Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-09-28
AN ACT
ITO COMPEL CHILDREN tn A.
L TEND SCHOOL AT
Improved February Is, 1851

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Improved February Is, 1851
The people of the state of Nevada -e
ed In Senate and Assembly, do enact = ese ~!
lows ~ fol-
SECTION I. Every parent guardians
er person i'll the State Of Nevada. hsv;,,o. osn-
troll and charge Of child, or children ~ Con-
the ages OF eight and fourteen years sh.meen
required to send such child, or cbild,a! %
pubic school Tor period of at least ITO. %
weeks in each school year, at least eight s
Of which shall be consecutive, miles, eeis
child, or children, are excused from ss such
tendance by the Board of School Trustsnh.
the school district in which such nssso@ Of
guardians reside, upon its being shown taaS o.
satisfaction that the bodily or ments, melr
ton of such child or children has bee, "ndi
AS to prevent his, her or their attepd,s.saueh
school, or Application to study for the ps,,'s
required, or that such child or cbild,sr la
taught in private school or at home /, ns
branches as are usually taught In a n,,, such
school, or have already acquired the ars;.y
branches of learning taught in the s.aIy
school; PROVIDED in case public school s s,l.,
not be taught for the period of sixteen snal
or any part thereof, during the year, VIM
two miles, by the nearest Travelled road osaA
residence of any person within the scbooi ~ as
trict, he or she shall not be liable 10 M w.
visions Of this Act, nv
SEC 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Ro..,..
School Trustees of each school district ~ ~
State. On or before the first Monday In e AA
TENDER Of each year to furnish the prino, ~,
of each public school taught in such dis,,,rs,'
with list of all children, resident 4, ..'
school district, between the ages of eoh. 'a we
fourteen years, said list to be taken frnn az. ~.
report of the School Census Marshal 4. w. .lo
beginning of each school month tbere.s.ls Me
shall be the duty of the PRINCIPAL NJ ... y
school in such district to report to the rel
of School Trustees of such district tba n .oaru
of all children attending school dp,ipg III, NJ
previous school month; when II II shall 'ao
pear at the expiration of -four school mn,,r ~
to the Board of School Trustees. that .nv ,
ent, guardian or other person HAVING cha r
or control OF any child or children, s6.n S.sa
failed to comply with the provisions az th,s
Act, the Board shall cause demand to be made
upon such parent, guardian or other person
for the amount of the penalty hereinafter nro.
vided: when, If such parent, guardian or 9TH.
er person shall neglect or refuse to pay the
same within five days after the making Of mid
demand, the Board shall commence proceed.
iugs, in the name of the school district for the,
recovery of the fine hereinafter provided. h.
fore any Justice of the peace in the township,
in which said school district is located; or. Il
there shall be no Justice Of the Peace therein
III the county.
SEC. 3. Any parent, guardian or other per.
son having control or charge Of any child or
children, failing to comply with the prov ision,
of this Act. shall be liable to fine Of not less
than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars for the first offence, nor less than one
hundred dollars nor more than two hundred
dollars for the second and each subsequent
offence. besides the cost Of collection.
SEC. 4. Whenever 1t shall appear TO the
satisfaction of the Board of School Trustees
OF any school district in this State that the
parents, guardians CT other persons havins
control aud charge of any child or children
in attendance upon the public school Of said
district In accordance with the provisions Of
this Act, are unable to procure suitable books
stationary, etc, for such child or children. II
shall be the duty of such Board to procure O.
cause to be procured for such child or chill
dren, all necessary books, stationary. etc, III,
same to be paid for ont of the Fund Of ssit
school district in the same way that othe
claims against the school district arr now 81
lowed and paid; PROVIDED that all books Sta
tionary. etc. purchased under the provision
of this Act shall be deemed TO be the proper,
of the school district. to be under the care BIZ
control of the School Trustees, when not Il
actual use.
SEC s. All fines collected under the PROV
sions Of this Act shall be paid into the Count
Treasury on account OF the state school fund
Sac q. II shall be the duty Of the Count
Superintendent of Public Schools in ese
county in this state to cause this law to b
published in some newspaper in his count
IL any there be, four consecutive times amt
ally, for period of two years, the expense Q
such publication 10 be allowed and paid out 0
the General School Fund Of the county. TIL
Board Of School Trust. Is ia each school di'
irict shall cause to be posted. annually. for
oil Of two Ina three puliltt niaffs /
their district notices Of the requirements an
penalties Of this law
SEC. I. This act shall take effect and be IL
force from and alter its passage.
]. G. CROMWELL.
County Superintendent OF Public Schools