Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-03-25
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TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.

SCHOOL.
Approved February % 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevada, represented |
in Senate AID Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. EVER parent, guardian, or other |
persou in the State Of Nevada. having control |
and charge Of a child, OF children, between the |
ages Of eight and fourteen years, snail be re-
quired to send such child, or children, to
public school for period Of at least sixteen
weeks in each school year, at least eight weeks
Of which shall be consecutive, unless such
child, or children, excused from such at
tendance by the Board Of School Trustees OF the
school district in which such parents or
guardians reside. upon It's being shown to their
satisfaction that the bodily or mental condition
| Of such child or children. has been such
az to prevent his, her or their attendance
at school. or application to study, for the period
| required, or that such child, or children, IRE
| taught in . private school, or at home. in such
branches az 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 VI 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 or she shall not be liable to the provisions Of
this act.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty Of the Board Of
School Trustees Of each school district in this
her 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 the report Of the
School Census Marshal. At the beginning Of
, each school month thereafter, 1t shall be the
duty Of the principal Of each shool in such dis
trict 10 report to the Board Of School Trustees
D OF such district the names Of all children 1t.
tending school during the previous school
y month; when, II 1t shall appear at the cxpira.
, | ton OF four school months, to the Board oi
y School Trustees, that any parent, guardian, OIL
y other person having charge or control OF ans
y child, or children shall have failed to comply
y with the provisions Of this act, the Board shsl
y cause demand TO be made upon such parent
y guardian, or other person, for the amount O
. the penalty hereinafter provided; when, II sucl
y parent, guardian, or other person shall neglec
y or refuse TO pay the same within five days afte
" the making Of such demand, the Board shal
" commence proceedings, In tho name Of tn
school district. for the recovery Of the fine here
W matter provided, before az Justice Of the Pesc
W In the township in which said school distric
located; or II there shall be no Justice Of tn
" Peace therein then before the nesrcst Justice
~ the Peace In the county.
w Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian or other perso
~ having control or charge OF any child, or chi
oo dren, failing 10 comply with tho provisions 9
d. this act shall be liable TO fine Of not less this
~ fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollar
% for the first offcnse, nor less than one hundre
5O dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, Il
w the second and each subsequent OnenBe, Dekids
% the costs Of collection.
% Sec, 4 Whenever 1t shall appear TO tho sati
90 faction Of the Board Of School, 'rustees Of al
w school district in this State that the parent
20 guardians or other persons having control m
charge OF any child, or children, In attendant
o upon the public school Of said district, In accor
on ance with the provisions Of this act, are unab
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc, Il
W such child, or childien, IL shall be the duty
such Board to procure or cause to be procure
Oo for such child or children, all necessary book
stationery, ETC., the same TO be paid for out
oo the fund Of said school district, In the same
100 that other claims against the school district =
loo now allowed and paid; provided that all boob
70 stationery, etc, purchased under the prOvisio
20 Of this act shall be deemed TO be the proper
o. Of the school district, to be under the care al
!uO and control Of tho School Trustees, when not
iuO actual use.
90 Sec 8. All fines collected under the provisio
20O Of this act shall be paid into the County Trei
200 ury on account Of the State School Fund.
l00 Bee. g. 1t shall be the duty Of the Coun
100 Superintendent OF Public Schools In each coun
~ In this State to cause this law to BIO publish
In some newspaper In his county, II any the
o. be, four consecutive times. annually, for !
10 Rod Of two years, the expense OF such public
90 ton to be allowed and paid out Of the Genel
JOY School Fund Of the county The Board
~ School Trustees in each school district sh
90 cause to be posted, annually, for period OF T.
100 years, in three public places In their district
90 tices Of the requirements and penalties Of Il
30 act.
so Sec. 7. This act shall tako effect and be
~ force from and after Its passage. fl0-4