. fer such children. ii shall ss
tn. d"ty Of such Board To procEre. er caase
to be procured, for such child, or children,
all necessary books. stationery. ETC., the same
to ho raid foI cut Of the fund Of said schuul
district, in the. same way that othsr elalms
against the school district are allowed and
: raid: TE1NiIIb. that Mi books ,fn,itrrrv