Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-05
AN ACT
ITO COMPEL CHILDREN TO AT.
IL TEND SCHOOL.
Approved February rs, 1851

lApproved February rs, 1851
The people Of the state of Nevads. represent
ed in senate and Assembly, do enact y fol.
lows:
SECTION !. Every parent. guardians, or 9TH
er person IN the State OF Nevada, having con
troll and charge Of \ child or children between
the ages Of eight and fourteen years, shall be
required to send such child, or children 10 .
public school for period Of Ut least sixteen
weeks in each school year, at least eight weeks
OF which shall be consecutive. unless such
child. OF children, are excused from snch ~
tendance by the Board OF School Trustees Of
the school district In which such parents or
guardians reside, upon Its being shown 10 their
satisfaction that the bodily or mental condi.
ton Of such child or children has been such
as ~ prevent his, her or their attendance at
school, or application TO study for the period
required or that such child Or children are
taught IN private school or at home, In such
branches as are usually Taught In primary
school. or have already acquired the ordinary
branches of learning taught in the publh
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
residence OF any person within the school cis-
trict, hs or she shall not be liable TO the pro-,
visions of this Act.
SEC. :. 1t shall be the duty OF the Board Of
school Trustees of each school district In this
State. on or before the frst Monday In Sep
TENDER Of each year, 10 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 t. be taken from the
report of the Sc Lool CeLsas Marshal. Attic
beginning of each school month thereafter
shall be the duty OF the Principal Of esch
school In such district to report to the Board
OF school Trustees u such district the names
of all children attending set col during the
previous srhoo, month. when, II II shall sp-
pear at the pirstion Vt four school months.
IL the Boaru OF y, bod Trustees, that any par
ent, guardian or other person having charge
or control vi any child or cbilor.h, shall Lave
failed 10 comply with the provisions Of this
Act. the Bosru ehnll rause .emsnd :" be n'aae
upon such psr nj, guardian or oth,r person
for thu ainount ot tie penalty hereinafter pro-
vided: when, If su, l. parent guardian OF ON
er person shall neglect or refuse 70 pay sne
same within fva Gays after the making OF seia
demand, the Board shall commence proceed
ings in the name of the school dishrtct, fof tns'
recovery Of the hue hereinafter provided p~
fore any Justice II the peace ~ the Township
In which said schcol district IL located; o.,
there shall be no Justice Of the Peace therein,
then before the n Arrest Justice 81 the Feees
In the county.
HkC. any phTcHt, BuNitAnh W. ~.N
son having control or charge Of any child o.
children, failing t. comply with the provisioss
OF this Act shall be Liable to hne 81 not -
than fifty dollars nor more than one nnhoioo
dollars for the first offence, nor less than ~
hundred dollars nor more than two hupdIso
dollars for the second and each subseqarn'
offence. besides the cost Of collection,
SEC. 4. Whenever II shall appear 70 ms
satisfaction of the Board Of School Trustees
of any school district in this State thsf the
parents, guardians or other persons nsvlng
control and charge of any child or chiidfs.,
In attendance upon the public school OF ssl3
district In accordance with the provisions u
this Act, are unable to procure suftsbie DOL
stationary, ETC., for such child or children,
shall be the duty Of such Board to procufs or
cause TO be procured for such child o. en- ~
dren, all necessary books, stationary. co., ~
same 10 be paid for out of the Fund OF ~ ~
school district in the same way ths! M.J.
claims against the school district er pow y.
lowed and paid: PROVIDED. that al pook., ~
tionary, etc., purchased under the provisionss
Of this Act shall be deemed to be the piop.,e 'd
of the school district, TO be under the case liz
control Of the School Trustees. when Nv ~
actual use.
SEC. S. All nnes collected under me ps low
siops of this Act shall be paid into the vUun;
Treasury on account Of the State Scnooi u.S.
SEC. q. Il shall be the duty Of the Couny
Superintendent of Public Senoois -
county In this 81 ate ~ cause this law 70 =
published In some newspaper ID nas counS
II any there be, four consecutive unes -. ~
ally, for period Of two years: the exRenss ~ - y
such publication TO be SLOWED and paid ou ~ 2.
the General School Fund Of the county. a..
Board Of School Trustees IN each scnoo. ~ ~. .
trict shall cause to be posted, annually. ~ IN
period Of two years. In three p n4,lS pt and
their district. notices Of the REQUIREMENTS
penalties OF this law. =. In
SEC. I. This oct shall take effect sno U ~
force from and alter It's passage. ~wrry.
]. 9. CROMWElL;,
Comfy 9uDerint eDdent OF Public ben"o'''