Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-06-25
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
AN ACT
III COMPEL CHILDREN To -,
SCHOOL. attend
"a NJ Ac~
approved February IS 1871 !


lApproved February IS Is7al
Inc People Of the State of Nevos.
" 'eha'e ana Assembly, DO enact a. se os,ted
Section l. Every parent cr.u
person in the State Of NevsSs Snan, or other
ana charge OF child, or children h ag control
ages OF eight and fourteen wears te.Ween the
quiIed 10 senc such child. or chns sI be re.
pubic sehool for period of at isss, to
NJ nhins eaeh sehooi year, at least eiebt -Ue
child, or children, are excused , unless such
tendance by the Board Of School Tr,,..s such st.
scnooi district in which sucb 800 OF the
suaroians reside, upon its being shopwn nen's OF
sx'i action tnat the bodily or mental Their
as to prevent ~ Sts children. has been sucS
school, or application to study for ,h,endance
required, or that such child y, oh. me period
taaeht In private school, or At bo,na Ire
branches as are usually taught in N such
scnoois, OK nave already acquired the ardiy
branches OF learning taught In a. ordinary
school; provided, in case q pubiia Inc ae public
not be taught for the period of jscnool shall
or any part thereof. during the ven, ,s!, weeks
miles, by the nearest travelled road ~ Sst y. two
dence OF any person within the ,cboa, s Ii resi-.
this act. VIC provisions Of
Sec. 2: 1t shall be the duty of than
school Trustees Of each school ais,.s.po board Of
State, on or before the first Mona.n y; In this
Der in each year to furnish the princ;r,,s epten.
public school taught in such district x;.e Of each
OF All cniidren, resident in the school dis..il sf
between the ages OF eight and fon,taaa. strict,
said List to be taken from the reno,. y Year,,
School Census Marshal. At the hs MI. " the
each school month thereafter, IL sh,yI Of
duty OF the principal of each SHOOT in sr De me
trict to report to the Board Of School Trns, us
~ he
| tending school during the previous 0sa u.
month; when, If it shall appear at the ssr uSo
ton of four school months. to tba pApIa.
school Trustees, that any parent. gnard;sa
other person having charge or control Of ,r VI
child, or children, shall have failed to eomn1yy
cause demand to be made upon sucb n, ,aaa
guardian, or other person, for the amonntT
the penalty hereinafter provided; when a. w..
parent, guardian, or other person shall nsaaa.
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS IT,.
the making of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name of ths
school district for the recovery of the ne bsr.
matter provided, before airy Justice Of the peaeo
| in the township in which said school distr;s.
Is located; or, If there shall be no Justice of ,hs
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice ~
| the Peace in the county. VI
Sec. .. Any parent, guardian or other person
| having control or charge Of any child or chi.
dren, failing to comply with the provisions ~
this act shall be liable to fine of not less than
| nifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars
| for the first ofense, nor less than one hundrai
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars n,
the second and each subsequent offense, besidse
| the costs of collection "'N''
Sec. 4. Whenever 1t shall appear to the sstis
faction Of the Board of School a'rustees Of any
school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control and
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 upabl,
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc. "a,
such child, or childien, 1t shall be the duty ii
such Board to procure or cause to be procure
for such child, or children, all necessary books
stationery, etc., the same to be paid for ont q
the fund Of said school district, in the same wa,
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 an;
and control Of the School Trustees, when not i
| actual use.
Sec. 5. 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 published
IN some newspaper In his county, if any their
De, four consecutive times, annually for De
Rod OF two years, the expense Of such publics
ton to be allowed and paid out Of the General
Sckooi Fund OF the county. The Board Of
canse to be posted, annually for period of two
years, in three public places In their district no,
tices OF the requirements and penalties of This
| act. '1-"
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after Its passage.