Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-08-28
An ACT
70 Compel cAiIdrea 10 Attend sehssl
fApproved February Is. 1851

The people Of 'he State Of Nevada. repre-
scented in the Senate and Assembly, do enact
a. follows:
person In the State Of Nevada having control
and charge OF chiit or children. between the
ages Of eight and fourteen Year,. shall be re-
ouirpd 20 send such child or children Ia .
public school for . period of 1t least sixteen
weeks In each school year. Al least eight
weeks Of which shall be consecutive, unless
snch child or children are excussd from such
attendance by the Board Of School Trustees
of the school district In which such parents or
guardians reside. npon its being shown to
their satisfaction that the bodily or mental
con sit,on Of such child or children has been
such % 10 prevent his. her OF their attendance
at school or application 81 study fer the pc
riod required. or that such child or children
are taught in private school or at home in
such branches - are usually taught In .
primary sch''ol, or have already acquired the
ordinary branches Of learning taught In the
public sch.sols; PROVIDED, in case . public
school shall no, be taught for period Of six
teen weeks. or any part thereof. during the
wear within two miles. by the nearest trav-
eled road Of the residence OF any person
within the school district. he 90 she shall not
be liable to tne provisions Of this Act.
SEC. II shall he the duty Of the Beard Of
School Trustees of esch school district In this
State n or before the fsr~t Monday in Septem.
Der Z each year, 10 furnish the Principal "
each public schos taught IN such district
with . list of all children resident in the
schoo, district between the sg $ of cieh' and
fourteen years. sxf, list l., he I ken from the
rcport of III. scha.i Censas Ms~hsl. Al the
beginning Of each school mnsth thereafter u
saaii he the duty Of the principal Il ~acR
school In snch district t. r~pnr; a. the b'sarl
~ S.h nj Trust &c ef saeh district the names
Of all children att, t'tine Ss~oal durtag the
- n. st.xx .han an
pear ~ the expiration ~ fonr sch"c months
10 the Board Schcol Trustees that any pa
rent, guardian or ahsr perSon having ehsrg'
cr contr,l cf aus child or children shall have
failed 10 comp'y ~ish the provisions Of this
Act. the Rssr3 shall cause d.nant 90 be made
upon such parent. eaarSitan ~ cshsr r~rs.,n
for the amount Of the peualty hereinafter pro-
vided: when. " such par~ot. gusriisn or
other p~r~sa ,hall r~elsc' or refuse o. NJ, the
same within Sv~ dSys aitr the MAKING az
said d~n,-ui, the II ard shall commence PRE-
cs.,itnls in the meme of fh srhsel ttst~t Z T. r
tn, rv.ov, ~ - the Aa. hereinafter r vid,'i
tefnr~ any Justice IT the Pesce g. the town
ship T. which ssid ~~h'-i tiss,ict is lratsd,
~ VI th+te shah b. n, Justice al he Pes~e
,aerpin, then b-f r the n.sr- jus ice II the
Prace in the county.
src 3 AIRY aren't gn>r.'isn ~ other per
snn having cont l ar ,h,rse al .ns rhila +"
children f4ilins Ia -emplv VITA the ~ vtsi '-~
II THE .rs shs.' T.. tail t. fine y M lee
than atty aalisrs hsr naor- ''sa enc hah ire =
.soli.r~ taY drst dcn-e n0r s~- thss .'s- hn'.-
ir,>d liars n r aore q sn 'w-' turs'r ao-'
lars fer TIE s-,cnd a'sd e-rh snh> qa~nf 81
fence h-.eids~ the r,--i 80 g lie ttan
SEc L. whenever II shall rni~sr se ih
satisf srttnn Of the Bu.r' & -rbssii TASTES
of Any school District tn THE ~ssf- thss r
PARENTS. guardians or ushcr l~r~rns wing
control = d chars- Il any cbsi ~ ehiiir''n ma
attendance up N The publ ho.,l 80 sal ST.
This
Act. arr unable n PR ur~ suit shi- e.'ss, s's
IL nery ~t-. f.r sueh hiji ~ rhiljr'n, IL
sh II he The dirty 81 such b sri e. rr sur. e
caps~ 70 b. pro ared FIR such - 'ld or W.
ar-n all nee. sssr> hs'ks. ~,sa - ~. etc +, tie
sasue to h~ paid for cut ut the Funi II sid
schoas tari~t In the some way that osher
eiaims against the school district arr n.s~ al
lowed and paid; PROVIDED. that all boohs. Sta
ttonrry. etc, pur-hAsr-d under tse pr sisinns
OF this Act shall IN deemed 10 be the proprr
~ 81 the school distrirt. 10 b- under the care
and control of the school Trustees when not
In sctaai uee
SEC. All nn~s collected under the pro-
visions OF this Act shall be- paid into the CoaI.
~ Treasury on account Of the State school
Fund
arc a. II shali b. the duty II the County
Superintendent af Public Schools 10 each
county in this state 10 cause tails lay b. be-
published Ia sospe newspaper In 10 county. II
any ther~ be- four consecutive times annually
for period Of two years. the expense Of such
publication 20 be allowed and paid out Of the
general school fund ~ the County. The
Board o school Trustees In each school dis
tsict shall caasr 10 be posted annually, for q
period Of twe years. In three pnblic pisces
In their district, notice Of the requirements
and penalties II this Law.
sxc :. This scs shall take eject and b. In
| force from end altar IL pa~aaae.
G. d. AcDrFFIE.
| County Superintendent Of Public Schools.