Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-02
AN ACT
10 Compel Children 10 Attend School.

The pcople of the State of Nevada. represent.
ed i'm the senate and Assembly. do enact as
folirws:
sncrIeSi. Every parent, guardian or other
person in the state Of Nevada, having control
and charge of child, or children. between
the AGES OF eight and feuvtecn years. shall be
REQUIRED TO send such sehild. or children TO a
public school for period of at least six;et
weeks in each School year. ut least eight
weeks OF which shall b. consecutive, unless
such child or children are excused from such
attendance by the Beard Of School Trustees
OF the school district in which such parents or
guardians reside. upon its being shown TO
their satisfaction that the bodily OF mental
condition of such child or children has Deen
tnch rs 10 prevent his her or their attendance
ct school. or application to study Tor the
period required. og that such child or chill
aren ar. taught in private school or at
home IN such branches SIS are usually taught
IN prln,ar, school. or have already acQutrt Il
the ordinary branches of learning taugat in
the public schools; PROVIDED, IA ease Pohlic
school shall not he Taught Tor period OF siN-
teen weeks or any part thereof, during the
year. within two m,les, by the neaYes; Travelled
read, Of tae residence Of any person within
Tho school district he or she shall not be
liable to the provisions of thus Act.
SEc. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF the BOARD OF
School Trustees OF each school district IN TINS
state, ON OF before the FIRST Mondny IN Sep.
teush,r Of each year to furnish the Principal
of each public school taught IN such district,
with a list Of all children, resident Ia the
school district. between the ages OF eight and
fourteen years, said list TO be taken iron the
report of the School { susus Marshal Al the
beginning of each school month thereafter it
shall be the duty OF the Principal OF each
school in such district 20 report 10 the Board
of school Trustees of such district the names
of all children attcn ing school during the
previous school month; when. II 1t SHAH ai'-
near at the expiration Of fonr school months,
To the Board Of School Trustees, that any
psrrnt guardian or other person having
charge or control OF any child or eRiidr N,
shall have failed t. comply stti tae proNis-
tons of this Act. the beard shall cause aeiaand
to be maze upon such parent, guardian or
either persou Tor the amount Of fhe penalty
hpreiaa:ter provided: whrn, il such parent.
onsriian or other person shall neg
lee, or refuse to pay the ssma
within five DAYS after the making OF sSid
demand, the Board shall commence proceed
invs in the name of the school cistric', fof
the recovery II the hne hereinafter provided,
before any Justice Of the Peace IN the town
shin i'm which saia school district is located.
or. il there shall be no Justice Of the Peace
therein, then before the noarcss Justice OF
the Peace In the county.
Skc. 3. Any parent. gusrsltsn, or other per-
son having control or cbsr2e 81 any child oT
rhi,.iren sa;liag to comply with the provis-
less .hau ATTY dollars nor mole than one hun
,lred dollars fer first of nse, nor less than ene
hundred aallsrs nor more than two hundred
dollars for the second and each subsequent
ofense. besides the cost of collection.
SIC 4 Whenever i: shall appear 10 The
sst,.tsetioa 81 the Board Of School Trustees
of any school district in this State thai the
parents, guardians or other persons having
control sud charge of any child ar children IN
attendance uran the public school Of said dls-
,ri,t in accordance with tie praNlsiohs oi ih's
Act are unable to procure suitable baoks, sta
tianerv. ett fer such child or chillrca, II
shall IL The duty OF sueh Busri % procure "
c.i,sf Il, lie procured for sach child or chill
ir,u. all necessary books. stattcucry, tiE.. TIC
same 10 be paid for out IL TIE fuuG 81 shd
81 hool district in the same way That 1th,r
f. lain. against the school district are nov a.
lave.t ana psia: PROVIDED. that all otckS. sta
tiontry, etc, purchase under the provisions
If mis- Act shall be decm.d IL be the properly
al the school district T. be under the cart
and ,onir,, Of the schoo. Trustees, when fui
~ : All aaes collected under the pr.
visions "a. thi, AcG shall be paid late the Couh
~ TT asGry OF &oouua: q she State school
So. c. Ii shall ha the duty of the County
SUPERINTENDENT ~ Pub'gS schools IN 'se
county IN this state t. cause tlls law tn "
published "a some newspaper N hls county II
shy there he, itsGf CN1st' ti'aNS tsAAts "4t+.ft4
.or & ler;,al ~ TIVE years the expense O.! SD
- bo allowed and paid e't Of the
GENERAL school fund II the County. The
Bear! ef school Trustees IN each school dis
tric; shall cause - " posted, annually. i'r
,4.ri,.a Of TIVE years. in three puhl.c places IN
their district nuliet 81 the requirements aGd
peaslti,s Of ihls laW-
: SIC. Z. rhis act SAsll take c;ses: and he in
force FROM and after lis paess,se-
c 2. McDUFFiE.
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