Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-06-05
AN ACT
70 Compel Children 10 Attend School

lApproved February IS, 1sis.l
The people 81 the state Of Nevada, represent.
ed IL the Senate aud Assembly, do spsct ~
foli,vs,
person in the state of Nevada, having control
aud charge OF child, or children, between
the ass,s 81 eight and fourteen years. shall be
required ~ send such child. or children to q
publis &c hool for period OF AZ least sixteen
weeks In each chool year, at least eight
weeks of which shall be consecutive. unless
such child or children are excused from such
attendance by the BeSrd CT 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 OF children has been
such as 10 prevent his. her or their attendance
at school, or application to study for the
period required. or that such child or chill
drcn are taught in private school or st
home, in such Branches as ART usually taught
In rrimsrs school, or have already acqnird
the ordinary branches of learning taught in
the pahlic schools: PROVIDED, IN case public
school shall not be taught for period OF six
teen weeks. or any part thereof, during the
wear, within two mules, by the nearest Travelled
road, of the residence OF any person within
the school district. he VI she shall not he
iishe 20 the provisions O: this Act.
SEC , ltshall be the duty OF the Board OF
School Trustees Of each school district in this
state. ON OF before the Art Monday in Sep
,emlor Of each year. to furnish the Principal
of each pubic school taught in such district,
with list of all children. rcsidcnt Ia the
school district hvtwecn the ages OF eight and
faurt zen years. said list TO he taken IRON the
report of the School Csnsos Marshal AZ the
beginning of each school month thereafter 1t
shall be the duty of the Principal OF each
school in such district TO report to the Board
of School Trustees OF such district the names
of all children stteu ing school during the
previous school month: when, il IL shall ap-
pear at the expiration Of four school months,
to the Board of School Trustees, that any
parent, guardian or other person having
chsr,e or control Of any child or childrtn.
shall have failed 70 comply with the proris-
Ions of this Act the board shall cause demand
10 be made upon such parent guardian or
other person Tor the Amount of the penalty
hereinafter provided when, If such parent,
guardian or other pers n shall neg
lect or refuse TO way the sama
within FIVE days after the .'aking Of sid
demand the Board shall comm, zee proeecd-
incs in the name of the school district. Tor
the recovery II the nne hereinafter provided,
before any Justice Of the Peace in the town
ship in which sale school district Is located;
or. If there shall he no Justice of the Peace
therein, then before the nearest Justice Of
the Peace in the county
SIC 5. Any parent, guardian. or other per
son having control or charge o. suy child OF
children. failing TO comply with the provis.
ions Of tins Act. shall ne liable 60 nne OF not
less than ATTY dollars nor mole than one hun
ircd dollars for first of; nse, nor less than one
hundred dollars nor mere than two hundred
dollars for the second and each subsequent
ofrnse. besides the cost Of collection,
SEC 4 Whenever IL shall appear TO the
sx.isfsctin.i Of the Board of School Trustees
of sny school district in this State that the
parents guardians or ether persons having
control sud charge Of any child oF children ia
attendance upon the public school @. said Ills
triet IN accordance WITH ;Ge provisions Of this
Act ar, unable to procure suitable books, SIS.
tionery etc for such child Up chilarrD, 1;
shall be the duty OF such Board e procure or
cause 10 I've procured fer such child or chli-
dren. all necessary books, stafienery' etc, me
same 10 be paid for cut Of the Fund If said
school district in the same way that other
I lsius against the school district are nov al.
lowe snd paid. PROVIDED. iasi ali books. sta
sion,ry, etc, purchased under the lr0Nisiens
Of this Al shall be deemed 10 be the proQeT'y
Of the school district. IL he under the care
and control oi the School Trustees. when mot
an xctasl use.
src & All Huss collected under the pro.
visions ~ TIL. Act shall b. paid iaio the Coon
" Treasury On account Of the state S>hool
Fund.
sYc. G. i, shall be the duty of the County
- Pubic schools in each
county in this state In cause this law 10 he
published IN seine newspaper IN his county II /
any there he four consecutive times annaaiiN,
for . period ~ TIVE yesss the e1perse ~ snch
publication 10 lie allowed aud paid out Of the
general school fund Of the County. The
board Of School Trust Is in each school dis
the, shall cause "a be posted. snnuslly, fer
period Of two years, in three public places III
their district, notice of tbs requirements and
penalties o: thus law.
SIC. lllis set shall take effect and be IL
force iram and after its passage
&. u. McpUFFIE.
COUNTY Superintendent OF Pablo Schools.