Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-18

SCHOOL. SD
Approved February IS 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevada, retr.s.,.,,
IN senate and Assembly, 90 enact ss follos,i
Section !. Every parent, guardian or o,,
persOn in the State Of Nevada, having no,.et
and charge Of g child, or children, betvse, ,N oi
sees OF eight and fourteen years, shall be :.
luired to send such child, or children .. ~
public school for a period Of at least .,,.A
weeks in each school year, at least eight 80
Of which shall be consecutive unless Is
child, or children, are excused from snch
tendance by the Bosrd Of School Trustees Of ~.
school district in which such parents
guardias reside, upon its being shown 10 az
satisfaction that the bodily or mental conai.1IE
Of such child, or children, has been s-ot
"a to prevent his, her or their ATTENDS
& school, or application to study for the 81.
IT guired, or that such child, or childrsn W
taught in private school, or at home, in sr.t
branches as are usually taught in pr,m,s
schools, or have already acquired the ordin.y!
branches of learning taught in the NM
school; provided, in case public school shT
not be taught for the period Of sixteen yests
or any part thereof. during the year within ~
miles, by the nearest travelled road, Of the ras,
dence Of any person within the school dist,tc.
he or she shall not be liable to the provisions -,
this act.
"a
School Trustees of each school district in az
| State, on or before the first Monday in Sentsn.
Der in each year TO furnish the principal al e,ch
public school taught in such district with liz.
of all children, resident in the school district,
| between the ages of eight and fourteen ve.rs'
| said list to be taken from thu report Of ~
School Census Marshal At the beginning q,
each school month thereafter, it shall be the
| duty of the principal of each shool in such dis
| trct to report to the Board of School Trustee.
| of sUch district the nf all cbil1r.,
| tending school during the previous school
| month when, If it shall appear at the e1pir,.
| ton of four school months, to the Board q,
School Trustees that any parent, guardian, n,
| other person having charge or control Of snr
| child, or children, shall have failed to comm,
with the provisions of this act the Board sb,H
| cause demand to be made upon such parert
guardian, or other person, for the amountI
| the penalty hereinafter provided; when, If such
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
| or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS sfts,
| the making of such demand, the Board shall
| commence proceedings, in the name of ina
school district, for the recovery of the fine here
matter provided, before ar Justice of the Pesee
| in the township in which said school distrc,
is located; or if there shall be no Justice Of ths
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice NJ
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other persop
having control or charge of any child, or chill.
dren failing to comply with the provisions q,
this act shall be liable to a fine of not less than
fifty dollars. nor more tlan one hundred dollar
| for the first Ofense, nor less than one hundred
| dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars for
| the second and each subsequent offense, besdss
the costs of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the salts.
faction of the Board Of School rustees OF snv
school district in this State that the parental
guardians or other persons having control and
charge Of any child. or children, in attendance
upon the public school Of said district in accord.
dnce with the provisio ne of this act are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery. etc. for
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty Of
such Board to procure or cause to be procured
for 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
and 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, 6. 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 if any ther
be, four consecutive times, annually. for pc
Rod of two years, the expense o. such publica
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. tw
years in three public places in their district, no
tices OF the requirements and penalties of Tiff
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be 1,
force from and after its passage.