Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-10
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
a NJ ACT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
"a r- a SCHOOL,
approved February IS, 1s73.I

tApProVeu feDruary 70, 1870
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as 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-
quired to send such child, or children, to a |
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
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 u public school shall
not be taught tor 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.
Sec. q. 1t shall be the duty OF the Board of
School Trustees of each school district in this
State, on or before the hrst Monday in septem-
ber in each year to furnish the principal of each
public school to 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 it shall appear at the expira-
ton 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
gusrdian, or other person, for the amount of
| the penalty herinsfter provided; when II such
| parent guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within Ave 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 here
insftsr provided. before 81 Justice of the Peace
| in the township in which said school district
is located or. if there shall be no Justice Of the
Peace ther in, then before the nearest Justice of
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other person
| having control or charge of any child, or chill.
dren, falii q 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,
for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
| dollars, MOI more than two hundred dollars, for
| the costs of collection.
Sec Whenever it shall appear to the satis-
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.
xnce 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,
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
actual use. a. r- r.HN
Sec s. All fines collected under the provisions
of this act shall be paid into the County Treas
Sec g. 1t 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 sume newspaper in his county, II any there
BE-, four consecutive times, annually. for Pc
riod of two years. the expense OF such publica-
tion to be allowed 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.
Sec. T. Thi. act shall take effect and be in
force from and after Its passage. tlo-4t