Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-03-26
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDTCI7Io,
AN ACT
~ COMPEL CHILDREN NO
SCHOOL. ATTEND
iApproved February 70 1884,

s cHooIE's TO ATTEND
approved February 20 ,s7sl
The People of the State Of N.r.,.
se'A'e ana Assembly. do enact as ss as,led
section /. Every parent. s,,s,,,.
person in the State OF EsysS. siSisn, or oths,
ana charge OF child, or childr.- ne ecntrol
Aess OF eight and fourteen yeara etween the
quired to send such child Nv .t snsn Do N.
Puo,ie scnooi for period OF at Isss. =,
OF which shall be copsecu,,,.a eight weeks
child, or children. are excused IN LESS such
tenosnce by the Board of School TO- such at.
schooi district in which sueh SUITS OIL tie
uarrians reside, upon lis being ssou-r,s or
- sreh nh sna. 'ne bodily or mental cond;s.'
Oh suen cnid, or children has hsnuit'on
as to prevent his, her or tbeir .,s Zen such
AZ school, or application TO study tow ndancs
required, or that such child. or .h;i ny period
taught in private school, or at homa e re
orsnenes Us are usually taught in nr, suea
schools, or have already acquired the Urinary
branches Of learning taught In ~ ordinary
SCHOOL; provided, in case a public 81 pubic
not be taught for the period Of sirtesu shall
or any part thereof. during the year hS,eefs
mics py tne nearest travelled road, Of ths ,s xo
cence OF any person within the schoo, Are. lesi
he or she shall not be liable to the prova;ct
| this act. fiofisions Of
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty Of ,h.n
school Trustees OF each school district a. u, Of
state, on or before the first Monday IN ssn. .ais
Der in each year to furnish the princira, psm.
public school taught in such district w;,S VI e,eh
OF all children, resident in the school d;ss. ns'
between the ages Of eight and fourtee rs s,
so List to be taken from the report ~ ea ~
school Census MARSHAL. At the bepinn;rn.nn 20
each school month thereafter, it shall M g o.
duty of the principal OF each SHOOT in sncs me
trict TO report to the Board of School Trrs. e'S
OF such district the names of all chiidrA"s'e.s
tending school during the previous scbsa,
month; when, If it shall appear at the esr uUoi
ton of four school months, to tba po.lpaaa.
School Trustees. that any parent. cnard;en ru VI
other person having charge or control 81 u
child, or children, shall have failed In cnr1 NY
with the provisions Of this act the Board sb.MI
cause demand to be made upon such n,,sr,
Rnaro,an, or olner person, for the amount Al
the penslty hereinafter provided: when n srss "
parent guardian. or other person shall neolsa.
or refuse to pay the same within FIVE DAYS 81.
the making Of such demand, the Board sb,l
, | commence proceedings, in the meme of M
school district FOR the recovery Of the fine her.
matter provided. before ar Justice of the Peace
in the township in which said school dist,s..
is located; or, il there shall be no Justice N ~
Peace 'her In then before the nearest Justice oi
the Peace in the county. VI
Sec. 3. Any parent guardian or ether persc,
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 thai
nifty dollars. nor more IL an one hundred dollar
for the first offense nor less than one hundre
dollars, noI more than two hundred dollars. Il
the second and each subsequent ofense besds
the costs Of collection
r Sec 4. Whenever it shall appear to the sa,
faction Of the Board Of School rustees Of an
school district in this State that the parent,
guardians or other persons having control an
charge of any child. or children, in attendspc
upon the public school Of said district In accort
ance with the provisions of this act, are upabl
to procure suitable books, stationery, ETC., Il
such child. or childien, 1t shall be the duty
such Board to procure or cause to be procure
for such child, or children, all necessary book
stationery. ETC.. the same TO be paid for out
the fund of said school district in the same ",
that other claims against the school district a
now allowed and paid: provided that all book
stationery, etc., purchased under the provisiol
OF this act shall be deemed to be the proper
Of the school district, to he under the care al
and control Of the School Trustees, when not
actual use
Sec S. All fines collected under the proviso
OF this act shall be paid into the County Tres
ury on account Of the State School Fund
Sec. 6. II shall be the duty of the Coun
superinte ndent OF Public Schools in each coun
In this State TO cause this law TO be ublish
IN scme newspaper in his county IL any the
be, four consecutive times, annually for q ,
1 Rod Of two years. the expense % such pubht
n, ton to he allowed and paid out of the Gene,
eckool Fund Of the county. The Board
School Trustees In each school district sh
canse 10 be posted, annually, for period o. +
years, in three public places in their district,
tices of the require ments and penalties of Il
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be
LTs force frt m and after its passage.