Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-17
An ACT
To Gospel Children to Attend seAssl.
IApprored Fehruary Is. lsTs.l


The people OF the State Of Nevada, represent
ed in the Senate and Assembly, do enact as
Z srcrroSi 1, Every parent, guardian or other
person in the state Of Nevada, having eensroi
and charge OF . child. or children, between
the ages oil eight and fourteen years. snail De
REQUIRED to send such child. or children 10
public school for period OF al least s'Atesn
weeks i'm each school year, at least eight
weeks Of which shall be consecutive. unless
sueh child or children are excused from such
attendance by the Board Of School trustees
of the school districtin which sueh parents on
guardians reside, upon it's being SHOWN 70
their satisfaction that the bodily OF mental
condition of such child or children has been
sucb As 10 prevent his. her or their attendance
At school, or application TO study Tor the
period required. or that such child OF chii-
dren are taught in private sHhooi or ~
home, in such branches rs are usually taught
In = prinar, school, or have already acquir d
the ordinary branches of learning taught IN
the public schools. rRovIpEp, IN case public
school shall not be taught for period OF six
teen weeks. or any part thereof, during IN.
wear, within two miles, by the nearest Travelled
road. of the residence Of any person within
the school district, he or she shall not be
liable to the provisions of this Act.
SIC q Itshall be the duty of the bcard OF
School Trustees Of each school district IN TINS
state, ON or before the irst Mondsy IN Sep.
tember of each year. to furnish the frinelrsi
of each putiic school taught in such district.
with = list Of all children, resident In the
school district between the ages OF eight ana
fourteen years. said list 10 he taken IRON the
report of the School C,nsus Marshal Az the
beginning of each school month thereafter 1t
shall be the duty Of the Principal OF each
school in such district 30 report to the Board
of school Trustees Of sueh district the names
OF all children sstenSing school during the
preyious school month; when. II II shall ap-
pear at the expiration Of four school months,
to the Board OF School Trustees, fhst any
pareut. guardian or other person having
charge or control OF any child or csiidr' IA.
shall have failed g. comply with the provis.
ions of this Act, the board shall cause demand
to be maize upon such parent, guardian or
other person Tor the amount of the penalty
hereinafter provided; when. IL such parent
guardian or other persfn shall neg
lect or refuse to pay the sans
within five days after the making OF ssid
demand. the Board shall commence proceed
ings. in the name OF the school district Tor
the recovery II the fine hereinafter provided
before any Justice of the Peace in the town
shin in which saia school district Is located;
or. if there shalt be no Justice of the Peace
therein then before the nearcst Justice OF
the Peace in the county.
SIC g. ANY parent, guardian, or other per-
son having control or charge of any child or
children. failing 10 coaiply with the proyis-
n
less than ATTY dollars nor mo,e than enc hun
,lred dollars for frs: Off nse. nor less than one
hundred dollars nor more than two hundred
dollars for the second and each suhseq zen,
o;fense besides the cost of collection,
Src. A. Whenever 1. shall sppear to the
ssttsfsctiof of the Board Of School Trustees
of any school district in this state that the
parents, guardians OF other persons having
control ana charge of any child Ut children in
attendance upon the public school Of said dis
,riet IN accordance with the provisions of this
Aet are unable TO procure suitable books. sta
tionerv. etc, for such child or children. IL
shall be the duty of such Board to procure or
csuse to be procured for such child or chill
dr.n. all necessary books, stationery. etc. the
same 10 I've psid for out Of the Fund of said
school district in the same way that other
laims against the school district are now al
howe snd usia: PROVIDED tia. all books. sta
,ionery. etc purchased under the Provisions
of this Act shall he deemed TO be the property
Of the school district 10 he under the care
and control Of the School Trustees. when not
in actual use.
src.S s. All fnes collected under the pro-
visions If this Act shall he paid into the coun
ty Treasury on account of the State school
Fund.
SIC. {. Il shall he the duty of the County
Superintendent of Public Schools IN esch
county in this state to cause tins law 10 DC
published in some newspaper in his county II
say there be, four consecutive times annually.
for a period Of two YEAR,, the expense Of such
publication 20 be allowed and paid out OF the
general school innd Of the County. The
Board Of school Trustees ia each school dis
trict shall cause 30 be posted. annually, for q
period of two years, ia three puhl:e places in
their district. notice of the requirements and
pensltscs If this law.
SIC. :. ,his at; shall take effect aud be In
force from and after its passage.
G. ID. McpUFFIE.
1..un.x sstrcri-tenAnnt Of pihli. Srhnnls.