Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-06-02
AN ACT
70 Compsl Childrsa 10 Atlsad Seheel.

lApproved February %, 1851
The rrorle of the state u Nevada, represent
ed in the senate aud Assembly. do enact q
sss-r,oS I. Every parent. guardian or other
peryou in the state Of Nevada. having control
and charge of child, OF children, between
the ayes OF eight aud fourteen years. shall DC
REQUIRED b. send such a child CT children to q
public school for period Of at least sixteen
weeks in each school year. 81 least eight
weeks Of which shall be consecutive, unless
such child IT children are excused from such
attendsrce by the Board 81 School Trustees
of the 6 hool district In which such parents or
snsrlians reside, upon its being shown TO
their satisfaction that the bodily or mental
condition OF such child or Children has been
euch Is to prevent his, her OF their attendance
at school, or application to stssay Tor the
period required. or that such child or chill
dr~p are taught In . private school or at
home in such branches IS are usually taught
In ! priiusr, school. OF have already scQuir, d
the ordinary branches Of learning taught in
the public schools: PROVIDED. IN case puolsc
school shall not be taught for period of SIX
teen weeks, or any part thereof, during ,he
wear, within two miles. by the nearest travelled
read. of the residence Of any person within
the school district. he or she shall not I've
liable to the provisions of this Act,
SIC. .. II shall be the duty Of the Board Of
School Trustees Of each school district In this
StAff. on or ptItft tue hfSt soPht0y ah W.
TENDER Of each year. 10 furnish the Principal
OF each pubic school taught in such district,
with a list Of all children. resident IN the
school district between the ayes OF eight and
fourteen years, said list to be taken from the
report of the School Csnsus Marshal At the
beginning of each school month thereafter u
shall be the duty of the Principal OF each
school in such district to report To- the Board
of School Trustees Of such distri let the names
of all children a,ten ing school during the
preyious school month; when II IL shall sp-
pear at the expiration of four school months,
10 the Board OF school Trustees, that any
parvnt. guardian or other person having
chxrre or control of any child or cnildr n,
shall have failed co comply with the provis.
ions of this Act, the Board shall cause demand
10 be made upon such parent, guardian or
other person tor the amount OF tue penalty
hereinafter provided: when, IL such parent,
cusyyiian or other perscn shall neg
iect or refuse 70 pay the sauna
within Ave days after the making Of s-id
demand the Board shall commence proceed
inss in the name of the school district TOR
the recovery " the hne hereinafter provided.
before any Justice of the Peace IN the town
shin in which sai3 school district is located:
or. If there shall be no Justice of the Pesce
therein, then before the nearest Justice OF
the Peace in the county.
SIC 3. Any parent. guardian. or other per
son having control or charge Of any child or
ions of this Act. shall he liable IL tine of not
less than sfty dSilars nor more than one hun
srxd dollars for first Of. nse, nor less than one
hundred dollars nor more than two hundred
dollars for the second and each subsequent
offense, Decides the cost OF COLLECTION
SIC 4 Whenever l; shall appear TO the
sstisfactiof Of the Board Of School Trustees
of any 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 dis
trict in accordance with the provisions of this
Act are unable TO procure suitable h''oks, sta
tionery. etc. fer such child or children, 1t
shall be the duty of such Board TO procure or
cause To be procured for suoh child or chill
dren all necessary books, stationery, etc, the
same 10 be paid for cut Of the funs of SAID
school district in the same way that other
claims against the school district are nov al.
lowe and raid; PROVIDED. that all books, sta
tiop,ry, etc purchases under the provis,onk
of This At shall he deemed % be the properly
of the school district, 10 be under the care
and control Of the School Trustees. when not
in xcia.l use,
visions ~ this Act shall be paid into the Coun
" Treasury on account OF the state School
Fund.
Ssc. 6. II shall be the duty Of the County
Superintendent OF Public Schools in esch
county in this state 10 canse this law TO be
published in some newspaper in his county II
any there be four consecutive times annually,
for perioi Of twu years. the expense of such
ruhlicstion 10 be allowed and paid out Of the
general school fund Of the County. The
Board Of SCH eol Trus; -es in each school dis
trio; shall cause 60 be posted. annually, Tor
psr,oa Of two years IN three public places in
their district notice of the requirements aud
penalties Of this law,
SIC. :. This act shall take e.!eot and be In
force from and after its passage.
c. ID. McpUFFIE,
County Superintendent of Public Schools.