Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-03
COMPULSORY EDTClIIa1
AN ACr
TO COMPEL cHILDprN
SCHOOL. Atm
approved Februar,, ~

SCHOOL. ~ Atm
Improved February 25 Is7s,
The People Of the State OF Nsv,..
IL senate 1nd Assembly, do enact y pstse ssts
Section !. Every parent gua-a.-
person in the State of NsvaS. nan, or o,h,,
and charge of q child, or chiIGrsn,,a having eouts
ages OF eight and fourteen wear. oetween tn
CURED to send such child or ot sneI Be n
pubic school for period Of AT iaaen, 10,
weeks IN each school year, at leas. es. srees
ot,s Shich snsll be consecutive, uniss. ssh
ebiid, or children. are excused fro sniess sud
tendance by the Board Of school TIT, I'm such d.
school district in which snch 'ees0 ths
guardians reside, upon its BEING parents o
Satisfaction that the bodily or mente, 4 70 he,
OF such child, or children, has hsonditio,
as TO prevent his, her or their az. EN- such
senooi' OF spphcation to study, for tbs nac
required, or that such child, or ,hn ae petid
taught in private school, or at bor'a IN
branches as are usually taught in "a sr'A
schools, or have already ACQUIRED ~ pnnsr
branches of learning taught in ~ o'olns'!
school; provided, in case a public se he patl
not De taught for the period of sixtesuU slaN
or any part thereof. during the wear M, sttis
miles, by the nearest travelled road ~ Ss..aint sV
dence OF any person within the scbool a;s.ntl
this act. p'o'lslonsa
sec.2 shall be the duty Of tbe p,..
Scnooi trustees OF each school distrir, ~ Sdq
state, on or before the first Monday in s.n .ls
Der in each year to furnish the pri1cin,, oepoH-
public school taught in such distr;ct ni.S esct
OF all children, resident in the schoo, Ss. aE
between the ages Of eight and fonrta,ssuct
SAID list TO be taken from the renor, !. .an
School Census Marshal At the beSinsvsi %,
each school month thereafter, it shall ha ~
auty OF the principal OF each shool in spcs tt' s
trict to report to the Board Of School Ts,. W.
OF such district the names of all cb,i Ldss1s
tending school during the previous .otta
month; when, If it shall appear AT tbs s sea0o
ton Of four school months, to the po. aph
school Trustees, that any parent. onard,sau
other person having charge or control ~ "a
child, or children, shall have failed 10 nnn ~!
with the provisions Of this act, the Board aI.s
cause demand to be made upon sncS i r. aal
guardian, or other person, for the anon, y
the penalty hereinafter provided; when a. sr!a
parent, guardian, or other person shall nso oSa
or refuse to pay the same within five davs ~ ~
the making Of such demand, the Board s I..s
commence proceedings, in the name Of n.
school district, for the recovery of the sna h..
matter provided, before airy Justice of ths p DIT
In the township in which said school dis,,,.
ia located; or, if there shall be no Justics ~ az
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justics.
the Peace in the county.
sec. d. ANY parent, guardian or other per,
having control or charge of any child, or cbl,
dren, railing to comply with the provisions
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less ,b
NIFTY dollars, nor more than one hundred do,isss
for the first offense, nor less than one hnnd,al
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars y.
the second and each subsequent offenge. beSiS,.
the costs Of collection. N''OS
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the cs,.
faction OF the Board of School 'rustees m an
school district in this State that the naren
guardians or other persons having control ,ni
charge of any child, or children in attendsn",
upon the public school of said district in accnS
ance with the provisions of this act. are nnab,
TO procure suitable books, stationery. etc. n,
such child, or childien, 1t shall be the dntv n
such Board to procure or cause to be nrocn,, y
for such child, or children all necessary boots
stationery, etc., the same to be paid for ont n
the fund of said school district, in the same W.,
that other claims against the school district ~
now allowed and paid; provided that all boot.
stationery, ETC.. purchased under the provisions
OF this act shall be deemed to be the properv
OF the school district, to be under the cara AMI
and control of the School Trustees, when MOI n
actual use. AO' ="
Sec s. All fines collected under the provis,or,
OF this act shall be paid into the County Tress
ury on account Of the State School Fund
Sec. .. 1t shall be the duty of the County
superintendent Of Public Schools in each couniy
in this State to cause this law to be npblishsi
IN some newspaper in his county, if any thers
De, four consecutive times, annually, for De
ROD OF two years, the expense OF such pubics
sion to be allowed and paid out of the Genera
sckooi Fund of the county The Board Of
school Trustees in each school district shall
cause to be posted, annually, for period Of two
years, IN three public places in their district no.
act. "-io Ponai'ie' VI 'nn
Sec 7. This act shall take effect snd b, IN
force from and after Its passage.