Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-02
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
a NJ AGA
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.
Approved February %, ls73.l !

Approved February a5, ls73.l
The People of the State of Nevada represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as 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
public school for 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 it's 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
ut school, application to study, for the period
required, or that such child, or children, ire
taught in o private school, or at home. in such
branches 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.
Sec. O. 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-
public school ia 1ght 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 Marshall At the beginning OF
each school month thereafter, it 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, OF
other person having charge or control OF any
child, or children, shall have failed to comply
with the provisions OF this act, the Board shal
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amount OF
the penalty herinafter provided; when, If sucl
parent, guardian, or other person shall negiec
or refuse to pay the same within five days aftel
the making OF such demand, tho Board shal
commence proceedings. in the name of thu
school district, for the recovery OF the fine here
matter provided, before ary Justice OF the Peace
in the township In which said school distric
is located; or, if there shall be Justice Of tn
Peace Therein, then be fore the nearest Justice o
the Peace in the county.
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 tLan one hundred dollars
for the first ofense, nor less than one hundre'
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars TO
the costs Of collection.
Sec 1 Whenever 1t shall appear to the salts
faction Of the Board of School 'rustees OF an
school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control an
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, it shall be the duty c
such Board to procure cause to be procure
for such child, or children, all necessary books
stationery, etc., the same to be paid for out @
that other claims against the school district ar
now allowed and paid; provided that all books
stationery, etc., purchased under the provision
Of the school district, to be under the care an
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, G. 1t shall be the duty OF the Count
Superintendent OF Public Schools in each count
in this State to cause this law to be publisne
in sUme newspaper in his county, If any ther
be, four consecutive times, annually, for a p6
riod of two years, the expense OF such publics
tion to be allowed and paid out Of the Geners
Sckool Fund Of the county. The Board G
School Trustees In each school district shal
cause to be posted, annually, for period OF tw
years, in three public places in their district, nc
tices Of the requirements and penalties of thi
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be i
force from and after its passage. j15.4t