Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-20
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
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TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTpN
SCHOOL.
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Approved February 25 1881

Approved February 25 1881
The People of the State Of Nevada, Represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows.
Section l. Every parent, guardian, or other
person in the State of Nevada, having control
and charge of a child, or children, between the
ages of eight and fourteen years, shall be re.
auired to send such child, or children to A
public school fer period Of at least sixteen
weeks in each school year, at least eight weeks
Of which shall be consecutive, unless such
child, or children, are excused from such at
tendance by the Board Of School Trustees Of The
school district in which such parents OF
guard ians reside, upon its being shown to their
satisfaction that the bodily or mental condition
| OF such child or children, has been such
| as to prevent his her or their attendance
at school, or application to study, for the period
| required, or that such child, or children lie
| Taught in private school, or at home, in such
branches as are usually Taught in primary,
| schools or have already acquired the ortiparv
branches OF learning taught in the public
| school; provided, in case public school shall
not be taught for the period of sixteen weeks
| or any part thereof. during the year, within two
miles, by the nearest travelled road, of the resi-.
| dence of any person within the school district
he or she shall not be liable to the provisions OF
| this act.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Board o,
| School Trustees of each school district in this
| State on or before the first Monday in Septen,
Der in each year to furnish the principal of each
| public school taught in such district with lin
| of all children, resident in the school disrir
between the ages of eight and fourteen Yea
said list to be taken from the report of
School Census Marshal. At the beginnngt
esch school month thereafter, it shall be tn
duty of the principal OF each shool in such dis
trict to report to the Board of School Trustees
of such district the names of all children Of.
tending school during the previous school
month; when, If it shall appear at the expirs.
ton of four school months, to the Board Of
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian, OF
other person having charge or control OF any
child, or children, shall have failed to comply
with the provisions of this act, the Board shall
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amount,
the penalty hereinafter provided; when If such
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within five days after
the making of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name Of the
school district, for the recovery of the fine here
matter provided, before airy Justice Of the Peace
in the township in which said school distric.
Is located; or if there shall be no Justice Of tho
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice Of
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge of any child, or chill.
dren falling to comply with the provisions 0,
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 hrndred
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollin, for
/ the second and each subsequent offense, besdse
the costs Of collection.
Sec 4. Whenever it shall appear to the salts.
faction Of the Board of School 'rustees Of any
school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control and
charge Of any child, or children, in attendsncs
upon the public school of said district, in accord
ance with the provisit Ms of this act, are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery. etc., il
such child, or childien, 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 q
the fund of said school district, in the same VS.!
that other claims against the school district arr
now allowed and paid provided that all books
stationery, etc, purchased under the provision
Of this act shall be deemed to be the propert
Of the school district, to be under the care AM
and control of the School Trustees, when not Il
actual use.
Sec s. All fines collected under the provision
OF this act shall be paid into the County Trea
ury on account of the State School Fund.
Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the Count
Superintendent of Public Schools in each count
in this State to cause this law to be publishe
in some newspaper in his county, if any tber
be, four consecutive times, annually. for p
Rod of two years, the expense OF such public
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the Gener
SCHOOL Fund OF the county. The Board
School Trustees in each school district sha
canse to be posted, annually, for period Of tv
years, in three public places in their district, n
tees OF the requirements and penalties Of th
act
Sec. T. This act shall take effect and be
force from and after its passage.