Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-12
AN ACT
To Compel Children to Attend School.
Approved February as, is7s.l

lApproveu ESoFuafy -, ASsS.l
The peop,e Of the state Of Nevada. Represent
ed in the senate and Assembly. do enact as
follows,
sscrioxl. Every rarent, 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. shall be
required b. send such child, or children to q
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 or children are excused from such
attic ndarce by the Board Of School Trustees
of the school district in which such parents or
guardians reside, npon its being shown 10
their satisfaction that the bodily or mental
condition of such child or children has been
such as "a prevent his. her or their attendance
st school, or application to study for the
rcrioa REQUIRED or that such child ur chill
aren are taught in a private school or At
home. in such branches as are usually taught
in prinars school, or have already acquir Il
the ordinary branches Of learning taugat IN
the public schools; PROVIDED, IN case a public
school shall net be taught Tor 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 william
the school district, he or she shall not he
liable 10 the provisions Of this Act.
ssc . Ii shall be the duty Of the Board OF
school Trustees Of each school district in this
state. on or before the first Monday in Sep
,eIaber Of each year t. furnish the Principal
Of each public school taught IN such district,
with a list of all children, resiient " the
school district, between the ages OF eight and
fOurt en- years. said list 10 be taken from the
report of the School Census Marshal At the
beginning of each school month thereafter II
shah be the duty Of the Principal OF each
school i'll such district "a report To the BnSrd
of School Trustees Of such district the names
OF all children sften ing school during the
mo b. u
pear at the expiration Of four school months,
TO the Board oi School Trustees. tist any
parent guardian or other person haNiag
charge or control Of any child or. ehiidr IA,
shall have failed to comply WITH the provis,
ions of this Act. the board shall cause demand
10 be maze upon such parent, guardian or
other person for the amount Of the penalty
hereinafter provided; when. If such parent
guardian or ether pers shsii nee-
leCt or refuse TO pay the sa'as
within five DAYS after the making of sid
demand, the Board shall commence proceed.
iucs in the name of the school district. tor
the recovery oi the nne hereinafter provided.
before any Justice of the Peace in the town
shin in which ssia school Ills rict Is located.
or II there shall be no Justice Of the Peace
therein, then before the neares; Justice OF
the Peace in the county.
Sic 5. Any parent, guardian. or other per
son having control or charge of any child or
children. failing 10 CO.'S ply with the pruVis-
ions Of thas Act. shsli he liable to the OF MT
less ;hsn ATTY dollars nor more than enc hun
,irea dollars for FIRST ofi use. nor less than
hundred dollars nor more than two hundred
dollars for the second and each subsequent
oifense, besides the cost Of collection
SEC. 4 Whenever Il shall appear to the
sstistaciiaf OF the Il. ard Il school Trustees
of ans school district ID this state tina, the
parents, guardians OF other persons having
control and charge Of any child or children in
attendance upoii the public school Of said dis
irict IA accordance with c PROVISIONS oi THIS
Act Are unabie e. procure snlfSoie . "ks. sta
t,auerV. etc, for such child or children, il
shall os the duty OF such Busrt to procure or
cause to be procured for such child or chill
al,n. all necessary boots, stationery, etc. ihe
same 10 be paid tor out Of the fun& of said
school district IN the same way tbat oth Il
, lAirl~ against the school district arc now al
lowe ana palG; PROVIDED, T. at all books. sta
tturtrV. ttc lurslaSesg under the provision
~ this Act shall he aceu.es. t. be the properly
.f the school district, - be under the care
sad control Of the school Trustees. when no;
in actasl use.
visions Of this Act shall be paid iAto the Coan
* Treasury on account OF the State School
Fund.
SEC. {. II shall be the duty OF the County
SUPERINTENDENT Of Pubic schools IN each
county in this Stste 10 cause THIS law To- be
publ sseA ia some newspaper in his roanty II
ANY Their. tie, four consecutive times aunuaily,
Tor a period pf two year., ihe experss Of such
publication 90 be allowed and paid out Of the
general school fund Of the County. TAe
board oi School Trust c. IN each school dls'
trict shall cause e. he posted. annually. for
ptris.sl al two yesrs. IN three pahssc places IA
their district notice OF tie requirements and
penalties OF THIS law,
SIC : 'ghis art shall take effect and be in
force from and after liz Passage,
c. II. McDCFFIE.
- L. &c. u ~ - phil. s.h..f.