Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-29
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
a NJ AC 10
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.
Approved February 25 1879
. NJ ACr II

The People of the State of Nevada, represented
In Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Every parent, guardian, or other
person in the State of Nevada, having control
and charge Of a 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 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 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 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 or 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 taught 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
| trct 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-
ton OF four school months, to the Board of
school Trustees, that any parent, guardian. or
other person having charge OF 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 herinafter provided; when, II such
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within five days aftel
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 ary Justice Of the Peac,
in the township in which said school distric
is located; or, II there shall be Justice of th
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice o
the Peace in the county
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other persol
having control or charge of any child, or chil
dren, failing to comply with the provisions 9
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not less tina
nifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollar!
Tor the first offense, nor less than one hundre
dollars, MOI more than two hundred dollars &c
the costs Of collection.
Sec. Whenever 1t shall appear to the sati
faction of the Board OF school 'rustees of an
school district in this State that the parent
guardians or other persons having control an
charge of any child or children, in attendant
upon the public school Of said district in accor,
ance with the provisions Of this act are unab
to procure suitable books, stationery. ETC., IL
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty
such Board to procure or cause to be procure
for such child, or children, all necessary book
stationery, etc, the same to be paid for ont
the fund of said school district In the same wa
that other claims against the school district al
now allowed and paid provided that all book
, stationery, etc, purchased under the provision
Of this act shall be deemed to be the proper,
, OF the school district, to be under the care AZ
, and control of the School Trustees, when not
, actual use.
Sec s. All fines collected under the provision
, of this act shall he paid into the County Trea
,, ury on account Of the State School Fund
, Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the Coun
, Superintendent OF Public Schools in each coun
, In this State to cause this law to be publisne
, in s.me newspaper in his county, if any the
, b., four consecutive times, annually for .
! riod of two years. the expense OF such public
,, tion to he allowed and paid out of the Gener
,, Sckool Fund Of the county The Board
\ School Trustees in each school district sha
\ cause to be posted, annually. for period O. tv
a years, in three public places in their district n
4 tices of the requirements and penalties of tn
n act.
y Sec T. This act shall take effect and be
a force from and after Its passage. jl5-4t