Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-09

sCHo0I ATTEND
Approved February Is 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevada, ren,ss,
in senate and Assembly, do enact as forauta
Section l. Every parent, guardian. nv -,
person in the State of Nevada having co y.ne,
and charge of o child, or children, betvss, NJ
ages of eight and fourteen years, shall he u'
quired to send such child, or children ~
public school for q period Of at least 49,.
weeks in each school year, at least eight noea
Of which shall be consecutive, unless So
child, or children. are excused from sncs lca
tendance by the Board of School Trustees ot. y.
school district in which such parents s
guardians reside, upon its being shown ~ :,
satisfaction that the bodily or mental cond.ssf
Of such child, or children. has been snoe
as to prevent ais. her or their attend such
at school. or application to study, for the nsrs
required, or that such child, or children ~
taught in private school, or at home. in s Nc
branches as are usually taught in prim.sa
schools, or have already acquired the ordirs.
branches OF learning taught in the nnII,yy
school; provided, in case public school sb.w
not be taught for the period of sixteen wasn.
or any part thereof, during the year, within ~.
miles, by the nearest travelled road, of the Wv,
dence Of any person within the school dis,,,s.
be or she shall not be liable to the proyison.a
this act.
Sec. 2 1t shall be the duty Of the pos,,
School Trustees of each school district IN M
State, on or before the first Monday in sen,ous
Der in each year to furnish the principal Of s.us
public school taught in such district with ~
Of all children, resident in the school distr,ns
between the ages Of eight and four,ssny,ss'
said list to be taken from the reportdS
School Census Marshal. At the begnnnu a
each school month thereafter, it shall be ina
duty of the principal OF each shoot in such dis
trict to report to the Board of School Trustees
Of such district the names of all children Al.
tending school during the previous school
month; when, If it shall appear at the eypira.
| ton of four school months, to the Bosrd =,
School Trustees, that any parent. guardian n,
| other person having charge or control Of snv
| child, or children, shall have failed to comnly
| with the provisions of this act, the Board sb,n
| cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian or other person, for the amount,
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, II sucn
| parent, guardian, or other person shall neeer.
| or refuse to pay the same within five days sfts,
| the making of such demand, the Board shat
| commence proceedings, in the name OF tbs
school district, for the recovery of the fine hers
matter provided, before al y Justice of the Pesca
| in the township in which said school district
is located; or, if there shall be Justice Of Ina
Peace therein. then before the nearest Justice Of
the Peace in the county.
| Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge of any child, or chill.
dren, failing to comply with the provisions Of
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not less than
| fifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred dollars
| for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, for
the second and each subsequent offense, besdss
the costs Of collection.
Sec L. Whenever it shall appear to the satjs
faction of the Board of School trustees of spy
school district in this State that the parents,
guardians or other persons having control and
charge Of any child, or children, in attendance
upon the public school Of said district in accord.
dnce with the provisit ms Of this act are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc., for
such child, or childien, 1t shall be the duty Of
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 out Of
the fund Of said school district, in the same way
that other claims against the school district an
now allowed and paid; provided that all books
stationery, etc, purchased under the provisions
Of this act shall be deemed to be the properly
of the school district, to be under the care and
and control Of the School Trustees, when not h
actual use.
Sec S. All fines collected under the provision,
Of this act shall be paid into the County Tre,s
ury on account Of the State School Fund
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the County
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 ther,
be, four consecutive times, annually for De
Rod of two years, the expense OF such pubics
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the Gener.
School Fund Of the county. The Board Of
School Trustees in each school district shal
canse to be posted, annually, for period OF tw,
years in three public places in their district no
tices Of the requirements and penalties Of this
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be ii
force from and after its passage.