Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-21

The People Of the State of Nevads, represented
In Senate and Assembly. do enact as follows:
Section l. Every parent, guardian, or other
persUn in the State Of Nevada. 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 Z
public school for period Of ut least sixteen
weeks In each school year, Ut 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 It's 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 u private school, or at home. in such
branches ss 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 tor the period VI sixteen weeks,
or any part thereof. during tine 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 ths provisions Of
this act.
Sec. a. It 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 right in such district with list
OF ali children, resilient IN tne school ulhtrlrt
| 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
| trict to report to the Board Of school Trustee,
| OF such district the names of all children at
tending school during the previous schoo
| 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
hax, -
child. or children, shall have failed to compl,
| 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 suct
parent, guardian, Or other person shall neglec
ur refuse to pay the same within five days afte
the making Of such demand, the Board shsl
commence proceedings, In the name Of tn
school district. for the recovery Of the fine here
matter provided. before 81 Justice Of the Peace
iu the township in which said school dstric
is located; or, If there shall be Justice Of tn
Peace ther, in, then before the nearest Justice o
the Peace In the county.
Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian or other pefsoi
having control or charge Of any child. or chill
dren. faili, to comply with the provisions o
this act, shall be liable to ne uf not less thai
nifty dollars. nor more tLsn one hundred dollars
for the first offense, nor less than one hundre,
dollars, mol more than two hundred dollars, fo
the second and each subsequent ofense, beside
the costs Of collection.
Sec Whenever it shall appear to the salts
faction Of the Board Of School 'rustees Of an!
school district in this State that the parents
guardians or othet persons having control ant
charge Of any child, or children, in attendance
upon the public school Of said district, in accord
snce with the provisions Of this act, are unsbl,
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc., fo
such child, or childien, 1t 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 wa,
that other claims against the school district ar,
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
aud control Of the school Trustees, when not il
actual use. s
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. 1t shall be the duty Of the Count!
Superintendent OF Public schools in each count!
In this State to cause this law to be published
In SINE newspaper in his county, II any Their
four consecutive times, annually. for pc
! riod OF two years. the expense os such publica
, , ton to be allowed and paid out Of the Genera
, , sckool Fund Of the county. The Board Q
School Trustees In each school district shal
; cause to be posted, annually for peri d o: tw'
years. in three public places in their district no
tees Of the requirements and penalties OF thi
set. -.
Sec. 7. Thi, act shall take effect and be ii
force from and After It's passage. jlo-At