Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-23

tApproved February Is 1873
The People of the State Of Nevada, represented
in Senate and Assembly, DO enact at follows:
Section l. Every parent, guardian, or other
person in the State Of Nevada, having control
and charge of 3 child, or children, between the
ages of eight snd fourteen years, shall be
auired 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 al.
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, mas 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, ire
| taught in private school, or at home. in such
branches are usually taught in primary
| schools, or have already acquired the ordinary
| branches Of learning taught in the public
school; provided, in 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-.
| derce 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 Of
| School Trustees of each school district in this
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 list
| Of all children, resident in the school district
| between the ages Of eight and fourteen years,
| said list to be taken from the report of tho
School Census Marshal. At the beginning OF
each school month thereafter, it shall be tho
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 ell children at.
tending school during the previous school
month; when, If it shall appear at the eIpira-
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 amount,
the penalty hereinafter provided when, II 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 ar 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. 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 than one hundred dollars,
for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, for
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
4nce with the provisio ms Of this act, are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery ETC., for
such child, or childien, 1t 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 are
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 snc
and control Of the School Trustees, when not IL
| actual use.
Sec 5. All fines collected under the provision
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 Count.
Superintendent of Public Schools in each count,
in this State to cause this law to be published
in some newspaper In his county, IL any Their
be, four consecutive times, annually. for a pc
Rod of two years, the expense Of such publics
tior to be allowed and paid ont Of the Genera
School Fund OF the county. The Board O
School Trustees in each school district shal
csnse to be posted, annually, for period Of tw
years, in three public places in their district, nc
tees of the requirements and penalties Of thi
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be 1
force from and after its passage.