Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-01-27
COMPULSORY EDIClvIA,
a M AC1,
TO COMPEL CHILDREN To
SCHOOL. ATTN
Approved February Is 1879

soHHH ooE.S TO AITp
lApproved February 25 1874
The People of the State of Naval.
III senate and Assembly do enact 'aasstse ssnsd
Section /. Every parent, guardi.u
person IN the state of Nevada, bav;nVr oths
aaas enS s =, enild or children, betyssonlt
ages OF elght and fourteen years, sbaN weent The
quired to send such child, or ch snsil be n.
public school for a period Of AZ inen, TO
weeks in each school year, at leest 'eas, sItess
Of which shall be consecutive r r,ght weth
child, or children. are excused from 'iess such
tendance by the Board of School Trns,asauuch At
school district in which sncb secs ofths
guardians reside, upon it's being uh parents O
satisfaction that the bodily or mental n.N Their
of such child, or children bas uonditun
as to prevent his, her or their a, zen sueh
at school, or application to study, for ,h e
required, or that such child, or cbn lac period
taught in q private school, or at homa rel, IN
branches us are usually taught in nr,r suSh
schools, or have already acquired the duaiaF
branches of learning taught in ~ ofuinsfs
school; provided, in case a public scbo,pue ft
not be taught for the period of sirtaa,o shall
or any part thereof. during the wear seefs
miles, by the nearest travelled road. ~ .i h'sd
dence OF any person within the schoo, AZ, aer res
this act. f''''sonsd
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of tbo D..
| School Trustees of each school distric, s s
| State, on or before the first Monday in Gu ~ 'hh
Der in each year to furnish the princins, oepea'
public school taught in such district WIEN esCl
| OF all children, resident in the school M,.. !s
between the ages OF eight and fourteen vs..
| said list to be taken from the ,enor, :: an
School Census Marshal. At the beo;rnh;. Ne
| each school month thereafter it shall ha
| duty of the principal of each shoot in s,oS w
| trict to report to the Board of School Trr.. LUZ
of such district the names of all cb;Idr.Stss
tending school during the previous aeb'a
month; when, If 1t shall appear at the ern uu.
ton OF -FOUR school months, to the Boards
| School Trustees, that any parent, puardiar y
other person having charge or control al T..
child, or children, shall have failed 10 cn, S
with the provisions of this act the Board XXI
| cause demand to be made upon sucb nsr aaa
guardian, or other person, for the amonnt =
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, II Sr,s
parent, guardian, or other person shall neo oS'a
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS e. ~,
the making Of such demand, the Board s s,%
commence proceedings, in the name OF n.
school district, for the recovery Of the fne ha,s
matter provided, before ar Justice Of the p,
in the township in which said school distr,-
is located Or if there shall be no Justice a. n,
| a
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other perm
having control or charge of any child, or chi
dren, failing to comply with the provisions n
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not less M
nifty dollars, nor more than one hundred doIt,
for the first offense, nor less than one hupdpJ
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, IN
the second and each subsequent offense besida
the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever 1t shall appear to the sail,
faction of the Board of School 'rustees Of am
school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control AMI
charge of any child or children, in attendsnn
upon the public school of said district, in acCon
ance with the provisions of this act, are unAh,
to procure suitable books, stationery. etc. "a
such child, or childien, it shall be the dutyd
such Board to procure or cause to be proeusj
for such child, or children, all necessary boCk
stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for out y
the fund OF said school district, in the same vi,
that other claims against the school district N
now allowed and paid; provided that all booh
stationery, etc, purchased under the proyisir,
OF this act shall be deemed to be the properr
of the school district, to be under the care M
and control of the School Trustees when not !,
actual use.
Sec. 5. All fines collected under the proyisiU,
OF this act shall be paid into the County Irs
ury on account of the State School Fund
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the COuDr
Superintendent of Public Schools in each count
in this State to cause this law to be publshs
in some newspaper in his county, If any then
be, four consecutive times. annually, for q D
Rod of two years, the expense Of such public.
ton to be allowed and paid out Of the Gena
School Fund of the county. The Board d
school Trustees in each school district shall
cause to be posted, annually, for period 0. two
years, in three public places in their district no
tees OF the requirements and penalties Of thh
act. 'N
Sec. 7. This act shall take e1Sn md In
. force from and after its passage.