Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-05
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
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TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.
Approved February 2S, 1878.

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The People of the State Of Nevada, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact AZ follows:
Section /. Every parent, guardian, or other
person in the State OF Nevada. having control
and charge of child, or children. between the
ages of eight and fourteen years, shall be re-
quired to send such child, or children, to a
public school for o 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 its being shown to their
satisfaction thst the bodily or mental condition
of such child, or children. has been such
~ 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 private school, or ut home. in such
branches a. 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 uf 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. a, 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 lght 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, 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
| tion Of four school months, to the Board OF
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian, oI
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 o
the penalty herinafter provided; when, II sucf
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglec
or refuse to pay the same within tive days sfte
the making of such demand, the Board shal
commence proceedings, in the name of tn,
school district for the recovery Of the fine here
| matter provided before al Justice of the Peac,
in the township in which said school distric
is located; or, if there shall be Justice of th'
Peace Iherein, then before the nearest Justice o.
the Peace in the county.
Sec. :. Any parent, guardian or other persoI
having control or charge of any child. or chill
dren, falling to comply with the provisions o.
this act shall be liable to fine Of not less thar
nifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars
| for the first oftense, nor less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, fol
the second and each subsequent otfense, besidel
| the costs OF collection. A
Sec Whenever 1t shall appear TO the sstis
faction Of the Board Of school rustees of any
| school district In this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control ant
charge of any child, or children, in sttendanc,
upon the public school OF ssid district, In sccord
snce with the provisions Of this act, are unabl,
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc., fo
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty o.
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 o
the fund Of said school district, in the same way
that other claims against the school district arr
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 IL
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 Q. It 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 SINE Newspaper In his county, II any there
be, four consecutive times, annually, for pc
riod Of two years, the expense q such publica
tion to be allowed and paid out Of the General
SCHOOL Fund of the county. The Board o
school Trustees in each school district shal
tcsMse to be posted, annually, for perttd o. two
years. in three public places in their district no
tees Of the requirements and penalties of thii
act. lEE.sT
Sec. =. Thi, act shall take effect and be in
fores from and after Its passage. jl6-4t