Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-10-26
LEGAL,
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
. NJ AC.A

tNbOOL-
approved February IS 1881
The People Of the State of Nevada. re,r..
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as foI ,.ed
Section l. Every parent. guardian. n,
person in the State Of Nevada, hnvira Other
and charge of a child or children. control
ages OF eight and fourteen years, shall ~ ths
quired to send such child, or chiIdrar re-
public school for 3 period of at less, ~. 70
weeks in each school year, at least eiobt .n
OF which shall be consecutive, unless ssa
child, or children, are excused from $50, suce
tendance by the Board of School Trustees - a.
school district in which such p,rsr.a At
guardian reside, upon its being shown ~,
satisfaction that the bodily or mental cona;! amer
Of such child, or children, has bssn allon
az to prevent his. her or their at,epdsroaa
at school, or application to study, for tbs UA.
required or that such child, or child,.ppe hd
taught in private school, or at home ~, M
branches as are usually taught in n,, nueh
schools, or have already acquired the 6 rdy
branches of learning taught in the nr1,y
school; provided, in case public srLO, paoc
not be taught for the period Of sixteen va su
or any part thereof. during the year Etbn
miles, by the nearest travelled road q MNo
dence of any person within the school Ms.
he or she shall not be liable to the provssrse,,
this act.
rNnt
School Trustees of each school district IN M.
| State, on or before the first Monday in ssn.sr
Der in each year to furnish the principal al sseh
public school taught in such district with An,
| Of all children, resident in the school distrc,
between the ages OF eight and fourteen yesn
said list to be taken from the report Of ths
| School Census Marshal. At the beginning 4,
| each school month thereafter, ii shall be ths
| 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 at
| tending school during the previous school
month; when, II it shall appear at the eYpira.
ton of four school months, to the Board Of
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian, or
other person having charge control Of apy
child, or children, shall have failed to compl,
with the provisions of this act, the Board shah
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amount,
the penalty hereinafter provided when, il such
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within i've days ater
the making Of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings. in the name Of the
school district for the recovery Of the hne here.
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 the
Peace thersin. 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, falling to comply with the provisions Of
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less than
fifty dollars nor more thin 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, besids.
the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the salts
faction Of the Board Of School 'rustees OF anx
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 provisions Of this act, are unsb,
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc., fr
such child, or childien, 1t shall be the dutyd
such Board to procure cause to be procrH
for such child, or children, oil necessary baa
stationery, etc, the same to be paid fOrH
the fund OF said school district, in the sarw
that other claims against the school disrfn
now allowed and paid; provided that slmn
) stationery, ETC., purchased under the prNSa
Of this act shall be deemed to be the TTc1
Of the school district, to be under the cinsa
and control Of the School Trustees, whennss
actual use.
Sec, s. All fines collected under the provitrn
, Of this act shall be paid into the County Irest
| ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the Count!
! Superintendent Of Public Schools in each county
in this State to cause this law to be published
in some newspaper in his county II any there
be, four consecutive times, annually, for Pc
Rod Of two years, the expense Of such publics
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the General
School Fund of the county. The Board o.
School Trustees in each school district SNAIL
cause to be posted, annually, for period Of TWO
years, in three public places in their district mo-
:, tees Of the requirements and penalties Oh LILLE
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and b In
force from and after its passage