Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-04
AN ACT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND SCHOOL
Approved. February 25ih, lsI3.l
The People OF the state Of Nevada, repre-.
scented In senate and Assembly, do en-

The People Of the state OF Nevada, repre-
scented In Senate and Assembly, do en-.
net as follswst
SECTION I. Every parent. guardian. or other
person In the State OF Nevada, having control
and charge Of q child. or children, brtwcen the
a:es OF eight and fourteen years, shall be re-
quired 10 send such child, or children. TO q pub
lie school for q period OF at least sixteen weeks
In each school year. al least eight weeks OF
which shall bs consecutive, unless such child,
or children. are excused from such attendance
by the board OF school Trustees OF The School
District In which such parcnts or guardians 10.
side, upon is 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 At school, or appli.
cation to study, for the period required. or that
such child. or children, are taught In q private
school, or at home, In such branches no are usu-
ally taught In primary schools, or have already
acquired the ordinary branches OF learning
tanrht In the public school; provided. In case Q
pablo school .hall not be taught for tho period
Of sixteen weeks, or any. part theroof, during
the year, within two miles, by. the nearest
travelled road. OF the residence OF any person
within the School District, be or she shall not
be liable to the provisions OF this Act.
s.c. Q. Il shall be the duty Of the Board OF
school Trustees In each School District In this
State, on or before the frst Monday 10 Ssptsm.
Dor In each year. to furnish the principal OF
each public school taught In such District. with
a list of all children. resident In tho school dis
trict. between the ages or eight and fourteen
years said list to DO taken from the report OF
the School Census Marshal. Al the beginning
Of each school month thereafter, u shall De ihe
duiy OF the principal OF each school IN such dis
trict to report TO the Board OF School Trustees
Of such district the amc OF all children al.
tending school during the previous school
month; when, II II shall appear. at the oxLira.
ton OF four school months, 10 the Board OF
school Trustees. that any parent, guardian, or
other person having charge or control OF any
child, or children, shail nave iai,ed 20 comply
with the proyision, OF TINS ACT, the Dosrd shan
cause demand 70 Dc msae npon sucn paIehl,
guardian, ot o.he, p.',on, ~. wn
the penalty hereins,en ptoNiu.u' Wmen,n suen
paien., S'u /. he .amc ai,hIn Ave- d.,. me,
OF refuse 70 pay we sanne Win. n'9 nay a,.c n
the making OF sAlu uehanu, s"e Doa'u s.sn
pioeceulhgs, III tnc hAn,o oI .nc
school Dls'rlcI, Iot une ,eoo'e,y o, ,ne nns
nefe.naItei p.o,iueu, pe'uIo ny ous,iee %,
me reace ~ ,no to"nsn,p ~ ny TAU oonoo'
Distriet ls i0calcu or,n ,nc,e snan oe no Jus
ice OF lne rsase tneIe,n, 'nen uv.o,. u he"''
es.suss,0' $500, nrsrJ,sn ~ o,h.,n.
sES. q any ia,Sr,, s ua y M LIZA
III ouunsa.,' astsn. ~ eon,iv viii iha nraxis,on.
~ III. A., .hsll be iIable In a ane of moi Iess
- an. Jan.,. no. mors thar one hnnd,sJ
nan ~ ,ha A., agsnse no, ,ess than nns
uu.s,s Z" sa,.s. 10, mar ,hsn Two hnnS,sS
humuIsd y. ,ha so,noa anJ sash .nh.conent of'
Lula, 49,. ,Ss .ns,. NJ eoIlsciIan '
~, a Whensycri, sh.ii annssr, IN Tho ..ii..
f,s,ion of the Hoard Of school Trustees of any
ss.upl ,n, ar o,b.r nsr.on. i. Wing esptroI ma
chsr,e of any child, or children, n attendance