Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-04-15
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDTClTIN,

Isac1 HoeIlS TO ATTEND
approved February Is 1879
he PEOPLE Of the State Of Nsr,..
a'e And Assembly, do enact ~ presented
49, e,.on l, Every parent, guardian
and ch.rn ~ me state Of Nevada, bsvi,n.o ~ other
ages OF eight ana niio or children, betSe eon'ro
quired 10 send such child or ANAL snsIl be N.
PUBIC school for a period of az Iuren, to
weeks III each school year. at lass. east SIXTEEN
OF which shall be consecutiva eight Weeks
.niiu, OF eniidren, are excused frnn, ess such
schooi ~ me Board OF School Trustessase n At
schooi district in which sneb .ees Of the
guardians reside, upon its he;na =, parents O,
satisfaction that the bodily or nsn.s'n to their
OF such child, or children bas condition
as TO prevent his, her or tba;. ueen such
at school, or application to study TO- s.tendanc.
Iequireo, or tsat such child, or ehil de period
Srasnt - private school, or at home, IN ne
branches as are usually taught in ~ soet
schools, or have already ACQUIRED IN IN primary
branches OF learning taught In - ofdinsry
school; provided, in case nnhlic .s ne public
not be taught for the period OF si,.aool Shall
or any part thereof. during the wear M, weeks
miles, by the nearest travelled road ~ .ht Two
- ~ - 81! peison Wtnln the school DIS.
ne or she shall not be liable to the ;uisrc
this act. provisions Of
Sec. 2. 1t shall lie the duty OF than
School trustees OF each school dist,3a.aafuof
state, on or before the first Monday in gu U h!s
per IN each year to furnish the princins, q 'er.
public school Taught in such district r;,S each
of all children, resident in the schoa, wi lk
between the ages of eight and fonrta asna
| said list to be taken from the renos df
| School Census Marshal. At the bes,, ae
| each school month thereafter, IL sbsnI
| duty of the principal of each shoot in nv, "
trict to report to the Board of School TIE
| of such district the names of all cbilS,aass
| tehoing schooi during the previous ,eb's,
month; when, If it shall appear nj ths s auVoi
ton of four school months, to the pe.lls as.
school Trustees, that any parent, euardisn !.
| other person having charge or control - u
child, or children, shall have failed 10 con ~!
with the provisions Of this act, the Board I'm
cause demand to be made upon sucb n, ,saa
guardian, or other person, for the smo r,el.
the penalty herinafter provided; when. II sr' "
parent, guardian, or other person shall nes,aa.
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS 49,.
the making Of such demand, the Board sh ,,Ii
commence proceedings, in the name ~ ~.
school district for the recovery of the fine hs,e
matter provided, before ar Justice of the pe,s.
IN the township IN which said school dstrir
is located; or, if there shall be no Justice az NJ
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice y
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent. guardian or other pers,
having control or charge of any child or cbT
dren, failing to comply with the provisionsr
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less m,
nifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dolsr
for the first offense, nor less than one hundrt
dollars. nor more than two hundred dollars. 4
the second and each subsequent otfense, besid
the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear TO the s,ti
faction of the Board of School 'rustees Of A.
school district in this State that the parent
guardians or other persons having control an
charge of any child, or children, in attendanl
upon the public school of said district, in accor
ance with the provisions Of this act. are unsb
to procure suitable books, STATIONERY. etc h
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty
such Board to procure or cause to be procu,
for such child, or children, all necessary boob
stationery, etc., the same to be paid for out
the fund Of said school district, in the same WI
that other claims against the school district a
now allowed and paid; provided that all boob
stationery, etc., purchased under the proviso
OF this act shall be deemed to be the proper
OF the school district, to be under the care a,
and control of the School Trustees, when not
actual use.
Sec. 5. All fines collected under the proysio
of this act shall be paid into the County TIE,
ury on account Of the State School Fund
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the Coun
Superintendent Of Public Schools in each coun
in this State to cause this law to be publish
IN some newspaper in his county, if any The
pe, Tour consecutive times, annually, for
Rod OF two years, the expense OF such publ,
ton to be allowed and paid out of the Gene
sckoo! Fund of the county. The Board
school Trustees in each school district sh
cause to be posted, annually, for period Of i
years, IN three public places in their district, I
act. VI ~
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect ,pdAA
y force from and after its passage.