Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-16
COMPULSORY EDICATIN,
a NJ a CT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN To
SCHOOL. AAIEsl
a NJ ACT
Improved February % ls7sl

Improved February % 1871
The People of the State of Nevsd, ,s
in Senate and Assembly, do enact a. sstss asf'st
Section l. Every parent, guardian
person in the State of Nevada. hsv;nf oths,
and charge OF child, or children, betreesl
ages of eight and fourteen years shall "a
quired to send such child, or chiIS,aeh
public school for a period of at leas, snl
weeks in each school year at least eieh.a'
Of which shall be consecutive, un1s.. Sea
child, or children. are excused from ns
tendance by the Board of School Trustsssn
school district in which such parent
guardians reside, upon its being shovn ~
satisfaction that the bodily or mental co ar
Of such child, or children. has heen t
az TO prevent his, her or their .,ts.ss
It school, or application to study, for ths we
required, or that such child, or childre,s
Taught in private school, or at home in
branches as are usually taught in ms
schools, or have already acquired the d,si.s
branches of learning taught in the rrsl
school; provided, in case public school ss.s
not be taught for the period Of sixteen ,,, 1l
or any part thereof, during the year. vitb;r ~
miles, by the nearest travelled road. Of tha.W
| dence of any person within the school d;s,Ns ~
he or she shall not be liable to the provis;osa
this act. D'
Sec. Q. It shall be the duty of the po,,,
School Trustees of each school district ~ ~
State on or before the first Monday in ser,. as
Der in each year to furnish the principaI ~
public school taught in such district wjf5 ~
| of all children resident in the school dist,..
between the ages Of eight and fourier rs,ss
| said list to be taken from the repcn 4, az,
School Census Marshal. At the begippsra, n ~
each school month thereafter, it shall NJ VI
| duty of the principal of each shoOl in wrh Az
| trict to report to the Board Of School Tms,,.
Of such district the names of all children !,
tending school during the previous scS' ~,
ton of four school months, to the Bo,,5 !,
School Trustees, that any parent. guardian " =,
| other person having charge or control a, y
child, or children, shall have failed TO conn!
with the provisions of this act, the Board \.
cause demand TO be made upon such parsr,
guardian, or other person, for the anount,T
the penalty hereinafter provided; when n en-,
parent, guar dian, or other person shall neoIs.
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS n.
the making Of such demand, the Board hi
commence proceedings, in the name Of n
school district, for the recovery Of the fine bs.
matter provided, before ar Justice Of the Pa,
in the township in which said school dis,r,
is located; or, if there shall be no Justice a, 4
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justics,
the Peace in the county.
Sec 3. Any parent, guardian or ether pere
having control or charge of any child. or cn
dren, failing to comply with the provisions
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not less m,
fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dol,r
for the first offense, nor less than one hundra
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars h
the second and each subsequent offense, besds
the costs of collection.
, Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the sa:is
faction of the Board Of School 'rustees Of ,Dy
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 provisit ms Of this act are unabl
, to procure suitable books, stationery, etc., 70
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty
+ such Board to procure or cause to be procure
for such child, or children, all necessary booi
: stationery, ETC., the Rame to be paid for out
! the fund of said school district in the same "
that other claims against the school district
now allowed and paid; provided that all boo
I. stationery, ETC., purchased under the provisic
j. Of this act shall be deemed to be the prope
Of the school district, to be under the care
. and control of the School Trustees, when not
actual use.
Sec s. All fines collected under the provih
Of this act shall be paid into the County Tn
. ury on account of the State School Fund.
J Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the Cou
Superintendent of Public Schools in each cou
in this State to cause this law to be publis
in some newspaper in his county, If any Il
be, four consecutive times, annually. for 4
> riod of two years, the expense Of such pub
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the Gen
School Fund Of the county. The Boart
School Trustees in each school district S
canse to be posted, annually, for period O..
years, in three public places in their district
tices of the requirements and penalties Of
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect andb
force from and after its passage.