Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-11
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDUCATIO,
a NJ ACT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTySn
SCHOOL.
lApproved February IS 1881

lApproved February IS 1881
The People Of the State Of Nevada, repr.s,,,.,
in Senate and Assembly. do enact as folloxs.
Section l. Every parent, guardian, or oth.,
person in the State of Nevads having con,,oi
and charge Of . child, or children, between N.
ages Of eight and fourteen years, shall be n.
Quired TO send such child, or children N
public school for Q period Of at least s,.tss.
weeks in each school year, at least eight ve.is
Of which shall be consecutive unless snch
child, or children. are excused from such a.,
tendance by the Board Of School Trustees on ~.
school district in which such parents q,
guardians reside, upon its being shown TO thet,
satisfaction that the bodily or mental conditIon
Of such child, or children. has been snch
a to prevent his, her or their Attendance
ct school, or application to study, for the period
required, or that such child. or children, ~.
taught In . private school, or ct home in sncb
branches a. are usually taught in prim,r
schools, or have already acquired the oriinary
branches Of learning taught in the public
school; provided, in case public school shall
not be taught for the period Of sixteen veeIs
or any part thereof. during the year, within two
miles, by the nearest travelled road, Of the rest
| 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 n,
| School Trustees of each school district in tbis
| 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 I'M
Of all children, resident in the school district
between the ages Of eight and fourteeNyer
| said list to be taken from the report Of Ms
| School Census Marshal. At the beginningd
| each school month thereafter, it shall be the
duty Of the principal of each shoot in such dis
| 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, II it shall appear at the eIprs.
| ton Of four school months, to the Board Of
School Trustees, that any parent. guardian, or
| 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 amountp,
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, il such
| parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within i've 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 ary Justice Of the Peace
| in the township In which said school district
is located; or II there shall be no Justice Of the
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice OF
| the Peace in the county.
Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge Of any child, or chill.
dren, failing to comply with the provisions Of
this act shall be liable to fine Of not less than
| hfty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars
for the first ofense, nor less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, for
the second and each subsequent ofense, besdse
the costs Of collection.
, Sec. 4. Whenever 1t shall appear to the salts.
faction of the Board Of School trustees OF any
I school district in this State that the parents
| guardians or other persons having control and
4 charge Of any child, or children, in attendance
upon the public school Of said district in accord.
9 snce with the provisions Of this act are unable
, to procure suitable books, stationery. etc., fol
: such child, or childien, 1t shall be the duty Of
( such Board to procure or cause to be procured
| for such child, or children, al necessary books
I stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for out o
the fund Of said school district, in the same wa
that other claims against the school district ar
now allowed and paid; provided that all books
Il 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 an
. and control Of the School Trustees, when not 4
actual use.
Sec. s. All fines collected under the provision
Of this act shall be paid into the County Tres
. ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the Count
Superintendent Of Public Schools in each count
In this State to cause this law to be publshe
In some newspaper in his county, II any the
be, four consecutive times, annually, for 3 p
> 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 shs
csnse to be posted, annually, for period Of ~
years, IN three public places in their district,
tees Of the requirements and penalties Of IN
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be
force from and after its passage.