Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-04
An ACT
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fApprovcd February ~. lssSi
| rne people Of NE ssate Of Nevada. rcrrcsent.
ed in the Senate and Assembly. do enact -
| folfcwss
spcr.oSi. Every parent guardian or other
| person in the state q Nevada. having control
and charge Of child or Children pssue "a
| the ages OF eight and fourteen years. shAit "
1 required 10 send snch child. or children 70 z
| public school fox q period Of ~ least sixteen
kweeks In each chcsl year. ~ iesst eiRnt
weeks Of which shall be consecutive, unless
such child or children are excused from sucn
| attend .ce by the Board Of School Trustees
Of the school district in which such parents or
| guardians reside. upon its being shown 70
| their satisfaction that the bodily OF mental
condition OF such child or children has been
| such as to prevent his. her or their attendance
| Al schoci. or application 30 study for the
| ner,od REQUIRED. or that such child or chill
| dren are taught in . private school " At
home In such branches are usually taught
in \ primar, school, or have already acqutr' d
the ordinary branches of learning taught IN
the public schools; PROVIDED. IN case public
school shall not be taught for period of six.
t,en weeks, or sny part thereof. during the
wear, within two miles. by the nearest Travelled
road Of the residence Of any person within
the school district he OF she shall not be
liable to the provisions of this Act.
ssc 1t shall be the duty Of the Board Of
Schcol Trustees Of each school district in this
state, ON OF before the first Monday in Sep
TENDER si each year, to furnish the Principal
of each pnhitc school caught In such district.
with list Of Sli children. resident IN the
school district, between the ages of eight and
fourteen years, said list 10 be- taken from the
report az the School Census Marshal At the
beginning of each school month thereafter it
shall be the duty of the Principal of each
scht,ol in such district to report 10 the Board
Of S..haol Trustees OF such district the names
o, all children atten ing school during the
previous school month: when, 1t II shall sp-
pssr at the expiration Of four school months,
parent. guardian or other person having
chsrle or control Of any child OF cGiidr n.
shall have failed 10 comply with the provis-
ions oi this Act, the Board shall cause demand
20 be msae upon such parent. guardian or
other person fer the amount Of the penalty
hereinafter provided: when. il such parent,
guardian or othoy pers shall neg
lpct or refuse to pay the sans
within five days after the making OF ssid
demand, the Board shall commence proceed
ings in the name of the school district. tor
the recovery II the hne hereinafter provided.
before any Justice of the Peace in the town
shin In which saia school dis rici is located:
ar II there shall be no Justice of the Pcace
Il ersin, then befere the nesrest Justice of
the Peace in the coanty.
Src 5. Any parent, guardian, or other per.
SOW having control or charge of any child OF
lens of this Act shall be liable to tine OF nV'
less than ATTY dollars nor more than one hun'
irea anslsrs for aSst cfis nse. nor less than one
hundred dollars nor more than tive hundred
dollars for the second and each subsequent
offeuse besides the cost OF collection.
SIC A. Whenever !. shall appear to the
satis;actiof OF the Board OF School Trustees
OF any school district iii this state thst the
parents guardians or other persons having
control and charge Of any child or children IN
attendance upon che ppbliu school OF said cis-
,rict IN accordance with tue provisions of this
Act are unable te procure suitable b 'oks, Sta
tinnery etc for sneh child or children. II
shall he the duty ~ such Boerd 10 procure oS
cause 70 be procured fer such child or chiL
dron all necessary books, stationery, etc, tht
same 10 he paid fer cut of the tunc of SAID
school district in the same way that oihei
Claims against the school district are now nj
lowe and rand; PROVIDED, q n; all books. sta
fiea.rv, etc urchssed under the provisions
OF this Act shall lie deemed q be the property
II tho school district, 10 he under the care
and control OF the school Trustees. when mol
in sctusl Ese-
visions Of This Act shah be paid iato the Coun
ty TrS aSnry on account of the State School
FUND.
SIC. C. 1t shall he the duty Of the County
Superintendent Of Pubic Schools IN eHcf
county in this state t. cause this law to he
published IL some newspaper Ia his county Il
any there be four consecutive times snnasiiy
for period of two wears. the tsrerse ~ such
publication To- be allowed and paid cat OF tht
general school tnni Of the County. The
Beard uf School Trust yes in each school dis
irict shall cause Ia be pasted. Annually, for
20 rie6 Of two years. in three pnhl:c places N
their district. notice of the requirements and
penSities oi this law.
SIC. :. rhiS aes shall take effect and be In
force from and after lis passage.
c. D. McnrFFIE.
County Superintendent, Of Public Schools