Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-05-31
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COMPULSORY EDUCATION
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TO COMPEL CHILDREN 10
Improved February Is ls7a,
ne rsopie Of the State of Ney,a,
'e snd Assembly, do enact a. ss os,ld
seenon l.. Every parent, guardian
peIsch IN the State Of Nevada hs,., or Other
ana charge OF Q child, or childrsn ing control
sses OF eight and fourteen years s vse'ween The
1dnt,,;o ~ snu such child, or chiiS,e re-
pubic school for a period OF AZ iuren, to
weeks in each school year. Al Lea. iesst sixteen
OF whicn shall be consecutiva eisnt weeis
child, or children. are excused unless such
tendance by the Board Of School I'm I'm such ii.
scnooi district IN which such $500 o. the
guardians reside, upon its being a. PARENTS O.
satisfaction that the bodily or SHOWN to their
OF such child, or children b.s condition
as to prevent his, her or thai. oeen suct
at school, or application to study attendance
requrea, OF that such child, or eh;iSe period
ssusns N private school, or at home Is =, M
branches as are usually tauobt =, such
schools, or have already aeoured ~, IN primary
branches of learning taught in - Ordinary
| school; provided, in case nnbiia me public
not be taught for the period Of s;,, enool shall
or any part thereof. during the year v,,, weeks,
I,es' " sne nearest travelled road, Of III Nv, Wo
he or she shall not be liable to the district,
this act. ~ Tue provisions Of
Sec. O. 1t shall be the duty ~ ~.
school Trustees Of each school dis,r;.s. ord Of
State, on or before the first Monday IN si this
public school taught in such distrio. M o. each
of all children, resident in the scboo, list
between the ages Of eight and fon..aa alsrict
said list to be taken from the rev.. san,
School Census Marshal. At the f sa,ss " ae
each school month thereafter, it shaw Naming Of
onty OF the principal OF each shool in mch s s1e
trict to report to the Board of School T.r.. .s
Of such district the names of all cbias us'ees
tending school during the preyions ssa ~,
month; when If it shall appear at ths sstaS
ton of four school months, to the Ro .psra.
School Trustees, that any parent, Quaraisn
other person having charge or control Of ,ns
child, or children, shall have failed 10 co,'n
with the provisions of this act, the BosyS slpAS
cause demand to be made upon such n,s...
guardian, or other person, for the smonr,.1
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, Il suc,
parent guardian, or other person shall nso,sa
or refuse to pay the same within five days sft,
the making of such demand, the Board shan
commence proceedings, in the name Of 'I M
school district, for the recovery of the fne hs,s
matter provided, before airy Justice of the Pa.
in the township in which said school diu,,,..
is located; or, if there shall be no Justice al n.
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice q
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian or ether pers,
having control or charge of any child, or chTL
dren, failing to comply with the provisions !,
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less I'M,
fifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred doll,rs
for the first otfense, nor less than one hundr,
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars n
the second and each subsequent offense, besids
the costs Of collection.
c Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the s.ti
faction of the Board Of School 'rustees Of An
school district in this State that the parent
guardians or other persons having control an
charge Of any child, or children, in sttendan
upon the public school Of said district in accor
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unsb
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc. 4
such child, or childien, 1t shall be the duty
h such Board to procure or cause to be procur
q for such child, or children, all necessary bool
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
d now allowed and paid; provided that all boo
stationery, ETC., purchased under the provisit
OF this act shall be deemed to be the prone
Of the school district, to be under the care 1
= and control of the School Trustees, when not
10 actual use.
"a Sec. s. All fines collected under the provis,
:, Of this act shall be paid into the County TIE
l. ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the Coul
Superintendent of Public Schools in each coul
in this State to cause this law to be publist
in some newspaper in his county, If any tn
be, four consecutive times, annually, for
? Rod OF two years, the expense Of such publ
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the Gene
School Fund of the county. The Board
School Trustees in each school district al
carlse to be posted, annually, for period Of t
years, in three public places in their district, Z
tices Of the requirements and penalties Of tb
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be /
force from and after its passage.