Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-03-20
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TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.
Approved February IS 1873.

70 COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND |
SCHOOL.
Approved February % 1871
The People OF the State Of Nevada, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Every parent, guardian, or other
person in the State OF Nevada. having control
and charge OF q child, or children, between the
ages Of eight and fourteen years, shall be re-
quired to send such child, or children, to
public school fer o period OF at least sixteen
weeks in each school year. at leas. eight weeks
Of which shall be consecutive, unless such
child, or children, are excused from such at
tendance by the Board Of School Trustees OF the
school district in which such parents or
guardians reside, upon its being shown to their
satisfaction that the bodily or mental condition
Of such child, or children, has been such
as to prevent his, her or their attendance
at school, application to study, for the period
required, or that such child. or children, ire
taught in private school, or at home. in such
branches al are usually taught in primary
schools, or have already acquired the ordinary
branches of learning taught in the public
school; provided in case public school shall
| not be taught for the period of sixteen weeks,
or any part thereof. during the year, within two
miles, by the nearest travelled road, Of the resi-.
| dence Of any person within the school district,
he she shall not be liable to the provisions Of
| this act.
Sec. Q. 1t shall be the duty Of the Board Of
| School Trustees Of each school district In this
| State, On or before the first Monday in Septem-
Der in each year to furnish the principal Of each
| public school taught in such district with list
Of all children, resident in the school district,
between the ages Of eight and fourteen years,
said list to be taken from ths report Of the
School Census Marshal. At the beginning Of
each school month thereafter, it shall be the
duty Of the principal OF each shool In such dis
trict TO report to the Board Of School Trustees
Of such district the names Of all children at.
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month; when, II 1t shall appear At the cxpira
ton Of four school months, to the Board Of
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian, OIL
other person having charge or control Of any
child, or children, shall have failed to comply
with the provisions Of this act, the Board shall
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amount Of
the penalty hsrinsfter provided; when, II sucf
or refuse to pay the same within five days sfte
, the making Of such demand, the Board Bhal
commence proceedings, in the name Of tn
school district. for the recovery Of tho fine here
matter provided, before ar Justice Of the Peac
, , in the township In which said school distric
iB located or. II there shall be no Justice Of tn
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice o
, the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other pcrso
! having control or charge Of any child, or chill
, dren, failing toecoInply with tho provisions @
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not less tina
nifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollar
for the first Odense, nor less than one hundre
y dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, ia
y the second and each subsequent ofiensc, bcBids
y the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever II shall appear to tho sati,
y faction Of the Board Of School 'rustecs Of an
= school district In this State that the parent
D guardians or other persons having control an
. charge OF any child, or children, In attendant
upon the public school OF said district in accort
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unab
y to procure suitable books, stationery, otc., Il
such child or chi1dien, 1t shall be the duty
n | such Board to procure or cause to be procure
for such child, or children, all necessary book
y stationary, etc, the Same to be paid for ont
the fund Of said school district, In the same wa
/. that other claims against the school district a,
" now allowed and paid; provided that oil book
= stationery, etc., purchased under the provision
. OF this act shall be deemed to be the proper
v Of the school district to be under the care al
~ and control Of the School Trustees, when not
y actual use.
" Sec. s. All fines collected under the provision
~ Of this act shall be paid into the County Urea
~ ury on account Of the State School Fund.
~ Sec. 6. It shall be the duty Of the Coun
W Superintendent OF Public Schools in each coun
- in this State 10 cause this law TO be publsht
= In some newspaper In his county, II any the
" be, four consecutive times, annually, for q .
% Rod Of two years, the expense Of such public
" ton to be allowed and paid out Of the Gener
" School Fund Of the county. The Board
" School Trustees in each school district sha
" cause to be posted, annually, for period o; tv
v years. in three public places in their district II
" tees Of the requirements and penalties Of Tn
W act.
. Sec. T. This act shall take effect and be
" force from and after its passage. f1O.4t