The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1875-03-13
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

uyHF PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,
4 represelfted i'll Senate and Assembly, 40
enact as follows
SECTION Livery parest, Guardian or other
person in the state of Nevada, having control
or charge OF child or children Between the ages
OF eight and fourteen years. SHAH De lsqtslfed 70
send such child or children to y pub4ie schooi
for y period u at least sixtesn xssas IA easn
scboyt year ; at least eightof which shall beeefi-
seeufiys, rtaslesH such child OF. childfeA. are ex-
c,ised from such attendance by the Buafd OF
school Trustees of the school district IN whieh
such parents or guardians fesiue, upon us ptlas
shown to their satisfartio4i tl,af the bodily OF
mental condition Of surh rhfld or children has
been such as to prevent biz, OF Their attenuance
Mt school or application TO study for the period
required. or that such child or children are
taught in a private school or at home, III sucn
branches as are usually taught n primary
schools, or have already acTlipef the ordinary
branches of learning taughtin the public school:
provided, in case u public school shall not pc
taught for the period OF sixteen weeks, or any
part ttsereof. during the year, Within two miles
by tile ftcafeEt travelled road Of the residence u
ATTY pvrrtnl within the school district, he or she
shall not be liable to the provisions OF this
Act.
Suction 2.-It shall be the duty of the Board
of School Trustees Teach school district In this
State. on or before the first Monday in Septem-
Der IN this year, to- furnish the principal 81 eacn
public school taught in such district with q list
Of all children resident iii the school district,
between the ages Of eight and fourteen years
said list to be taken from the report OF the
school Census Marshall. At the beginning OF
each month thereafter it shall be the duty OF
the principal of euCh school Ill snch d1strlcI ~
report to tile Board Oh school Trustees If such
district tile Itsinns OF ;,l children attending
school during the Previous month when II
it shall ar1jcaf at the expiration OF the four
school months. to the Board of School Trustees
that any parent, guardian. or other person hay
ing charge or control of any child or children,
shall have failed to comply with the PROVISIONS
of this Act, the Board shall cause a demand to
be made upon such parent. guardian, or other
person for the amount Of the penalty li~eiilafter
provided when If ssfti pattnt, guardian, or
other pcfSsrii, stall neglect or refuse to pay fhe
same within ffss lays If or the making Of said
demand, the BoaFd shall commence procee 'ln9s
in the name of the s*llo,ll district, for the rccov-
cry OF the fine hereinafter ffTtiA,r. before any
Justice of the Peace in the Township Ia Which
sail school district is l,eattd or. II Their
should he no Justice of the Peace therein. thth
before the nearest Justice Of the Peace III the
county.
SECTION a. Any parent. guardian. or other
person. having control r charge Of amy child or
children. falling t. cannTly with the provisions
IF this Act. shall be liable to a fine Of not lcss
than S5U nor more than SlMl for the first ~otfenst..
slvr less than 800 nor luore than 500 for the
second and essSss SttfJs. queht offense. beside the
costs Of collection.
SECTION 4.-Wlcncytr it shall appear to the
satisfaction of the Board Of Schnol Trustees of
any school district in this State that tho parents.
guardians, tf etller persons, having control and
charge Of ;iky Etsila sfsEt Children in attendance
upon the ls.isl1s srISSl of Sikh district, in ac-
e~prlance With tse ttBSisioifs tf Girls Act, ar.
ullableto l~,tpCtlft ssaftFbst Books, STATIONARY, etc.
for such chile ~ cf.ilfFeif. it SHALL BE the duty
If such Boartf ~ Procure tF estise to be proCur-
cl, for such tifiia or c~liiflftn, all necessary
books, saStSairtF; etc. the same to DC pSfd ftr
ont of the fund of said scttol saist sfct, i'll the
same way that osheY t1rftAs against tn. school
district are now allowed and paid provided that
all books. stationery. etc, purchased under the
provisions of this Act shall be deenIed 70 be the
property of the school district, to be u44der tile.
care and control Of she SelrOoh Trustees whcn
\ not in actual N<~t-
SECTION 5.--All fines collected nnder the provis-
ions of this Act. shall be paid into the County
Treasurer on account of the State School Fund.
SECTION TT shall be the duty of the Collnty
Supcfnteffae Af Of Public Schools in each county
in this State, to cause this law to be published
i'll some newspaper in his county. if any there
be, four consecutive times. anntrHai4isF. Ar a period
OF two years the expense of such publication
to be allowed and paid out Of the General School
FUND of the county. The Board of School Trus-
PosteA, annually, for a period of two years, in
three ptHSFe- ptfccs ia their district. notices of
the requirements and penalfieslof thF kvs.
SECTION This Act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved February %, 1873.
H. s. HERRICK,
Superintendent of Public Schools,
mS23 White Pine CJa4ffSS,. Nevada.