Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-01-28
LEGAL,
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
AN ACr
TO COMPEL CHILDREN ro
SCHOOL, AiTPsD

scHo6L'N TO ATrrn
approved February rs ls7s,
The People of the State of Nev.a.
IN senate and Assembly, do enact 81 pp.,ssenisd
section l. Every parent, guardian
person In the State Of Nevada. hsy;,nor othe
ana charge OF child, or children, beisre.on'io
a aEss anu fourteen years, shall ~ We
public school for period Of AT iaaa'n, TO
weeks in each school year. at less, ost sixteen
OF which shall be consecutive .,snt Weeks
child, or children, are excused from . s such
tendance by the Board of School Trnstesasu ea q.
schooi district IN which such narepta he
guardians reside, upon its being shoyra o.
satisfaction that the bodily or mental 70 Their
OF such child, or children, has hes nuiton
as to prevent his, her or their Gu n such
at school, or application to study. for M aanee
required, or that such child, or cbilds,pe period
taught in private school, or at home a. IN
branches as are usually taught in nrir 0uea
schools, or have already acquired the arain1
branches of learning taught in tbe lunar!
school; provided. in case public scbo,p uols
not be taught for the period of sixtaen ,n snal
or any part thereof. during the year. w,b; stss
miles, by the nearest Travelled road, Of ,ba Ne
dence OF any person within the school s;s.s Ss'
he or she shall not be liable to the proyisiSuael
this act. '''iOns
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the po.,, !.
School Trustees of each school distr;s, "a d
State on or before the first Monday in S IN tlis
Der in each year to furnish the princpaI ~ osls
public school taught in such district with e a
of all children, resident in the school Sis,x..'
between the ages OF eight and fourteen yes,.
said list to be taken from the report ~ so ~
School Census Marshal. At the beoinn;na.ls
| each school month thereafter, 1t shall ba ;t u
duty of the principal OF each SHOOT in srob we ae
trict to report to the Board of School Trns, w
OF such district the names of all cbildran y
tending school during the previous ucIo ~
month; when, II 1t shall appear at the expr
| ton Of four school months, to the Rosrs :,
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian :,
other person having charge or control Of ~,
| child, or children, shall have failed IN cornl
with the provisions Of this act, the board XXI
cause demand to be made upon such parer REM
| guardian, or other person, for the amount -
the penalty hereinafter provided; when n srs VI
parent, guardian, or other person shall peolsa,
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS att,
the making Of such demand, the Board shah
| commence proceedings, in the name NJ ns
school district for the recovery of the fine bsrs
matter provided before airy Justice of the peac.
in the township in which said school distrirt
is located; or il there shall be no Justice N ,b
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice a,
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge of any child or chill
dren, failing to comply with the provisions Il
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not less thar
fifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred dollars
| for the first offense, nor less than one hundre,
| dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, 10
the second and each subsequent offense, besids
| the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the salts
faction of the Board of School 'rustees OF am
school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control am
charge of any child, or children, in attendanc
upon the public school of said district, in accord
ance with the provisions of this act, are unabl
| to procure suitable books, stationery etc. 70
such child, or childien, it shall be the dutyo
such Board to procure or cause to be procure
for such child or children, all necessary boob,
stationery, etc., the same to be paid for out
the fund Of said school district, in the same ",
that other claims against the school district 4,
now allowed and paid; provided that all book
stationery, ETC., purchased under the provision
of this act shall be deemed to be the proper
Of the school district. to be under the care an
and control of the School Trustees, when not
actual use.
Sec S. All fines collected under the proyisior
of this act shall be paid into the County Trea
ury on account of the State School Fund
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the Count
superintendent Of Public Schools in each count
in this State to cause this law to be publlsne
in some newspaper in his county, if any hsr
be, four consecutive times, annually, for a d.
Rod Of two years, the expense OF such publics
ton to be allowed and paid out of the Genen
sckoo! Fund of the county. The Board O
school Trustees in each school district shall
canse to be posted, annually, for a period o. two
years, in three public places in their district no
act. eA"'''' VI 'N'
=. Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage.