Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-16
COMPULSORY EDTCITol
a NJ ACT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN tn
SCHOOL. Atm

approved February Is 1871
The People Of the stste of Ner,a.
senate shd Assembly. do enact .s its os.s,t
section /. Every parent. eu.rd,
person In the State Of Neysd, ha, or othe
ana charge Of child, or childrsr ing contvl
ages OF eight and fourteen years veen tke
quIeo 10 send such child, or cbnsn Be n.
puonc sehooi for . period Of al is.n1 to
~eens IN eacn school year, at least est. nItees
child nr ch sn De consecutive, unIes. .sel,
tendance by the Board of School Tr,, m such q.
school district in which sroh us'ees Of In
Buarciass reside, upon its being sb,pfenu Or
sstisi seton that the bodily or menf., % thei,
OF sucn child, or children. has onditior
a. 10 prevent his. her or their s,,snsu such
AZ school, or application to study 70, s.,endsnce
required, or that such child y, ~, .hr me peroS
taught In private school, or at horua,en N
branches as are usually tsngh. o' IN such
scnoois, OF nave already ACQUIRED tha prnsy
branches OF learning taught in ~ ofdinary
schooi; provided, in case public sshe Pubic
no. DC .sueh. Ior the period Of sixtser NAL
or any pert thereof. during the yes, ~, setts,
miles, by the nearest Travelled ro.S within tso
dence OF any person within tba 81 VI The fst.
be or she shall not be lisble to the proa. district
this net. 'ne provisions
Sec. 2 It shall be the dntv =, a.
school Trustees OF each school dis,s;d nesfdO
STATE, on OF neiote tne frst Monday in s.a.h
public school taught in such sis,ri..p aad
of all children, resident in Tho vi. wihiE
between the ages of eight And so,,s ooi dstss
said list to be taken from the rero,,
School Census Marshal. At the bpu o.
each school month thereafter. IL sSsm inLLnea
duty OF the principal OF each shool in spcS s sas
ha
Of such district the names of ali ohn ,lus'tss
tending school during the preyions ss1 y.
month; when, II it shall sppesr a. ~. school
ton OF four school months, to tbs apn.
School Trustees. that any parent. rn,, IS.,d q
other person having charge or Control ~
child, or children, shall have failed 10 sa NY
with the provisions Of this act. the po,s %smpI
cause demand to be made upon snSs stu nav
guardian, or other person, for the ,mn rl'
the penalty hereinafter provided; when w..
parent, guardian, or other person sh.,i . ssen
or refuse to pay the same within Eve d.,s sees
| the making Of such demand, the pos,a .a ala
commence proceedings, in the name =, 1 nv
school district, Tor the recovery Of the nne h.,.
matter provided, before ary Justice ~ ths pa. e
in the township in which said school S; .s.o
is located; or, II there shall be no Justr. o%Ma
| Peace therein, then before the nearest Jrs..s
| the Peace in the county
Sec. 8. Any parent. guardian or otbt, No..
having control or charge Of any child 9ssS
dren, failing to comply with the proys,sI
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not d a.
| nifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundsd Il.-
| for the first offense, nor less than oneIrss,
| dollars, nor more than two hundred doI,r "
| the second and each subsequent ofiense hs
the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear TO tbe as,
faction Of the Bosrd Of School rustees N y,
school district in this State that the parma
| Nd apo oil av
charge Of any child, or children, IN sttpnd...
upon the public school Of said district. 10 ,ccora,
ance with the provisions Of this oct. ,re unshl.
| to procure suitable books, STATIONERY etc N,
such child, or childien, it shall be he duty Al
such Board to procure or Gauss 10 Be procured
for such child, or children, all necessary boois
stationery, etc., the same to be paid icr ont 4
the fund of said school district, In tho same wv
that other claims against the school district ",
now allowed and paid provided that Ill booh
stationery, etc., purchased under the proyiuiopi
Of this act shall be deemed to be the property
Of tho school district, to be under the csre md
and control Of the School Trustees, when notln
actual use.
Sec. s. All fines collected under the provision,
Of this act shall be paid into the County NV.
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, il uyhm
be, four consecutive times. annually, tsiN
Rod Of two years, the expense OF such putua
ton to be allowed and paid out Of the Gnm
School Fund Of the county. The BuM d
School Trustees In each school distinct aL
cause to be posted, annually, for perioddm
years, In three public places in their disrAM
tices Of the requirements and pensltisaH
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect MAh
force from and sitter its passage,