Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-06
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDTCATIO,
a NJ ACT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO .--
SCHOOL. iAESD
approved February IS ls7sJ

approved February IS 1871
The People of the State Of Nevada rs-
ID Senate and Assembly, do enact a. foI,ettt
section !. Every parent, guardian
person in the State Of Nevada, haytn,-l. CUE;
and charge Of s child, or children. ss.eehiru
ages OF eight and fourteen years. sb,r Tie
quired TO send such child, or chil6-t r.
public school for period OF At les, %
weeks in each school year, st least 40, ..liett
Of which shall be consecutive, unIe., tn
child, or children, are excused from sae
tendance by the Board Of School Trustssel "
school district in which such p,rs,.a L,
guardians reside, upon its being shown to.
satisfaction that the bodily or mental ~. Der
Of such child, or children, has bes.h
as TO prevent his, her or their "a
It school. or application TO study, FOR tbs.li
required, or that such child, or child,ht
taught in private school, or at hone. ~, y
branches as are usually taught in -. e
schools, or have already acquired the ssI-t7
branches of learning taught in H. -lrl
school; provided, in case public scbosfa&
not be taught for the period Of si1teer ,A
or any part thereof. during the year. WIN
miles, by the nearest travelled road az n-N
dence of any person within the school sis,s'
he or she shall not be liable to the provisicp,s.
this act.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty Of the pO,.,
| School Trustees Of each school distrir, /, ~
| State, on or before the first Monday in So. ll
Der in each year to furnish the princip,I ~ M
public school taught in such district with ~ ~
| of sill children, resident in the school d;ssS
| between the sges Of eight and fourtes,, -.
| said list to be taken from the repor, !, n
| School Census Marshal. At the beoinr,..'A w
each school month thereafter, it shall ~ ~ u
duty of the principal OF each shool in vush Az
trct to report to the Board Of School T,,s.ls-
u. l.at-. .t Ala
| tending school during the previous SCR,
month; when, II it shall appear at the eYr,,,
| ton of four school months to the Bo,,S -
| School Trustees, that any parent guardian y,
| other person having charge or control q, A.,
child, or children, shall have failed 10 corri,
with the provisions Of this act, the Board sf,I
cause demand TO be made upon such n,rer,
guardian, OF other person, for the anountT
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, II src,
| parent guardian, or other person shall neulo..
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS M,
the making Of such demand, the Board sb,i
commence proceedings, in the name OF n.
school district, for the recovery OF the fne h,,.
matter provided, before arr Justice Of the Pea,
in the township in which said school distrt
is located or, il there shall be no Justice 4, M
Peace therein, then before the nearest Jus,ics n
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other pe,s,,
having control or charge Of any child. az mi
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not leAtr
fifty dollars nor more than one hundred DOM
for the first o1ense. nor less than one hundr
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, ID,
the second and each subsequent ofense, besids.
the costs Of collection.
, Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the salts
faction Of the Board Of School rustees OF ,p
school district in this State that the parents
: guardians or other persons having control ant
= charge Of any child, or children, in attendanc
upon the public school Of said district, in accord
ance with the prOvisiC ns Of this act. are unabl
J. to procure suitable books, stationery etc, Il
l. such child, or childien, it shall be the duty
i such Board to procure or cause to be procure
;. for such child, children, sll necessary book
!, stationery, etc. the same to be paid for GU.
the fund Of said school district, in the same v,
that other claims against the school district I,
now allowed and paid; provided that all bool
u stationery, etc, purchased under the provisO
OF this act shall be deemed to be the proper
Of the school district, TO be under the care a
and control Of the School Trustees, when not
: actual use.
4 Sec s. All fines collected under the provi,iC
l. Of this act shall be paid into the County Ire
n ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Oh Sec. g. 1t shall be the duty Of the Cour
ie Superintendent Of Public Schools in each cour
IL in this State to cause this law to be publish
In some Newspaper In his county, II any th
;, be, four consecutive times, annually, for
u Rod Of two years. the expense Of such publ
tion to be allowed and paid out Of the Gene
School Fund Of the county. The Board
School Trustees in each school district 81
canse to be posted, annually, for period Of
years, in three public places in their district,
act.
Sec. Z This act shall take effect sn6k
force from and after its passage.