Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-11-09
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
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TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ArTEND
SCHOOL.
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The People of the State of Nevada, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
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-
CURED to send such child, or children, to,
public school for 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 or mental condition
of such child, or children, has been such
az to prevent his, her or their attendance
Ut school. or application to study for the period
required, or that such child, or children, IRE
taught in g private school, or at home, in such
branches as are usually taught in primsy
schools. or have already acquired the Ordinary
branches of learning taught in the public
school; provided, in case public school shsI
not be taught for the period Of sixteen weeh
or any part thereof. during the year, within two
miles, by the nearest travelled road, OF the RES.
dence of any person within the school district
he or she shall not be liable to the proyisOlsa
this act.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of tho Boaaa
School Trustees of each school district II AI
State on or before the first Monday in Ssyzr.
Der in each year to furnish the principaldat
public school Taught in such district witiH
Of all children, resident in the school 4~t
between the ages Of eight and fourtel yan,
said list to be taken from the repor tho
School Census Marshal. At the beginnsd
each school month thereafter, it shall be The
duty Of the principal of each shoot in such DID
trict to report to the Board Of School Trustees
Of such district the names Of all children ST.
tending school during the previous school
month: when, II it shall appear at the eIpiri.
ton of four school months, to the Board Of
school Trustees, that any parent. guardian, or
other person having charge or control Of an!
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, II 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 shsii
commence proceedings, in the name oil the
school district for the recovery OF the hne mere
matter provided, before airy Justice of the Peace
in the township in which said school district
is located Or If there shall be no Justice OF ING
Peace therein, then before the nearest JUSTICE u
the Peace in the county -
Sec. 3. Any parent. guardian or otner PefsVVin
having control or charge Of any child, or cnil.
dren, failing to comply with the provisions Oh
this act, shall be liable to nne OF not iess ran
nifty dollars, nor more thAn one huhoreu uoite.Fl
for the first offense, nor less IMAM one Mu.n Gov
dollars, nor more than two hundred collars loi
the second and each subsequent onehee' oeo'0''
the costs of collection. ,u,
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear 70 the satis
faction of the Board Of School 'rustees VI "n!
school district in this state tnat tne pSrels
guardians or other persons having contfoi ana
charge of any child, or children, in attendance
upon the public school Of said district in accord
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery, ETC., toi
such child, or childien, 1t shall be the duty Of
such Board to procure or cause to be procurA
for such child, or children, all necessary booEA
stationery, etc., the same to be paid for out d
the fund of said school district in the same va
that other claims against the school districtn
now allowed and paid; provided that all boon
stationery, etc, purchased under the provision
Of this act shall be deemed to be the proper!
of the school district, to be under the care ADD
| and control Of the School Trustees, when noth
actual use.
Sec 5, All fines collected under the provision
| of this act shall be paid into the County Tres
ury on account of the State School Fund.
Sec. G. 1t shall be the duty Of the Couhl
Superintendent of Public Schools In each couDv
| in this State to cause this law to be publishca
in some newspaper in his county, il any the'
be, four consecutive times, annually, for Pc
riod of two years. the expense Of such pubnet
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the Genen
School Fund Of the county. The Board =,
School Trustees In each school district shal
| canse to be posted, annually, for period 0; wv
years. in three public places in their district DO
tees Of the requirements and penalties Of tn'
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take eject and be y
force from and after its passage.