The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1875-03-06
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

HsHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,
i represented in Senate and assembly, 40
enact as follows .
Section Every parent, guardian or other
person in the Stale Of Nevada, having control
or charge OF child or children between the ages
of eight and fourfeen years, shah be required 20
send such child or children 20 Z puDac scnooi
for a period Of at least sixteen weeks III each
school year at least eight OF which shall becon-
s~ecutive, unless such child or children are ex-
cused from such attendance by the Board OF
School Trustees of the school district In wnlcn
such parents or guardians reside, upon It's being
shown to their satisfaction that the bodily or
mental condition of such child or childrenzhas
been such as to prevent his, or their attendance
at school or application to study for the period
required, or that such child or children are
taught in a private school or at home, in such
branches as are usually taught la primary
schools, or have already acquired the ordinary
branches of learning taught In the pubicseheol:
provided, in case a public school shall not De
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 district, he or she
shall not be liable to the provisions of this
Act.
SRcTIoN 2.-It 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-
beri in this year, to furnish the principal Of each
public school taught in such district with a 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 Marshall. AT the beginning of
each month thereafter it shall be the duty of
the principal of each school in such district to
report to the Board of School Trustees OF such
district the names of all children attending
school during the previous month when 1t
it shall appear at the expiration of the four
school months, to the Board of School Trustees
that any parent, guardian, or other person hav-
ing charge or control OF any child or children,
shall have failed to comply with the provisions
of this Act, the Board shall cause a demand,to
be made upon such parent, guardian or other
person for the amount of the penalty heinaftef
provided when if such parent, guardian, or
other person, shall neglect or refuse to pay the
same within five days after the making of said
demand, the Board shall NJ proceedings
in the name OF the school district, for the recov-
cry of the fine hereinafter provided, before any
Justice of the Peace in the township in which
said school district is located or, ii there
should be no Justice of the Peace therein, then
before the nearest Justice of the Peace in the
county,
SECTION s.-Any parent, guardian, or other
person, having control or charge of any child or
children, failing to comply with the provisions
of this Act, shall be liable to a fine of not less
than $50 nor more than 500 for the first ofense,
nor less than 500 nor more than $500 for the
second and each subsequent OfenSe, beside the
costs of collection.
SECTION 4.-Whenever it shall appear to the
satisfaction of the Board of School Trustees of
any school district in this State that the parents,
RudrQ1aQS, OF OLQer persons, naYluB cCuLI0l duO
charge of any child and children in attendance
upon the public school of such district, in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of this Act, are
unableto procure suitable books, stationary, etc.,
for such child or children, it shall be the duty
of such Board to procure or cause to be procTr-
ed, for such child or children. all necessary
books, tationery, ETC., the same to be paid for
out of the fund of said school district, in the
same way that other claims against the school
district are now allowed and paid provided that
all books, stationery, ETC., purchased under the
provisions OF. this Act shall be deemed 20 be the
property of the school district, to be under the
care and control of the school Trustees when
not In actual use. I'D N -A
SECTION 5.-Allfines collected under the provis-
ions of this Act, shall be paid into the County
Treasurer on account of the State School Fund.
SECTION eft shall be the duty of the County
superintendent of Public Schools in each county
in this State, to cause this law to be published
in some newspaper in his county, ii any there
be, four consecutivet times, annually, for period
OF two years the expense of such publication
to be allowed and paid out of the General School
Fund.- of the county. The Board of SCHOOL, rus-
tees in each school district shall cause to be
Posted, annually, for a period of two years, in
three public places in their district, notices of
the requirements and penalties Of this law.
SECTION This Act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage. All
Approved February %, 1873.
s A H. s. HERRICK,
ey9a Superintendent of Public Schools,
my23 White Pin County, Nevada. Y
$780,