Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-01-29
COMPULSORY EDUClIJOI
AN ACr
TO COMPEL cHILpRr~
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iArproved February IS ls7sJ
The People of the State Of Nev.a,
'eh''e ana Assembly, do enact 4 ss a,,s,st
section i. Every parent. gr,-t,.
person IN the State of Nevada haA,, or othe,
ana charge or child, or childrsn Jug conirol
ages OF eight and fourteen years ssHeen Tie
CURED TO send such child, or cbn nsil b n.
PUBIC sehooi Tor period Of AT isss.n' TO
Seexs 10 each schooi year, at least eioss siteea
VI which sDaIl be consecutive rn5an" weeks
child, or children. are excused fro aniess such
tendsnce by the Board of School Tn. such At.
school district in which sncb ees OF The
guardians reside, upon its being sborp arehs O.
satisfaction that the bodily or mental no 20 the,
OF such child, or children, has bsaonoi'ioa
as 70 prevent ms, her or their attera soeh
at school, or application to study sor .tendancs
required, or that such child, or ,h1a period
taught in private school, or at boms lrs
branches as are usually tsnobt a. IN such
schools, or have already ACQUIRED tba pr,nar!
branches OF learning taught in ~ o'uinsf!
school; provided, in case public sebo, public
not DC tauRht Tor the period uf sixteen . slsA
or any part thereof. during the yesr. w;,h;"eeis
miles, by the nearest travelled road -, nm Two
dence OF any person within the schoo, s;e. nst
ne or she shall not be liable to the proyisouct
this act. f''''sons Of
Sec. q It shall be the duty of IN. D.
School Trustees of each school dist,;a.Ierud
state, on or before the first Monday in ssn,a aa
Der in each year to furnish the princ;n., 'ep'en.
public school ta1ght in such district p;, VI each
OF all children. resident in the school S;.s.,us
between the ages of eight and fourtesr ,i,
said list to be taken from the reror. - se.s'
school Census Marshal. At the tecinni,ra,l y
each school month thereafter, it shall 4. Of
duty Of the principal OF each SHOOT in snsS s sne
trict 70 report to the lard of School Trusssss
OF such district the names of all chiIdraass
tending school during the previous soSa y
month; when, If it shall appear at the e,ns.
ton OF four school months, to the pos.ps y
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian '.
other person having charge or control a. ,r ~
child, or children, shall have failed 10 corn
Win the provisions OF this act, the Board sbai
cause demand to be made upon such n.r sos
guardian, or other person, for the amount =,
the penalty hereinafter provided; when. II snss y,
parent, guar dian. or other person shall nal, :.
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS 20.
the making of such demand. the Board sbsll
commence proceedings, in the name NJ ~.
school district, for the recovery Of the fine here
matter provided, before ary Justice of the Pas,
in the township in which said school distr;s,
is located or. il there shall be no Justice Of tSs
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justica =.
| the Peace in the county. ''' VI
Sec. 8. Any parent. guardian or other peracr
having control or charge Of any child, or chii
dren, failing to comply with the provisions !,
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less tb,r
| nifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollar
for the first offense, nor less than one hundrei
| dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars d,
the second and each subsequent offense. besid,
| the costs Of collection. '''N'
| Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the SAT-,
faction of the Board of School 'rustees Of an,
| school district in this State that the naron,::
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. n
such child, or childien, it shall be the dutyo
such Board to procure or cause to be procur,
for such child, or children, all necessary book,
| stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for ont 4
the fund Of said school district, in the same W,
that other claims against the school district Al
| now allowed and paid; provided that all boob,
| 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
actual USE Nv
Sec s. All fines collected under the provision
OF this act shall be paid into the County Tre,
ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Sec 8. 1t shall be the duty of the Count
superintendent OF Public Schools in each count
IN this State to cause this law to be publisOe
IN some newspaper in his county, if any ther
be, four consecutive times, annually, for A M
Rod OF two years, the expense Of such publics
ton to be allowed and paid out of the Gepen
sckoo! Fund of the county. The Board .
school Trustees In each school district shsl
canse to be posted, annually, for period 0; five
years, IN three public places in their district mo-
tees Of the requirements and penaltss ~ tb ~
act. 1 P'H"iues" inis
Sec. 7. This act shall take effaxf md be 1,
force from and after its passage.