Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-08-01
SCHOOL let.
AM ACT
TO COMPEL ATTENDANCE At
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

SEcrioS |. Every parent. guardian, or 9th,
person in the State of Nevada. having ea,,ra,
and charge Of achild or children. between ~
ages Of eight and fourteen years, shall be ~
quircd to send such chilu. or ehildren,to n nuI-
lie school for a period of at least sixteen
weeks in each school year. Mt least 81,
weeks of which shall be consecutive, unin"ss.
such child or children. are excused from sucb
attendance by the Eoard of School Trustnos
1T the school district in which such parents
or guardians reside. uron il being shown 70
their satisfaction that the bodily or mnrt,i
condition OF such ctild, or children. has been,
such as to prevent his. her or their at,pr'
dance at school, or application to study, for
the period repaired. or that such child or
children, are taught in n private school. or n,
home. in such branches ~ are usually taught
in primary schools. or have already ACQUIRED
the ordinary branches of learning taught in
the public school: PROVIDED. in ease n Mir.
school shall not be taught for the period OF
sixteen weeks. or any part thereof. during tho
ed read, Of the residence Of any person with.
in the school district. he or she shall moi ba
liabl to The provisions Of this Act.
SIZE. :. 1t shall be the duty Of the BOARD q
state, on or before the first Monday in Scri-
cmber in erch year. to furnish the p%rincji nj
Of zach public school taught in such distiic:
with a list Of, nil children. resident in tho
fourteen years. said list to be taken from Tho
report Of the School Census Marshal. 4,
the beginning of each seiool menth thcrs-
after. il shall be the duty of the princiI al II
each school in srch district to Ter oft to The
Beard Of School Trustees of such district the
names Of all children attending school during
the previous school month; whom if it slaii
appear. at the expiration Of four school
months, to the Board of Schoolirustccs. thar
any parent. guar lian or oth"r person having
charge or control OF any child. or children,
shall have failed to comply with the rruyi-
siuns OF this Act, til, Htard shall cause de-
nand 10 be made upon such parent, guardian.
or other person, for the amount of the penal
" herein provided: when. If such lareut.
guardian or other person. shall neglect CT r..
fuse to iay the samc within five daNsattcr the
mencc proceedings. in the name Of the school
district. before any Justice Of the Peace il,
the township in which said school district IS
l9cntrd; or If tberc shall be no Justice OF
Justice Of the Peace IN the county.
So. :. Any parCGt. guardian ur other prr.
son, having control or charge Of any child, or
children. failing To comply with tie above
lreNlsi%ns Of thi< Aet, SHALL be liable to Il inc
# not les tltan fifty dollars. nor more than
uns hundred dollars for the FIRST %1ffanse, nrf
les han ON hundred dollars. nor mere than
tive hundred dollars. fer the second and zach
subsequent osense; besides the cests c. co.
lection.
SIC. 1. Whenever it shall arpeart to The sat-
i~-faetien Of the Beard Of Trustees Of any
school district n this state, that the %larrnt..
charge e any ehild, or children, in atter-
dance uron tn. pm bile school Of said district.
in accordance with tAr provisions II Til,
Act, are unable to procure suitable hooks,
stationery, etc; fer sEeil children, II shall 10
tn" duty Of such feard to procure, or eause
IL b. procured. for sucl child. or children,
all necessary books. stationery. etc. the same
Il hs raid fl ont Of the iQud Of said school
district, n tn same way that other claims
~artius. the school district are allowed sIi
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