Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-13

Approved February IS 1871
The People of the State Of Nevada, repr.s.
in senate and Assembly, do enact as follows.
Section l. Every parent, guardian, or 9TH.
person in the State Of Nevada, having cor, atf
and charge Of 8 child, or children, between .1 pi
ages Of eight and fourteen years, shall he me
quired to send such child, or children :, IT
public school for period Of at least si,ts.ss
weeks in each school year, at least eight ~
Of which shall be consecutive, unless s,'ia
child, or children. are excused from such :.
tendance by the Board of School Trustees i, az at
school district in which such parents ~
guardians reside, upon its being shown TO NJ
satisfaction that the bodily or mental conai.,l
Of such child, or children, has been srse
as to prevent his, her or their attendar.aa
at school. or application to study, for the peroS
required, or that such child. or children. AZ
taught in private school, or at home, in s,ch
branches as are usually taught in prim,rr
schools, or have already acquired the ordns,
branches of learning taught in the puhl.
school; provided, in case public school sb,I,
not be taught for the period Of sixteen veets
or any part thereof. during the year within ~,
miles, by the nearest travelled road, OF the roe,
dence of any person within the school dis,r;c.
he or she shall not be liable to the provisions -,
this act.
Sec. Q It shall be the duty of the Bo,rd n,
school trustees OF eaCn scnOOl district in .b,.
State, on or before the first Monday in Sen,on,
Der in each year to furnish the principal OF each
public school taught in such district with ~.
of all children, resident in the school disfric,
between the ages Of eight and fourteea ysars
said list to be taken from the report Of IN.
School Census Marshal. At the beginning a,
each school month thereafter, it shall be m
duty Of the principal of each shool in such ds
trct to report to the Board of School Trustee,
Of such district the names of all children al.
tending school during the previous school
month when If 1t shall appear at the exnir,
ton Of four school months, to the Board a,
| School Trustees, that any parent, guardian, o.,
| other person having charge or control of snr
| child, or children, shall have failed to commit
with the provisions Of this act, the Board SHAH
| cause demand to be made upon such parent
| guardian OF other person, for the amount,
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, II such
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
| or refuse to pay the same within i've days afte,
| the making of such demand the Board shall
| commence proceedings, in the name OF m,
school district, for the recovery of the fine hers.
matter provided, before airy Justice Of the pescs
| in the township in which said school distric,
is located; or, if there shall be no Justice OF ths
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice al
| the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent. guardian or other persor
| having control or charge Of any child or chill
| dren, failing to comply with the provisions a,
this act shall be liable to fine of not less than
| fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars
| for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
| dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars FOR
the second and each subsequent offense, besidso
| the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the sstis,
faction of the Board Of School 'rustees OF sDy
school district in this State that the parents,
guardians or other persons having control and
charge of any child, or children, in attendance
upon the public school of said district in accord.
| ance with the provisiC ms Of this act are unable
| to procure suitable books, stationery etc. for
such child, or childien, 1t shall be the duty Of
such Board to procure or cause to be procured
for such child, or children, all necessary books
stationery, etc, the same to be paid for out Of
the fund of said school district, in the same WAY
that other claims against the school district an
now allowed and paid provided that all books
stationery, etc, purchased under the provisions
Of this act shall be deemed to be the propert,
of the school district, to be under the care ant
and control of the School Trustees when not Ii
actual use.
Sec. s. All fines collected under the provision
OF this act shall be paid into the County TreAs
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 publishes
in some newspaper in his county, If any ther
be, four consecutive times, annually, for p,
Rod Of two years, the expense OF such public,
ton to be allowed and paid out Of the Gensr'
School Fund Of the county. The Board
School Trustees in each school district sha
cause to be posted, annually, for period OF tv
years, in three public places in their district nj
tices OF the requirements and penalties Of M
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be II
force from and after its passage.