Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-04-25
COMPULSORY EDTCI7Iel
AN ACr
III COMPEL CHILDREN
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SCHOOL ~ Arrrp
tApproved February 25 ,s-.,
ne People Of the State of No,.s
" senate ana Assembly. do enact y ppisesenist
r. sec.,on l, Every parent. eusrs,.
and ch,rn es ~ state OF Nevada. bsvi,,ot othsr
ages Of eigb, &c enid, or children cont,ul
CURED TO send such child o. snail be \.
Puplc school for a period ~ a, uIluren, to
WEEKS IN each school year. at iess. ieast six,ees
Vi Wnlcn shall be consecntiva eight veel,
ehlid, or children. are excused unless suct
senoance Dy the Board of School Trn n such II.
semooi oistriet IN which such n.s Of The
s..issaotio resaus' upon its being sborn,s Ct
OF such child, or children bau conditiop
as to prevent his, her or tbat, oeen suet
az schooi, or application to study To- a.,tendanes
required, or that such child =, ~. urine me Period
Taught IN private school. or at booren n.
branches as are usually tsueb, Ir IN sea
schoois, or nave already acquired ne pnnGT
branches OF learning taught in tbs e'oinu!
se. 81. troviuea, IN case public srbooP othe
not be taught for the period of 80 enool shall
or any part thereof. during the vs ...een well.
miles, by the nearest travelled ro.d within I've
dence OF any person within the SCH VI ihe rts.
this act. iro'sons D,
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty ~ ~
school Trustees Of each school dist oadOi
State, on or before the first Monday ~ u hi.
Der IN each year to furnish the princin,I sffa4
pubIc school taught in such district VIA
| OF all children, resident in the scbo,, aathi
between the ages of eight and fm,,.Iasrr
said list to be taken from the ~. Jan,
School Census Marshal. At the bs s.l'd TIE
each school month thereafter, II shsns ed
duty Of the principal of each SHOOT n ~ The
trict to report to the Board of Schoo, M slois
Of such district the names of ali chn icsets
tending school during the preyions "a a.
month; when, II It shall appear at the e,, uu.
ton of four school months, to the po .ph
School Trustees, that any parent on,,Sss Od
other person having charge or control ~ u
child, or children, shall have failed IN so, y!
with the provisions of this act, the Ro.,S slll
cause demand to be made upon snch r. slaa
guardian, or other person, for the smo r-sal
the penalty hereinafter provided; when II ~ "
parent, guardian, or other person shall n.a aS I
or refuse to pay the same within Ave DAYS ~.
the making of such demand, the Bos,d AVE- s,s,
commence proceedings, in the mans 'u :, al Nv
school district, for the recovery Of the 6ns h,S
matter provided, before an y Justice Of The Pa.
in the township in which said school a..sa
is located; or, il there shall be no Justice n ~
Peace therein, then before the nearest Jus,ss y J
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other ns,v,
having control or charge of any child, or IN
dren, failing to comply with the provisions
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not less n,
fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred doll,
for the first offense, nor less than one hundr
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars |
the second and each subsequent offense, besia
the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the 81,
faction Of the Board of School ''rustees q, |,
school district in this State that the psren
guardians or other persons having control |,
charge of any child, or children, in attend,l
upon the public school of said district. In aero
ance with the provisions of this act, are un
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc.,
such child, or childien, it shall be the dut,
such Board to procure or cause to be procu
for such child, or children, all necessary boz
stationery, etc., the same to be paid for ou
the fund of said school district, in the same
that other claims against the school district
now allowed and paid; provided that all DO,
stationery, ETC., purchased under the proyisi
OF this act shall be deemed to be the prop
of the school district, to be under the care
and control Of the School Trustees, when no
actual use.
Sec. 8. All fines collected under the proys
of this act shall be paid into the County II
ury on account of the State School Fund
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the Coz
Superintendent of Public Schools in each col
in this State to cause this law to be publjs
in some newspaper in his county, If any Il
be, four consecutive times, annually, for
Rod OF two years, the expense of such pub
tlon to be allowed and paid out of the Gen
Sckoo! Fund OF the county. The Board
school Trustees in each school district d
cause to be posted, annually, for period o.
years, in three public places in their district,
tices OF the requirements and penalhs@
act.
Sec. Z. This act shall take e1ea md Be d
"A force from and after its passage