Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-24

lApproved February IS 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rerrss,,..
IN senate and ASS. nlLly, 90 enact as fonc,sSe
Section !. Every Iarent, guardian. n, "a,
persOn In the State Of Nevada having co,,a.tii
and charge Of q child, or children betvss, ~
ages Of eight and fourteen years, shall he
quired TO send such child, or children. 10
public school for q period Of at least .iY,sa
weeks in each school year at least eigbt 81
Of which shall be consecutive, unless -
child, or children, are excused from such
tendance by the Board Of School Trustees AZ ~
school district IN which such parents 1,
guardians reside, upon its being shown 10 thtf
satisfaction that the bodily or mental cond,,s.
Of such child, or children, has been 50
as to prevent his, her or their attends
at school. or application to study, for the ps-,
required, or that such child, or children
taught in a private school, or at home, in y
branches as are usually taught in prinr
schools, or have already acquired the ordir,S
branches Of learning taught in the puI.
school; provided, in case public school sbN
not be taught for the period Of sixteen weets
or any part thereof. during the year, within ~,
miles, by the nearest travelled road, of the res
dence Of any person within the school dis,rte.
he or she shall not be liable to the provisions a.
this act.
Sec. 2 1t shall be the duty OF the pos-, -,
School Trustees Of each school district in ,bTs
State, on or before the first Monday in sertsra
Der in each year to furnish the PRINCIPAL al ssch
public school Taught in such district with a liz,
of all children, resident in the school district
| between the ages Of eight and fourteen re.rs
| said list TO be taken from the report 81 ~,
| School Census Marshal. At the beyipning 80
each school month thereafter, 1t shall he r..
duty OF the principal OF each shoot in such dis.
| trict to report to the Board of School Trustee.
of such district the names of all children a..
| tending school during the previous schoo,
| MONTH when, If it shall appear at the e.nir,
ton of four school months, to the Board q,
school Trustees, that any parent, guardian, Or
| other person having charge or control OF an,
child. or children, shall have failed to comniy
| with the provisions of this act the Board sb,nn
cause demand to be made upon such paren,
guardian, or other person, for the AMOUNT
| the penalty hereinafter provided; when II snc,
| parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
| or refuse to pay the same within i've DAYS afts,
| the making of such demand, the Board shall
| commence proceedings, in the name Of tbs
school district for the recovery of the fine hers
matter provided, before airy Justice Of the Peace
| in the township in which said school district
is located; or if there shall be no Justice Of tbs
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice m
| the Peace in the county.
| Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian OF other perso,
| having control or charge of any child or chill
| dren, failing to comply with the provisions a,
this act, shall be liable to fine OF not less than
| fifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred dollars
| for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
| dollars. nor more than two hundred dollars for
| the second and each subsequent ofense, besdss
| the costs Of collection.
| Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the satis.
| faction Of the Board Of SCHOOL, 'rustees OF ,nv
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 provisiC ms Of this act, are unable
| to procure suitable books, stationery, ETC.. for
such child or childen, it 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 wsy
that other claims against the school district arc
| 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 in
actual use.
Sec s. 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 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 publica.
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the General
SCHOOL Fund of the county. The Board Of
School Trustees in each school district shall
cause to be posted, annually. for period o; two
years, in three public places in their district no.
tlces OF the requirements and penalties of thil
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect md he In
force from and after its passage.