Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-10-24
LEGAL,
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
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To CoMfEL CHILDREN tn Ana
SCHOOL. AZ ATTEND
Approved February IS 1874,
The People OF the State of Nevada r,
in Senate and Assembly, do epsc, presented
section l. Every parent, guardis,
person in the State of Nevada, hsyinof other
and charge OF child, or children ha,ss control
ayes OF eleht and fourteen yesrs, shsn the
CURED 10 send such child, or cbtsLI De re.
public school for a period Of AZ ieh, to
weeks in each school year at le.s, .Se, sixteen
OF which shall be consecutive rnsl seeks
cbild, or children, are excused nov, 'ess such
tendance by the Board Of School Trn.,. such at.
sehooi district in which such ps,en.a the
guardisss reside, upon its being sbnpylehts or
satisfaction that the bodily or mentsr % their
Of such child, or children, has condition
a. to prevent his, her or their ,,. zen such
az school, or application to study. for Nv uoancs
required, or that such child, or cbiiSe period
,an9h, IN private school, or at home N IN
oranches as are usually taught in ~ such
schools, or have already ACQUIRED ~ Urinary
branches Of learning taught in ina ~uniy
school: provided, in case a public scI public
not be taught for the period of si,,sso Ihail
or any part thereof. during the wear vt.t Hafs
miles, py the nearest travelled road. Of 40
dence of any person within the srssI asf si
he or she shall not be liable to the aasle,
this act. TU'stasOi
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of N,o.
school Trustees Of each school disirr n
State, on or before the first Monday in IN, MA
per IN each year to furnish the PRINCIPAL ~
public school taught In such district WIN ~
Of all children, resident in the school Sis,,aA
between the ages of eight and fourteen Ss.,.
said list to be taken from the report !, ~
school Census Marshal. At the bepinn;rau0,,
each school month thereafter, 1t shall be Il.
duty OF the principal of each shool in mch s,s
trict to report to the Board of School Trns,..
of such district the names of all cbildrsn y,
tending school during the previous sCbo",
month; when, II 1t shall appear at the ernr
ton OF four school months, to the Ro,rd1
school Trustees, that any parent, guardian, n,
other person having charge or control Of an,
child, or children, shall have failed to comm,
with the provisions Of this act, the Board Xxx
cause demand to be made upon such n,ra,t
guardian, or other person, for the amountT
the penalty hereinafter provided; when. II sur,
parent, guardian, or other person shall neulart
or refuse to pay the same within i've DAYS M,
the making of snch demand, the Board sb,ll
commence proceedings, in the name Of ina
school district for the recovery Of the fne bers.
matter provided. before airy Justice of the pess
in the township in which said school district
is located; or, if there shall be no Justice Of N,
Peace therein. then before the nearest Justice Of
the Peace in the county.
6tN' u Any pnitut, BuurulhH OF Otler
having control or charge Of any child, or chi.
dren, failing to comply with the provisions AZ
this act shall be liable to fine of mot less than
fifty dollars nor more than 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 oaense hesd.,
the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the sati,
faction Of the Board Of School 'rustees M an,
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 provisions Of this act, are unsbls
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc. 10,
such child, or childien, 1t shall be the dutya
such Board to procure or cause to be procurS
for such child or children, all necessary boot
stationery, etc, the same to be paid for outg
the fund Of said school district, in the samev
that other claims against the school distrsr
now allowed and paid; provided that all lad
stationery, etc, purchased under the prrAg
Of this act shall be deemed to be the rgr
OF the school district, to be under the mud
and control Of the School Trustees, whgaa
actual use
Sec. s. All fines collected under the prttta
OF this act shall be paid into the County IM4
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
III some newspaper III MS county, II any mere
be, four consecutive times, annually, iaspe
riod Of two years, the expense OF such pubics
ton to be allowed and paid out Of the General
SCHOOL Fund OF the county. The Board Of
School Trustees In each school district shall
canse to be posted, annually, for period ottwo
years, in three public places in their district no.
tees OF the requirements and penalties Of this
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect andhin
force from and after its passage