Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-09-02
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
a NJ AC II
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.

approved February 25, 1891
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 q 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. application to study, for the period
| required or that such child 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 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. Q 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 septcm-
Der in each year to furnish the principal of each
public school tarsht 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, 1t 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
tiou of four school months, to the Board OF
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian, ol
other person having charge or control of any
child, or children, shall have failed to comply
E 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 herinafter provided when, II sucf
!, parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
| or refuse to pay the same within five days aftel
/. 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 ar Justice of the Peace
I in the township in which said school distric
is located or, If there shall be Justice of tn,
. Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice O.
the Peace in the county.
I Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other persoI
n having control or charge of any child, or chill
r dren, failing to comply with the provisions o
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not less thai
= fifty dollars. nor more than one hundred dollars
a for the first ofense, nor less than one hundred
. dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, fo
a the second and each subsequent offense, beside
,. the costs OF collection.
g Sec. Whenever it shall appear to the salts
4 faction of the Board of School trustees Of an,
n school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control ant
N charge of any child or children, in attendance
. upon the public school of said district in accord
"a snce with the provisions Of this act, are unabl
~ to procure suitable books stationery, etc., TO
= such child, or childien it shall be the duty o
such Board to procure or cause to be procured
for such child, or children, nll necessary books
y stationery etc., the same to be paid for out o
a the fund of said school district, in the same wa,
, that other claims against the school district art
!. | now allowed and paid; provided that all books
stationery, etc, purchased under the provision
of this act shall be deemed to be the propert.
of the school district, to be under the care ant
and control Of the School Trustees, when not il
actual use.
Sec s. All fines collected under the provision
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 Count,
Superintendent of Public Schools in each count.
D in this State TO cause this law to be published
le in sUme newspaper in his county, II any their
le be-. four consecutive times, annually. for pc
ID riod of two years, the expense o! such pubica
,. tion to be allowed and paid out Of the Genera
ie Sckool Fund Of the county. The Board o
,r school Trustees in each school district shal
N cause to be posted annually, for period o. tw'
years in three public places in their district no
S, tices Of the requirements and penalties OF thl
& act.
d Sec E. This act shall take effect and be il
force from and after its passage. Jio'tt