Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-23
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDUCATIO,
a NJ ACT
TO CoMfEL CHILDREN TO Arrv,,
SCHOOL.
approved February IS 1871


Improved February IS 1881
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rerrss..
in Senate and Assembly, DO enact as fore.te
Section l. Every parent, guardian. o- -.
person in the State of Nevada, having eon..eIi
and charge Of a child, or children betveer ~
ages of eight and fourteen years, shall he We
CURED 10 send such child, or children IN
public school for q period Of at least .i,,o,A
weeks in each school year, at least eight ~
of which shall be consecutive, unless sn.s
child, or children, are excused from sueh :.
tendance by the Board of School Trustees of ~.
school district in which such parents
guardians reside, upon its being shown 10 ~.
satisfaction that the bodily or mental conduit
Of such child, or children. has been sncs
az to prevent his, her or their attendans.
It school, or application to study, for the period
required or that such child, or children ~.
taught in private school, or at home In srss
branches as are usually taught in prin,rr
schools, or have already acquired the ordjns,,
branches of learning taught in the pubI.
school, provided, in case public school sb.S
not be taught for the period of sixteen wees.
or any part thereof. during the year within trr
miles, by the nearest Travelled road of the voc,
dence Of any person within the school dis,rts.
he or she shall not be liable to the provisions q,
this act.
Sec. q 1t shall be the duty OF the posra =,
School Trustees of each school district in tbJs
State, on or before the first Monday in sentsro'
Der in each year to furnish the principal on s.nh
| public school taught in such district with liz.
of all children, resident in the school district
| between the ages of eight and fourteen yaars'
| said list to be taken from the report o. 10
| School Census Marshal. At the beginning y,
each school month thereafter, it shall be The
| duty Of the principal OF each shool in such dis
| trict to report to the Board Of School Trustees
| of such district the names of all children A.
tending school during the previous school
month"; when, II it shall appear at the e1pir.
| ton of four school months, to the Board o,
| School Trustees, that any parent, guardian or
other person having charge or control Of any
| child, or children, shall have failed to conply
with the provisions of this act, the Board shall
cause demand to be made upon such parent
| guardian or other person, for the amount,I
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, If such
| parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within five days sfte,
the making of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name Of the
school district, for the recovery Of the fine here
matter provided, before airy Justice of the peacs
in the township in which said school district
is located; or if there shall be no Justice of The
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice oY
| the Peace in the county.
Sec. g. Any parent, guardian or other Person
having control or charge of any child or chill.
dren, failing to comply with the provisions Of
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not less than
| fifty dollars. nor more than one hundred dollars
| for the first ofense, nor less than one hundred
dollars. nor more than two hundred dollars. for
the second and each subsequent oftense besidse
the costs Of collection.
Sec, 4. Whenever it shall appear to the Salts
faction of the Board of School 'rustees of spv
school district in this State that the psrents
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 provisions Of this act, are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery, ETC., for
such child, or childien, it 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 are
now allowed and paid; provided that all books,
stationery, ETC., purchased under the provisions
Of this act shall be deemed to be the property
Of the school district, to be under the care and
and control of the School Trustees when not in
actual use.
Sec s. All fines collected under the provisions
of this act shall be paid into the County Treas.
ury on account OF the State School Fund.
Sec 8. 1t shall be the duty Of the County
Superintendent of Public Schools in each county
in this State to cause this law to be published
in some newspaper in his county, If any there
be, four consecutive times, annually, for pc
riod of two years, the expense o. such publics
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the General
School Fund Of the county. The Board Of
School Trustees in each school district shall
cause to be posted, annually, for period OF tw,
years, in three public places in their district no
tices OF the requirements and penalties of th
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be IN
force from and after its passage.