Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-06-06
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDUCl7I0,
a ACT
To COMPEL CHILDREN To
SCHOOL. iAEAD

I scHo6Is TO ATTEND
approved February IS 1871
The People Of the State of N.v.
ILL 0eha'e ana Assembly, do enact ~ ,as,hted
Section I. Every parent. on.rs,
person IN the State of Nevada hsr,, or other
and charge OF q child, or childr,n ing control
ages OF eight and fourteen wears Tween the
CURED 10 send such child, or cbiiSrio De Ne.
pubic school for q period of AZ IHaen, TO 4
weeks in each school year. AT iess. nast sixteen
OF which shall be consecutiva sht Weeks
child, or children. are excused ~. ess such
tendance by the Board Of school tn. such at
schooi oistriet IN which such nsra.. ~ the
guardians reside, upon its being PARENTS or
satisfaction that the bodily or nsn,. to their
OF such child, or children. has condition
as to prevent his, her or tbsir .en such
at school, or application b study for tendance
required, or That such Child, or chiId.,p period
sausns "a private senooi, or at home, in sn ne
schools, or have already acquired tba primary
| branches of learning taught in ~ orulnary
school; provided, in case public sah public
not be taught for the period Of sixtsey l shall
or any par, tnereoi. during the year, within .,,
| miles, by the nearest travelled road ~ thlS Two
dence OF any person within the seboo, . sie resi-
he or she shall not be liable to the provslct
| this act. f'0'isions Of
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty Of than
School trustees OF each school district r. s, o.
State, on or before the first Nondnv =; IN his
Der in each year to furnish the princ;r., septen.
public school taught in such distre, n1. ~ each
Of all children, resident in the seboo, ~ Inst
between the ages Of eight and for,.saaasr district,
said list to be taken from the report =, m
School Census Marshal. At the beo,rp vi me
each school month thereafter, it sbsll ~ Of
duty of the principal Of each shool in srcs s sne
trict to report to the Board of scboo, Trs VIZ
of such district the names of all children !,
tending school during the previous scS' -"
month; when, II it shall appear at the syr,,o
tion of four school months, to the poarrs :.
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian !,
other person having charge or control M ~. VI
child, or children, shall have failed TO cnroris
with the provisions of this act the Board Xxx
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amount,'
the penslty hereinafter provided; wher. II snc,
parent, guardian. or other person shall neosc,
or refuse TO pay the same within five DAYS sf,s,
the making Of such demand. the Board anal
!. | commence proceedings, in the name Of m,
school district, for the recovery of the fine bere
matter provided, before airy Justice of the Peac,
in the township in which said school distrir
is located; or, if there shall be no Justice Of m
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice 4
the Peace in the county.
: Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other perso
dren, failing to comply with the provisions
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less tbs
fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollar
\ for the first offense, nor less than one hundrt
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, 4
the second and each subsequent offense, besia
the costs Of collection.
n Sec. 4. Whenever 1t shall appear to the sat
faction Of the Board of School trustees Of Al
school district in this State that the pareu
guardians or other persons having control Al
!. charge Of any child, or children, in attendar
upon the public school Of said district, in accol
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unsl
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc.,
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty
IN such Board to procure or cause to be procul
n for such child, or children, all necessary boo
= stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for out
the fund of said school district, in the same
that other claims against the school district
ed now allowed and paid; provided that all boo
stationery, ETC., purchased under the provisi
Of this act shall be deemed to be the prope
of the school district, to be under the care
D. and control Of the School Trustees, when no
So actual use.
90 Sec 8. All fines collected under the provisi
Of this act shall be paid into the County Tr
H. ury on account Of the State School Fund
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the Cou
Superintendent of Public Schools in each cou
in this State to cause this law to be publis
in some newspaper in his county, If any Ii
be, four consecutive times, annually. for a
p Rod of two years, the expense Of such publ
n tior to be allowed and paid out Of the Gene
School Fund of the county. The Board
School Trustees in each school district SD
cause to be posted, annually, for period Of I
years. in three public places In their district I
tees Of the requirements and penalties of th
act.
Sec 7. This act shall take effect and be
force from and after its passage.