Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-11-11
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
n N a CT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN To ATrvNr
SCHOOL.

approved February % 1881
The People of the State of Nevada, repress,,.s
IN Senate md Assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. Every parent, guardian, or other
person in the State of Nevada, having control
and charge Of child, or children, between tba
ages OF eight and fourteen years, shall be re.
quired to send such child or children. IN,
public school for period OF at least sixteen
weeks in each school year, at least eight weeks
OF which shall be consecutive, unless srcb
cLild 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 sucb
as to prevent his, her or their attendance
az school, or application to study for the period
required, or that such child, or children. IRA
taught in private school, or at home in sncb
branches as are usually taught in primary
schools, or have already acquired the ortinsry
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 iva
miles, by the nearest travelled road, of the RESI-.
dence Of any person within the school distrtc,
he or she shall not be liable to the provisional
this act.
Sec. Q 1t shall be the duty of the Bosrdd
StAuOl trustees Oh eaCC SCHOOL district In this
State, on or before the first Monday in sepsE
Der in each year to furnish the principal aaa
public school taught in such district wt.h,E
of all children, resident in the school district,
between the ages of eight and fourteenysn,
SAD list to be taken from the report d the
school Census Marshal. AT the beginnlgd
each school month thereafter, it shall be the
duty OF the principal of each SHOOT in such do.
trict to report to the Board of School Trustees
OF such district the names Of all children Of.
tending school during the previous school
month: when, II 1t shall appear at the eIpira
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 II such
parent, guardian, 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
i'll the township in which said school district
is located; or, If there shall be Justice Of the
Peace therein. then before the nearest Justice OF
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 8. Any parent guardian or otner person
having control or charge Of any child, or cnil.
dren, failing to comply with the provisions OF
this act shall be liable to fine OF not less than
nifty dollars, nor more than one hundred collars,
for the first offense, nor less than one nuhufso
dollars, MOI more than two hundred oolsfs, loi
the second and each subsequent onehse' oesiu8
the costs Of collection. -
Sec. 4. Whenever 1t shall appear to the satis
faction of the Board of School 'rustees OF an!
school district in this State That the parents
guardians or other persons having control and
charge of any child, or children, in attendancs
upon the public school of said district, in accord
ance with the provisions Of this act ere unable
to procure suitable books, stationery etc., for
such child, or childien, it shall be the dutyd
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 QUITO
the fund of said school district, in the same WI
that other claims against the school district
now allowed and paid; provided that all boots
stationery, 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
and control of the School Trustees, when MOTH
actual use.
Sec 5. All 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 Counly
Superintendent of Public Schools in each COUNTY
In this State to cause this law to be published
in some newspaper in his county, if any tbet
be, four consecutive times, annually, forape
riod of two years, the expense o. such pubhcs
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the Genera
SCHOOL Fund of the county. The Board ?,
School Trustees in each school district shall
canse to be posted, annually, for period Of two
years, in three public places in their district no.
tees OF the requirements and penalties Of th'
act. .
Sec. l. This act shall take effect and be 10
force from and after its passage.