Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-22
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
a NJ a CT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTENp
SCHOOL.
. NJ ACT
Approved February IS 1871

Approved February 70 lhf5.i
in Senate ard Assembly, DO enact as follows
Section /. Every parent, guardian, or other
person in the State Of Nevada. having control
and charge of q child, or children, between the
ages Of eight and fourteen years, shall be re-
quired to send such child, or children, to /.
public school for a period Of at least sixteen
weeks in each school year, at least eight weeks
of which shall be consecutive, unless such
child, or children, are excused from such at.
tendance by the Board Of School Trustees Of the
school district in which such parents or
guardians reside, upon its being shown to their
satisfaction that the bodily or mental condition
Of such child, or children. has been such
as TO prevent his, her or their attendance
at school, or application to study, for the period
required or that such child. or children, Ire
taught in private school, or at home. in such
| branches are usually taught in primary
| schools, or have already acquired the ordinary
| branches Of learning taught in the public
| school; provided, in case public school shall
| not be taught for the period Of sixteen weeks
or any part thereof. during the year, within two
miles, by the nearest Travelled road, of the resi-
| dence of any person within the school district
be or she shall not be liable to the provisions OF
| this act.
Sec . 1t shall he the duty of the Board o,
| School Trustees of each school district in this
| State on or before the first Monday in septem,
Der in each year to furnish the principal of each
public school Taught in such district with list
| of all children, resident in the school district
| between the ages of eight and fourteen yean
said list 10 be taken from the report Of tn
| School Census Marshal. At the beginning Of
| each school month thereafter, it shall be the
| duty of the principal OF each shool in such dis
trict to report to the Board of School Trustees
Of such district the names of all children at.
tending school during the previous school
month; when, if it shall appear at the e1pra.
ton of four school months, to the Board Of
School Trustees, that any parent. guardian, or
| other person having charge or control of any
child. or children, shall have failed to comply
with the provisions of this act the Board shall
! cause demand to be made upon such parent
| guardian, or other person, for the amount
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, if such
parent, guar dian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within five days after
the making Of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name of the
school district for the recovery Of the fine here
matter provided, before ar Justice of the Peace
in the township in which said school district
is located; or if there shall be no Justice of the
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, failiI to comply with the provisions OF
this act shall be liable TO fine of not less than
fifty dollars. nor more tLan one hundred dolIars,
for the first ofense, Dor less than one hundred
dollars. nor more than two hundred dollars, for
the second and each subsequent offense besidse
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
dnce with the provisiC Ms of this act, are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery. ETC., for
such child, or childien, it 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 are
now allowed and paid provided that all books,
stationery. ETC., purchased under the provisions
OF this act shall be deemed to be the property
of the school district, to be under the and
and control of the School Trustees, when not In
actual use.
Sec s. ALI fines collected under the provisions
OF this act shall be paid into the County Treas
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 Their
be, four consecutive times, annually. for pc
Rod of two years, the expense OF such publica
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the Genera
School Fund Of the county. The Board o
School Trustees in each school district shal
canse to be posted, annually. for period o. tw
years, in three public places in their district, nc
tices Of the requirements and penalties of thi
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be 4
force from and after its passage.