Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-09-18
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
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TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
ll SCHOOL.
fApproyed February o. 1874
lApproved February 25, 1871

The People of the State of Nevada, represented
In Semitic and Assembly, do enact as follows
person In the State of Nevada, having control
and charge Of a child, or children, between the
sges Of eight and fourteen years, shall be re-
quired to send such child, or children, to 9
public school for = period Of at least sixteen
weeks IN each school year, ut least eight weeks
o which shall be consecutive, unless such
enid, 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
Ut 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. i@|
500. 0, IL sh.n DO tho drty 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
n
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 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, If 1t shall appear at the expira.
tion OF four school months, to the Board of
SClOOl hat
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,
e .' or other person, for the amount of
the penalty hereinafter provided when, If such
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or Of refuse to Pay the same ne Board shall
. .S. ies proceedings, in the name Of the
school district. for the recovery OF the fine here
matter provided, before ary Justice Of the Peace
In the township In which said school district
is located; or if there shall be no Justice Of the
n--.. ~ .--i-: tsa before the soarert Justice of
the Peace in the county.
Sec. s. Any parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge OF any child, or chill.
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not less than
nifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars,
for the first otfense, nor less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, for
the second end each subsequent offense, besides
the costs Of collection.
Sec, 1. Whenever it shall appear to the salts.
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.
ance with the provisions Of this act are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery. etc., fol-
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
TIE fund OF said school district, in the same way
that other clsims 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 s. All fines collected under the provisions
Of this act shall be paid into the County Treas
| ury on account of the State School Fund.
Sec. 6. 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 sOme newspaper in his county, II any there
| be, four consecutive times, annually, for pc
riod OF two years, the expense Of such publica
ton 70 be allowed and paid ont of the Genera
School Fund Of the county. The Board O
School Trustees in each school district shall
cause to be posted annually, for Q period OF tw,
years. IN three public places In their district no
tices OF the requirements and penalties of thi
| act.
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect and be il
force from and after its passage. jl5.4t