Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-31
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
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a N a CT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN To ,--
SCHOOL. iESD
Approved February Is 1879


lApproved February IS 1871
The People Of the State of Nevada r.
In Senate and Assembly, do enact a. sI oSnted
Section l. Every parent, guardian
person In the State of Nevada. hayinr other
and charge of q child, or children. be- contro
ages Of eight and fourteen years. shan zen The
quired to send such child, or chil5ne 10
public school for q period OF at less,
weeks in each school year, at least eiob, 'ees
Of which shall be consecutive, unle.. sesh
child, or children. are excused from 60. such
tendance by the Board of School Trustessau cn y.
school district in which such psrss.@a u
guardia,s reside, upon its being show q
satisfaction that the bodily or mental .tleir
of such child, or children. has been aaoe
as to prevent his, her or their attsn.Na
at school, or application to study, for the aaa
required. or that such child, or chilS,.pra :
taught in private school, or at home i,
branches as are usually taught in nM
schools, or have already acquired the o,isN
branches of learning taught in tie ras
school; provided, in case public schoofteeaaE
not be taught for the period Of sixteen . sla
or any part thereof. during the year. w;th, seei'
miles, by the nearest travelled road. OF I'm se
dence Of any person within the school S Az resi-
he or she shall not be liable to the prov,s;suct
this act. ioions OF
sec. z. IL hhaii De the duty Of the Ro.,s :.
School Trustees of each school dist,,. lard OF
State, on or before the first Monday ~ IN mis-
Der in each year to furnish the princins1 p'em.
public school taught in such district r;.v eacn
of all children, resident in the school d.. ist
between the ages of eight and fonrta. 1o'fict,
said list to be taken from the report ~ VT. No
School Census Marshal. At the beuinu ~ the
each school month thereafter, it shah Ih mn o.
duty Of the principal OF each shool in sucS W. ae
trict to report to the Board of School Trr..lI
Of such district the names of all cbildrsr. !.
tending school during the previous s.s.4,
month; when, If it shall appear at the ern nu'
ton of four school months, to the Bo,,S !.
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian !.
other person having charge or control Of Az.
child. or children, shall have failed to conr,!!
with the provisions Of this act, the Board ,h.MH
cause demand to be made upon such p.ysn.
guardian, or other person, for the amount.
the penalty hereinafter provided; when. IL nv.
parent, guardian, or other person shall neoIsa.
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS IT,
the making Of such demand, the Board shs,
commence proceedings, in the name Of N.
school district, for the recovery Of the fine herr
matter provided, before ar Justice Of the Pea.
in the township in which said school d,e,rsss
is located or, if there shall be no Justice az n.
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice !,
the Peace in the county.
Sec. g. Any parent, guardian or other ner,o,
having control or charge of any child, or chil
dren, failing to comply with the proyision,s
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less NJ
| fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dolln
for the first otfense, Tor less than one hupdE
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars. IA
the second and each subsequent offense, besids
| the costs of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the sstI,.
| 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
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unsbl,
to procure suitable books stationery, etc., fol
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 d
the fund Of said school district, in the same Va,
that other claims against the school district u,
now allowed and paid; provided that all books
stationery, ETC., purchased under the provision
OF this act shall be deemed to be the propert,
of the school district, to be under the care ,ni
and control Of the School Trustees, when not d
| actual use.
Sec s. All fines collected under the provision
of this act shall be paid into the County Trea1
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 publishe
in some newspaper in his county, If any ther
be, four consecutive times, annually, for p
| Rod of two years, the expense OF such public,
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the Gener
School Fund Of the county. The Board
school Trustees in each school district shi
canse to be posted, annually, for period Of tv
years in three public places in their district, n
tees OF the requirements and penalties Of th
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be
force from and after its passage.