Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-18
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
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TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.
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Approved February IS 1881

Improved February 70 1873.
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as folloys.
Section l. Every parent, guardian, or other
person in the State Of Nevada. having control
and charge Of a child, or children, between the
ages OF eight and fourteen years. shall be re.
quired TO send such child, or children to +,
public school for a period Of at least sixteen
weeks in each school year, at least eight weeks
Of which shall be consecutive, unless such
child, or children, are excused from such At.
tendance by the Board of School Trustees Of the
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 or their attendance
at school, or application to study for the period
| required, or that such child, or children, Ire
| taught in a 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 public
school; provided, in case public school shall
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 rest
| dence Of any person within the school district
he or she shall not be liable to the provisionsoi
| this act
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 the
School Census Marshal. At the beginning Of
each school month thereafter, it shall be the
duty Of the principal OF each SHOOT 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 expira.
ton of four school months, to the Board Of
School Trustees, that any parent guardian, or
other person having charge 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 hernafter provided when, if such
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within FIVE 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 al Justice Of the Peace
in the township in which said school district
ia located or, il there shall be no Justice Of the
Peace Their in. then before the nearest Justice Of
the Peace in the county.
Sec 8. ANY parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge Of any child, or chill.
dren, failir to comply with the provisions Of
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not less than
nifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred doYxrs
for the first ofense, nor less than one hundred
| dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars for
the second and each subsequent ofense, besidse
the costs Of collection.
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.
aDce with the provsit 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 out Of
the fund OF said school district. in the same way
that other claims against the school district are
now allowed and paid; provided that 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.
Sec 5. 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
Superintt ndent of Public Schools in each county
in this State to cause this law to be published
in some newspaper in his county, If any tbert
BE-, four consecutive times, annually for pc
Rod of two years, the expense OF such publics
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the Genera
School Fund Of the county. The Board o
School Trustees In each school district shal
csnse to be posted, annually, for period o; tw
years in three public places in their district, no
tices OF the requirements and penalties Of thi
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be Il
force from and after Its passage.