Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-09-18
AN ACT
70 Compel Children TO Attend School
lApp-oved February IS. 1851

lApp-oved February 25. ls!5.l
rhe people OF the State of Nevada. repre-
seutel in the Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
SECTION l. Every parent, guardian or other
person IN the state OF Nevs'ia having control
aud vhsr=e or ctnl or chi'uren, betw~ea the
age Of eight ant toa-tten years, shall be re-
qu,rrd IT, send such q child or children t. a
public school for q period 1T at least sixteen
weeks il, each schuol year, at least eight
weeks of whi'h shall be consecutive, uGl 81,
sich chilli or children are eScus d iron such
attendance BY the Il ard of school Trustees
+ the scbo,l district in which sIlch parents or
guardians reside. upOn its being sht WIN to
their satisfaction that the bodily or mental
con ittHn of such child or children has been
stl h as To- prevent his. her or their attendance
at srhu i az appi alton t. study fer the pc
siGd 'quired, r taat slch child or children
srr taugst III p tvAte s-h lol or at home in
sGch hr ,aches As are usually taught in n
ri s,hnoi, or have ready acquired the
n ginayy branches lesrning ting IN the
publ c sch OILS; PROVIDED ia case public
school snail no ov isilIi,t for period of SIX
{ en- weeks or any part thereof. during the
year. within two miles by the nearest trav
el-;l road, OF the residence of any person
within he school district, he ar she shall not
be liahje to tue provisions OF this Act.
SIC L shall be tue duty %, the & ,arl OF
School Trustees of e,ch school district i'll this
stte nn ur before the first ,ndav in Septem-
Der Of each year, to furnish TIL Principal nf
esch public >cho, tsught in sarh district
with \ list OF all children resident in the
school district between the = OF eigh and
fourteen years. al list To be ken from the
report If ia School Census Ma.shsl. AT the
bs2it' ing Of each schieol month thereafter It
s.isll be the duty of the rinc,psl of sac ,
sch ,ol in su'h district t. port to the 'ar
At 5 h M rrGst es of such district the Names
o; all children attending ssaool duria2 the
D vious hnnl month: when. il it shall APP
pear a thu expiration at four schoo months
10 the larl % School TRUSTEE that any pit
rent susr,lisn or ,thrr person having eh r..
&, r roatrhl % an child er children shall have
tsl",l q comp with the rr visions Of tins
,ct the Il sr ~hSll c1ase demand q be made
.upan such pa ent. guardian at other ptr>ua
ter the tuioult OF the neaalty heret laft r pro-
vided: when, il such paret't. suriirn or
other person shall negltc or refuse t. nay the
same within FIVE days alter the making of
said demand, the B ard shall commence nro,
ce-.lin.,s in the ua,u. nf tn school lit 1T for
tn racov, ~ If the fine hereinafter r rvid i
hefpre any Justice 81 the Peace il the town
ship which said school district is located,
or. ii there shall be 10 Justice OF the Peace
therein, t,eu h-fsre the nesre-t Justice OF the
p-see III the county.
SEC ). Any aren't. guardian or other per-
SON having cnut al ar charge ~ any chill OF
children .iiiny to cnmplv with the IT visions
~ thi> ~t sHail De ishI ~ une % u U less
than fiity dollars nor more than one hun ire,i
10 ~ ter first uffen>e nor ess than one hun
,ir,d liars Nor N re tan two hundr a dol
.ars for tie st 'oaa aud each subsequent Of.
fence, besides the cost Of collection
SEC 1, Whenever il shall appear to the
satisfaction Of the Bnsrl VI -chonl sruste-s
of anv school district il this Stste that 'e
parents, gusriians or Other persons h wing
crn'r j = i charge # aiiy chill ar eialdren in
attendance up he pahli' s'hool II sal. dis
triet. Ia accor,iarce with the pr visions nj this
Act, ar unable - pr,, ,lre SHIT .hle b,oks s,a
ii uerv. etc, 'rr such child or ehil lren. it
sh II be the ,lnty of -urn Bard : pr,,,'nre ar
csns~ ~ be pro aired fr such ill or chill
dreu all necessary books s,sti merry, etc, the
ssit,e 10 be paid for out of the Funl Of said
srhoo iSrict In the ssma way that other
earns against thu srho Il distrii ar. naw al
lowed ana psi !; PROVIDED. hist all hnk., st y
tionerv. etc, pur has q nu her tae pr ~isinns
of this Act shall b. dee uei h be the prop r
~ Of the school district. ta b. uul.r the care
sudeontrol Of tae SchAal Trustees wnen not
in setuil use
SEC. All fines collected under the pro-
visi ,nsof this Act shall b. pail tata the o1i.-
T. Treasury ON account Of the State School
Fund.
SIC g, II shah b. the duty Of the County
sup riasnient at Puhsic honl> Ia each
County in this State u cause l. law ( be
publish Il IN sn,ne newspaper In is county. Ii
any hsr' be. fnnr consecutive trees annual
for psri a of twn years. the expense Of such
publication tn be sitiwvd sud paid out OF the
va etsl sch al fund II the Cnuay The
Nsara u S'he,l Trustees IN zach school ais
t,iet shall esas. a. be pasted annually. fsr q
peri'si of two wears, ia three pehlic places
Ia Their ats'ri I. N 'tiee Ut the rsquirem ats
ant pensltieS III this Jaw.
Size I This act shall take effect ani BE- in
fore rem mi after It's passage
@. ID. McDuFFIE.
County oupeginteodsnt Of Public 6chools,