Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-04-30
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDUCATJW-
a NJ ACT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.


TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.
approved February 25 1881
The People Of the State of Nevada, Represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
person In the State Of Nevada, having control
and charge of Q child, or children, between the
ages Of eight and fourteen years, shall be re-
quired TO send such child, or children, to q
public school for q period Of at least sixteen
weeks in each school year, at least eight weeks
Of which shall be consecutive, unless such
child, or children. are excused from such at
tendance by the Board Of 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, or children. has been such
rs to prevent his, her or their attendance
at school, or application to study, for the period
. required, or that such child, or children, are
taught in private school, or at home. in such
branches rs are usually taught in primary
| schools, or have already acquired the ordinary
| branches OF learning taught in the public
| school; provided, in case public school shall
not be taught for the period Of sixteen weeks,
or any part thereof. during the year, within two
miles, by the nearest travelled road, Of the resi-
dence of any person within the school district,
he she shall not be liable to the provisions of
/ this act.
| Sec2 1t shall be the duty of the Board of
| School Trustees of each school district in this
| State, on or before the first Monday in Septem-
Der in each year to furnish The principal Of each
| public school taught in such district with list
of all children, resident in the school district,
between the ages Of eight and fourteen years,
said list to be taken from the report Of the
School Census Marshal. At the beginning of
| each school month thereafter it shall be the
duty Of the principal of each shool in such dis
trict to report to the Board Of School Trustees
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tending school during the previous school
month; when, If it shall appear at the expira-
ton of four school months, to the Board of
School Trustees, that any parent. guardian, or
child, or children, shall have failed to comply
with the provisions Of this act the Board shall
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amount OF
the penalty hereinafter provided; when If such
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within five days after
the making of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name Of the
matter provided, before arr Justice Of the Peace
In the township in which said school district
is located OF, il there shall be no Justice Of the
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice Of
the Peace In the county.
Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge Of any child, or chill.
dren, failing to comply with the provisions Of
this act. shall be liable to fine of not less than
for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, fol
the second and each subsequent ofiense, besidse
the costs of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever 1t shall appear to the salts
faction of the Board Of School trustees Of any
school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control anG
charge of any child, or children, In attendanc,
upon the public school of said district in accord
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unabl,
to procure suitable books, stationery. ETC., TO
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty o
such Board to procure or cause to be procure,
for such child, or children, all necessary books
stationery, etc., the same to be paid for out o
the fund Of said school district, in the same wa
that other claims against the school district ar
now allowed and paid; provided that all books
stationery, etc, purchased under the provision
Of this act shall be deemed to be the propert
of the school district, to be under the care an
and control Of the School Trustees, when not 4
actual use.
Sec. 6. All fines collected under the provision
Of this act shall be paid into the County Tresi
ury on account Of the State School Fund
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty Of the Count
Superintendent of Public Schools in each count
in this State to cause this law to be publishe
in some newspaper in his county, If any thel
be, four consecutive times, annually. for q p
Rod of two years, the expense OF such public
ton to be allowed and paid out Of the Gener,
- School Fund Of the county. The Board
School Trustees In each school district sha
csnse to be posted, annually, for period o. tv
years, in three public places in their district, n
tices Of the requirements and penalties Of tn
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect sndVg
Es force from and after Its passage.