Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-03-03
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
a N ACT

AN ACT
sa cHoaIE,S TO Arrro
lApproyed February IS ls-s,
The People Of the State OF Nev,a.
SehA'e ana Assembly, do enact y sass,ntsd
section i. Every parent, guardian
person in the State Of Nevada hs,,., or othe,
and charge of = child, or childrs,s wing conirol
ages OF eight and fourteen ye,rs .ote,ween ths
CURED TO send such child. or rhusn Do NJ.
public school for q period Of AZ Iuen, TO
weeks In each school year at least eses sirteen
OF vhich shall be consecutive. rnsi.w eeis
snid, OF SIiioren. are excused from sr.. such
tendance by the Board of School Trn.,. such At.
school district In which such n.s Of ths
guardians reside, upon its being sbo,sens O.
satisfaction that the bodily or men,s, ~. % Their
OF such child, or children. has onotoc
az to prevent his. her or their s,,e IN such
sehooi' or application to study, for tbs Iuancs
required, or that such child. or rhns Period
taught in private school, or at boma IN
branches as are usually taught in ~ ns such
schools, or have already acquired tba primary
branches OF learning taught In Inc unafy
senooi; PROVIDED, In case public school u u.e
not be taught for the period Of si.tseno a sn.l
or Any par, tnereoi. during the year, within =.
-
dence OF any person within the schoo, s;tfet .
be or she shall not be liable to the pror,.;sfics
| this act. fio'isions Of
| Sec. .. 1t shall be the duty of than,
school Trustees of each school dis,r,r,V .fa Of
state, on OF before the FIRST Monday in s.r.asaa
Der IN each year to furnish the prin Gins, PUN
public school Taught in such district w;,S esea
OF all children, resident in the school d. r
| between the ages Of eight and fon,tsa..ne
said list to be taken from the report !. I'm ~
school Census Marshal. At the beeinr;,.A
each school month thereafter, 1t shall ba
| duty OF the principal OF each shoot in srss Y
trict TO report to the Board of School T,,.sA
Of such district the names of ali cbiid,iaata
| tending school during the previops ~ "
month; when, If it shall appear al The s srne0
ton Of four school months, to The p eapat
school Trustees, that any parent, guardisr VI
o.her person having charge or control Of y, W
child. OF children, shall have failed IN sn, ~!
with the provisions Of this act, the Boa,d y.
cause demand to be made upon such r,,.s.
guardian, or other person, for the smorn, y
the penalty hereinafter provided; when. h n.y.. VI
parent, guardian or other person shall n..Ia
or refuse to pay the same within five d,rs s".s
the making of such demand. the Bosra s Il's,
commence proceedings, in the name Of 'I ~
school district for the recovery Of the ps bs,.
matter provided, before ar Justice Of tbe D..
in the township in which said school s,s,s.'.
is located; or. if there shall be no Jusics ~ ~
Peace Therein. then before the nearest Justice J.
the Peace in the county. >' VI
Sec. 8. Any parent. guardian or ether ne,,,,
having control or charge of any child az cST
dren, railing to comply with the provisions !
this act shall be liable to fine Of not ]ess tS,,
nifty dollars, nor more than one hundred doll,,.
for the first offense, nor less than one hupd,s,
dollars, mol more than two hundred dollars, "a
the second and each subsequent otfenss, betds
the costs Of collection.
Sec, 4, Whenever II shall onn,or to A. "a,
faction of the Board Of School 'rustees Of M
school district in this State that the nsyer..
guardians or other persons having control AM
charge Of any child, or children, in attepd,c
upon the public school Of said district In acco,s
ance with the provisions Of this act. are nnss.
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc. h
such child, or childien, it shall be the durS
such Board to procure or cause to be prors
for such child, or children, all necessary oA
stationery, etc., the same to be paid for Id
the fund Of said school district, in the sans m
that other claims against the school district n
now allowed and paid; provided that all tool
stationery. etc, purchased under the provitcr
OF this act shall be deemed to be the proper
Of the school district, to be under the carr 4,
and control Of the School Trustees, when not
actual use.
Sec, s. All fines collected under the proyisic
OF this act shall be paid into the County TIE,
ury on account of the State School Fund.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the Cour
Superinten dent OF Public Schools in each cour
in this State to cause this law to DO rubbish
In some newspaper in his county, if any tb,
be, four consecutive times, annually, for /,
Rod Of two years, the expense OF such publi
/, ton to be allowed and paid out Of the Gene
School Fund of the county. The Board
School Trustees in each school district sb
canse to be posted, annually, for a period o. 1
years, in three public places in their district,
tees OF the requirements and penalties Of Il
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be
~ force from and after its passage.