Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-31
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
a NJ ACl
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.
Approved February 25, 1881
a NJ AC A.

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The People of the State Of Nevada, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
person in the State of Nevada. having control
and charge of o child, or children, between the
ages Of eight and fourteen years, shall be re-
quired to send such child, or children, to q
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
satisfaction that the bodily or mental condition
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 as 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 uf 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.
Sec. q 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 Septem-
| Der in each year to furnish the principal of each
public school Taught in such district with q 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 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 name Of the
school district, for the recovery Of the fine hero
matter provided. before ary Justice Of the Peact
: In the township in which said school distric
Ia located; or, II there shall be no Justice OF th
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice
y y the Peace In the county.
y Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other perso
y having control or charge of any child, or Chi
u dren, failing to comply with the provisions {
~ this act, shall be liable to fine Of not less tina
" nifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollar
~ for the first offense nor less than one hundre
~ dollars. nor more than two hundred dollars f'
~ n the second and each subsequent offense, beside
~ ~ the costs OF collection.
y Sec. Whenever 1t shall appear to the sati
~ faction of the Board of School rustees of al
~ school district in this State that the parent
" guardians other persons having control al
~ ~ charge Of any child, or children in attendsn
~ upon the public school Of said district, In accor
~ ~ ance with the provisions OF this act, unah
~ ~ to procure suitable books, stationery, etc,
~ ~ such child, childien. it shall be the duty
w w such Board to procure or cause to be procur
oo for such child, children, all necessary bool
~ ~ stationery. etc., the same to be paid for out
W o the fund Of said school district in the same W
oo that other claims against the school district
m oo now allowed and paid; provided that all bool
20 stationery, etc, purchased under the provisio
nm oo of this act shall be deemed to be the proper
~ of the school district, to be under the care Al
40 40 and control Of the School Trustees, when not
70 70 actual use.
eo Sec 8. AL fines collected under the provisio
~ of this act shall be paid into the County Ire,
~ ury on account Of the State School Fund.
go go Sec 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the Cour
90 90 Superintendent of Public Schools in each cour
@ @po in this State to cause this law to be publish
~ ~ in some newspaper in his county, If any the
20 be, four consecutive times annually. for
40 40 riod Of two years. the expense o! such public
so so ton to be allowed and paid out OF the Gene
20 20 Sckool Fund of the county. The Board
W W School Trustees in each school district sh
~ canse to be posted, annually. for period o: t
~ years. in three public places in their district
~ tices Of the requirements and penalties of Il
oo ~ act.
Vo ~ Sec. Z. This act shall take effect and be
~ ~ force from and after its passage. jl5-4