Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-03-21
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL,

Approved February Is 1881
The People Of the State Of Nevada, represented
in Senate AID Assembly, do enact as follows
Section !. Every parent. guardian, or other
persDn in the State Of Nevada. having control
and charge of a child, or children, between the
ages OF eight and fourteen years, shall be re-
quired to send such child, or children, to a
public school for q period Of at least sixteen
weeks in each school year, at least 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 it's 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. or application to study for the period
required, or that such child or children, ire
taught in O private school, or at home, in such
branches as 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 he 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-
he or she shall not be liable to the provisions Of
this act.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty Of the Board of
School Trustees of each school district in this
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 the report Of the
School Census Marshal. At the beginning OF
each school month thereafter, It shall be tho
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.
tending school during the previous school
month. nal H..
ton Of four school months, to the Board OF
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian OF
other person having charge OF 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 hereinafter provided; when IL ouch
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within five days after
| the making Of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name of tho
school district. for the recovery Of the fine here
matter provided. before airy Justice Of the Peace
In the township in which said school district
Is located or, II there shall be Justice OF the
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice OF
the Peace in the county.
Sec. .. Any parent, guardian or other person
| having control or charge Of any child or chill.
dren, failing TO comply with the provisions Of
TINS act shall be liable to fine Of not less thar
| nifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars
| Tor the frst offense, nor less than one hundred
dollars, MOI more than two hundred dollars, fol
the second and each subsequent offepse besidsl
I the costs Of collection.
Bee. Whenever 1t shall appear to the salts
| faction OF the Board Of SCHOOL, ,rrstees OF an,
| school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control ant
charge OF any child. Or children, in sttendanc,
upon the public school Of said district. in accord
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unabl,
| TO procure suitable books, stationery, ETC., fo
such child. or childien It shall be the duty O
| such Board to procure or cause to be procured
for such child, or children, all necessary books
stationery. ETC., the same TO be paid for out O
the fund OF said school district, in the same wa,
| that other claims against the school district ar
now allowed and paid; provided that all books
stationery, etc., purchased under the provision
OF this act shall be deemed to be the propert,
OF the school district, to be under the care an,
and control Of the School Trustees, when not ii
| actual use.
Sec D. All fines collected under the provision
OF this act shall be paid into the County Treas
ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Sec g.. 1t shall be the duty of the Count
Superintendent Of Public Schools In each count
in this State to cause this law to be publishe
In come newspaper in his county, IL any thcr
be, four consecutive times, annually, for d.
Rod OF two years, the expense Of such public,
ton to be allowed and paid out of the 0eners
School Fund Of the county. The Board 9
School Trustees in each school district shat
cause to be posted, annually, for period o. tw
years, In three public places in their district ne
tices of the requirements and penalties of thi
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be 1
force from and after its passage. float