Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-25
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
a NJ a C'S
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTFNn
SCHOOL.
a NJ ACT
IApproved Februsl , IS 1871

tApproved Febrlsl Is 1871
The People Of the State of Nevada, represent
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follow
Section l. Every parent, guardian. or other
person in the State of Nevada, having control
and charge of q child, or children, between the
ages of eight and fourteen years, shall be re.
quired to send such child, or children, to
public school for 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 AZ.
tendance by the Board Of School Trustees Of the
school district in which such parents or
guardians reside, upon its being shown to their
satisfaction that the bodily or mental condition
of such child, or children, has been such
az to prevent his, her or their attendance
at school. application to study, for the period
! required, or that such child, or children, ira
taught In private school, or at home. in such
branches as usually taught in primary
schools, or have already acquired the ordinary
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. . 1t shall be the duty OF the Board Of
| School Trustees of each school district in thia
State, on or before the first Monday in Septem.
Der in each year to furnish the principal of each
public school taught in such district with a Iia.
| of all children, resident in the school district
between the ages Of eight and fourteen yesrs
said list to be taken from the report Of ns
School Census Marshal. At the beginningd
each school month thereafter, it shall be tn
| duty Of the principal OF each shoot in such dia
trict to report to the Board Of School Trustees
| of such district the names of all children at.
tending school during the previous school
month: when, If it shall appear at the e1pira.
ton Of four school months, to the Board Of
| School Trustees, that any parent, guardian, or
other person having charge or control of spy
| child, or children, shall have failed to comply
with the provisions of this act, the Board shall
cause demand to be made upon such psren.
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 al Justice Of the Peace
in the township in which said school district
is located or, If there shall be no Justice Of the
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 Of
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not less than
fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars,
for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
the second and each subsequent offense, besidse
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 attendance
upon the public school of said district in accord.
dnce with the provisiC Ms OF this act are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery. etc, for
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 Of
the fund of said school district in the same way
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 5. 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 count,
IN this State to cause this law to be published
IN some newspaper in his county, if any Their
be, four consecutive times annually, for a pc
Rod OF two years, the expense OF such publics
thor to be allowed and paid out Of the Genera
SCHOOL Fund Of the county. The Board O
School Trustees in each school district shsl
canse to be posted, annually, for period OF tw
years in three public places in their district nc
tees OF the requirements and penalties Of tht
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be Il
force from and after its passage.