Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-15

approved February rs 1871
The People Of the State of Nevada. re,,...
IN senate and Assembly, 90 enact az foIesesSa
Section l. Every parent, guardian Nv ,.,
person in the State Of Nevada, having co v,nef
and charge OF child, or children, betuesr NJ
ages of eight and fourteen years, shall h. ,ns
quired 10 send such child, or children 10
pubic school for period Of at least .i,te,ss
weeks in each school year, at least eight ,eee
OF which shall be consecutive, unless So.
child, or children, are excused from such =.
tendance by the Board of School Trustees 20 at Al.
school district in which such parents ~
guardiass reside, upon its being shown IN >, a9 W
satisfaction that the bodily or mental condit'a1l
OF such child, or children, has been S,,Ol
as to prevent his, her or their attendonaa
at school, or application to study for the nersos
required, or that such child, or children ~.
taught in private school, or at home, in spnt
branches as are usually taught in prin.,n
schools. or have already acquired the ordinsr,
branches of learning taught in the pnbI,,
school; provided, in case public school sb.I,
not be taught for the period Of sixteen weasa
or any part thereof. during the year within -,
miles, by the nearest travelled road, Of The ,eS,
dence Of any person within the school ds,rtct
he or she shall not be liable to the Provisions -
this act. Vi
Sec. . 1t shall be the duty of the Bo.rs .,
in
State, on or before the first Monday in sen,. MS
Der in each year to furnish the principal OF e.nh
public school taught in such district with ~.
of all children, resident in the school distr;c,
between the ages Of eight and fourteen yesrs
said list to be taken from the report q ~
School Census Marshal. At the bes,annins !,
each school month thereafter, ii shall be ina
duty OF the principal OF each shool in such ala
trict to report 10 the Board of School Trustee,
OF such district the names of all children a,
tending school ha
month; when, if it shall appear at the expir,.
ton of four school months, to the Board q,
school trustees, that any parent, guardian. n,
other person having charge or control of an,
child, or children, shall have failed to comm,
with the provisions of this act, the Board shall
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amount,I
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, il such
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within hve days afte,
the making Of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name of tina
school district, for the recovery of the fine hera
matter provided, before ar y Justice of the Peacs
in the township in which said school district
is located or, if there shall be no Justice Of tia
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice ~
the Peace in the county.
Sec 3. Any parent guardian or other person
having control or charge Of any child or chill.
dren, faliIg to comply with the provisions q,
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 for
the second and each subsequent offense, besidsa
the costs Of collection.
Sec 4. Whenever it shall appear to the a,t,s.
faction of the Board Of School rustees of snv
school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control and
charge of any child. or children, in attendance
upon the public school of said district in Accord
4nce with the provisiL ms Of this act, are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery. etc. for
such child. or childien, it shall be the duty Of
such Board to procure or cause to be procured
for such child, or children, all necessary books,
stationery, etc, the same to be paid for ont OF
the fund OF said school district, in the same way
that other claims against the school district arc
now allowed and paid; provided that all books,
stationery, etc, purchased under the provisions
OF this act shall be deemed to be the property
OF the school district, to be under the care and
and control of the School Trustees, when not in
actual use.
Sec 5. All fines collected under the provisions
OF this act shall be paid into the County Treas.
ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Sec g. 1t shall be the duty of the County
superintendent of Public Schools in each county
in this State to cause this law to be published
IN some newspaper In his county, If any there
be, four consecutive times, annually. for pc.
Rod OF two years. the expense OF such publics.
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the General
Sckool Fund of the county. The Board Of
School Trustees in each school district shall
canse to be posted, annually, for period OF two
years in three public places in their district no.
tees OF the requirements and penalties of thu
act. "
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage.