Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-03-07
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EBIClTJa,
"a N ACr
TO COMPEL CHILDREN IN
SCHOOL. AfrESn
approved February Is 1s-a,


approved February Is 1s7a,
The People Of the State Of Nsv,s-
III senate and Assembly. do enact sps,ss asn,e
section !, Every parent. guardian
person IN the State of Nevada In' or otbe,
and charge of child. or cbildr. nsvlng conirri
ates OF eight and fourteen yesrs oetween The
CURED TO send such child, or ssnsn be NJ.
PUBIC schooi Tor period of AT ien, TO
weeks IN each school year, at least s, s1teen
o %hich snsii be consecutive, webs
child, or children, are excus,d unless such
tendance by the Board of School ION Itom such Al.
school district in which sneh sues oftle
guardians reside, upon its being a. parents O.
satisfaction that the bodily or men,s' 10 their
OF such child, or children. has eohditicn
as 70 prevent his, her Or their a,.e such
r.,ir ur sppncation to study, for the rs.
required, or that such child, or cbnSs Period
taught in private school, or at hona IN, lie
branches as are usually taught in ~ such
schools, or Rave already ACQUIRED tba Urinary
ofanches OF learning taught in tbs O'uihsf!
school; provided, in case public scbo,t Pubic
not pe Taught for the period Of sixteen , shal
or any part thereof. during the wear w,s.ests
miles, by tie nearest travelled road os two
dence OF any person within the scboo, sit ftsi.
this act. pfo'lsions Of
sec. IL snail be the duty Of the po..,
sehooi trustees OF each school district IL =, q
state, on or before the first Monday in IN 'his
Der in each year to furnish the pri1c;n., eep'n.
public school taught in such district wiz, u e,A
OF all children, resident in the scboo, ia lR,
between the ages of eight and fon,ta.'rd
said list to be taken from the rero,. seas
scpool census Marshal. At the beginrs,h
each school month thereafter, il sbsII
duty Of the principal OF each SHOOT in -, ue u
trict to report to the Board of scbool Ts,i ch
OF such district the names of all ch,isus'ts
tending school during the preyions 's re a.
month; when, If it shall sppear at the as rnou
ton OF four school months, to the posils ,a
other person having charge or con,ro,n, CT
child, or children, shall have failed IN nn 10!
with the provisions Of this act. The Ro., .SsnpH
cause demand to be made upon sncb Una, snsa
guardian, or other person, for the amorn,
the penalty hereinafter provided; when ~ s,! u
parent, guardian, or other person shall per,s..
or refuse to pay the same within five dars vs.
the making of such demand the BOARD s as.t,
commence proceedings, in the meme of az
school district, for the recovery of fine fna n'
matter provided, before ar Justice of tbe p..
| in the township in which said school d;s,s.'s
is located or, il there shall be no Justice ~ S
reaGe ther.,n; then before the nearest Justice Of
Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian or other re,,o,
having control or charge of any child. or cSn
dren. failing to comply with the proyisions a, !,
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less ~
| fifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred do.,a
for the first offense. nor less than one hunSrii
dollars, noI more than two hundred dollars n,
the second and each subsequent offepse bes,ss.
the costs of collection. ''O''
Sec 4. Whenever it shall appear to the s,.i,
| faction of the Board of School rustees m sa-
school district in this State that the paren,:
guardians or other persons having control snS
charge of any child, or children, in attends.
upon the public school Of said district, in accord
ance with the provisions Of this act, are un,h,
to procure suitable books, stationery. etc. IN
such child, or childien, it shall be the dutyr
such Board TO procure or cause to be procrn
for such child, or children, all necessary boob
stationery. ETC., the same to be paid for opts
the fund of said school district, in the same WV
that other claims against the school district Al
now allowed and paid: provided that all booI,
stationery. ETC., purchased under the proyisiu,
OF this act shall be deemed to be the proper,
of the school district, TO be under the care and
and control of the School Trustees, when not Il
actual nse.
Sec 8. All fines collected under the provision,
OF this act shall be paid into the County Tres
ury on account OF the State School Fund.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the Count,
Superintendent OF Public Schools in each count
In this State to cause this law to be published
IN some newspaper in his county, if any ther
be, four consecutive times, annually, for d De
Rod OF two years, the expense O. such public
ton to be allowed and paid out of the Gener
SCHOOL Fund of the county. The Board O
scbool trustees in each school district shsl
cause to be posted, annually, for period O. tV,
years, in three public places in their district no
tfces OF the requirements and penalties of thi
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be h
force from and after its passage.
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