Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-11-10
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
a M a Fl
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTyy,
SCHOOL.
a M ACT
lApproved February IS 1871

The People OF the State Of Nevsds, REPRESENTA-
in Senate and Assembly, do enact a. folows,
Section l. Every parent, guardian, or o,bs,
person in the State Of Nevada, having coptrn
and charge of q child, or children between ths
ages OF eight and fourteen years, shall be r4
CURED 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 sucb
child, or children, are excused from such A.
tendance by the Board of School Trustees Of IN,
school district in which such parents a,
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
st school, or application to study for the period
required, or that such child, or children, IN
taught in private school, or at home, in such
branches as are usually taught in primary
schools, or have already acquired the ordnsry
branches of learning taught in tho public
school; provided, in case public school sh,ll
not be taught for. he period If sixteen weeks
or any part thereby during the year, withintvO
miles, by the nearest travelled road, Of .hens.
dence of any person within the school dstrg,
he or she shall not be liable to the provisiOuoi
this act.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF the Bouad
School Trustees of each school districtMAD !
State, on or before the first Monday in Syan
Der in each year to furnish the princiridsA1
public school taught in such district WITH illi
OF all children, resident in the scha district
between the ages Of eight and fourteen yssn,
said list to be taken from the reyCr, q the
School Census Marshal. At the begnnnu d
each school month thereafter, 1t shall bs The
duty of the principal of each shool in such DID
trict to report to the Board of School Trustees
OF such district the names of all children st.
tnY iva nah - ahnnl
month; when, IL it shall appear ct the eIprt
ton OF four school months, to the Board Of
school Trustees, that any parent. guardian, OF
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 paren!
guardian, or other person, for the amount
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, If such
parent, guardian, or other person shall negec'
or refuse to pay the same within five days aftef
the making Of such demand, the Board snail
commence proceedings, in the name OF the
school district for the recovery Of the fine here
matter provided, before airy Justice Of the Peaca
in the township in which said school district
is located or, if there shall be no Justice OF the
Pence therein. then before the nearest justice u
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian or otner pel s:I
having control or charge OF any cnlid, or cnii,
dren failing to comply with the provisions Vi
this act shall be liable to fine OF not less nnan
fifty dollars, nor more thAn one hunoreo ooha.s,
for the first offense, nor less IMAM ohe NUM-, so.
dollars, nor more than two hundred oohars, ioi
the second and each subsequent onehee' oe'iu'
the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever 1t shall appear 10 the ssus
faction Of the Board Of school rustees oI al!
school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control sna
charge of any child, or children, in attendance
upon tho public school of said district In accom-
ance with the provisiC MS Of this act, are unsDs
to procure suitable books, stationery, ETC., fG
such child, or childien, it shall be the duya
such Board to procure or cause to be procure
for such child, or children, all necessary boon
stationery, etc, the same to be paid for QUA
the fund of said school district, in the sameE
that other claims against the school distreh
now allowed and paid; provided that all boA
stationery, ETC., purchased under the prouACh
OF this act shall be deemed to be the proper!
of the school district, to be under the care Adv
and control Of the School Trustees, when nOtn +
actual use.
Sec s. All fines collected under the provision
of this act shall be paid into the County lfeS
ury on account Of the State School Fund,
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the Couhi!
Superintendent of Public Schools in each county
In this State to cause this law to be puolssus.
in some newspaper In his county, if any ne'
be, four consecutive times, annually, fofsF
Rod of two years, the expense Of such puols
ton to be allowed and paid out Of the Genen
School Fund Of the county. The BoalI
School Trustees in each school district saA
canse to be posted, annually, for period o. /"
years, in three public places in their district,
tices OF the requirements and penalties Oh
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect sndh'
force from and after its passage.