Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-08

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SCHOOL. No
approved February IS 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rer,.
In Senate and Assembly, do enact a. fol,tt,ee
Section l. Every parent, guardian. n,
Petson IN the state OF Nevada. having corr,
and charge Of g child, or children, betvss rol
ages OF eight and fourteen years, shall - ,os
CURED to send such child, or childrar 10
public school for . period OF at least 49,. 70
weeks in each school year. at least eight xoeh
OF when she'll be consecutive. unless snas
child, or children. are excused from srot uca
tendance by the Board of School Trustee. !, y.
school district in which such n.ra,. ut
guardians reside, upon its being shown tn., q
satisfaction that the bodily or mental cons;. net
OF such child, or children. has been s,.oi
as to prevent his. her or their .,tsns such
at school, or application to study for Tho .e
required, or that such child, or chiIS.p e'iod
taught in private school, or at home in ne
branches as are usually taught in nr, such
schools. or have already acquired the a,ai.9
branches OF learning taught in the pnbI,!,
school,; provided, in case public school u ulic
not be taught for the period Of sixteen .. snsl
or any part thereof. during the year wi,h'ehs,
miles, by the nearest travelled road, OF I'M tso
dence of any person within the schoo, DTS. resi.
he or she shall not be liable to the pror,s;snct
this act. iohs Of
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty Of tbspo
School Trustees of each school Ciistr,., 1u OF
State, on or before the first Monday in s.n. mis-
Der in each year to furnish the princin,, tpen'
public school Taught in such district viz eaca
Of all children resident in the school S,..slsf
between the ages Of eight and fours.,
said list to be taken from the report ~
School Census Marshal. At the begpaS,H'>
each school month thereafter, it shall he ~.
duty Of the principal of each shool in such AZ.
trict to report to the Board of School Trurss.
of such district the names of all children n.
tending school during the previous scbo"l
month; when, If it shall appear at the eYpir,.
ton of four school months, to the Bosrd =,
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian, n,
| other person having charge or control Of ,nv
| child, or children shall have failed to comm,
with the provisions Of this act the Board sh,n
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amount
| the penalty hereinafter provided; when, II surs
| parent, guardian, or other person shall nepler,
| or refuse to pay the same within five days III,
| the making of such demand, the Board shall
| commence proceedings, in the name Of tbs
| school district, for the recovery Of the fine her
matter provided, before aT Justice OF the pe,r,
| in the township in which said school distrr.
ia located; or, IL there shall be no Justice o, n,
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justc.
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. 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 tLan one hundred dollar
for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
dollars, MOI more than two hundred dollars, d,
the second and each subsequent offense, besidss
the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever 1t shall appear to the ssta
faction Of the Board Of School trustees Of spy
school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having consol and
charge Of any child, or children, in sttepaua
upon the public school Of said district, in accord
Ance with the provisiC ms Of this act, are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery ETC., 10,
such child, or childien, 1t shall be the duty d
such Board to procure or cause to be procursd
for such child, or children, all necessary books
| stationery ETC., the same to be paid for GU, d
the fund OF said school district, in the same VI,
that other claims against the school distric. AZ,
now allowed and paid; provided that all bootv
stationery, ETC., purchased under the provision
OF this act shall be deemed to be the proper,
Of the school district, to be under the care .nt
and control Of the School Trustees, when not h
actual use.
Sec s. All hnes collected under the provision
Of this act shall be paid into the County Treu
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 publishet
in some newspaper in his county, If any Their
be, four consecutive times, annually. for Dc
Rod of two years, the expense OF such publics
tior. to be allowed and paid out Of the Genera
School Fund Of the county The Board O
School Trustees in each school district shal
canse to be posted, annually, for period o. tv
years, in three public places in their district no
tees Of the requirements and penalties of thi
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be b
force from and after it's passage.