Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-17
COMPULSORY EDTClIIeI
AN ACr
TO COMPEL CHIIpepS
SCHOOL. ATfEp
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TO COMPEL CHILDREN -
SCHOOL. 10 ArTno
lApproved February Is ,s-,,
The People Of the State NJ ~
In Senate and Assembly, do ens.t tepresent.e
section L. Every parent, eusnsi.
person IN the State of Nevada ha., or oths,
and charge OF child, or childre,, ing conirO
ages OF eight and fourteen years sst,ween tie
5,,t,.u W emu euch child, or child.ae n.
pubic school for q period of Al iaten, 10
weeks In each school year. at less, eaet sixteen
OF which shall be consecutive eight sels
child, or children, are excused unless such
tendsnce by the Board Of School Tr,ii n such a.
school district in which such u S otA.
euareians reside, upon its being sboT,,e nn q
sS'isaeson tnat the bodily or mental cons sheir
OF such child, or children, has soncitOn
as to prevent his, her or their a oeen such
at school. or application to study. for ~ ndsnce
required, or that such child. ~ ch. me Period
taught IN q private school, or at homa .en' IN
branches as are usually taught in =, N, such
schools. CT have already acquired IN pfins7
orancnes OF learning taught in tbe aitstl
| school; provided, in case a public sa nc pubic
not be taught for the period OF sir ,.nool Shall
OF any part thereof. during the year s,eii
miles, by the nearest Travelled read os ~ Two
dence OF any person within the scbca, ~. ,i ftst
he or che shall not be liable to the pror, s,sic
| this act. fio'isionsQ
Sec. 2, 1t shall be the duty of the p,,.,
school trustees of each school distr;t. ,sfcd
State, on or before the first Mondar =, u 'li
Der in each year to furnish the princin,i nepen
public school taught in such distric, ~ u eht
ST all children, resident il the scboo, sl.slz
between tie ages of eight and fonrtaa uisur
SAID list to be taken from the reno,, ~ .a
school census Marshal. At the bepinn;u.s
| each school month thereafter. Il sham n,inea
duty of the principal OF each shoot ia a oe u
trict to report to the Board of School T', a&
OF such district the names of nil chn5auste
| tending school during the preyions nei "
month"; when, If it shall appear AZ th. cnoo
ton OF four school months, to The po.iIi ih
school Trustees, that any parent, Quardiss
o,ns. person having charge or control Of ~.
child, or children, shall have failed IN ~. "!
with the provisions of this act, the Ro.sd sap!
cause demand to be made upon sucb n, s.aa
guardian, or other person, for the pmo r,.lt
the penalty hereinafter provided: when ~
parent, guardian, or other person shall n. sna
or refuse to pay the same within five dars wv
tne making OF such demand, the Board mi
commence proceedings, in the name ~ 'u Nv
school district, for the recovery of the fns NJ.
matter provided, before airy Justice of the p..
in the township in which said school a,s. w
is located; or, If there shall be no Jns,cs ~ ~
Peace therein, then before the nearest Jns,;o.
the Peace in the county. ''u
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other ro,,.
having control or charge of any child, or mi
dren, failing to comply with the provis;os ual,
this act shall be liable to fine Of moi less ,s.
nifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred dole
for the first offense, nor less than one hrnS,a
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars y,
the second and each subsequent oftepse hss;i AZ
the costs Of collection. ''''uS
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the smith
faction of the Board Of School trustees m ,S
school district in this State that the ns,,, ~
guardians or other persons having control AM
charge or any child, or children, in attend,rr
upon the public school of said district in aces,
ance with the provisions Of this act. are nnsS
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc. n
such child, or childien, it shall be the dut,
sucn ooard 10 procure or cause to be procun
for such child, or children, all necesssrv boch
stationery, etc., the same to be paid for AM I
the fund OF said school district, in the same w,
tnat other claims against the school district 4,
now allowed and paid; provided that all booI,
stationery, ETC., purchased under the proysCp
OF this act shall be deemed to be the proper,
OF the school district, to be under the carr ~;
and control OF the School Trustees, when moi /
actual USE $3.50 avs d
Sec. 5. 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 COMMIT
In this State to cause this law to be publIsbst
in some newspaper in his county, if any then
be, four consecutive times, annually, for pe
Rod Of two years, the expense OF such public,
ton to be allowed and paid out of the Genera
sckool Fund Of the county The Board q
schooi Trustees in each school district shsl
canse to be posted, annually, for period O. tv
years IN three public places in their district. nc
trav,. - 4 -,
act. "a WI
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect md We n
! force from and after its passage.