Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-13
AN ACT
To Compel Children to Attend School.
Approved February as. 1873.

lArpFoNtA u etteats 50 $500
The people Of the state Of Nevada. represent
ea In the senate and Assembly. do enact ss
follows.
sss-x,ox /. Every parent, guardian or other
person in the State of Nevads, haNihE eon'ro'
The sscs OF eight and fourteen years. shalt oe
r,,uired 10 send such child, or ehiidrea 10
public SC hool for period OF at least hNteeh
weeks in each fchool year, AT least e,ea'
weeks of which shall be consecutive. unless
snch child or children are excused from such
s.,an,,sr,s bv the Board of school Trustees
~ the school district in which such parents or
,,uarliars reside, upon Its being SHOWN 70
their satisfaction that the eoatU ot mshtai
condition of such child or children mas oeeh
such as To prevent his, her or their s's.hosnSe
Al school, or application 10 study Tor the
,nnriod reauiref or that such child or chill
aren are taught in private sHhoci or .,
home in such branches are usually tau2ht
in primsrs school. or have already sequiro
the ordinary branches Of learning tsugat IN
the public schools. PROVIDED, IN case puono
school shall not be taught fer period OF SIX
teen weeks. or any part thereof, during the
ves~. within two miles. by the nearest Travelled
road. Of the residence of any person within
the school district he OF she shall net DC
liable 10 the provisions OF this Act
Sy,, . II Shall be the duty OF the Board oil
S,bo,l Trustees Of each school district in this
state. on or before the first Monday IN sep.
ts1uber OF each year. TO furnish the Principal
nf each pueitc school taught IN suca uistFtct,
with a list of all children, resident IN the
school district, between the ages OF .isht ana
fourteen years said list % be taken iron the
,,,,,or, of tn, School Isnsas Marshal Al the
beginning of each school month thereafter u
shall he the duty Of the Principal OF each
school i'm such district u report 10 the besru
~ Srhool Trustees of such dist &c, the names
of All children atton ing school daring the
\, ,a4 w n II shall all-
near at the expiration of four school man'hs'
4, the Board of School Trustees, that any
psrept guardian ct other person hhNine
ehsrse or control of shy child or ehiiar II,
shall have failed - comply with the provis-
sons Of this Act the board shall cause demand
10 he maae upon such parent guardian or
other person tor the amount oi tae penalty
hereinafter provided; when. If sueh parent
guardian or other PerSn snail meg
lnct or refuse to pay tue sans
within FIVE DAYS sitter the making w sria
demand. the Board shall commence proceed
t,.~s in the usme Of the school district, Tor
IN recovery II the iine hereinafter provided.
before any Justice Of the Peace in the town
shin in which SAL school district Is !ocstea;
or, II there shall I've no Justice 81 the fesce
therein. then before the nearest Sos''ee o'
the Peace in the county.
SKc.S. ANY parent, guardian. or other per
son having control OF charge 81 any ch'td ~
children, failing 10 comply With the pFeNis-
ions OF this Act. shall Se liable t. ine ~ net
less than Atty dollars nor more than one hun
irei dollars for ar>t OF use. nor les thah one
hundred dollars nor more than TIVE hundred
dallars for ,he second and each subsequent
.sffar,sa besides the cost Of collection.
sr,. 4, Whenever II shall appear TO the
sstisfar,,ofi Of the Board Of School Trustees
of any school district in this state that the
par,nts, guariisns or other persons having
control AMI charge Of any child ~ childryn in
attendance upon ,se prhiiC school Of said Ills
trict u, accordance with tae provisions o. this
Act are unable T. procure sOi.Shle books. sta.
ti1uery etc. fox such child OF ehii0rVa. II
shall he the duiy oi such Board 10 procure q
csuse TO he procured toT sHeh ch'sa "' '.i4'
ar,n. ali necessary boots, stationery, e4e.. the
sam. 10 l,a paid for out IF the Fnne 81 said
s~bnai ais.rf.s ip the same way that ether
Z Isinss AGAINST the school district are nov al
lowe ami lSia, PROVIDED. ''ai al eeoks. sta
t:un,ry. etc. purs haseU under the rroNisions
N TINS At Shsls he deemed io be the pToper'y
II the school district. t. he under the care
and control ot the School Trustees, when not
srr.S An fines collected under the nro-
visions 81. this Act shall be paid into the Caun
~ Treasury on account CT the STATE SeAoos
Fard.
SUPERINTENDENT If Public schools in each
-etsrse in this state - cansc this law 70 he
published 81 SugGe newspaper IL his county II
snN there b., four consecutive TIMES annually,
fer period a. swu wears the expense Of such
arbitration u be allowed ana paid out Of the
general schaol fund ~ the County. The
t. arA Of School rFast Is in each school DIS
,ritt shah cause t. be posted, annually. Tor
s.rio,l II tysa wears. in three puhl.c plsces In
.ssair district, notice cs the requartms ats aud
peuslfses o, this law.
Src ahiS st shall take effect ard be in
force from and after its passage
c. n. McnCFfIE.
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