Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-12

SCHOOL.
approved February 25 1871
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 u child or children, between the |
ayes Of eight and fourteen years, shall be re-
qured to send such child, or children, to q |
public school for q 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
of such child, or children. has been such
as to prevent his, her or their attendance
at school, or application to study, for the period
required, or that such child, or children, ire
taught in private school. or at home. in such
branches rs 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 tor the period of sixteen weeks
or any pal 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. ~
Sec. 2, II shall be the duty OF the Board of
| School Trustees of each school district In this
state, on or before the first Monday Ia Septem-
Der IN each year to furnish the principal OF each
| public school Ia ight 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
| 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 1t 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 to be 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 after
the making OF such demand, the Board shall
| commence proceedings, IN the maine OF the
school district, for the recovery Of the ine here
matter provided, before ary Justice Of the Peace
in the township in which said school dstric,
il located; or, ii there shall be Justice of the
Peace ther In, then before the nearest Justice OF
| the Peace In the county. AH .sa
Sec. 3. 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 ine Of not less than
nifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred dollars,
for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, for
the second and each subsequent offense, besides
the costs Of collection.
| Sec 4 Whenever it shall appear to the sats-
| 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, it 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
the fund Of said school district, in the same way
that other claims against the school district are
now allowed and paid; provided that all books,
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 B. All fines collected under the provisions
Of this act shall be paid into the County Treas
ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Il Sec o. II shall be the duty Of the County
Superintendent OF Public Schools in each county
in this State to cause this law to be published
in sbme newspaper in his county, IL any there
b., four consecutive times annually for Pc
riod OF two years. the expense os such publica-
tion to be SLOWED and paid out Of the General
Sckool Fund Of the county. The Board OF
School Trustees In each school district shall
cause to be posted, annually. for period o. two
years. in three public places in their district no.
tees Of the requirements and penalties OF this
act sa~
Sec I. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage. uS-H