Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-05-14
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AN ACa
TO COMPEL CHILDREN M
SCHOOL TO ArTrsp
tApproYed February % rs-,
IN sol pae OF the State of Nevada
Sao,,o DC follows;
section ]. Every parent or.rs,-
person IN the State of Neysds Isn, or othe,
anu chsree OF child or childra,,A Slhg control
ases OF eight and fourteen vssrs between the
49, " sehd such child, a. ct snsil be re.
Ivaess a., seno3i Tor period Of al Ia'nn to
of vhiab sh s,hool year, at least sist sixteen
child mr. ctiISa De consecutive, unIasa weeks
ta,Sa, ~ shlIuren, are excused frnr, 'sss such
tendance by the Board Of Scbool I'm I'm such at
neheoi district in which - ustees Of thu
guardians reside, upon its beina ~ parents or
satisfaction that the bodily ~ so"h to their
VI suen enid, or children. bss condition
90 ~ prevent his, her or their s,se such
at school, or application to stnS,. attendance
required, or that such child ~ tur ine period
tsuBht IN private school. or an bo.iureni lie
branches as are usually ta,,obt me IN such
schools, OF have already ACQUIRED ~, Primary
branches OF learning taught IN ne ), Ordinary
senooi; provided, in case pubiic soI e public
hot De taught Tor the period of siY,aa.oI Shall
i;S H! pr, .neIeoi, during the year, win; sefs
miles, by the nearest travelled road " ithin two
dence OF any person within the SCH " the resi-.
ne or she shall not be liable to the ,uslric
this act. pfo'lsions of
Sec. 2 1t shall be the duty ot a.
Schooi trustees Of each school dist,,aee oafd Of
State on or before the first Mopdsv ';,iet IN this
per IN eaeh year 70 furnish the princirsI plen.
public school taught in such district via each
OF all children, resident in the scboo va" !, list
between the ages of eight and fo,s four. abfHet
said list to be taken from the rsn''. !tan,
School Census Marshal. At The heas.a the
each school month thereafter, il sbsI LINING Of
duty of the principal of each Shoot in ~, " he
trict 10 report to the Board of School Tr. uls-
OF such district the names of all cbna.sltes
tending school during the prevons utl at.
month; when, if it shall appear al ths a seloo
tion of four school months, To NO peApus.
school Trustees that any parent pn,rds a.u q
other person having charge or controi ~ q
child, or children, shall have failed IN No, any
with the provisions of this act. the Boatd aipEI
cause demand to be made upon such parent aren't
guardian, or other person, for the amorn, V y
the penalty hereinafter provided; when. n sro,
parent, guardian, or other person shall nesI".
| or refuse to pay the same within five dave 81.
the making of such demand, the Bosrd s ans,
commence proceedings, in the name Of ,ni
school district, for the recovery Of the tine nov.
inafter provided, before airy Justice of the peac,
1 dipt,4
is located; or, if there shall be no Justice ~ y,
Peace therein, then before the nearest Jnstics y
the Peace in the county.
| Sec. .. ANY parent, guardian or other narvo,
having control or charge of any child. or cbg
dren, failing to comply with the provisions !
this act shall be liable to fine of not less IN,
fifty dollars nor more tlan one hundred do,l.s
for the first ofense, nor less than one hundre
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars r
the second and each subsequent offense besid,
the costs of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear TO the sa,,
faction of the Board of School rustees az an
school district in this State that the parent
guardians or other persons having control an
charge of any child, or children. in attendsp,
upon the public school Of said district in accor
ance with the provisiC MS of this act, are unsb
TO procure suitable books, stationery. etc q
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty,
such Board to procure or cause to be procnrt
for such child, or children, all necessary book
stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for ont
the fund OF said school district, in the same W,
that other claims against the school district a
now allowed and paid; provided that all book
stationery, ETC., purchased under the proysio,
OF this act shall be deemed to be the proper
or the school district, to be under the care AZ
and control of the School Trustees, when mot
actual use.
Sec. 5. 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 publisht
in some newspaper in his county if any the
De, -FOUR consecutive times, annually for p
ROD OF two years. the expense OF such public
tion to be allowed and paid out of the Iener
SCHOOL Fund of the county The Board {
school Trustees in each school district sha
cause to be posted, annually, for period OF fw
years, in three public places in their district no.
tices of the requirements and penalties of this
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage.