Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-14

TO COMPEL CHILDREN 10 ATTEND
AgauF -scAooL. 2, 81
Approved February rs, 1891
The People Of the State Of Nevada, represented
in Senate aud Assembly. do enact Is follows
Section I. 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 each school year, 3. least eight weeks |
Of which shall be consecutive, unless such |
tendance by the Board Of school Trustees Of the |
school district in which such parents or
guardians reside, upon its being shown to theit |
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, arc
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 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 she shall not be liable to the provisions Of
| this act.
sec.2 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
Der in each year to furnish the principal OF each
public school Ia lght in such district with n 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 hlldren at
tending school duling the previous school
month; when, If it shall appear at tho expira.
tion 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
guardian. or other person. for the amount Of
the penalty hernafter provided when, II such
parent, guaid dian. or other person shall neglect
ur refuse to pay the same within tive days aftei
the making OF such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name OF thr
school district, for the recovery Of the fine here.
matter provided, before ary Ju tce Of the Peace
in the township in which said school district
is located; or, n there shall be no Justice of The
Peace iher in, then before tho nearest Justice Of
the Peace In the county. i-1 Eh'
Sec 3. ANY parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge of any child, or chill
dren, failil to comply with the provisions Of
} nifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollsrs
for the first ofiense, nor less than one hundred
dollars. MOI more than two hundred dollars, fol
the second and each subse quent offense, besides
} the costs Of collection.
Sec 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 nf said district In accord
ance with the provisions OF this act. are unable
to procure suitable books, ststionery. ETC., fol
such child. or childien, 1t 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 FIR out vi
the fund of said school district, in the same way
that othec claims against the school district ART
now allowed and paid; provided that all books
stationery etc., purchased under the provisions
of the school district, to be under the care and
and control Of the School Trustees, when not In
actual use. y fF.. IsE-a..yE
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.
Soc 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the County
: Superint. .ndent OF Public Scho0lsin each county
{ IN this State to cause this law to be publisned
! in some newspaper In his county, II any there
:, b four consecutive tunes, annually. for pc
= riod Of two years. the expense o. such publica
Z ton to be allowed and paid out OF the General
u sckool Fund Of the county. The Board o.
. School Trustees in each school district shal
> cause to be posted annually, for peri ID o: tvs
; years. in thre public places In their district, no
tees Of the requirements aud penalties OF thi'
n act. s.. -.
force from and after its passage. jlo'H