Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-04-26
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDIClTIN,
AN ACT
TO COMPEL cBunppr
SCHOOL. AfTESD

TEL CHILDREN no
SCHOOL. AZ ATTEND
Improved February IS 1881
The People OF the State n, "
ASSEMBLY, do enact as : ollosSd
ners,.n ~ 4. ,h EVER parent, guardian
pelscn IN the State Of Neysds l, Or othe,
anu charge OF child, or chilS-,.l avlng contrni
a,,;sS "a eient and fourteen years oetween the
1nhIi.. ~ snu such child, or cbiis sn Be re-
weeks IN aaop ior period Of ar jas.. ., to
OF which sh.I, h1oi year, at least eios, s,hteeh
ehps sah De consecutive mn weeks
ehiid, or children. are excused ,r uIless such
.enoanee by the Board of School TN I'm such At.
sehool district in which sur, us'ees Of The
euai uIans reside, upon its being Sb PARENTS on
ss'irlactioh that the bodily or men,s, 70 their
Vi suen child, or children. hss oohditiOn
% present MS, her or their al such
~ schooi. or application to study Is tendance
required, or that such child ~ - 'h. ,he period
taught IN private school. or al boniioren, lie
branches as are usually tspub. IN such
schools, or have already ACQUIRED IN In primary
branches of learning taught !, A !. Ordinary
scnool; provided, in case public sche public
no. pe taught Tor the period of sixtesv shall
or any Pst, lhereoi. during the year, wi,b,"eis
miles, by the nearest travelled road ~ Ssnlin two
dence OF any person within the scboa, me rtsi.
he or she shall not be liable to the pr rOr district
this act. Ae provisions Of
Sec. 2. 1t shall lie the duty n, nv
School Trustees of each school d;stS, Doafd Of
state, on or before the first Monday in IN thls
Der IN each year to furnish the princin,,s t'tn.
puplic scnooi tahght In such district VIA ad
OF all children, resident in the scho,,Haiht
between the ages Of eight and fon,,ssee,
SAID list to be taken from the reno, iur
School Census Marshal. At tho heoist@
each school month thereafter, il sbs Siiillisa
duty Of the principal of each SHOOT in sD " h
trict to report to the Board Of School TS. nes
OF such district the names of all ch;ia asees
lehuihg sehool during the previous scSsN,
month; when, If it shall appear al tbs a SnoOl
ton of four school months, TO tbs pe,Ins.
school Trustees, that any parent, puard;sr
other person having charge or control ~
child, or children, shall have failed IN nn. "a!
with the provisions of this act. the Bos,d p5
cause demand to be made upon snch r, suAa
guardian, or other person, for the smorn.
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, II srs "
parent, guardian, or other person shall neo,'l
or refuse to pay the same within five davs .s.1
the making of such demand, the Board sh aIi
commence proceedings, in the mama q, .a
school district, for the recovery of the fna H.. we
matter provided, before ary Justice of ths p'.'
in the township in which said school d;s,r..
is located; or, if there shall be no Justice ~ ~
the Peace in the county. 'e~
Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian or other ns,s,.
having control or charge Of any child, or cbI
| dren, failing to comply with the provisions =
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less b,,
| nifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollar
for the first offense, nor less than one bundre,
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars h,
| the second and each subsequent offense, besldx
| the costs of collection. ~>''N'
| Sec L. Whepaver II shall on,a,, - A,
faction of the Board of School rustees N A.,
school district in this State that the parent,
| guardians or other persons having control AMI
charge of any child, or children, in attend,nc
upon the public school Of said district In accord
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unab
to procure suitable books, STATIONERY, etc n
such child, or. childien, it shall be The duty 4
such Board to procure or cause to be procrrs,
for such child, or children, all necessary books
stationery, etc., the same to be paid for out 0
the fund of said school district, in the same wa
that other claims against the school district ar
now allowed and paid; provided that all books
stationery, ETC., purchased under the provision
OF this act shall be deemed to be the propert
| OF the school district, to be under the care an
and control Of the School Trustees, when not
actual use.
Sec. s. All fines collected under the provision
OF this act shall be paid into the County Tres,
ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the Count
superintendent of Public Schools in each count
In this State to cause this law to be publisbe
IN some newspaper in his county, If any ther
De, four consecutive times, annually, for D,
ROD OF two years. the expense OF such publics
ZION 70 be allowed and paid out of the Genera
| ScAoo! Fund OF the county. The Board O
| ochooi trustees In each school district shall
cause to be posted, annually, for period Of wt
years, in three public places in their district no.
uces OF the requirements and penalassQ this
act.
| Sec. 7. This act shall take eject md be 10
| force from and after it's passage.