Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-09
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
a NJ Act
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.

tApproved February Is. 1884,
The People Of the state Of Nevada, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section !. Every parent, guardian, or other
person in the State Of Nevads having control
and charge Of . child. or children, between the
ages Of eight and fourteen years, snail be re-
quired to send such child, or children, to a
public school for u 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 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, ire
taught in private school, or at home, In such
branches ~ 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 she shall not be liable to the provisions of
this act.
Sec. Q It shall be the duty Of the Board of
School Trustees of each school district in this
ber In each year to furnish the principal Of each
public school Ia light 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 tho beginning OF
each school month thereafter, 1t shall be the
| duty of the principal OF each slool 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, II 1t shall appear at the expira'
tion 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 hereinafter proyided; when, il. such
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within five days aftei
the making OF such demand. the Board shall
| commence proceedings, in the name of the
school district, for the recovery OF the fine here
matter provided, before al Justice of the Peace
| in the township in which said school district
is located; or, If there shall be no Justice Of the
Peace ihercin, then before the nearest ustice Of
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge of any child, or chill
dren, faili, g to comply with the provisions OF
this act shall be liable to fine OF not less thar
nifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred dollars
for the first otfense, nor less than one hundred
dollars, mol more tnan Two hundred dollars, lol
the second aud each subsequent otfense, besides
the costs Of collection.
Sec Whenever 1t 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 iu 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
| y,ol, 10 tn ha r.rpa rad
for such child, or children. all necessary books
stationery, ETC., the same to be paid 'r out oi
the fund Of said school district, In the same way
that other claims against the school district art
now allowed and paid; provided that all books
stationery. etc., purchased under the provisions
Of this act shah 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 tines collected under the provisions
of this act shall be paid into the County Treas.
ury on account of the State School Fund.
Sec 6. 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 o me newspaper in his county, II any there
b, four consecutive times, annually. for a pc
| riod Of two years, the expense o! such publica.
! tion to be allowed and paid out OF the General
sckool Fund Of the county. The Board Of
. School Trustees in each school district shall
cause to be posted. annually, for peri ID o. two
years. in three public places in their district, no
tices Of the requirements aud penalties OF this
act.E q ri u y " E.E
Sec. 7. Thi, act shall take effect and be ir
force from and after its passage. 1io-At