Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-02
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
"A M a or
TO COMPEL CHILDREN To .rrp,,r
... SCHOOL.
"A NJ ACT
lApproved February Is 1871

Improved February IS 1871
The People Of the State of Nevada. ren,essr...
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fo,,n,.s.
Section 1. Every parent, guardian. or otbe,
person In the State Of Nevada, having control
ana charge OF . chiid, or children. between the
ages OF eight and fourteen years, shall be re.
quired to send such child, or children. To .
public school for 9 period Of at least sixteen
weeks in each school year, at least eight weeks
OF which shall be consecutive, unless such
child, or children, are excused from such at
tendance by the Board Of School Trustees Of n.
school district in which such parents or
guardians reside, upon its being shown to Their
satisfaction that the bodily or mental condition
OF such child, or children. has been such
as to prevent his, her or their attendance
at school. or application to study. for the period
required, or that such child, or children. lra
taught in private school, or at home, in s,,ch
branches a. are usually taught in primary
schools, or have already acquired the ordnary
school; provided, in case public school shall
not be taught for the period Of sixteen weeis
or any part thereof. during the year, within two
miles, by the nearest travelled road, of the resi-.
dence OF any person within the school district.
he or she shall not be liable to the provisions OF
this act. -
Sec. 2 1t shall be the duty Of the Board n,
School Trustees Of each school district in This
State, on or before the first Monday in septem.
Der in each year to furnish the principal OF each
public school Taught in such district with Iist
OF all children, resident in the school district.
between the ages Of eight and fourteen yesrs
said list to be taken from the report Of ths
school Census Marshal. At the beginning Of
eacn school month thereafter, 1t shall be the
duty of the principal OF each shool in such ala.
trict to report to the Board of School Trustees
OF such district the names of all children At.
tending school during the previous school
month; when, II it shall appear at the eIpirs.
ton Of four school months, to the Board ~
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian. or
other person having charge or control Of any
child, or children, shall have failed to comply
with the provisions Of this act, the Board shall
cause demand to be made upon such parent
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, II sucn
parent, guardian. or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within FIVE DAYS after
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 ar Justice of the Peace
In the township in which said school district
is located or, If there shall be no Justice Of the
Peace thertin. then before the nearest Justice Of
the Peace in the county
Sec 3. Any parent, guardian OF 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
nfty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred dollars,
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars. for
the second and each subsequent offense, besidso
the costs Of collection.
Bee L. Whenever it shall appear to the salts.
faction OF the Board Of SCHOOL, 'rustees 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 district in accord.
Ance with the provisit ms Of this act are unable
TO procure suitable books, stationery. ETC., for
such child. or childien, 1t shall be the duty Of
such Board to procure or cause to be procured
TOT 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
ana 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 .. 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 IL any there
De, four consecutive times, annually for a ne.
ROO OF TWO years. the expense Of 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 two
years, in three public places in their district no.
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage.