Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-11-12
COMPULSORY EDUCiT!0l
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TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTN
SCHOOL.
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Approved February 25 1851
The People Of the State of Nevada, Representa-
in Senate and Assembly, DO enact as fo,rvs.
Section l. Every parent, guardian, or tbs
person in the State of Nevada. having ccrt,d
and charge OF a child, or children, betweeD n.
ages OF eight and fourteen years, shall h 10
CURED to send such child, or children, 10,
public school for a period of at least sitter
weeks in each school year, at least eight week,
OF which shall be consecutive, unless mcs
child, or children, are excused from such n,
tendance By the Board of School Trustees Of N,
school district in which such parents n,
guardians reside, upon its being shown to thai,
satisfaction that the bodily or mental condition
Of such child, or children, has been surb
as to prevent his, her or their attendspcs
Ut school. or application to study, for the period
required, or that such child, or children IN
Taught in private school, or at home. in such
branches as are usually taught in prusr
schools, or have already acquired the orHpyy
branches of learning taught in the uubt
school; provided. in case u public schoolh,p
not be taught for the period Of sixteen wtts
or any part thereof. during the year, withil.r
miles, by the nearest Travelled road, of th,nl
dence of any person within tho school dis,ts,
he or she shall not be liable to the proyisic,oi
this act.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Bcrid
School Trustees of each school distrchat
State, on or before the first Monday in apsp
Der in each year to furnish the princula4a
public school Taught in such districirtsM
OF all children, resident in the schOlisrct
between the ages Of eight and fourteen yan
said list to be taken from the repcn d the
School Census Marshal. At tho beginning d
each school month thereafter, it shsl W The
duty of the principal or each shool in such dis
trict to report to the Board of School Trustees
Of such district the names of all childnn At.
lending school during the previous school
month; when, If it shall appear at the eIpirs
ton Of four school months, to the Board Of
school Trustees, that any parent. guardian, OF
other person having charge or control Of any
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 amounts
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, II such
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within five days aftei
the making Of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name Of TIT
school district, for the recovery OF the fine mere
matter provided, before airy Justice OF the Peace
in the township in which said school district
is located or, If there shall be no Justice OF tne
Peace therein. then before the nearest Justice OF
the Peace in the county
CtC. d. ANY pdTtUI, gum Va
having control or charge OF any chlid, OF chi.
dren, failing to comply with the PROVISIONS VI
this act, shall be liable to fine OF not less IMAM
fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred oohafs,
for the first offense, nor less tnan one nunui :.
dollars, nor more than two hundrea ooiAsis as.
the second and each subsequent ouense' oeeaS
the costs Of collection. ~. ,..i,
Sec A. Whenever 1t shall anpear 10 lhe ss'
faction of the Board Of School rustees Oh 81!
school district in this State that the parent
guardians or other persons having control ado
charge Of any child. or children, in attendSia
upon the public school of said district, in accoh
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unaa
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc. =
such child, or childien, it shall be the duiyi
such Board to procure or csuse to be procus
for such child, or children, all necessary boa
stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for oul
the fund Of said school district, in the sames
that other claims against tho school distric''
now allowed and paid; provided that all boa
stationery, ETC., purchased under the proNa1
Of this act shall be deemed to be the proper
OF the school district, to be under the csN y
and control Of the School Trustees, when 10"
actual use.
Sec 5. All fines collected under the prc'sio
Of this act shall be paid into the County ms
ury on account Of the State School Fund,
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty OF the OOais
Superintendent of Public Schools in each Couig
in this State to cause this law to be PUBLISH
in some newspaper in his county, If any 70"
be, four consecutive times, annually, fds
Rod of two years, the expense OF such pully
tion to be allowed and paid out Of the ten1
Sckool Fund Of the county. The BoNa
School Trustees in each school distrlc'
canse to be posted, annually, for period
years, in three public places in their distflc'
tees Of the requirements and penalties Of
act. !,
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect andp
force from and after its passage.