Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-05
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDUCATIO,
a N ACT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ArrpS,,
SCHOOL.

ctdOOL-
approved February IS 1881
The People Of the State Of Nevada, repres.,,,.
in senste and Assembly, do enact as follovs.
Section l. Every parent. guardian. or oth.,
person In the State Of Nevada, having CONT,
and charge of q child, or children between ~.
sges of eight and fourteen years, shall he :.
quired to send such child, or children. N
public school for q period Of at least sixtss.
weeks in each school year, at least eight vasaa
Of which shall be consecutive unless srns
child, or children. are excused from such :.
tendance by the Board of School Trustees oy ~.
school district in which such parents :,
guardians reside, upon its being shown To tha;.
satisfaction that the bodily or mental copditioa
Of such child, or children. has been sncS
as to prevent his, her or their attendsr.a
at school, or application TO study for the perioS
required, or that such child. or children, N.
taught In private school, or at home, in sprs
branches as are usually taught in prim,,s
schools, or have already acquired the ordin.,.
branches Of learning taught in the pubts
school, provided, in case public school shat
not be taught for the period Of sixteen weels
or any part thereof. during the year, within two
miles, by the nearest travelled road of the rs.,
dence of any person within the school distr,c,
he she shall not be liable to the provisions q;
this act.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty Of the Bos,a =,
School Trustees of each school district in I'M.
State, On or before the first Monday in Septs.
Der in each year to furnish the principal Of a,rh
public school taught in such district with hi
Of all children, resident in the school 6sxs,
between the ages of eight and fourteen YIN,
| said list to be taken from the report OF As
! School Census Marshal. At the beginninga
each school month thereafter, 1t shall be the
| duty Of the principal OF each shool in such dil
trict to report to the Board of School Trustee,
Of such district the names Of all children A.
tending school during the previous school
| month: when, II it shall appear at the e1pin.
| ton Of four school months to the Board AZ
School Trustees, that any parent. guardian, o.
other person having charge or control Of any
| child or children, shall have failed to compl,
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 al Justice Of the Peacs
| 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. 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
nifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars,
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, for
the second and each subsequent offense, besids
the costs Of collection.
Sec 4. Whenever 1t shall appear to the satl
faction Of the Board Of School trustees of any
school district in this State that the parent,
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 provsiL ms Of this act, are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery. etc, TO,
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 an
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
actual use.
Sec S. All fines collected under the provisions
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 County
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 Do.
riod 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 OF
School Trustees in each school district shall
cause to be posted. annually, for period o. two
years, in three public places in their district no.
tees OF the requirements and penalties Of this
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage.