Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-02
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDTCl7IeI

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The People Of the State ~ Nsr,s.
In senate and Assembly, do enact = ssssetes
Section /. Every parent. Cuars,.
person in the State OF NevsSa ian, or CTS,
and charge Of q child, or childrsr lug contsyi
ages OF eight and fourteen yesrs ssseenus
quired to send such child. on cbnsnn oe n
public school for g period of a, iasnn, 10.
weeks IN each school year, at least .sf,sea
OF whicn snail be consecutive, unss'. sests
child, or children, are excused fro,. - sach
tendance by the Board of School Trns,such a.
school district in which such dths
guardians reside, upon its being sbos.enn q
satisfaction that the bodily or mer+s1 u % thsi
Of such child, or children, has hossnnditca
as TO prevent his. her or their s,,anI such
al scnooi' or application to study, for the r.al
required, or that such child, or eh;lds pesiot
taught in private school, or at hone te N
branches as are usually taught in n,.s suth
schools, or have already acquired tha parlnf,!
branches of learning taught in ,he oulnar!
school; provided, in case a Public sebooip aofs
not be taught for the period Of sixteen ,,s tsl
or any part thereof. during the year, with,n.as
dence Of any person within the school s;e. re.
he or she shall not be liable to the proyisss ',c
this act. O'isiorsa
Sec. 2 1t shall be the duty Of tbo D..
School Trustees Of each school distrio, Vte aua
State, on or before the first Monday in sss, .as
ger ~ eash year 10 furnish the principal 81 az
public school taught in such district vi,t esea
Of all children, resident in the school S;.s. nF
between the ages Of eight and fourteen r.lc
said list to be taken from the repo,t ~ an N
School Census Marshal At the bepinn;sIae
each school month thereafter, IL shall ~ q
duty Of the principal OF each shool in susS S ,ee
trict to report to the Board of School Trr. W.
of such district the names of all cb;iasss
tending school during the previous scs. ~
month; when, If it shall appear at the srr rs'
ton OF four school months, to the Bc,rs.
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian :.
other person having charge or control ~ ~. y
child, or children, shall have failed to conni.
with the provisions Of this act, the Board sl.5
cause demand to be made upon such na, as.
guardian, or other person, for the amoup, :,
the penalty hereinafter provided; when. n srS "
parent, indian, or other person shall neolss.
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS 49,
the making of such demand, the Board shsn
commence proceedings, in the name Of M.
school district, for the recovery Of the Sne ba
matter provided, before airy Justice Of the p,s.
| in the township in which said school dis,r,c,
is located; or, if there shall be no Justice m ~
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice :.
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent guardian or other perco,
having control or charge of any child, or cbI
| dren, failing to comply with the provisions =,
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less tb,r
fifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred dol,s
| for the first offense, nor less than one hundrel
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars. m
the second and each subsequent offenge. besids
| the costs of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the sati,
| faction of the Board Of School 'rustees az A.,
school district in this State that the parent:
| guardians or other persons having control an
| charge of any child, or children, in atteudanr
upon the public school of said district in accori
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unabl
to procure suitable books, stationery. etc. n
such child. or childien, it shall be the duty
such Board to procure or cause to be procure
for such child, or children. all necessary boob
stationery, etc., the same to be paid for ont
the fund Of said school district, in the same ",
that other claims against the school district Al
now allowed and paid; provided that all book
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
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. D. 1t Shall be the duty Of the Count
superintendent OF Public Schools in each count
in this State to cause this law to be publlshe
In some newspaper in his county, if any ther
be, four consecutive times, annually for a D,
Rod of two years, the expense OF such publics
ton to be allowed and paid cut Of the Genera
SCHOOL Fund Of the county. The Board 0
School Trustees In each school district shat
canse to be posted, annually for q period o. tw,
years, in three public places in their district no
| tees OF the requirements and yopa lt;os NJ m,
act. '-
Sec. I. This act shall take esers md be In
force from and after its passage.