Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-29

To COAPEL CHILDREN TO ATTFNp
SCHOOL.
Approved February % 1881
The People of the State of Nevada, Representa-,
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follovs
Section /. Every parent guardian, or otb,,
person in the State of Nevada, having control
and charge Of 8 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 a 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 a.
tendance by the Board of School Trustees OF N,
school district in which such parents a,
guardians reside, upon its being shown to Then
satisfaction that the bodily or mental Condition
Of such child, or children. has 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 1rs
taught in private school, or at home in snch
branches are usually taught in primary
schools, or have already acquired the ordinsrv
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. It shall be the duty Of the Board q,
| School Trustees of each school district in thI.
State, on OF before the first Monday in septen.
Der in each year to furnish the principal of each
public school Taught in such district with a lb
| of all children, resident in the school distria
between the ages Of eight and fourteen ytz
said list TO be taken from the report of
| School Census Marshal At the beginninga
| each school month thereafter, il shall be th.
| 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.
| phnpl
| 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 control of anv
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, if 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 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 be fore 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
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not less than
fifty dollars. nor more tLan one hundred dollars
| dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars for
| the second and each subsequent ofense, beside
| the costs OF collection.
Sec 4. Whenever it shall appear to the salts.
faction of the Board of School trustees Of any
school district in this State that the parenE
guardians other persons having controiMd
charge of any child. or children. in sttendals
upon the public school Of said district, in accord
ance with the provisit ms of this act, are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery etc, 70,
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 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 and
& and control of the School Trustees when not in
4 actual use.
" Sec s. All fines collected under the provisions
of this act shall be paid into the County Treas.
IF ury account of the State School Fund.
le Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the County
Superintendent OF Public Schools in each county
in this State to cause this law to be published
in some newspaper in his county, if any there
be, four consecutive times, annually, for pc.
riod of two years. the expense of such publiCs.
le tior to be allowed and paid out Of the General
School Fund Of the county. The Board Of
Mt School Trustees in each school district shall
cause to be posted, annually for period Of two
years, in three public places in their district, no.
tees of the requirements and penalties of thii
act.
i'll Sec 7. This act shall take effect and be IN
n force from and after its passage.