Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-08-12
An ACT
rJsO C0MrEa. CHILDREN To AT
TEND SCHOOL,


1 tAEfAttets a ee*t'-Nt ~ 1891
| The people Of the state ef Nevada. Represents
I cd in senate and Assembly. do enact ~ fol-
I lows
Srcrsox l. Every parent. guardians. OF 9th
/ er person ia the stste Of Nevada, having con-
troll and charge OF child, or chfldren between
! the ages Of eight and fourteen year., shall Dc
required to send sash child. or children 70
pablic school Tor period q ~ least sixteen
weeks in each school year. at least eight weeks
Of which shall be consecutive. unless such
child. n children, are excused from snch a.
tendance by the Board OF School Trustees ct
the school district in which such parents o.
guardians reside. upon its being shown to their
satisfaction that the bodily or mental cnnsli-
t.on of such child or children has been such
~ 10 prevent his, her or their attendance At
school, or application 10 study for the period
required Or that such child o. children are
taught in y private school or At home. IN such
branches IS are usually taught in q primary
school, or have already acaagred the ordinary
branches ef learning taught in the puonc
school; PROVIDED. In Ease public school shall
not be taught fyr the period cf sixteen weeks.
or any part thereof, during the year, within
two miles. BY the nearest travelled rsad, OF the
residence q any person within the school e's-
trfct, he or she shall not be liable 70 the pre-
visions Of this Act.
school Trustees Of each school district in this
state on or before the hrst Monday IN Sep
teulger OF each year, 60 furnish the trinclPai
of each public school tsught in saoh district,
with list Of all children. resident in the
school distract between the ages Of eight and
fourteen years, said lis; to be taken from tue
rst,ert III the Schcol Census Marshal tthc
beginning OF each school month THEREAFTER ~
shall he the duty Of the Principal OF oaen
school in si,ch district e. report TO the Board
Of school Trustees OF such district the psmes
OF all children attending school during fes
preyiors school month, when, II II shall sp- |
pear At the expiration Of four school months,
10 the Board Of school Trustees, that any par-
ent. guardian or other person having charge |
a. control az any child or children. shall have +.
failed 10 comply with the provisions Of tins |
Act the Board shall cause demand 10 be made |
upon such parent, guardian or cther person |
Tor the amount Of the pensity hereinafter pro- /
yisstsi. when II such paTeDf, guardian or oth- /
ar person shsll neglect or refuse 10 pay the |
same within ave days sitter the making OF sAta I
demand tl,, Boarsi shall commence proceed /
in.s IN the name Of the school district, for the /
recovery Of the fire hereinafter provided, De-
fore any Jnssiee OF the peSee in the township |
in which said school district is locsted; or, IL /
there shall be no Justice Of the Peace therein.
then before the nearest 1nstice al the Peace 1
in the ceanty.
SIC. 3. Any parent guardian or other per
syn having control or chsree OF any child or I
children fsiainS 10 comply with the provisions
OF this act shall be liable to fne Of no; less
than nifty deilsrs nor more than one hundred I
dollars for the frst offence. nor less than one
hundred dollars nor more than two hundred l
dollars for the second and each subsequent
offence. besides the cost II collection,
SIC l. Whenever IL shall appear te the
satisfaction. Of the Board 81 school Trustees
o: any school district in this State that the
PARENTS. guardians ~ other persons having
control aud charge Of any child or ehildron
In attendance apon the public school OF said
district in accordance With the PROVISIONS 0i
this Act are unable to p-ocure suitable books.
stationary etc fer SsYeh child or children. II
shall be tire duty Of sgch Beard to procure or
cause 10 be procured far sach child % ehil-
aren. all necessary books, stationary, etc, the
sS,lie to be paid for cut Of the Fund Of said
school district in the SANE way that other
claims AGAINST the school district are now 81.
lowed ana paid: PROVIDED. that sll books, sta
Eoa4ry. etc, purchased Wnoer the provisions
of Tins Act shall be deemed e be The property
Of the school district 10 he under the care and
control Of the school Trustees, when rot in
actual use, t
SIC s. All fnes collected under the rrovt-
siens AZ this Act shall be paid into the County
Treasury on secount Of the State school FUND.
SAC. & II shall be the duty Of the County i
Superintendent Of Pablo Schools in each
county in this State Il cause this law - he
Published in some newspaper IL his county I
il any there he four consecutive times snna-
allv. Ter a period Of two years. the expense % /
such publication 10 he allowed and paid 0ut ot
the General school Fund 81 thc county. The I
Board Of School Trustees in each schcol dis
tr4ot shall cause he be posted. snnuSlly, fer
period bf tive yesrs IN three public places in l
their district. notices of the requirements and 4
penalties IT this law, /
SEC. :. This act shall take eject and he in 4
force from and alter its rassse e, ,,,,u.,,r
Sorvty spY,erIpter,lsut Of Public schools s