Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-09
COMPULSORY EDUClIJ0,
a NJ ACT
0oMrEL CHILDREN To
SCHOOL. Atm

IApproVed February Is 1871
The People Of the stste o. Nsr,,
IL senate and Assembly. Go enact e iessrt..
s..,,,, As fellow,
seotion l.. livery parent, gusrs,,r
: "a -, - ne stste OF Nevada, havi,q oite,
ages OF eight and fourteen ye,rs between n.
CURED 10 send such child or sIsu Be NJ
pubic school for q period 81 a, lloren 70
weeks IN each school year. AT Isss. Ieast siIt.s,
OF WLlch shall be consecutive 81 sht Web,
chiid, or children, are excused t-o Unless sucs
o .husnee ~ lhe Board Of School sach At.
e r,iaD9i uistrict IN which such n,esdt u,
suaroiass reside, upon its being e. parents !,
satisfaction that the bodily on n'. s.own to ths
OF such child, or children ccnditc,
az TO prevent his. her or tba;. ueen sui
tt schooi, or application to study To-. ltcIo
required, or that such child a. III az me rrS
taught IN private school, or Al bo,.ufer N
branches as are usually taught Ir' as
Schools or have already acquired IN isp,
orsnehes Oh learning taught in tb.sp
not be taught for the period ~ ehNar
or any part thereof. during the ya,r sta
miles, by the nearest Travelled ro.s NiLln
dence Of any person within The 81 u thtss.
he or she shall not be liable to The nool disr
this act. VIC provisions
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty o, n.
scnool trustees OF each school distrc.. V,s sa
Sta'e, On OF peioIe me hrst Monday in ss ~ As
Der IN each year to furnish the pri1c;.. oeptn.
public school taught in sucb diS,r;e pal each
of all children, resident in the schs Sin list
between the ages of eight And 5ot.o4 district
said list to be taken from The uI'een yeaH
School Census Marshal. Al The ietport Of To
each school month tho batter, IT, sS. sMinninea
duty Of the principal Of each sho>S NSiI De The
trict to report to the Board Of School S T dis
Of such district the names of All ~ trustees
tending school during the prev,ou ,idren At.
month; when, If it shall appear A. ~ school
ton of four school months, TO tbs papna.
school Trustees, that any parent. gn,rS;.au
other person having charge or con,rai., or
child. or children. shall have failed ~ VI an!
with the provisions Of this act, The pO,, Imply
cause demand to be made upon sncS u. snal
guardian, or other person, for the ,mo p.rtI'
the penalty hereinafter provided; when. n w.,
parent, guardian, or other person shall r,s sacn
OF refuse to pay the same within Ave a., .'eecl
the making of such demand, the Bo,,S sha I've,
commence proceedings, in the name =, '. ai
school district, for the recovery Of IN. en-. we
matter provided, before ary Justice OF IN. p n.
in the township in which said school S,s,. 800
is located; or, if there shall be no Justies 81 M
Peace therein then before the nearest Jnst,. ",
tuc fcdCt III the county.
Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian or other p,r,,
having control or charge Of any child. ,ssS
dren, failing to comply with the proySr.as
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not lAsS,s
fifty dollars, nor more than one hundredIir.
for the first offense, nor less than one hrss,
dollars, nor more than two hundred doll,n J.
the second and each subsequent offepse b,S.
the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to III. st,
aat. - - De-
school district in this State that the n.rer,,
guardians or other persons having control ana
charge Of any child. or. children, in attendance
upon the public school Of said district in ACCORD.
ance with the provisions Of this set, are unsbl,
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc. 10,
such child, or childien, II shall be the duty n,
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 ont a
the fund OF said school district, in the same va,
that other claims against the school district Ar,
now allowed and paid; provided that all booiI
stationery, etc, purchased under the provisions
OF this act shall be deemed to be the propert,
Of the school district, to be under the care mi
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 Treas
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 publish.t
in some newspaper in his county II any then
be, four consecutive times, annually. for 1 ,.
Rod Of two years, the expense Of such public,
ton to be allowed and paid out Of the Gene,
School Fund Of the county. The Board 0
School Trustees in each school district shl
canse to be posted, annually, for period o, tn
years, in three public places in their district DO
irQr g. n .ntu
| act.
| Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and b.
| force from and after its passage.