Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-04-04
AN ACT
To conpel Children to Attend School.
fApyroved February %. 1851 o.

The people of the State of Nevada, re present
ed in the Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
sEorIosl. Every parent, guardian or other
person in the State of Nevada. having control
and charge of child. or children, between
the ages OF eight and fourteen years. Snail be
required to send such = child, or children 10
public school for period of at least sixteen
weeks in each chool year, at least eight
weeks of which shall be consecutive, unless
such CHILD r children are excused from sucn
attendance by the Board Of School Trustees
OF the school district in which such parente or
guardians reside, upon Its being Shown 10
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 chill
dren are taught in q private school or at
home, in such branches as are usually taught
in q primary school, or have already acquired
the ordinary branches OF learning taught IN
the public schools; PROVIDED, In case public
school shall not be taught for "a period of six
teen weeks, or any part thereof, during the
yea-, Within two miles, by the nearest travelled
road, of the residence of any person within
the school district, he or she shall not be
liable to the provisions of this Act.
SRc 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Board of
School Trustees Of each school district in this
state on or before the first Monday III Sep
tember Of each year, to furnish the frincipai
of each public school taught in such district,
with list of all children, resident IN the
school district, between the ages of eight and
fourta en- years said list to be taken from the
report of the School Cshsus Marshal At the
beginning of each school month thereafter it
shall be the duty of the Principal OF each
school in such district to report TO the Board
of School Trustees of snch dstI let the names
of all children atten ing school during the
previous school month; when, if it shsll sp-
pear ut the expiration of four school months,
to the Board Of School Trustees that Any
parent. guardian or other person having
chsrge or control of any child or childrt Il,
shall have failed to comply with the provls-
ions OF this Act, the Board shall cause demand
to be made upon such parent, guardian or
other person for the amount of the penalty
hereinafter provided; when, If such parent,
guardian other pers n shall neg
lect or refuse e.. 70 .s pay the "a sa anna
denand the Board ahalf eofmence proceed
ings in the name OF the school district tor
the recovery Of the fine hereinafter provided.
before any Justice of the Peace in the town
slip in which sai3 school district Is located;
or If there shall be NO Justice of the Peace
therein, then before the nearest Jut tice Of
the Peace in the county ~ sata1t re-
SEC 3. Any parent, guardian, or other per-
son having control or charge of any child or
children, failing to comply with the proyis-
ions of til s Act, shall be liable to fine of not
bred dollars for first offs nse, nor less than one
hundred dollars nor more than two hundred
dollars for the second and each subsequent
offense besides the cost of collection.
SEC, H. Whenever 1t shall appear to the
satisfaction of the Board of School Trustees
OF any school district in this State that the
parents, guardians or other persons having
control and charge of any child OF children IN
attendance upon the public school of said dis
trict III accordance with the provisions of this
Act, are unable to procure sul:sble books. sta
tionery, etc, for such child on children, ii
shall be the duty OF such, Board TO procure or
cause to be procured for such child Or chill
dren, 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 al
lowe and paid; PROVIDED, that all books, sta
tionery, etc, purchased under the provisions
of this Act shall be deemed to be the property
of the school district. to be under the care
and control of the School Trustees. when not
in actual use.
SEC. 5. All fines collected under the pro.
visions of this Act shall be paid into the Coun
| ty Treasury on account ct the State School
| Fund.
| SEC. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the County
| Superintendent of Public Schools in each
| county in this State to cause this law to be
publish ell in some newspaper in his county II
any there be, four consecutive times annually
| for g pSxi2d of two years.th expense of such
publicaoieu to be allowed and paid ort OF the
general school fund of this County. The
Board of School Trust es In each school dis
trict shall cause to be posted, annually. for a
period of two years, in three public places in
their district notice of the requirements and
penalties OF this law. .,4-,.-...
SEC. T. Ihis act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its Pas :, %cn,rpv,p
(oupfx Sppevipfppdent of puDlic Schools.