Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-10
LEGAL,
COMPULSORY EDICATIO,
a M a CT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN To ,r-,
SCHOOL. LIND


Improved February % 1871
The People of the State Of Neysd. r.,~.
IN senste and Assembly, Go enact as fo',llee
Section /. Every parent, guardian. Nv
person in the State Of Nevada hsv;ni rhsr
and charge Of 5 child, or children eonitol
ages of eight and fourteen years. sbsl, - he
quired TO send such child, or chil6rs,'e Re.
public school fer q period OF at l,As, 70
weeks in each school year, at least eisb, leen
Of which shall be consecutive, upIes. eeis
child or children. are excused from -, saee
tendance by the Board of School Trustees ca Al.
school district in which such psrsp,a iht
guardians reside, upon its being shown ~
satisfaction that the bodily or mental corsl ltir
Of such child, or children. has bee,
as to prevent his, her or their at,ena.oca
at school. or application to study for ths hcs
required, or that such child, or child,.Fphd
taught in privste school, or at home,
branches as are usually taught in r-'1
schools, or have already acquired the NJ.
branches of learning taught in tbs N!
school, provided, in case public schona&a
not be taught for the period of sixteen r.a
or any part thereof. during the year, withirs
miles, by the nearest travelled road of tbs,'e
dence of any person within the school 49,.
be or she shall not be liable to the proy,s;on.
this act. su
sec. =, IL snail pe Inc DUTY Of the Boa,d :,
School Trustees of each school distrir, 4, ~.
State, on or before the first Monday in sens lA
Der in each year to furnish the pripcina, "a s.t
public school taught in such district Win ~ ~
of all children, resident in the school dissr,
between the ages of eight and fourteen rs...
said list TO be taken from the report NJ ~,
School Census Marshal. At the beqirnirIn s
each school month thereafter, it shall he ~ ~
duty of the principal OF each shool in sncb s sl'
trict to report to the Board Of School Trns,.a-
of such district the names Of all childre, y,
tending school during the preyious scts",
month; when, II it shall appear at the ern, ,.i
| ton of four school months, to the Po,.rs :.
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian :,
other person having charge or control Of NJ y.
| child, or children, shall have failed To conrI!
| with the provisions Of this act the Board M
| cause demand to be made upon such ns,ent
| guardian, or other person, for the amopnt,'
| the penalty hereinafter provided; when. n .r,,
parent, guardian, or other person shall neals.,
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS sf,.s
the making of such demand, the Board sh.n
commence proceedings, in the name a, m
school district, for the recovery Of the fine hr,s
matter provided, before airy Justice of the Pea.
| in the township in which said school dis,,...
is located; or, if there shall be no Justice of n.
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice -
the Peace in the county.
| Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian or other rs,s,,
having control or charge of any child o,rII
dren, failing to comply with the proNscrsd
this act, shall be liable to fine of not ltsNm
fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred DOW,
for the first offense, nor less than one hultr
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars ,u
the second and each subsequent offense, besidn
the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever 1t shall appear to the satin.
faction of the Board of School 'rustees OF .rv
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
ance with the provisiC ms of this sct are unsb
to procure suitable books, stationery, ETC., 10
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty Q
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 wa
that other claims against the school district AZ
now allowed and paid; provided that all book
stationery, ETC., purchased under the provision
Of this act shall be deemed to be the propert
Of the school district, to be under the care an
and control of the School Trustees, when not
actual use.
Sec s. All fines collected under the provision
Of this act shall be paid into the County Trel
ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Sec. G. 1t shall be the duty of the Coun,
Superintendent of Public Schools in each count
In this State to cause this law to be pubsht
in some newspaper in his county, II any the
be, four consecutive times, annually, for
Rod of two years. the expense OF such public
tor to be allowed and paid out Of the Gener
School Fund Of the county. The Board
, School Trustees in each school district shi
canse to be posted, annually, for period Of t,
years, in three public places in their district n
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect sntkt
force from and after its passage.