Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-23

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"a Approved February Is, ls7s.l p -
The People of the State of Nevada, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Every parent, guardian, OF 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 q
public school for 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 I
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, are
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 fhereof. during thslyear, 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.p L Du6 .g2AU. NSa lFfA
| Sec. O. II shall be the duty Of the Board OF
School Truskees pf 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 tanght 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, II shall be the
duty Of the principal OF each shool in such dis
trict to report to the Board of School Trustees
4 of such district the names of all children at.
ttending school during the previous school
month; when, if IL shall appear at the expira.
tion of four school months, to the Board of
school Trustees, that any parent. guardian, or
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
the penalty hefinaftef provided; when, II such
parent, guardian. or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within Ave days aftei
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 Peace
in the, township in which said school distric,
s located; Or II there shall be no Justice of the
Peace therein, then be lore the nearest Justice Of
the Peace in the county. "a ENNH
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 liabie to fine of not less thar
fifty dollars. nor more than 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 offense. besidei
the costs Of collection. p, ID saH5fE srrFt
Sec. 4, Whenever 1t shall appear to the salts
faction Of the Board of school rustees Of any
school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control and
| 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., for
such child, or childien, It shall be the duty Of
| 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 Of
the fund Of said school district, In the same way
that other claims against the school district are
now allowed and paid; provided that all books
stationery, etc, purchased under the provisioni
Of this act shall be deemed TO be the property
and control Of the school Trustees, when not In
actual use.
Sec g. 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. 9. N shall Be the duty OF the County
Superintendent VI Public 6ghpeist IN each county
in this State tocause this law 10 be published
. in sume newspaper in his county, If any there
Q. be- sfouf od6sscntive times, annually, for Pc
III riod Of two years, the expense Of such publica
|. Y ton to be allowed and paid out Of the Genera
e Sckools Fund Of the county. The Board o.
r Schhcl Trustees In each school district shal
cause TO be postod, annually, for period Of twt
years. in three public places in their district no
tices of the requirements and penalties OF thii
sec.S7. This act Shall take effect and be II
force from and after its passage. ls-f