Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-06-07
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDIclII0M,

"A M ACr
sa cHoaIE TO ATTEND
approved February Is 1879,
Inc PEOPLE Of the State of Nev.s.
'eNA'e ana Assembly, do enact 81 resented
ea as iollows
ner so,,Oh n /; livery parent, guardian
~ IA the State of Nevada bsn;, Or other
and charge Of q child, or cbiidr,na having Control
aRes OF eight and fourteen yenrs oetSeen the
quired to send such child or snali be re.
pubic school for period OF AT Iiiluren, to
~ ,,inb eaeh s1hooi year, at least eiobt si1teen
child nr ch sndn De consecutive, miles, weeks
.niiu, OF chiidren. are excused fror1 ess such
tehdance by the Board of School Tr,, n such at.
school district in which snct s,ees Of the
suarolans reside, upon its being an PARENTS or
satisiactlon that the bodily or mentsl % their
ss ~ en onila' or children. has baer
at school. or application 10 stndv attendance
required, or that such child ~ ~. I'm, ,ne period
taught in private school, or M bo,loren, Ire
branches as are usually taught =, IN such
schools, or have already acquired tba primary
sahnci. Oh learning taught in tho a anaIy
not be taught for the period of si, senool shall
OF any part thereof. during the wear Weeks,
miles, by the nearest Travelled ROAD within two
dence OF any person within the sctoa, the resi-.
this act. 'Ne provisions OF
Sec.2 1t shall be the dptv 90,
School Trustees of each school an. VIZ Beard OF
state, on or before the first Mondsr i In this
Der In each year to furnish the prino,r ~ sepen.
public school Taught in such distric, ~. Of each
OF all children, resident in the Schoo, "a list
said list to be taken from the ' rar Years,
school Census Marshal. At the 49, the
each school month thereafter. II sbsl nling OF
duty OF the principal of each shool in -, we
trict to report to the Board of School Trna. as
OF such district the names of all cb;ids.'ets
tenoing scnooi during the previous schoa,
month; when, If it shall appear at tha s.a'.O
ton OF four school months, to the poa ap,a.
school trustees, that any parent, puardsr VI
other person having charge or control ~ ~. "
child or children, shall have failed 10 co,0 NY
with the provisions Of this act the Board .bp.SS
cause demand TO De made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the smopr,i n'
the penalty hereinafter provided; when. n sno,
parent, guardian, or other person shall nsoIsa.
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS e..
the making Of such demand, the Board shsn
commence proceedings, in the meme Of ~
echooI district, FOR the recovery of the fine here.
matter provided, before ar Justice of the p...
| In the township in which said school distr;ss
is located or, if there shall be no Justice IN Sa
Peace therein, then before the nearest Jnstics =,
| the Peace in the county. "
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other nerso,
having control or charge of any child or chill.
| dren, failing to comply with the provisions =,
this act shall be liable to fine of not less tb,n
nifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollar
| for the first ofense Tor less than one bundret
| dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars for
the second and each subsequent offense, besidss
the costs Of collection
| Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the salts.
faction of the Board of School rustees OF ANY,
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
ance with the provisiC ms Of this act, are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc. fG
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 books
stationery, etc., the same to be paid for out 0
| the fund OF said school district, in the same wa
that other claims against the school district an
now allowed and paid; provided that all books
stationery etc., purchased under the provision
| OF this act shall be deemed to be the propert,
OF the school district, to be under the care apt
ana 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. q. 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 there
De, four consecutive times annually. for A ne
riod Of two years. the expense OF such pubies.
siGn TO De allowed and paid out Of the General
| SCHOOL Fund OF the county, Tho Ro.rj "a
School Trustees in each school district shall
cause to be posted, annually, for a period OF two
years. in three public places in their district no.
tees Of the requirements and penalties Of this
act.
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect and he in
force from and after its passage.