Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-29

Approved February IS 1881
The People of the State of Nevada, re,,.,
IN Senate and Assembly, do enact as foI,ted
Section /. Every parent, guardian, or q.
person in the State of Nevada, having osler
and charge Of q child, or children, betvssa'rol
ages OF eighl and fourteen years, shall ~ NE
qu1red TO send such child, or Children IA
public school for period Of at least ~.
weeks in each school year, at least eight aVtta
of which shall be consecutive. miles, "efs
child, or clildrt n, are excused from ,ath
tendance by the Board Of School Trustees - IT,
school district IL which such psrer.a ht
guardians reside, upon its being shown tos
satisfaction that the bodily or mental conastf
Of such child, or children. has been
as to prevent his, her or their attera'a
at school, or application TO study, for thee
required, or that such child, or childrsaN
taught in private school, or at home. inn
branches as are usually taught in mrs.
schools, OF have already acquired the ordi,NN
branches of learning taught in the ppF
school; provided, in case public school sS.g
not be taught for the period Of sixteen reas4
or any part thereof. during the year, within ~
miles, by the nearest travelled road of tba wv IVY
dence of any person within the school distrss.
be or she shall not be liable to the Provision =,
this act. '"
Sec Q 1t shall be the duty Of the po,,s =,
School Trustees of each school district in ~, ~.
State, on or before the first Monday I'm Sa,.s- ia
Der in each year to furnish the principal ~ asnh
public school taught in such district with a..
of all children, resident in the school distr;as
between the ages of eight and fourteen ys.ra
said list to be taken from the report ~ .n,
School Census Marshal. At the BEGINNING -,
each school month thereafter, it shall be IN N.
duty Of the principal OF each shool in such dis
trict to report to the Board of School Trnstaas
of such district the names of all childrar y.
tending school dnrinp the ~
month; when, if it shall appear at the exnir,
ton of four school months, to the Bosrd =,
School Trustees, that any parent. guardian y,
other person having charge or control OF anr
child, or children, shall have failed to comm,
with the provisions of this act, the Board sb,n
cause demand to be made upon such paran.
guardian, OF other person, for the amount
the penalty hereinafter provided when, il snc,
parent, guardian, or other person shall neplec.
| or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS an,
the making of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name Of ths
school district for the recovery of the fine hers
matter provided, before airy Justice of the peacs
in the township in which said school disrc,
is located; or if there shall be no Justice Of IN
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other perss
having control or charge of any child. or chi
dren, failing to comply with the provisions
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less m,
fifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred dollars
for the first offense, nor less than one HUNDRED
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, for
the second and each subsequent offense, besdse
the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the satis.
faction of the Board Of School rustees OF snv
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 provision 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 8. All fines collected under the provision,
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 of two years, the expense OF such publcs
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
cause to be posted, annually, for period Of two
years, in three public places in their district, no.
tees of the requirements and penalties Of thi,
| act
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be in
| force from and after its passage
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