Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-17
COMPULSORY EDICATIO,
a NJ ACT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN To Ir-r
SCHOOL. ASAD
a NJ ACT
approved February Is 1871

approved February Is 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevada, r.r,s,
in Senate and Assembly, do enact a. foI,tnec
Section l. Every parent, guardian, q, -,
person in the State of Nevada, hayino ule'
and charge Of child, or children, betvet, ny
ages Of eight and fourteen years, shan os
quired to send such child, or children
public school for a period Of at least ~.
weeks in each school year, at least eight
Of which shall be consecutive, unless IL
child, or children. are excused from sncs
tendance by the Board of School Trustees ~ u
school district in which such psren,s
guardians reside, upon its being shown toa
satisfaction that the bodily or mental cons,.sf
of such child, or children, has been ~
as to prevent his, her or their attend,.
at school. or application to study, for the 40
required, or that such child, or childr.r
| taught in private school, or at home. in 70
| branches as are usually taught in prs
| schools, OF have already acquired the oriSs
| branches of learning taught in the mn
| school; provided, in case public school ~
not be taught for the period of sixteen vses
| or any part thereof. during the year within -
| miles, by the nearest travelled road Of the "a.
dence of any person within the school dist,is.
he or she shall not be liable to the proyisonso :,
| this act.
Sec. 1t shall lie the duty of the BOARD =.
School Trustees of each school district in tb;.
| State, on or before the first Monday in sents,
Der in each year to furnish the principal OF e,ch
public school taught in such district with I;s,
of all children, resident in the school disfr;c,
between the ages of eight and fourteen year.
said list to be taken from the report az a.
School Census Marshal. At the beginninO ~
each school month thereafter. it shall be Ina
duty of the principal of each shool in such dis
trict to report to the Board of School Trus,et.
| of such district the names of all children Al
| tending school fnrinp the rrpylpus
month; when, If it shall appear at the e1pr,.
ton of four school months, to the Board =,
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian, n,
other person having charge or control Of anr
child or children, shall have failed to comm,
, with the provisions of this act, the Board SHAH
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amount
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, il surb
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within hive days ate,
, | the making of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name Of ths
school district for the recovery of the fine hers
matter provided, before ar Justice of the pescs
in the township in which said school dis,rr
is located; or, if there shall be no Justice Of n.
n Peace therein. then before the nearest Justice N
the Peace in the county.
q Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other persr,
having control or charge of any child, OF ehJ
dren, failing to comply with the prOvisoug
this act shall be liable to a fine of not less til
nltY dollars, nor more lIdn one nuOUre0 QOllM
for the first otfense, nor less than one hundre
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars fC
the second and each subsequent offense besids
the costs Of collection.
N Sec 4. Whenever it shall appear to the sst
W faction of the Board of School rustees Of an
If school district in this State that the parent,
E. guardians or other persons having control an
h charge of any child, or children, in attendanc
II upon the public school Of said district in accord
re ance with the provisit MS of this act are unab
&, to procure suitable books, stationery. ETC., 4
IL such child or childien, it shall be the duty
Of such Board to procure or cause to be procur
>, for such child, or children, all necessary boob
1t stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for out
I'd the fund of said school district, in the same
that other claims against the school district
now allowed and paid; provided that all boo
o. stationery etc, purchased under the provisiC
q. Of this act shall be deemed to be the prope
of the school district, to be under the care
!. and control of the School Trustees when not
actual use.
Sec s. All fines collected under the provisi
of this act shall be paid into the County Tn
. ury on account of the State School Fund.
! Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the Con
Superintendent OF Public Schools in each c0u
in this State to cause this law to be publis
in some newspaper in his county, if any II
be, four consecutive times, annually, for a
- Rod of two years. the expense OF such publ
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the Cen
School Fund Of the county. The Board
School Trustees in each school district 8
cause to be posted, annually, for period Of
} years, in three public places in their district
tees Of the requirements and penalties Of
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect snas
force from and after its passage.