Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-26

go @tApproyed FeDruary ~, 1878. -
The People Of the State Of Nev.d., represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact rs follows:
Section !. 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-
quirsd to send such child, or children, to q
public school for . period Of at least sixteen |
weeks in each school year, ut 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
q to prevent his, her or their attendance
at school. 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
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-
dencs Of any person within the school district.
he or she shall not be liable to the provisions Of
| this act. ifTE 10 atlN EEEDTTLI, (.
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 aught 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 schoo
month; when, If it shall appear at the exptrs
tion Of four school months, to the Board o.
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian, o.
other person having charge or control OF an!
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
the penalty hereinafter provided: when, II sucl
or refuse to pay the same within Ave days afte
the making of such demand. the Board shsl
commence proceedings, in the name Of tn
school district. for the recovery Of the fine here
in tbs township in which said school diatric
is located; or, II there shall be no Justice OF tn
Pssce therein, then before the nearest Justice o
the Peace in the county. "a flttlH
Sec. 5. Amy 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 thai
fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars
for the first offense, nor less than one hundre'
| dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, TO
Il
. the costs Of collection. Hi l1.sr..st.
: Sec l. Whenever 1t shall appear to the salts
4 faction of the Board Of School trustees Of an
q school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control an
n charge of any child or children, In attendanc
upon the public school Of said district in accord
snce with the provisions Of this act, are unabl
= to procure suitable books, stationery. ETC., TO
| such child, or childien, Il shall be the duty O
| such Board to procure or cause to be procure'
/, for such child or children, all necessary books
q 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 an
aud control Of the School Trustees, when not Il
actual use.
Rec, &. All dpes collected under the provision
of this act shall be paid into the County Treas
ury on account Of the State School Fund.
-6cc. O. IL shall be tho duty Of the COunt
superintendent Of Public Schools In each count
D in This State 70 eausA this law to be publishe
10 in sume newspaper in his county, If any ther
ae ~, four consecutive times, annually. fT p
q Rod Of two years. the expense of sucn puoncs
D. tion to be allowed and paid out Of the denere
he sckQol Fund Of the county. The Board
Or ScAdol Trustees In each school dissiics IN
IN caa,se 10 be posted, annually for period Q. W
go years, In three public places IN their aistnc' u;
., tices Of the requirements and penaities OF I'M
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ID Sec. I. This act shall take effect and be
force from and after its passage. Jio-H