Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-20
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
a NJ ACT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.

pa (Approved February 25, 1881
The People Of the State Of Nevada, represented |
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section !. Every parent, guardian, or other
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
sstisfaction that the bodily or mental condition
Of such child, or children. has been such
q to prevent his, her or their attendance
at school, or application to study, for the period
required, or thst such child, or children, IRE
taught in private school, or at home. in such
branches as 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. rf. gr wa 4.
| Sec. q 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-
Der 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, 1t shall be the
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 sxpira
ton of four school months, to the Board Of
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian, OF
other person having charge or control Of any
child, or children, shall have failed to compl,
with the provisions Of this act the Board shal
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amount o.
parent guardian, or other person shall neglec
or refuse to pay the same within five days afte
the making Of such demand, the Board shal
commence proceedings. in the name Of thu
school district, for the recovery OF the hne here
matter provided, before ary Justice OF the Peac'
in the township in which said school distric
is located; or II there shall be no Justice Of th
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice o
the Peace In the county. ff
! Sec. 8. Any parent. guardian or other persol
having control or charge Of any child, or chill
!, dren, failing to comply with the provisions o
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not less thar
} nifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars
for the first otfense, nor less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, fo
f., the second and each subsequent ofense, beside
J the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4 Whenever 1t shall appear to the salts
, faction of the Board Of School trustees Of an,
school district in this State that the parents
} guardians or other persons having control ant
. 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 unsbl
to procure suitable books, stationery, ETC., fo
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty o
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 o
the fund Of said school DISTRICT in the same wa.
that other claims against the school district ar
now allowed and paid; provided that all books
stationery, ETC., purchased under the provision
Of this act shall be deemed to be the propert.
| of the school district, to be under the care ant
and control Of the School Trustees, when not II
= actual use.
Sec S. All fines collected under the provision
| of this act shall be paid into the County Treas
!, ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Sec g. 1t shall be the duty of the Count,
. Superintendent OF Public Schools In each count,
2 In this State TO cause this law 10 be published
y in sume newspaper in his county, II any ther
:. BE-, four consecutive times, annually. for pc
. riod OF two years, the expense o. such publics
. tion TO be allowed and paid out Of the Genera
= School Fund Of the county. The Board Q
= School Trustees In each school district shal
! cause to bs posted, annually, for period o: w
4 years. In three public places In their district, nc
tices Of the requirements and penalties OF thi
- act.
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect and be Il
1 force from and after its passage. jl5.4t