Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-16
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TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO
SCHOOL TO ArTgp
tApproved February 25 ,s-.,
The People of the State of Ssr.s.
In senste and Assembly, do enss, spres.n,sc
section 1. Every parent, pua-5;..
person in the State Of Nevada hsr;, or oths,
snd charge OF child, or children lug conirol
asrs oi eienl ana fourteen years, shs,, The
CURED 70 send such child, or cb;Idrune re.
public school for a period Of AT iuren, to,
weeks in each school year, at less, asst sitesn
OF which shall be Consecutive snt weth
child. or children. are excused frona ess such
tendance by the Board Of School Trns,osucn A.
scno9i ais.rlc. IN which such psrep,a 'hs
guardians reside, upon its being sbowr nus OF
satisfaction that the bodily or mentsl n 70 Their
Of such child, or children. bss eondition
as to prevent his. her or their ~. en such
at school. or application to study, for ~ hdsnc.
r. quired, or that such child, or eb;,a period
,auen, IN private school, or at home In M
branches az are usually taught il IN such
schools, or have already acquired the pr1mir
branches OF learning tsugbt in tbs s's s,iay
school; provided, in case a public scbo puzzle
not be taught for the period Of sixte.n fttl
or any part thereof, during the wear weels
miles by the nearest travelled road Of The Nv, Ns
he or she shall not be liable to the pr|y, s,aet
this act f''iSonsG
Sec. 2 1t shall be the duty Of Tho p,
School Trustees Of each school distr,d, vafo Of
State, on or before the first Monday in Sewn, .eh
Der In each year to furnish the princips, ~ o
public school taught in such district VIZ, u e,sa
Of all children, resident in the scboo, da,M
between the ages Of eight and fou,te,n , ril
said list to be taken from the reno,, ~ I'm a
School Census Marshal. At the bepinnir.,s
each school month thereafter, It shall ha n
duty of the principal OF each shool in srcs s as
trict 10 report to the Board of School Tr,,.. uh
Of such district the names of Mi cbndsste
tending school during the previous sohs "
month; when, II 1t shall appear NJ tho a n.uvA
| ton OF four school months, to the po.sss ar
school Trustees, that any parent, guardian !,
other person having charge or control NJ ~ "
child, or children, shall lave failed to comm,
with the provisions Of this act, the Bosrd XXI
cause demand to be made upon such n. ,asa
| guardian, or other person, for the tmonnt -
| the penalty hereinafter provided; when n ~. VI
parent, guardian, or other person shall ner,"..
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS ss.s
the making OF such demand, the Board sh,n
| commence proceedings, in the name ~ a.
school district, for the recovery Of the fna h. wy
matter provided, before ar Justice Of the Peas
in the township in which said school diss.
is located; or, if there shall be no Justice az ~
Peace therein then before the nearest Justice ~ ~
| the feace IN the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other nereo,
having control or charge Of any child. Or cSil
dren, failing to comply with the provisions y,
this act shall be liable to fine Of not less tb,
nifty dollars nor more tLan one hundred dolls,s
for the first offense, nor less than one hundrG
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars n,
the second and each subsequent offense, besidI.
the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the s,t.
faction of the Board of School rustees Of Ar,
school district in this State that the paren,,
guardians or other persons having control ana
charge Of any child, or children, in attendant
upon the public school of said district, in accord
ance with the provisions of this act, are upsb.
to procure suitable books, STATIONERY. etc 4,
such child, or childien, it shall be the du,yd
such Board to procure or canse to be procnr,
for such child, or children, all necessary booI
stationery, etc., the same to be paid for ont 4
the fund of said school district, in the same VII
that other claims against the school district All
now allowed and paid provided that all boob
stationery, etc., purchased under the provision
OF this act shall be deemed to be the proper
of the school district, to be under the care an
and control Of the School Trustees, when not Il
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. 6. 1t shall be the duty OF the Count
Superintendent OF Public Schools in each count
In this State to cause this law to be published
in some newspaper in his county, If any tber
be, four consecutive times, annually. for Dc
riod Of two years, the expense OF such public,
tion to be allowed and paid out of the Geners
School Fund Of the county. The Board 0
School Trustees in each school district shsl
cause to be posted. annually, for period o. tw
years, in three public places Ii their district, nc
tices OF the requirements and penalties of thi
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be 4
" force from and after it's passage