Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-01
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDUCATIO,


TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTE.n
Approved February IS ls7s.l
The People Of the State of Nevada, Representa-,
in Senate ard Assembly, do enact as follows.
Section !. Every parent, guardian, or oths,
person in the State Of Nevada. having control
and charge of 5 child, or children, between tbs
ages Of eight snd fourteen years, shall be re.
uuired TO send such child, or children TO
public school for a 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 III,
school district in which such parents az
gnardi ans reside, upon its 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, children lrs
| taught in private school, or at home, in such
| branches as usually taught in primary
! schools, or have already acquired the ordinary
| branches OF learning taught in the public
! school; provided, in case pubic 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 resi-.
dence of any person within the school district
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 TIL,
State on or before the first Monday in Septen.
Der in each year to furnish the principal of escb
| public school ia Ight in such district with NNs
of all children. resident in the school distre>
| between the ages of eight and fourteen yea
said list to be taken from the report OF The
School Census Marshal. At the beginning Of
each school month thereafter, it shall be the
duty Of the principal OF each SHOOT IN snch dis
trict to report to the Board OF school trustees
nfa n
tending school during the previous school
month; when, if it shall appear at the expirs.
ton 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 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.
the penalty herinafter provided; When, II such
| parent guardian, or other person shall neglect
| or refuse to pay the same within hve days after
the making of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name of the
school district, for the recovery OF the nne here
matter provided, before al Justice of the Peace
in the township in which said school district
Ia located or if there shall be no Justice Of the
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice Of
. the Peace in the county.
Sec 3. ANY parent guardian or other person
having control or charge of any child, or chill.
: dren failI to comply with the provisions Of
this act, shall be liable to fine OF not less than
fifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred dollars
for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
dollars, MOI more than two hundred dollars, fol
the second and each subsequent otfense, besdse
the costs Of collection.
Sec L. Whenever it shall appear to the salts.
faction of the Board of School trustees Of any
school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control and
charge of any child. or children, in attendants
upon the public school of said district, in accord
ance with the provisit ms Of this act, are unabl
to procure suitable books, stationery. etc, 70
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty 0
such Board TO procure or cause to be procure
for such child, or children, all necessary book
stationery etc b., the same to be paid for out
the fund of said school district, in the same wa
that other claims against the school district az
now allowed and paid; provided that all book
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
x actual use.
4 Sec s. All fines collected under the provision
av of this act shall be paid into the County Trea
- ury on account of the State School Fund.
a, Sec 6. 1t shall be the duty of the Count
ba Superintendent OF Public Schools in each count
in this State to cause this law to be publishe
in some newspaper in his county, if any thel
be, four consecutive times, annually for p
Rod of two years, the expense Of such public
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the Gener
he School Fund of the county. The Board
School Trustees in each school district sha
emit to be posted. annually, for period OF tw
years. in three public places in their district, NJ
:. tices Of the requirements and penalties OF thi
act.
Sec. T. This act shall take effect and be i
v;,I force from and after its passage.