Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-10-29
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Approved February Is ls-s,
The People Of the State Of N.v.,.
IN senate and Assembly, do enss, resented
Section l. Every parent. puar,,
person in the State of Nevada bsni, on other
snd charge OF child, or children. hs,g control
o,;soS ign. sha fourteen years, SHAH "a The
CURED 10 send such child. or cbnsh be re.
pubic school for a period of n, ia'eh, to.
weeks IN each school year at lees, s ss sixteen
OF Whlch shall be consecutive ISN'T weeks
chiid, or children. arc excused fro .,ieSs suct
tendance by the Board of School Trns,sac such at.
School .ao aistrict IN which such psrss. The
guardians reside, upon its being psrehs or
satisfaction that the bodily or men,sI to thei,
OF such child, or children, has condition
as to prevent his, her or their oeen such
az school. or application to study for ~ tendance
required. or that such child, or cb; tse period
taught in private school, or at hon. ufea Ire
branches as are usually taught in n ~ such
schools, or have slready acquired the Gna'y
branches Of learning taught in :, @dinary
school; provided, in case public sete Prblc
not be taught for the period of Asl
or any pert thereof. during the ye,r e'll Webs
miles, by the nearest Travelled road ~ aht Eo
dence of any person within the scboa, a .ehs i.
he or she shall not be liable to the arrt
this act. sN'lslN1sO Of
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty Of thsp,,.
School Trustees of each school distr..s a@
State, on or before the first Monday in ss aAi
Der in each year to furnish the pripcin,i Il tn.
public school taught in such district Win .s
OF all children, resident in the school Ssr..
between the ages of eight and fourteen Nv,
said list to be taken from the renor, J. NJ.
school Census Marshal. At the bepinni,rls,
each school month thereafter, 1t shall ha y.
duty Of the principal of each shoot in sncS s ne
trict to report to the Board of School Trustee
OF such district the names of all children a.
tending school during the previous school
month: When, II II shall appear at the e1prs.
ton of four school months, to the Bo,rd :,
school Trustees, that any parent, guardian y,
other person having charge or control N ~
child, or children, shall have failed IN cnnri
with the provisions Of this act, the Board sh,ni
cause demand to be made upon such parent
Guardian, or other person, for the smountT
| the penalty hereinafter provided; when n sr,,
parent, guardian, or other person shall negsr,
or refuse to pay the same within i've DAYS sf,e,
the making of such demand, the Board sb,ll
commence proceedings, in the name OF tbs
school district, for the recovery of the fine bers.
matter provided, before airy Justice Of the pe,cs
in the township in which said school district
is located or, if there shall be no Justice Of m,
Peace therein then before the ne Arrest Justice Of
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or 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
nifty dollars, nor more tLln one hundred dollars
for the first offenRe, nor less than one hundres
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars n,
the second and each subsequent offepse. besidg
the costs of collection. N'N"
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the ss,i,
faction of the Board Of School, rustess NJ ON,
school district in this State that the psrent,
guardians or other persons having control NM
charge of any child n childra,
upon the public school of said district in accors
ance with the provisiC Of this act, are mail
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc. ~
such child, or childien, it shall be the dntys
such Board to procure or cause to be procuw
for such child. or children, all necessary bmh
stationery, ETC., the same to be paid forouf
the fund Of said school district in the s,uT
that other claims against the school distrs
now allowed and paid; provided that Lha
stationery, etc, purchased under the mna
OF this act shall be deemed to be tht~M1
OF the school district, to be under thu@
and control Of the School Trustees, wharaM
actual use.
Sec s. All fines collected under the prvfna
of this act shall be paid into the County l,.u
ury on account Of the State School Fund
Sec. q. 1t shall be the duty Of the County
Superintendent of Public Schools in each county
In this State to csuse this law to be published
in some newspaper in his county, II any there
De, four consecutive times, annually, for ape
Rod of two years, the expense o. such publick
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the General
School Fund of the county. The Board o.
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
tees OF the requirements and penalties Of this
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and DO In
force from and after its passage.