Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-23
AN ACT


Approved February -, tSs.l
The people Of che state Of Nevada. represent
81 in the Senate and Assembly, do enact rs
follows.
SxrrToS 1. Every parent. eusrdisn or other
person in the state OF Nevada. having control
and charge Of child, or children. between
the ares OF eight and fourteen years. shall be
required 10 send such child. or children TO a
public school for period of at least sixteen
weeks In each schoo, year, at least eight
weeks of which shall be consecutive. unless
such child or children are excused from such
Attendance by the Board Of school Trustees
of the school district in which such parents or
guardians reside. upon Its being shown TO
their satisfaction that the bodily or mental
condition Of such child or children has been
such as b. prevent his, her or their attendance
At school. or application to study for the
period required, or that such child or chill.
aren are taught in y private s"hool or at
home, in sueh branches as are ususily taught
in a primars school, or have already acquired
The ordinary branches OF learning taught in
the public schools: PROVIDED, in case public
schoo, shall not be taught tor period of six
teen weeks. or any Part thereof, during the
year, within two miles. by the nearest travelled
Rad. of the residence Of any person within
the school district. he or she shall not be
lisbi~ to the provisions Of this Act
Syc O. II shall be the duty Of the Board Of
Seh,ni Trustees Of each school district IN this
state on or before the FIRST Monday in Sep
tenher OF each year, to furnish the PrinSipal
Of each public school taught in such district
with list Of sll children. resident IN the
school district. between the ages of eight and
fourteen wears, said list 20 be taken from the
report of the School Census Marshal At the
beginning of each school month thereafter IL
shall be the duty of the Principal OF each
schoa, in such district to report 10 the Board
Of school Trustees Of such district the names
Of all children at.en ing school during the
previous school month; when. u 1t shall sp-
pesr at the expiration Of four school months.
10 the Board Of School Trustees, that aay
rsren;, guardian or other person having
ehsrse or control Of any child or childr n.
shall have failed 80 comply With the provis-
ions of this Act. the beard shall cause demand
10 be INSIDE upon such parent, guardian or
other person for the smouut OF the penalty
hereinafter provided; when, If such parent,
guardian or other persHn shall neg
lect or refuse to pay the saina
within FIVE DAYS after .ho masking of ssid
demand the Box-i shall commence proceed
in,s in the name Of the school district. tor
the recovery II the fine hereinafter provided,
before any Justice eff the Peace in the town.
ship in which sat. school district is locsted;
or. ii there shsl be no Justice Of the psaee
therein, then before the nearest Justice OF
the Peace in The county.
sEc 5 Any parent. guardian, or other per
son having control or charge .; any child or
children, falling u comply with the provis-
less thxn dfty dollars nor more thsn one hum
3r,sf dollars for first Oft use. nor less than one
hundred dollars nor mere than two hundred
dollars for the second and each subsequent
offensc besides the cost Of collection.
SIC. T. Whenever IL shall appear TO the
satisfaction III the Board of School Trustees
of any school district in this State thai, the
parents guardians or other persons having
control AID charge Of any child ur children IN
attendance upon the public school Of said dis
;rict N accordance with tie provisions az tits
Act are UHable L. procure soi;sAlr q 'USs, sta
tsoslers. ,ta. for such child ~ children. i.
sNsll be the aaty ef such Bond 10 procure O.
cause To- be proSarrd for saca child or chill
dreu Sli necessary boces, stationery, etc, :ae
sane 10 bs paid lor cut Of the Fund q said
sohoai district III tire sSnse WY that other
tisiuiS against the school district are now Al
lowe AMI paid; PRoylpTn. u At sill books. sta
tlan.rv. etc. rurrhHscs under the rroSi>iuHs
ai thi> Act shall he act2aed 60 he the proprrfy
at tst sshaga district 10 be under tue care
ari ,naigol q the school rrasse, :. when Rot
in attasl uss.
Sy,. :. All flaes colle,tea under the pro-
yisIalss - th3- Acs shall he paid into the Cuna
~ Trsssagy On account oi she state School
FUND.
So. g. Il shall be the duty Of the COUNTY
: gpsgiata udeut # Pubic Sohools IN each
country lu this state - cause THIS law to oc
uuhai>i 5-. IL s,3ae newspaper ~ his eoat'y If
any there -. fdGr consecutive tunes annually,
M q 1s.r.os. Il ,v#a wears. the cNperse of such
arbitration g. ~ allowed and paid oui OF tbs
general school fund at the County. The
is arb ~ school Trust e. in each school dis
trirt shall cause TO I've pO>te, annually. fer =
* Rod Of two years. IN three pahtc rlsSeS IN
their distract notice oi the reg lirciuonts sad
rvMSltits II this law,
>Ec. :. 4 his set shall take effect aud be in
fierce iron and stter its passage
Z. II. McpUFFIE.