Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-30
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
a NJ ACT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.
approved February as, 1881

approved February 25, 1881
The People Of the State Of Nevada, represented |
In Senate and Assembly, do enact az follows;
Section l. 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 q period Of at least sixteen
weeks in esch 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
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 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 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,
he or she shall not be liable to the provisions of
| this act. H.. fTt .I' ''HH ~
Sec. .. 1t shall be the duty Of the Board of
School Trustees of each school district in this
l 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 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 expira
ton of four school months, to the Board Of
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
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglec
or refuse to pay the same within five days afte
the making OF such demand, the Board shal
! commence proceedings, in the name Of tn
matter provided. before ary Justice Of the Peac
in the township in which said school distric
is located; Or il there shall be no Justice Of tn
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice o
the Peace In the county. pa
Sec. 8. Any 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,
l the second and each subsequent ofense. beside
the costs Of collection.
3 Sec. Whenever it shall appear to the salts
/ faction of the Board of school rustees of an
school district in this State that the parents
guardians OF other persons having control an,
n charge of any child or children, in attendanc
upon the public school Of said district in accord
. ance with the provisions Of this act, are unabl
= | to procure suitable books stationery. etc., TO
such child, or childien, 1t shall be the duty O
such Board to procure or cause to be procure,
!. for such child, or children, all necessary books
. 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,
and control of the School Trustees, when not II
actual use.
Sec s. All fines collected under the provision
Of this act shall be paid into the County Treas
ury on account of the State School Fund.
Sec 6. II shall be the duty OF the Count
Superintendent OF Public Schools In each count
D in this state to cause this law to be publishes
le in some newspaper in his county, II any ther
10 be, four consecutive times, annually. for pe
q riod of two years, the expense o. such publics
}. tion to be allowed and paid out Of the 0eners
le Sckool Fund OF the county. The Board g
'r school Trustees In each school distrct snal
n canss to be posted, annually, for period o. tw
% years. in three public places In their district nc
,, tices Of the requirements and penalties OF tnl
!. acts Il
d Sec Z. This act shall take effect and be i
force from and after its passage. Jl6-4t