Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-18
LEGAL,
COMPULSORY EDUc,7Ie,
"A N ACT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN To
SCHOOL. AfTED
Approved Feh-5,..-. o. -

sa cHo6LE. TO ArTrn
lApproved February IS ,s-s,
The People Of the State Of Nev,s.
IN senate and Assembly, do enact = ,sess,snied
as fclloss
Section i. Every parent, ruar5;s,
person IN the state OF Nevada. hayins othef
and charge of child, or childr.n ~ eonirl
ages of eight and fourteen wears usetseen The
CURED TO send such child, or cbnsll be re-
public school for q period OF AZ ia.eh, to
weeks in each school year at least ICY aftsen
Of which shall be consecutive .,ght seeis
enid, or chlldren, are excused from 80, suca
tendance by the Board Of School Trrs.sueh a.
school district in which surb roa Tue
guardians reside, upon its being sbown .a G.
satisfaction that the bodily or mental ~. 70 their
OF such child, or children. has oncitin
as to prevent his, her or their 80. 81 su'h
at school, or application to study, for tbe
required, OK that such child, or childrer iN
taught in private school, or at home ie Ne
branches as are usually taught IN N such
schools, or have already ACQUIRED tba Hlhai!
branches of learning taught in tbe 'una'!
school; provided, in case public scboolp uoae
not be taught for the period Of sixtee, , sl,l
or any part thereof. during the year within y.
miles, by the nearest travelled road q, INV
dence OF any person within the sebool d;s. rs
he or she shall not be liable to the proyis,ssn''
| this act. F'''ilonsa
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty Of tba po,.,
| School Trustees Of each school district wy
State, on or before the first Monday in ssr,li
per IN each year 70 furnish the principal Of -.
| public school taught in such district w;,S , aa
of all children, resident in the school Si,..!a
between the ages of eight and fourteer SUI.
said list to be taken from the report ~,
School Census Marshal. At the bepinni,.,
each school month thereafter, it shall he \
| a,,tx nF he Il
trict to report to the Board of School T,r,..s
Of such district the names of all cbildsaaaaa
tending school during the previous sos'"
month; when, If 1t shall appear at the syr,,.
ton Of four school months, to the Bo,,sd y,
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian !.
other person having charge or control of ,ts
child, or children, shall have failed 10 cor, ~
with the provisions Of this act, the Board XXI
cause demand to be made upon such n,,a,
guardian, or other person, for the amon,, y
the penslty hereinafter provided; when, II sr'.
parent, guardian, or other person shall nso ola.
or refuse to pay the same within five dars ~.
the making of such demand, the Board ~. NM
commence proceedings, in the name Of N.
school district, for the recovery of the fne hs,
matter provided, before ar Y Justice of the po
in the township in which said school d,s,,,s
is located; or, if there shall be no Justice a m
Peace therein, then before the nearest justice n
the Peace in the county.
|
having control or charge of any child or rhs
, dren, failing to comply with the provisions 4
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less m,
fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred doll,r
for the first offense, nor less than one hund,si
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, h,
the second and each subsequent offense besas
the costs Of collection.
q Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the sail,
: faction of the Board of School rustees Of n,
school district in this State that the psrepr
guardians or other persons having control an
charge of any child, or children, in attendur
upon the public school Of said district in accom-
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unstl
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc, d
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty
such Board TO procure or cause to be procur
for such child, or children, all necessary bOOE
stationery, etc, the same to be paid for out
the fund OF said school district, in the same v,
that other claims against the school district Al
now allowed and paid; provided that all booL
stationery, ETC., purchased under the proysOl
Of this act shall be deemed to be the proper
Of the school district, to be under the care Al
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 Urea
ury on account Of the State School Fund
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the Coun
superintendent of Public Schools in each coun
In this State to cause this law to be publish,
in some newspaper in his county if any the
be, four consecutive times, annually for ,
Rod of two years, the expense Of such public
|. ton to be allowed and paid out Of the Gener
School Fund Of the county. The Board
School Trustees in each school district shi
cause to be posted, annually, for period o. ty
years, in three public places In their district Il
tees OF the requirements and penalties of IL
act.
Sec. T. This act shall taHe eject and we
Es force from and after its passage.