Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-10-25
LEGAL,
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
a NJ AC1.

tApproved February 25 ls7sI
The People of the State Of Nevada
in Senate and Assembly, do enact a. ,g owed
Section 1. Every parent, guardian
person in the State Of Nevada havinni otner
and charge Of child, or children, hets,e.on control
ages of eight and fourteen years. shan 81 TIE
quired to send such child, or childra, re-
public school for period Of ST lens, 70
weeks in each school year, at least eiast Aeen
Of which shall be consecutive, nnIss, 6eeks
child, or children. are excused from sr. such
tendance by the Board of School Trns,assau ca AZ.
school district in which such n,ra,ta The
guardians reside, upon its being show tOs OF
satisfaction that the bodily or mental cor. .neit
Of such child, or children, has hs.auilio
as to prevent his, her or their at, su such
at school. or application to study for ths n
required, or that such child, or chiIS.,Fp period
| taught in private school, or at home Ne
branches AZ are usually taught in n,.s such
schools, or have already acquired the d,.i
branches of learning taught in the nrt,'y
school; provided, in case public schooft s uue
not be taught for the period of sirteer ,,4al
or any part thereof. during the year vit, Us
miles, by the nearest travelled road Of as, s0
dence Of any person within the school Ss,uea
he or she shall not be liable to thewNssa
this act.
Sec. 2 1t shall be the duty Of thes.,,.,
| SCHOOL lEubttts OF tHCu FClOOl QlstrN nyN.
State, on or before the first Monday in SepssrU
Der in each year to furnish the principal 81 s,es
public school taught in such district with An,
of all children, resident in the school distrr
between the ages Of eight and fourteen years
said list to be taken from the report Of M
School Census Marshal. At the beginning \,
each school month thereafter, it shall be N,
duty Of the principal OF each shool in such din
trict to report to the Board of School Trusttes
of such district the names Of all children Al.
tending school during the previous school
month; when, If it shall appear at the eYpr,
ton of four school months, to the Board d
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian or
other person having charge or control Of any
child, or children, shall have failed to comp,
with the provisions of this act, the Board shall
cause demand to be made upon such psrep.
guardian, or other person, for the amountl
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, If such
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within i've days sfte,
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 ar Justice Of the Pescs
in the township in which said school district
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, failing to comply with the provisions Of
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fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars,
for the first offense. nor less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars fol
the second and each subsequent otfense besids
the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the sati,
faction of the Board Of School rustees OF an,
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 accom-
ance with the provsic ms Of this act, are unsbl
to procure suitable books, stationery, ETC., ta
such child, or childien, it shall be the dutya
such Board to procure or cause to be procuM
for such child, or children, all necessary boh
stationery etc, the same to be paid for OUT
the fund of said school district, in the sansF
that other claims against the school distrH
=, now allowed and paid; provided that ahs
Il stationery, etc, purchased under the rNEn
" Of this act shall be deemed to be thsFYNy
g Of the school district, to be under thwna
. and control of the School Trustees, whavsa
u actual use.
N Sec s. AL fines collected under the prcvs,a
" of this act shall be paid into the County lrS
:, ury on account Of the State School Fund.
u Sec g. 1t shall be the duty Of the County
N 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 tntn
be, four consecutive times. annually, for iF
Rod of two years. the expense Of such pubics.
tion to be allowed and paid out Of the General
SCHOOL Fund Of the county. The Board o. o.
School Trustees in each school district snaH
canse to be posted, annually, for period o. wv
~ years. in three public places in their dlsfrct, ~
=, tees Of the requirements and penalties OF VI"
~ act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and De ID
force from and after its passage