Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-09-26
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
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TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.
approved February Is, 1881

approved February 25, 1871
The People of the State of Neyada, REPRESENTED
in Senate and Assembly, do enact az follows:
Section /. Every parent. guardian, or other
person in the State of Nevada, having control
and charge of q 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 9 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
a. to prevent his, her or their attendance
o. school, or application to study, for the period
IIeqaired, or that such child, or children, are
taught in private school. or at home, in such
branches IS are usually taught in primary
schools, or have already acquired the ordinary
branches Of learning taught in the public |
scnooii 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, |
ne or she shall not be liable to the provisions OF
this act.
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. |
per in each year to furnish the principal Of each
public school taught in such district with a 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 |
eaeh school month thereafter, it shall be the
uuty OF the principal OF each SHOOT 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, II 1t shall appear at the expira-
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school Trustees, that any parent, guardian, or
other person having charge or control of anv
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 hereinafter provided: when, If such
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
OF refuse to pay the same within Ave days after
.ne making OF such demand. the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name of the
school district, for the recovery Of the fine here
ihaiter provided before ary Justice Of the Peace
In the township In which said school district
Is located or, II there shall be no Justice Of the
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice of
the Peace in the county.
sec. y. 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 fine of not less than
nifty dollars. nor more than one hundred dollars,
Tor the first otiense, nor less than one hundred
dollars. nor more than two hundred dollars, for
tine second and each subsequent o1ense besides
the costs of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the salts.
faction OF the Board of School trustees 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
a an with the provisions of this act are unable
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such child, or childien, 1t shall be th6 tiNty ~
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 ont 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,
stationery, etc, purchased under the provisions
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. 8. All fines collected under the provisions /
OF this act shall he paid into the County Treas
ury on account Of the State School Fund
Sec 6. It 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 slime newspaper in his county, II any there /
be, four consecutive times, annually, for pe- |
Rod of two years. the expense OF such publics- |
ton to be allowed and paid out of the General |
SCHOOL Fund Of the county. The Board of |
School Trustees in each school district shall |
cause to be posted, annually, for period Of two
years. In three public places in their district no.
tices OF the requirements and penalties of this |
act. - - -
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect and be in |
force from and after its passaRe ilb.At