Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-19
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
a NJ CT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.


The People Of the State Of Nevada, represented |
in Senate and Assembly, do enact "a follows
Section 1. 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- |
quirsd TO send such child, or children, to
public school for Q 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 Ut home. in such
l 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 for the period of sixteen weeks.
or any part thereof. during the year, within two
miles. by the nearest travelled road, of the resi-
| dencs OF any person within the school district,
he or she shall not be liable to the provisions of
| this act. r g~~s
Sec. q II shah be the duty OF the Board of
| School Trustees of each school district in this
State. on Or before the nrst Monday in 6eptem-
Der In each year to furnish the principal Of each
pubic SCHOOL Ia III buCu ulStr1cL with u llst
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, II 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 1t shall appear at the expira.
tion of four school months, to the Board Of
| School TrusfppG that Guardian
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 herinsfter provided; when. II such
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within hve days aftel
the making OF such demand, the Board shall
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 the
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice OF
! the Peace In the county.
Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge of any child, or chill
/, dren. failing to comply with the provisions Of
this act shall be liable TO fine Of not less thar
3 nifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred dollars
: for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, fol
, the second and each subsequent ofiense, besidei
the costs Of collection.
Sec Whenever 1t shall appear to the satis
0 faction Of the Board Of School 'rustees Of any
school district in this State that the parents
0 guardians or other persons having control and
Q charge of any child, or children, in attendance
upon the public school Of said district, in accord
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery, ETC., fol
such child, or childien. 1t shall he the duty o.
: such Board to procure or cause to be procured
for such child, or children, all necessary books
Q 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 an
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 II
= actual use.
Sec 8. 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 g. 1t shall be the duty Of the County
. Superintendent of Public Schools In each county
e in this State to cause this law to be published
q in sOme newspaper in his county. If any there
!. be, four consecutive times, annually, for pc
= riod of two years, the expense OF such publica
= tion to be allowed and paid out OF the Genera
= u Sckool Fund Of the county. The Board o
. School Trustees In each school district snai
> cause to be posted, annually for period o. two
: years. in three public places in their district no
tices Of the requirements and penalties OF thi'
. | act. .a-
= = Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be il
force from and after its passage. 1lo-As