Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-22
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDUClTIOi
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TIC COMPEL CHILDREN TO ,rrr
SCHOOL. Nu
TAprroyed pahruor- OK 1870
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lArrroyed February 25 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevada, re,rs,.-.
IN Senate aid Assembly, DO enact as fontutd
Section l. Every parent, guardian, Or 9TH
person in the State Of Nevada. having v.aef
and charge of child, or children, betJreetl M
ages OF eight and fourteen years, shall l. we
quircd to send such child or children e-
public school for a period of at least si,, y
weeks IN each school year, at least eight NJ
OF which shah be consecutive, unless ~
child, or children. are excused from 80 sucl
tendance by the Board Of School Trustees 90 a. ~
school district in which such psrrnti 'lt
guardians reside, upon its being shown 10 ~ u
satisfaction that the bodily or mental ass.elt
If such child, or children. has been s..l
as to prevent his, her or their stter5s uCa
school, or application TO study, for the nS-gSs
r, guired, or that such child, or Children W
taught in private school, or at home in a., Hs
branches IS are usually taught in prim,.au
schools, or nave already acquired the ordirsP
branches of learning taught in the IN
school provided, in case public school Sb.TT
not be taught for the period Of sixteen rys aa4
or any part thereof, during the year, within tnh
miles, by the nearest travelled road Of the ~
dence Of any person within the school distrte.
be OF she shall not be liable to the rrovsione -,
this act. VI
Sec. 2 It shall be the duty Of the Pom, -,
School Trustees of each school district in ~ Va
State, on or before the first Monday in ser,sr -i'
Der in each year to furnish the pripcinaI 81 IN
public school Taught in such district WITH t.sa
of all children, resident in the school dist,;.
between the ages of eight and fourteen vsars
said list to be taken from the report 81 ~
school Census Marshal At the beginning ~
each school month thereafter, it shall be tba
duty Of the principal OF each SHOOT in sucb Az
trict to report to the Board of School Trrstoa
of such district the names of all chi1drsra =.
tending school during the previous school
month; when, if it shall appear at the expira.
lon or four school months, to the Poard a,
School Trustees, that any parent guardian w
other person having charge or control Of arr
child, or children, shall have failed to co,rrig
with the provisions of this act, the Board sb,n
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amount
the penalty hereinafter provided; when. if Emo,
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglec,
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS after
the making of such demand, the Board Shall
commence proceedings, in the name of tbs
school district, for the recovery of the fine hero
matter provided, before ar Justice of the peac,
IN the township in which said school distr;c,
is located or, if there shall be no Justice of tbo
Peace Their in then before the lie Grest Justice ~
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent guardian or ether rrrso,
having control or charge of any child, or chi,
dren, faill z to comply with the provisions ri
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less tbon
fifty dollars, nor more tban one hundred dolIars
Tor the hrst ouenSe, nor less than one hundred
| dollars, noI more than two hundred dollars for
| the second and each subsequent otftnse. bpsi5se
| the costs Of collection.
Sec 4. Whenever it shall appear TO the salts
| faction of the Board of School rustees Of ony
| 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
dnce with the provisit ms of this act, are unable
| to procure suitable books, stationery etc. for
| such child, or childen, it shall be the duty Of
| such Board TO procure or cause to be procured
Tor 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 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
| III this State TO cause this law to be published
| in some newspaper in his county, if any there
| b., four consecutive times, annually. for Pc
| Rod of two years, the expense os such puLlica
| tior to be Allowed and paid out of the General
Sckool Fund of the county. The Board Of
| School Trustees in each school district shall
canse to be posted, annually, for a period o. two
years in three public places in their district no.
uces OF the requirements and penalties of this
| act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.