Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-12

lApproved February IS 1881
The People of the sts.e Of Nevada. r.,,,
in senste and Assembly, 90 enact 81 ,arnted
section l. Every parent, guardian
person in the State Of Nevada, haying ., o.ksf
md charge of 3 child. or children, bety.. ,ol
quired TO send such child, or childrs, fe.
public school fer . period Of at least So.
weeks 10 each school year. at least eioht .en
Of which shall be consecutive, unless tis
child, or children, are excused from tsueh
tendance by the Board of School Trustees 49,. y.
school distric. in which such psrs,ta ne
guardians reside, upon its being shown ton9
satisfaction that the bodily or mental cosa;a att
Of such child, or children, has been oe
as to prevent his, her or their attena.cca
at school, or application to study, for the sees
required, or that such child, or childres na
taught in private school, or at home mn
branches as are usually taught in rrss.a
schools. or have already acquired the ~!
branches of learning taught in the LII
school; provided, in case public schooils
not be taught for the period of sixteen r.aa
or any part thereof. during the year, siihr,
miles, by the nearest travelled road, Of tbs,..o
dence of any person within the school distr..
he or she shall not be liable to the provisios,a,
this act.
Sec . 1t shall be the duty OF the po,,a.,
School Trustees of each school district in ~,
State, on or before the first Monday in SEM. a'
Der in each year to furnish the princjpsl ~ s.a.
public school taught in such district with , ~
Of all children, resident in the school ds,,i,.
between the ages Of eight and fourteen 80
said list to be taken from the repor, ~ ~
School Census Marshal. At the bepinni,, =,
each school month thereafter, it shall ha ~.
duty Of the principal OF each shool in srcb Az
trict to report to the Board OF School Trns,ea s
Of such district the names of all children !,
tending school during the previous scba",
month; when, II 1t shall appear at The cYn, GYMS
ton of four school months, to the po,rd :.
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian
other person having charge or control Of an,
child, or children, shall lave failed to comm,
with the provisions Of this act, the Board shsIn
cause demand to be made upon such n.rent
guardian, or other person, for the smonnt,I
the penalty hereinafter provided; when. n sro,
parent, guar dian, or other person shall neelso.
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS sf,s,
the making of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name Of m.
school district. for the recovery of the sne berc'
matter provided, before airy Justice Of the pe,s.
| in the township in which said school distris.
Ia located; or, if there shall be no Justice Of n.
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justics y,
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian Ut other p.ra,
having control or charge of any child, o. I'M
dren failing to comply with the proyistms~
this act shall be liable to q fine Of not I'M
| fifty dollars, nor more tLRn one hundred dSr
| for the first offense, nor less than one hurtrs
| dollars, MOI more than two hundred dollars Ia
the second and each subsequent offense, besita
| the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the ests.
faction Of the Board of School, 'rustees OF ,ny
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.
Ance with the provisiCn s Of this act, are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc., for
such child, or childien, 1t 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 out Of
the fund Of said school district, in the same way
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 be deemed to be the property
Of the school district, to be under the care and
and control Of the School Trustees, whom not ii
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 COUNT
Superintendent OF Public Schools in each count!
in this State to cause this law to be publshet
in some newspaper In his county, II any Their
be, four consecutive times, annually. for pc
Rod of two years, the expense o. such publici
tor to be allowed and paid out Of the Gene,
School Fund Of the county. The Board :
School Trustees in each school district shi
canse to be posted, annually, for period Of ~
years. in three public places in their district, d
tices OF the requirements and penalties Of Ai
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect andka
force from and after its passage.