Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-04-07
AN ACT
To compsi chiIdren to Attend School
Approved February %, 1851

Approved February %, 1851
The people of the State of Nevada, represent.
ed in the Senate and Assembly. do enact Is
follows:
SECTION /. 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 fourteen years. shall be
required to send such a child or children to a
public school for . period Of at least sixteen
weeks In each chool year, at least eight
weeks of which shall be consecutive. unless
such child or children are excused from such
ATTENDANCE BY the Board CT 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 to prevent his her sT their attendance
at school, or application to study for the
period required, or that such child or chill
dren are taught In Q private school or at
home, in such branches AZ are usually taught
in primary school, or have already acquired
the ordinary branches Of learning taught in
the public schools; PROVIDED, in case a public
school shall not be taught for period of six
teen weeks, or any part thereof, during the
year, within two miles, by the nearest travelled
road, of the residence Of any person within
the school district, he or she shall not be
liable to the provisions Of this Act.
SEQ. 2. 1t shall be the duty Of the Board of
School Trustees Of each school district in this
TENDER Of each year, to furnish the Principal
of each public school taught in such district,
with . list Of all children, resident in the
school district, between the ages of eight and
fourteen years, said list to be taken from the
report of the School Census Marshal. At the
beginning Of each school month thereafter it
shall be the duty Of the Principal of each
school in such district to report to the Board
of School Trustees of such district the names
OF all children Attending school during the
previous school month; when, If it shall ap-
pear at the expiration Of four school months,
to the Board of School Trustees. that any
parent. guardian or other person having
charge or coHtrol of any child or childre n,
shall have failed to comply with the prevls-
ions of this Act, the Board shall cause demand
to be made upon such parent, guardian or
other person for the amount of the penalty
hereinafter provided; when, if such parent,
guardian or other person shall neg
lect or refuse to pay the sauna
within five days after the making of said
demand, the Board shall commence proceed
ings, In the name of the school district, tor
the recovery Of the fine hereinafter provided,
before any Justice of the Peace in the town.
ship in which said school district is located
or, If there shall be no Justice of the Peace
therein. then before the nearest Justice of
the Peace in the county.
SEC 8. Any parent, guardian, or other per
son having control or charge of any child oil
children, failing to comply with the provis
ions of this Act, shall be liable to fine of no,
less than fifty dollars nor more than one hun
dred dollars for first offe nse, nor less than ONT
hundred dollars nor more than two hundred
dollars for the second and each subsequen
offense, besides the cost of collection.
SEC, 4. Whenever it shall appear to thu
satisfaction of the Board of School Trustee,
of any school district in this State that thu
parents, guardians or other persons having
control and charge of any child OF children il
attendance upon the public school of said dis
| trict in accordance with the provisions of THU
Act, are unable to procure suitable books, sta
tionery, ETC., for such child or children, 1
| shall be the duty of such Board to procure o.
cause to be procured for such child or chill
dren, all necessary books, stationery, etc., tn
| same to be paid for out of the Fund of ssit
| school district in the same way that othe
| claims against the school district are now al
lowed and paid; PROVIDED, that all books sta
| tionery, etc., purchased under the provision
| of this Act shall be deemed to be the proper
of the school district. to be under the car
/ and control of the School Trustees. when NO
| In actual use.
SEC. s.. All fines collected under the pro
1 visions Of this Act shall be paid into the Coun
~ Treasury on account of the State Schoo
Fund.
SEC. G. 1t shall be the duty of the Count
Superintendent of Public Schools in eac
county in this State to cause this law to b
published in some newspaper in his county
any there be, four consecutive times annually
for period of two years, the expense of sue
publication to be allowed and paid out of tn
| general school fund of the County. Tn
| Board of School Trustees in each school dis
trict shall cause to be posted, annually, for
period of two years, In three public places IL
their district, notice of the requirements ant
penalties Of this law.
SECT This act shall take effect and be IL
force from and after its passage.
| c. d. McDUFFIE,
County Superintendent of Public Schools.