Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-30
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
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TO COMPEL CHILDREN InI6RI TO ATTrsp
approved February rs 1891
The People OF :he State of Nevads, reprss.
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fonauec
Section /. Every parent, guardian. or "a,
person in the State of Nevada. having con,aI
and charge of q child, or children, betyee, NJ
ages Of eight and fourteen years, shall ba We
quired to send such child, or children ~ 70
public school for q period Of at least si,ts.a
weeks in each school year, at least eight We
OF which shall be consecutive, unless snss
child, or children. are excused from sucb &c
tendance by the Board of School Trustees ~ -, ss
school district in which such parents
guardians reside, upon its being shown to tha.
satisfaction that the bodily or mental condit;aaa
Of such child, or children. has been snol
as to prevent his, her or their attendsrana
at school. or application to study, for the nsr;as
required, or that such child, or children ~
taught in a private school, or at home in srt
branches as are usually taught in prim.su
schools, OF have already acquired the ordin,,.
branches of learning taught in the pubi'
school; provided, in case public school shan
not be taught for the period of sixteen vsss.
or any part thereof. during the year, within w.
miles by the nearest travelled road, of the va,
dence Of any person within the school dis,s
he or she shall not be liable to the provisiopso.
this act.
Sec. Q 1t shall be the duty Of the Bo,,a, :,
School Trustees of each school district in ,hy.
State, on or before the first Monday in Serts,'
Der in each year to furnish the principal ofs,.s
public school taught in such district with,N
Of all children, resident in the school sstr !
between the ages Of eight and fourteenS
said list to be taken from tho report oiN,
School Census Marshal. At the beginning
each school month thereafter, it shall be Ia
duty of the principal OF each shool in such d.
trict to report to the Board Of School Trustees
Of such district the names of all children Al
tending school during the previous school
month; when, If it shall appear at the exnir,.
ton of four school months, to the Board n
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian, q,
other person having charge or control of an,
child. or children, shall have failed to comm,
with the provisions of this act, the Board sb,HI
cause demand to be made upon such parert
| guardian, or other person, for the amount,
| the penalty hereinafter provided; when If sur,
| parent, guardian, or other person shall peplse.
| or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS ~,
the making of such demand, the Board sb,l
| commence proceedings, in the name of M
school district, for the recovery Of the fine hers
matter provided. before airy Justice of the Peae,
| in the township in which saidschool distrct
is located; or, if there shall be no Justice Of n.
Peace therein then before the nearest Justice N
| the Peace in the county.
| Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other persor
having control or charge of any child, or chiI
| dren, failing to comply with the provisions N
this act shall be liable to fine Of not less m.
fifty dollars nor more tLan one hundred dollar
for the first offense, nor less than one hundrd
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars n,
the second and each subsequent offense, besids
the costs Of collection.
Sec 4. Whenever it shall appear to the uti.
faction of the Board of School rustees OF n,
| school district in tbil Sfata that bo
guardians or other persons having contr@I
charge of any child, or children, in attepduf,
upon the public school of said district in acccrS
ance with the provisiC Ms Of this act, are upsbA
to procure suitable books, stationery. ETC., tuI
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty |
such Board to procure or cause to be procure,
for such child, or children, all necessary boois
stationery, etc, the same to be paid for ont d
the fund of said school district, in the same v,y
that other claims against the school district An
now allowed and paid; provided that all book,
stationery, ETC., purchased under the provision
Of this act shall be deemed to be the propeny
Of the school district, to be under the care and
and control of the School Trustees, when not 10
actual use.
Sec 8. All fines collected under the provisions
of this act shall be paid into the County Tres.
ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the Comfy
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 De.
Rod of two years, the expense OF such public.
tior to be allowed and paid out of the Genera
School Fund of the county. The Board Of
School Trustees in each school district shall
cause to be posted, annually, for period o. two
years in three public places in their district no.
tees of the requirements and penalties of this
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and he in
force from and after its passage.