Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-10
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TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO
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lAppr0ved February Is is7sl
~ Sop.s :. me state Of Nevada. re,.
"A'' anu assembly. DO enact Is ieI,ss
section 1. Livery parent, guarsi.r
person In the State Of Nevada ba,i, OF o.he.
and charge OF . child, or childr,n ing eontryl
ages OF eight and fourteen wears svsSeent d.
qoired 10 send such child, or cbiISnne n
public school for q period OF AZ iaen,
weeks in each school year. at iess, east sirte-,
OF which shall be consecutive vlgnt veh
child, or children. are excused I'M iess seeh
tendance BY the Board Of School such H.
school district in which sueb ICES OTIS
guardians reside, upon its being show U
sa'isl action tnat the bodily or mental ronstnIen
OF such child, or children. has hondiuae
as to prevent his. her or their s,s en sub
at school, or application to study, for ~
required, or that such child, or chns Period
taught in private school, or at boma m
branches as are usually taught in I, "a. sotA
schools, or have already acquired the dsaas1
branches Of learning taught in - orunnl
school; provided, in case q public ,oh he putlt
not be taught for the period Of sir,ss,' shsI
| or any part thereof, during the yesr stest
miles, by the nearest travelled road q, sI ts0
dence OF any person within the scboo, s,e.fts
he or she shall not be liable to the provisiss
this act. f'o'isionsoi
Sec. Q 1t shall be the duty of IN.
School Trustees of each school d;str3d nonc Ot
| State, on or before the first Monday in e. ~ hi
Der in each year to furnish the princin., Pen
public school taught in such district w;,S ~ ga
OF all children, resident in the scboo, S;s..Is
between the ages of eight and fourteen s Sal,
he IN ban To-.
School Census Marshal. At the bec,r.v.i n
each school month thereafter, il shall h.
duty of the principal OF each shoot in ~, ~ ~
trict to report to the Board of School Ts,,a os
Of such district the names of all cb,id.a s'e y
tending school during the previous sel. ~
month; wnen, II II Shall appear at the ern,,l
ton OF four school months, to the Po.lpa !.
School Trustees, that any parent, puards.s y
other person having charge or control ~ ~ v
child, or children, shall have failed IN ~. "!
with the provisions Of this act, the Board siag
cause demand to be made upon such n,, as
guardian, or other person, for the amonn, ny Y
the penalty hereinafter provided; when ~ =. y
parent, guardian, or other person shat, n.s suet
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS ss,
the making of such demand, the Board st.T
commence proceedings, in the name q, -.
school district, for the recovery Of the fine bs,.
matter provided, before ar Justice Of the ps
in the township in which said school distris
| nf,
Peace therein, then before the nearest Jus,iee J
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other pereo
having control or charge of any child. az cSH
dren, failing to comply with the provision !
this act shall be liable to fine Of not less m,
fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred do,,
for the first ofense, nor less than one bnnd,,
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars 4
the second and each subsequent offense, besjd,
the costs Of collection. ''''
, Sec, 4. Whenever it shall appear to the s.t
faction of the Board of School rustees al :,
school district in this State that the paren,
guardians or other persons having control Al
charge Of any child, or children, in attend,r
upon the public school of said district in acco,
ance with the provisions of this act, are mai
| to procure suitable books, STATIONERY etc
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty
such Board to procure or cause to be procu,
for such child, or children, all necessary bod
stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for ont
the fund of said school district, in the same y
that other claims against the school district
now allowed and paid; provided that all boo
stationery, etc, purchased under the proyisic
of this act shall be deemed to be the props
of the school district, to be under the care ,
and control of the School Trustees, when not
actual use.
Sec. s. All fines collected under the proyisie
of this act shall be paid into the County Tn
ury on account of the State School Fund.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the Cour
Superintendent OF Public Schools in each cour
in this State to cause this law to be publish
in some newspaper in his county, if any th
be, four consecutive times, annually, for a
Rod Of two years, the expense OF such publ
!, ton to be allowed and paid out of the Gene
School Fund Of the county. The Board
School Trustees in each school district sh
cause to be posted, annually for period o: t.
years, in three public places in their district, 1
tees OF the requirements and penalties Of Il
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be
~ force from and after its passage.