Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-09-30
AN ACT
ITO COMPEL CIErLDRr~
Il TEND SCH Sss1v AZ AT.
Improved February Is, 1878

lApproved February IS, 1875,
The people Of the state of Nev,d.
lows: Wv enact as fol-
SECTION l. Every parent guardians
err person in the State of Nevada In, VI oth-
troi ana charge OF child, or children hss, con.
the ages oi eight and fourteen years oeetween
required to send such child, or ch,Id snaii be
public school tor period Of at lease s toa
week. III each school year, at least einh. snteen
OF which snail be consecutive nria' weeks
child, or children, are excused from 30 - such
tendance by the Board OF School Trr snch A.
the school district in which such psrsU,s o.
guardians reside, upon its being shown .snor
satisfaction that the bodily or lnen,., :" Their
ton Of such child or children has bsare ond.
as TO prevent his, her or their attsnS. such
school, or application to study for tl H. at
required. OF that such child Or chilli, period
taught i'll private school or at home ;e are
branches as are usually taught in n,,, sach
school, or have already acquired the a.a,ry
branches of learning taught in ths u,.s.y
school; PROVIDED, in case public school s ap
not be taught for the period of sixteen susi
or any part thereof, during the wear w,.,a
two miles, by the nearest Travelled road " oean
residence of any person within the schooi "! vac
visions Of this Act, pro-
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Ro.,. :.
School Trustees Of each school district A. ~,
State. on or before the first Monday In s s
TENDER Of each year, to furnish the prina,p
of each public school taught in such diss,iPN,
with list of oil children, resident in ~,
school district between the ages Of eight and
fourteen years, said list to be taken from ~, m
report Of the School Census Marshal. M,h s
beginning of each school month tberesS,.s ~
shall be the duty of the Prilcipxl M s..n
school in such district to report to The poard
of School Trustees of such district the n,mas i
of all children attending sefool durjrg M
previous school month; when, IL II sb.i, .n
pear at the expiration of four school pnn.hp
to the Board of School Trustees, that anv n.r
ent guardian or other perron having cbtra.
or control Of any child or children. SHAH b.ns
failed TO comply with the provisions a tN,sa
Act, the Board shall cause demand 10 be m.dss
upon such parent, guardian or ether persen
Tor tine amount OF the penalty Hereinafter pro =
vided; when, ii such parent, guaytlisn az IN.
'er person shall neglect or refuse 10 psy M
same within five days after The pnpfos nf "a
demand, the Board shall commence nrocs.J
ings, in the name OF the school district. for the
recovery Of the fine hereinafter provided be-.
fore any Juttice OF the peace IN the township
in which said school district is located. or II
there shsll be no Justice of the Peace therein
then before the nearest Justice Of the Peace
In the county.
SEC. 8. Any parent. guardian or other per.
son having control or charge OF any child or
children, failing to comply with the proyisions
of this Act shall be liable to 4 fine Of not les
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 subseouept
offence. besides the cost of collection,
SEC. 4. Whenever it shall appear 10 the
satisfaction Of the Board Of School Trustees
.l....1 1,RAN Let IL
parents, guardians or other persons having
control and 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 or
cause t. be procured for such child or chill.
dren, all nccei ssry books. stationary, ETC. tie
same to be paid for GU. of the Fund Of saia
school district In the zane way thst ether
claims against the school disiii.' srt row al
lowed and paid; PROVIDED. thit all bcs Ks ia.
tiunary, etc, purchased uiio'r tie provisohs
of this Act sbsll BE- iefW'G to b, the property
of the school district b. h. nader the care and
control OF the School Trutteer, when not 10
actual use.
SEC. s. All fines collected under the pyoyi.
sions of this Act shall be pnid 80 the County
Treasury on acct INT of the stat S,;huol Fund.
SIC. o. II shall De tA6 duty II the County
Supt TiLteldent OF Pubic schools in each
comfy in this STATE TO cause this law to be
published III some pewspHIsr In his county
Ii any there be. four co.'s cntiva tines aunu-
ally. for rcriod If two years. the expense Of
such publication tn be nll0weG and nsid out Of
the General sci ool Fund Of the county The
Board Of School Trustees in each school dis.
trict shall cause 10 be posted, annually Or &
period Of two years. a. three public places in
their district notices Of the requirements and
penaities Of this law
SEC. I. This act shsll take effect and be in
force from and after its passage
j. q. CROMWELL.
County Superintendent Of Public Schools,