Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-08
COMPULSORY EDUCATIO,
a NJ a or
TO COMPEL CHILDREN To ,r-
SCHOOL. iESD
a NJ Act
approved February IS 1874

lApproved February ., 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevsd. ,s,
ID Senate and Assembly, 60 enact a. f,Niise
io!iovs
Section !. Every parent. guards,
person In the State of Nevada, hsvino Other
and charge OF child, or children, control
ages Of eight and fourteen years. sb.,T the
quired TO send such child, or chilSrsuoe re.
pubic school FOR period Of at least .i, 70 :
weeks IN each school year, at least eight een
Of which shall be consecutive, unIs., weeks
child, or children, are excused from s,s-, such
tendance by the Board of School Trustasacn a..
school district in which such n,rasuh b,
guardians reside, upon its being shown tos q
satisfaction that the bodily or mental S,thei'
Of such child, or children. has hesno
as to prevent his, her or their atts.se ch
ct school, or application to study, for m, ates
required, or that such child, or child,xl7od
taught in private school, or at home IL
branches as are usually taught in vs.ea
schools, or have already acquired the 6,Sls
branches of learning taught In the r~a1
school; provided, in case public scbooffss&
not be taught fer the period Of sixteen rs.al
or any part thereof. during the year witb;.tn
miles, by the nearest travelled road, Of tba ,,s
dence OF any person within the school de- ~.
be or she shall not be liable to the prov,s;osc'
this act. ''s'ohko Of
Sec. 2 1t shall be the duty OF tho po,,s
School Trustees Of each school district ~ ~, ~
state, on or before the hrst Monday in sents,
Der in each year to furnish the princin,i pltn'
public school taught in such district wi,S esea
of all children, resident in the school Ji.a- iM
between the ages of eight and fourteer raIlet
said list to be taken from the report ~ ea US
School Census Marshal. At the beginr;,.ne
each school month thereafter, it shall be m.
duty OF the principal OF each shooI in srcb st e
trict TO report to the Board of School Tr,s..l US
Of snch district the names Of all cbiIdrn.ees
tending school during the previous soLt At,
month; when, If it shall appear at tho s,,, uui
ton of four school months, to the po.lpd u :.
school trustees, that any parent, guardian, Or
other person having charge or control NJ ~. W
child, or children, shall have failed 10 cor ,I
with the provisions of this act, the Board M
cause demand to he made upon sucb r,s asi
guardian, or other person, for the smonnt,I
the penalty hereinafter provided: when. h snc.
| parent, guardian, or other person shall nso'"..
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS 49,,
the making Of such demand, the Board slsn
| commence proceedings, in the name M "a
school district, for the recovery of the fine hon.
matter provided. before ar Justice Of the Pea.
in the township in which said school d;s.. .oe
is located; or, If there shall be no Justice N -.
Peace therein, then before the nearest Jus,cs ~
| the Peace in the county.
| Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian OF ether ns,so,
having control or charge Of any child, orrat
dren, failing to comply with the provisir.~
| this act shall be liable to a fine of not ls,ts..
l lNn
| for the first offense, nor less than one brns,s
| dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars i.
| the second and each subsequent offense besidv
| the costs of collection.
| Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the salts.
faction Of the Board Of School rustees OF an,
| school district in this State that the p.rents
| guardians or other persons having control and
| charge of any child or children, in Attendance
upon the public school of said district in Accord
ance with the provisiC rs 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 wsy
that other claims against the school district ar,
now allowed and paid: provided that all books
stationery, etc, purchased under the provisions
Of this act shall he deemed to be the properly
of the school district, to be under the care and
| and control of the School Trustees when not in
| actual use.
Sec. s. All fines collected under the provision
| OF this act shall be paid into the County Treas
ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Sec. 6. 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, II any there
be, four consecutive times annually, for %
Rod OF two years, the expense OF such pubca
ton to be allowed and paid out Of the 6eneri
SCHOOL 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.
act. ~
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and bh
| force from and after its passage