Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-05
LEGAL
COMPULSORY EDUClII0l
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TO COMPEL CHILDREN
SCHOOL. TO Atm
Approved February Is ls7sl
The People Of the State Of Sav...
ID senate and Assembly. do enact y ppi,sstatss
a. foiOss
section i. Every Parent, guardian
person In the State Of Nevada bsri, Or oshs
and charge Of child, or chilarsrA sNlng contrcl
ages OF eight and fourteen ve,rs oeIween IT,
quired to send such child or ch snsii Be n
public school for q period Of ~ i,en,
weeks in each school year at least e's sItssa
OF which shall be consecutive. nriaN sesh
chua, or ehildren, are excused from ss.sac such
tendance by the Board OF School tn. such st.
school district in which Fnch us.ees ofAs
guardians reside, upon its being parents o.
satisfaction that the bodily or rnsn.sl 70 then
Of such child, or children. has condition
as to prevent his, her or their ~. En- suca
at school. or application TO study tor ,hsndales
required, or that such child, or cbild,aehot
branches as are usually taught in N scet
schools, or have already ACQUIRED tba pr,na7
branches of learning taught in ~ oiunsy
school; provided, in case a public ssL public
not be taught for the period Of sixteau shil
or any pert thereof. during the wear weeks
ines' y .ne nearest travelled read, Of the ~.
dence Of any person within the scboo, s res.
he or she shall not be liable to the prov, aarc
this act. f'nonsd
Sec. 2 1t shall be the duty Of IN. r.,
School Trustees of each school dist,;a, aru o.
State, on or before the first Monday in si IN ,hs
Der in each year to furnish the princina, ep'en
public school Taught in such district win esa
Of all children, resident in the school S;,..i ia
between the ages Of eight and fourtas S'suic',
said list to be taken from the report ~ sea ~,
School Census Marshall. At the beo;nn,. le
each school month thereafter, 1t shall ~ uga
duty of the principal OF each SHOOT in s,Ss w. W.
trict to report to the Board Of School Ts,.! us
OF such district the names of all childrne ~
tending school during the previous ~ ~
month; when If it shall appear al tba a SunOo
ton Of four school months, to the postpa , l.
School Trustees, that any parent, puardisr VI
other person having charge or control ~ ~
child or children. shall have failed 10 cou ~!
with the provisions Of this act, the Board XXI
cause demand to be made upon such n.,...
GUARDIAN, or other person, for the amount n
the penalty hereinafter provided: when, II Sr's
parent, guardian or other person shall neo,Sa.
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS ~.
the making Of such demand, the Board shsI
commence proceedings, in the name Of ha
school district, for the recovery Of the 6ne bs,s
matter provided, before arr Justice of the Pea.
| in the township in which said school s,s,,'..
Ina
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice =.
| the Peace in the county.
| Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other persc,
having control or charge of any child, or chm
dren, failing to comply with the provisions a
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not ess M,
| fifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred dollsrs
| for the first offense, nor less than one hundr,,
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars. n
the second and each subsequent offense besds
| the costs of collection.
Sec. A.. Whenever it shall appear to the ssi.
| faction of the Board of School rustees m ,r
school district in this State that the parent,
guardians or other persons having control an
| charge of any child, or children, in attendant
upon the public school of said district in accor
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unsb
| to procure suitable books, Stationery, etc. h
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty
such Board to procure or cause to be procnr,
for such child, or children, all necessary book
stationery. etc, the same to be paid for out
the fund Of said school district, in the same ",
that other claims against the school district a
now allowed and paid; provided that all boob
stationery, etc, purchased under the provision
Of this act shall be deemed to be the proper
Of the school district, to be under the care Al
and control Of the School Trustees, when not
actual use.
Sec s. All fines collected under the provision
OF this act shall be paid into the County Trep
ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the Coun
superintendent Of Public Schools in each coup
in this State to cause this law to be publish,
In some newspaper in his county, if any the
be, four consecutive times, annually for D
Rod Of two years, the expense OF such public
ton to be allowed and paid out of the Gener
School Fund of the county. The Board
School Trustees in each school district sha
cause to be posted, annually, for period o. tv
years, in three public places in their district, D
tices of the requirements and penalties Of tn
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be
force from and after its passage.