Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-03

SSnOoL.
approved February Is 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rerr.,.-
In senate and Assembly, do enact as foT.std
Section /. Every parent, guardian or -
person in the State Of Nevada, hayins other
and charge of q child, or children betvss ,oi
ages of eight and fourteen years. shall - NE
quired TO send such child, or childre, h.
public school for q period Of at least .i,. 70
weeks in each school year, at least eipb, eea
of which shall be consecutive, unless eets
child, or children, are excused from snctsucs
tendance by the Board Of School Trustees ~, a.
school district in which such psrep,. nt
guardians reside, upon its being shown 10,
satisfaction that the bodily or mental cona;. se'
Of such child, or children, has been
as to prevent his, her or their attena.a
at school. or application to study, for the ns.e
required. or that such child, or childrss
taught in q private school, or at home, n
branches as are usually taught in rrse
schools, or have already acquired the ord;,.I
branches of learning taught ip the prtT
school; provided, in case public school sl.S
not be taught for the period of sixteen vess.
or any part thereof. during the year, within ~.
miles, by the nearest travelled road, Of tbe ~
dence of any person within the school dis,rss
be or she shall not be liable to the PROVISION,
this act.
Sec Q 1t shall be the duty of the po,,, =,
School Trustees of each school district in ~, ~
State, on or before the first Monday in Sen,a..s
Der in each year to furnish the PRINCIPAL of a,1I
public school taught in such district with ~.
of all children, resident in the school distr;s.
| between the ages of eight and fourteen -
| said list to be taken from the report q, az,
| School Census Marshal. At the becinnira.ass
| each school month thereafter, it shall he ~.
| duty of the principal of each shoot in sucb Sis
| trict to report to the Board of School Trustees
| of such district the names of all children a.
| tending school during the previous school
| month; when, If it shall appear at the e.nir,
| ton of four school months, to the Board .,
| School Trustees, that any parent, guardian n,
| other person having charge control Of snv
| child, or children shall have failed to connl.x
| with the provisions Of this act, the Board shall
| cause demand to be made upon such parsn,
guardian, or other person, for the amount
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, If sucn
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
| or refuse to pay the came within five days sf,e,
the making Of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name of tba
school district, for the recovery Of the fine here.
matter provided, before ar Justice Of the Pescs
in the township in which said school district
is located; or if there shall be no Justice Of ,bs
Peace therein. then before the nearest Justice Al
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other persp
having control or charge of any child, or chill
dren, failing to comply with the provision,y
this act shall be liable to a fine Of not less INV
| fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollr
for the first offense, nor less than one HUNDRED
| dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars for
| the second and each subsequent ofepse besidsa
the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever 1t shall appear to the sstia,
faction Of the Board Of School rrstees of anv
school district in this State that the parents.
guardians or other persons having control and
charge of any child, or children, in attendance
upon the public school of said district, in accord.
ance with the provision ms Of this act, are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery, ETC., for
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty Of
such Board to procure or cause to be procured
stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for out Of
the fund of said school district, in the same way
that other claims against the school district an
now allowed and paid; provided that all books
stationery ETC., purchased under the provision
Of this act shall be deemed to be the propert
Of the school district, to be under the care an
and control of the School Trustees, when not Il
actual use.
Sec. S. All fines collected under the provision
: of this act shall be paid into the County Treas
ury on account Of the State School Fund.
l Sec. 6. It shall be the duty Of the COUNTY
Superintendent of Public Schools in each county
in this State to cause this law to be published
in some newspaper in his county, If any Their
be, four consecutive times, annually. for p
u Rod of two years. the expense OF such public
tor to be allowed and paid out Of the Gener
School Fund Of the county. The Board
School Trustees in each school district sh'
canse to be posted, annually, for period Of t'
years. in three public places in their district,
tees OF the requirements and penalties Of Il
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect md be
force from and after its passage.