Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-04
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDICI1IA,
AN ACr
TO COMPEL CHILDREN
SCHOOL, Atm

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TO COMPEL CHILDREN ~
SCHOOL. 10 Atm
Improved February Is 1871
The People OF the State q, Nor
''' anu Assembly do enact i sstis oI,sssst
section /, Every parent, guara,,,
person in the State Of Nevada Ian, o. CIR.
ana charge OF child, or children hae contrl
ayes OF eight and fourteen years ssetveen ibs
quireo 70 send such child, or cb ensu Be n.
puoiic school for period Of at Ii. s.en, t
y, ,n.i ~ easn sGhooi year, at least eos. sfeen
OF which shall be consecutive egnt veI.
child, or children. are excused unless surh
tendance by the Board Of School Tr,, m such a.
school district in which snch uslees CTS
guardians reside. upon its being a. parents o.
satisfaction that the bodily or msn,.I TO ths,
Oh sucb child, or children, has hsonditiOt
as to prevent his, her or their zen zen saCA
~ schooi' OF application to study, for the aoanc
required, or that such child. or ,.hn ,le pera
taught in private school, or at bonnau IN
branches as are usually taught IN N suSt
schools, CT have already ACQUIRED ,ha pnntr
branches of learning taught in !, ofoinry
school; provided, in case a nubl;c .s sae publ
not be taught for the period Of sirtssuo sh,l
or any part thereof. during TIE year ui,s seesa
mites py the nearest Travelled road, az t 10
dence OF any person within the scboa, ai ma.
he or she shall not be liable to the oistra
this act. proVsionsd
Sec. Q. 1t shall be the duty of tbop
School Trustees of each school board
State, on or before the first Monday ~ N ths
Der in each year to furnish the princn.,o ee'tnI
public school taught in such district m.u esea
OF all children, resident in the seboo, sa. Ia,
oetween the ages OF eight and fourteen ~aa
taE
School Census Marshal. At the beo;s.u.,t At
each school month thereafter, 1t shall h,oed
duty OF the principal OF each shoot in s,s " ae
trict to report to the Board of Schoo, TaI
OF such district the names of ali ch,id ssets
tending school during the previous seS. "
month; when, If 1t shall appear at tha s Suu0
ton OF -FOUR school months, to the Bo.,ps a'
school trustees, that any parent, onard;ss
other person having charge or contraI aa, q
child, or children, shall have failed 10 so,I %!
with the provisions Of this act, the Bo.,S M 10y
cause demand to be made upon spch r. sla4
guardian, or other person, for the smorn,
the penalty hereinafter provided; when n w.! u
parent, guardian, or other person shat, r.s saa
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS ~
the making of such demand the Board s Ia
commence proceedings, in the name NJ - ~
school district, for the recovery Of the fns hs '
matter provided, before arr Justice Of tba pa'
in the township in which said school ss,s'.
is located; or, if there shall be no Justics a. ~
Peace therein. then before the nearest Jpst,o'.
the Peace in the county.
Sec 3. Any parent, guardian or either ne,,,,
having control or charge of any child, or rbT
dren, falling to comply with the nroy;sios. an
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less 'a
fifty dollars nor more tLan one hundred doll.s
for the first offense, nor less than one hnnds.l
dollars, mol more than two hundred dollars ~
the second and each subsequent ofYense hssi ~
the costs Of collection. '''uS
Sec 4. Whenever it shall appear to the s,s,
factlon OF the Board Of School 'rustees Of A.,
school district in this State that the nsrsr,l
guardians or other persons having contrnl =.
charge of any child, or children, in attendan~
upon the public school Of said district, in acco,s
ance with the provisions of this act. are nnsi
to procure suitable books, stationery ctr Is
such child, or childien, it shall be the dutr \
such Board to procure or cause to be prornrl
for such child, or children, all necessary booll
stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for ort
the fund OF said school district, in the same WI
that other claims against the school distrc, n
now allowed and paid; provided that all boob
stationery, etc., purchased under the proyision
OF this act shall be deemed to be the proner,
OF the school district, to be under the carr M
and control of the School Trustees, when potr
actual use.
Sec s. All fines collected under the provi,i,,,
OF this act shall be paid into the County Tres.
ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the Coupr
Superintendent of Public Schools in each count,
in this State to cause this law to be publlsbti
IN some newspaper in his county, if any Their
De, four consecutive times, annually, for A De
Rod OF two years. the expense OF such public,.
ton to be allowed and paid out of the General
school Fund Of the county. The Board Of
School Trustees in each school district shall
canse 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
Sec. 7. This act shall take eescf and he n,
force from and after its passage