Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-03

approved February rs 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevada, repres.r,..
in Senate and Assembly. do enact as folloSs.
Section 1. Every parent, guardian, or o.,..
person In the State of Nevada. having contrib
and charge Of . child, or children. between N.
ages Of eight and fourteen years, shall be -
quired to send such child, or children. To .
public school for . period Of at least si1te-.
weeks in each school year, at least eight weeS,
Of which shall be consecutive, unless snos
child, or children, are excused from such -
tendance by the Board Of School Trustees on ~.
school district in which such parents -
guardian reside, upon its being shown To that,
satisfaction that the bodily or mental condition
Of such child, or children. has been srss
a. to prevent his, her or their attendsnc.
at school, or application to study. for the pe,oS
required, or that such child, or children. ~.
taught In . private school. or ct home. in sucs
branches - are usually taught in prtm.r.
schools, or have already acquired the ordinsr,
branches Of learning taught in the pubI,s
| school; provided, in case public school Anal,
not be taught for the period Of sixteen weeis
or any part thereof. during the year, within ~,
dence Of any person within the school distr,c.
he she shall not be liable to the provisions a,
| this act.
Sec. Q. II shall be the duty of the Board a,
School Trustees Of each school district In this
/
Der in each year to furnish the principal OF e,rh
public school Taught in such district with I'M
Of all children, resident In the school district
between the ages Of eight and fourteen yesn
school Census Marshal. At the beeinninss
each school month thereafter, 1t shall be Ms
duty Of the principal of each shool in snch d.
trict to report to the Board Of School Trustees
Of such district the names Of all children Il.
tending school during the previous school
month; when II 1t shall appear at the expiu.
ton of four school months, to the Board q
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian, or
other person having charge or control of my
child, or children, shall have failed to comply
with the provisions Of this act, the Board shsi
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amount,
the penalty hereinafter provided; when II such
parent. guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within i've days sfte,
the making Of such demand. the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name Of the
school district, for the recovery Of the fine here
matter provided. before ar Justice Of the peaes
Is located or, II there shall be no Justice of thu
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice oi
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 8. Any parent guardian or other persor
having control or charge Of any child, or chill
dren, failing to comply with the provisions d
this act shall be liable to fine Of not less thu,
fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollu,
for the first ofense, nor less thapone hundret
| dollars nor more than two hundred dollars fo
the second and each subsequent odense, besids
the costs of collection.
, Sec. 4. Whenever It shall appear to the sstis
faction Of the Board Of School rustees OF spy
I school district in this State that the parent
= guardians or other persons having control md
charge Of any child, or children. in attendaua
upon the public school Of said district, in accord
Ance with the provisic ms Of this act, are unabA
!. to procure suitable books, stationery. ETC.. To-
i such child, or childien, it shall be the dutyd
4 such Board to procure or cause to be procuru
, for such child or children. all necessary boob
{ stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for out
the fund Of said school district, In the same N
that other claims against the school district u
now allowed and paid; provided that all boob
}. stationery, ETC., purchased under the provision
!. Of this act shall be deemed to be the propen
Of the school district. to be under the care an
and control Of the School Trustees, when not
actual use.
Sec s. All fines collected under the provision
Of this act shall be paid into the County Tres
y 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 publshe
> in some newspaper in his county, II any ths
be, four consecutive times, annually. for p
Rod Of two years, the expense o. such public
tioc to be allowed and paid out Of the Gener
School Fund Of the county. The Board
School Trustees in each school district shi
cause to be posted. annually, for period OF t,
years, in three public places in their district u
tees Of the requirements and penalties Of th
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be
force from and after its passage.