Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-26
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[Approved February % 1871

IApproved February % 1871
The People Of the State OF Nevada, Represented
in Senate and Assembly, 60 enact as follows
Section l. Every parent guardian, or other
person in the State of Nevada, having control
and charge of child, or children, between the
ages OF eight and fourteen years, shall be re.
CURED to send such child, or children 10 a
public school for q period of at least sixteen
weeks in each school yesr, at least eight yeets
Of which shall be consecutive, unless surh
child, or children. excused from such nj.
tendance by the Board Of School Trustees OF a.
school district in which such parents or
guardians reside, upon its being shown to their
satisfaction that the bodily mental condition
OF such child. or children. has been such
as to prevent his, her their attendance
at school, or application to study, for the period
required, or that such child, or children ara
taught in private school, or at home. in such
branches as are usually Taught in primary
schools, or have already acquired the ordinary
branches of learning taught in the pubic
| school; provided, in a public school sbsll
| not be taught for the period Of sixteen weeks
or any part thereof. during the year, within two
miles, by the nearest travelled road, Of the resi
| dence of any person within the school district
he or she shall not be liable to the provisions OF
this act. ~ ~ @. -s' 80 -es 70 stR -
Sec. 2 1t shall be the duty of the Board Of
| School Trustees of each school district in this
| State, on or before the first Monday in septem.
Der in each year to furnish the principal of each
| public school taught in such district with list
| of all children, resident in the school district
| between the ages Of eight and fourteen Years
said list to be taken from the report Of tbs
| School Census Marshal At the beginning a
| each school month thereafter, it shall be The
duty Of the principal of each shool in such dis.
| trict to report to the Board Of School Trustees
Of such district the names of all children at.
| tending school during the previous school
| month; when, If it shall appear at the expirs.
| ton OF four school months, to the Board Of
School Trustees, that any parent. guardian, or
| other person having charge or control Of any
| child, or children, shall have failed to comply
with the provisions of this act, the Board shall
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amount,
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, if SUCH
parent, guardian. or other person shall neglect
| or refuse to pay the same within i've days after
the making of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name of the
school district for the recovery Of the fine here.
matter provided, before ar Justice Of the Peacs
| in the township in which said school district
is located; Or if there shall be no Justice of tho
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice Of
| the Peace in the county. 81. .;. .r-... #. ..'f
Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge of any child or chill.
dren, failing to comply with the provisions Of
this act shall be liable to fine of not less than
fifty dollars, nor more IL an one hundred dolIarp
for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
| dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, for
the second and each subsequent offense, besdss
| the COSTS OF COllect1On. tH 'ts Nht'N
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the salts.
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 provsic MS Of this act are unable
| to procure suitable books, stationery ETC. for
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 ont Of
the fund of said school district, in the same way
that other claims against the school district are
now allowed and paid; provde@,th all books,
stationery, etc, purchased under the provisions
of this act shall be deemed to be the property
OF the school district, to be under the care and
and control Of the School Trustees when not In
actual use. GI.y EFt u..ua -5t'. 2"
| Sec S. All fines collected under the provisions
OF this act shall be paid into the County Treas.
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. if any there
be-, four consecutive times, annually. for pc
Rod oftwo years, the expense OF such pubiica.
tior 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 OF two
years, in three public places in their district no
tees OF the requirements and penalties Of THU
act.
Sec z. This act shall take effect and be III
force from and after it's PASSAGE. ~ i'.'10ta