Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-06
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
a NJ or
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.
AN ACr
IApproved February 25, 1881

The People of the State of Nevada, represented
in senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. 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
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
a. 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
schools 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-
ber in each year to furnish the principal Of each
public school a1ght 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 tn,
School Census Marshal. At the beginning o
each school month thereafter, it shall be til,
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 ut
tending school during the previous schoo
month; when, if it shall appear ut the expira
tion OF four school months, to the Board o
school Trustees, that any parent, guardian, o
other person having charge or control Of an.
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, il sucl
parent. guardian. or other person shall neglec
or refuse TO pay the same within five days afte
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 ary Justice of the Peac
in the township in which said school distric
is located; or, II there shall be Justice Of tn
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice o
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 5. Any parent. guardian or other persol
having control or charge Of any child, or chl
dren, failing to comply with the provisions o
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less thai
fifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred dollars
for the first offense, nor less than one hundre
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, 70
| tue second anu ehcu suDseQueut 0nenSe, beside
the costs Of collection.
Sec Whenever 1t shall appear to the salts
faction of the Board Of School rustees Of an
school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control an
charge of any child, or children, in attendsnc
upon the public school Of said district in accord
snce with the provisions Of this act, are unabl
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc., TO
such child, or childien, 1t shall be the duty o
such Board to procure or cause to be procure,
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 bs the propert,
of the school district, to be under the care an,
and control Of the School Trustees, when not II
actual use.
Sec S. All fines collected under the provision
of this act shall be paid into the County Treas
ury on sccount Of the State School Fund.
Sec g. 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 sUme newspaper in his county, If any Their
be, four consecutive times, annually, for pc
riod of two years, the expense o. such publica
, tion to be allowed and paid out Of the Genera
Sckool Fund Of the county. The Board o
School Trustees In each school district shal
cause to be posted, annually, for period OF tw'
years. in three public places in their district no
. tices of the requirements and penalties OF thi
Sec. =. This aet shall take effect and be /,
force from and after its passage. tlo-4t