Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-27

Approved February Is 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rer,..
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as for.usc
Section /. Every parent, guardian. n,
person in the State Of Nevada, having eo s.oer
and charge Of a child, or children betves.m
ages Of eight and fourteen years. shall
quired to send such child, or children
public school for a period Of at least ~.
weeks in each school year, at least eight rsesh
Of which shall be consecutive, unless
child, or children. are excused from such
tendance by the Board of School Trustees ~
school district in which such parept.
guardians reside, upon its being shown toar
satisfaction that the bodily or mental coma
of such child, or children. has been ~
as to prevent his, her or their atters.a
ut school. or application to study, for the -
required. or that such child, or childrs
taught in private school, or at home in
branches as are usually taught in prs..
schools, or have already acquired the ordns
branches of learning taught in the NM
school, provided, in case public school shss
not be taught for the period Of sixteen xee,.
or any part thereof. during the year, within ~,
miles, by the nearest travelled road, of the re.,
dence of any person within the school dis,,ss.
he she shall not be liable to the provisions =,
this act.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the po,rs =,
SCHOOL trustees OF ehCn SCHOOL district in.
State, on or before the first Monday in Sents,a
Der in each year to furnish the princip,I az a.on
public school taught in such district with "a.
of all children, resident in the school distrio,
between the ages Of eight and fourteen yesrs
said list to be taken from the report 81 ths
School Census Marshal. At the beginning N
| each school month thereafter, it shall be In
duty of the principal of each shool in snch dis
trict to report to the Board Of School Trnstas.
Of such district the names of all children Al.
tending school during the previous school
month; when, If it shall appear at the exnr,.
| ton of four school months, to the Board =,
School Trustees, that any parent. guardian, =,
| other person having charge or control Of AM
| child, or children, shall have failed to comm.
with the provisions of this act, the Board sb,i
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amount,
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, if ruc,
| parent, guardian, or other person shall neplss,
or refuse to pay the same within five days M,
| the making of such demand, the Board sh,ll
| commence proceedings, in the name Of M.
school district, for the recovery of the fine hers
matter provided, before ar Justice Of the Pea,
| in the township in which said school distr,r
| is located or, if there shall be no Justice of h
Peace therein, then before the ne Arrest Justicts
| the Peace in the county.
| Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other perr,
| having control or charge of any child, or en-,
dren, failing to comply with the proysion,S
this act, shall be liable to a fine of not less N
| fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dolls
for the first offense nor less than one hundre
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, ia
the second and each subsequent offense, besids,
| the costs Of collection.
Sec. A. Whenever it shall appear to the salts,
faction of the Board of School rustees OF sny
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 provisiL ms Of this act, are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery, ETC., for
such child, or childien, II shall be the duty Of
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 out Of
the fund Of said school district, in the same way
that other claims against the school district are
now allowed and paid; provided that all books,
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 not 10
actual use.
Sec s. All fines collected under the provisions
Of this act shall be paid into the County Treu.
ury on account of 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 published
in some newspaper in his county, if any there
be, four consecutive times, annually, for Pc
Rod of two years, the expense OF such public.
tioE to be allowed and paid out Of the Genera
School Fund Of the county. The Board d
School Trustees in each school district shsl
canse to be posted, annually, for period Of twt
years, in three public places in their district no
tees OF the requirements and penalties Of ihi
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be Il
force from and after ifs passage.