Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-02-15
MISCELLANEOUS
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
AN ACT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN 70 AT
TEND SCHOOL.
TAppRovHD FEBRUARY Is, 1871

lhII NJ AN Acs lcfos
Tho People of the State of Nevada. repre-
septed in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
SECTION L. Every parent. guardian, or
other person in the State Of Nevada. having
between the ages of eight and fourteen years,
shall be required to send such child, or chill
dren. to a public school for a period of at
least sixteen weeks in each school year. at
least eight weeks of which shall be consecu-
tive, unless such child, or children, are ex-
cused from such attendance by the Board Of
School Trustees of the school district in which
such parents or guardians reside. nnon its
being shown to their satisfaction that the
bodily or mental condition Of such child, or
children, has boen such as to prevent his,
her. or their attendance at school. or applica-
ton TO study for the period require! or that
such child or children, are taught IN a PR
vatc school, or at home, in such branches as
are usually taught in n primary school,. or
have already acquired tho ordinary branches
Of learning taught in the public school; pro-
vidcd. in case u public school shall not be
taught for tho period of sixteen weeks. or
anv part thereof, during the year, within two
miles, by the nearest Travelled road, of the
residence ~ any person within the school
district. he or she shall not be Liable TO the
provisions OF this aci.
Ssc. 2. 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
September in each year. to furnish the prin-
cipal 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 Marshal. At
the beginning of each school month there
after, it shall nc the duty of the principal OF
eac.- school in such district to report to the
Board OF School trustees Of such district the
names of all children attending school dur
ing the previous school month; when. il it
shall appear, at the expiration of -four school
months, to the Board Of School Trustees,
that any parent. guardian, or other person
having charge. or control Of any child, or
children, shall have fail ID to comply with the
r. provisions OF this act. the Board shall cause
demand to be made upon such parent. guard
ian. ur other person. for the amount of the
penalty ereinafteT provided: when, if such
parent. guardian. or ether person. shall nc
glect or refuse to pay the Same within FIVE
days after tho making of said demand, the
Board shall proceeding. in the
name of tho school district. for the recovery
Of the fine hereinafter provided, before any
Justice of the Peace in the township in which
said school district is located: or. If there
shall be no Justice of tho Peace therein. thal.
before the nearest Justice of the Peace III the
county.
Stf.3. Any parent. guardian, or other per-
son having control or charge OF my child. or
children. failing to comply with the provi-
sioDs of this act. shall be Liable to a fine OF
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hundred dollars, TOR the first ofense. nor less
han one hundred dollars. nor more than two
hundred dollars, for the second and each sui b.
sequent ~offensc, besides tho cost of collcc-
ton.
SEr. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the
satisfaction of the Board OF School T-ustees
o; any school district in this State that the
parents. guardians, or ether persons having
control and charge Of any child, or children,
IN attendance upon the public school OF said
district. IN accordance with the proyisions oi
this act. are unable to procure srita bio books,
stationery, etc, for such child, or children. II
shall be the duty Of such board to procure.
or cause 10 De procured. for snch child, or
children, all necessary books. stationery, etc.
the same to be paid for out of the Fund OF
er claims against the school district ar, nov
allowed and paid; provided, that all books.
stationery, etc., purchased under the provis-
| ions of this act shall be deemed to be the
property Of the school district. to be under
The rare and control of the School Trustees,
wheL not in actual use.
SEc.5. All fines collected under the pro.
| visions Of this act shall BIZ paid into the Codn-
~ Tr asary on account Of tho state School
rund.
SIC. 6. 1t 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 III his county.
If any thore be, four consecutive times, an
of such publication to DO allowed and paid ont
Of the General school Fund of the county. The
Board OF School Trustees in each school dis
trict shall cause to be posted, annually, for q
period of t~ 0 years. in tbr rec public places in
their district, NJ ices of the requirements
and penalties Of this law.
SEC. Z. This act shall tako effect and be in
'0''0 from anu ''''' a. +. KAYE,
County Superintendent of Public schools.