Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-24
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
a NJ AC Il
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.
fApproyel February Of 1879

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 child, or children, between the
ages OF eight and fourteen years, shall be re-
quired to send such child, or children, to u
public school for a 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
| PupiiS III buCn ulbtTlct Will llSt
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-
tion of four school months, to the Board of
| School Trustpne hat nr
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,
guardian, or other person, for the amount of
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, If such
parent, guar dian, or other person shall neglect
| or refuse to pay the same within Ave days after
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 district
is located; or. If there shall be Justice Of the
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice OF
| the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge of any child, or chill
dren, failing to comply with the provisions o.
this act, shall be liable to fine OF not less thar
fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars
for the first offense. nor less than one hundre,
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, TO
the second and each subsequent offense beside
the costs OF collection.
Sec. 4. 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 other persons having control an,
charge of any child, or children, in attendanc
upon the public school Of said district in accord
ance 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 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 be the propert
of the school district, to be under the care an
and control of the School Trustees, when not /
actual use.
Sec. 3. All fines collected under the provision
of this act shall be paid into tbs County Trea,
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 publishe
in some newspaper in his county, If any ther
be, four consecutive times, annually, for p,
riod Of two years. the expense OF such publici
tion to be allowed and paid out of the Genert
School Fund Of the county. The Board {
School Trustees in each school district sha
cause to be posted, annually, for period o: tw
years, in three public places in their district
tices OF the requirements and penalties Of thi
, act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be /
! force from and after its passage. jl5-4t