Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-06-09
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDUCATJO,
. NJ Act

a NJ ACT
~ 'oMfEL CHILDREN To .r7r
SCHOOL. ATTEND
approved February % ls79,
IN So 49, % - tne State Of Nevada, rer,s,
anu assembly do enact a. f ol,alei
- l. livery parent, guardian
peison IA the State Of Nevada. bs,t, VI ether
anu charge OF child or childr.,," .ns control
eht and fourteen years. shaI1 IN The
4uired TO send such child or ~ sIslI be II.
public school for a period ~ .hlldTen, 10 A
weeks IN each school year, at Iass. 'east sixteen
OF which shall be Consecutive elsht weeks
enid, or children. are excused ..'!ess suct
tehoahee oy the Board OF School Trnst.sue such at.
,,,au,i. $3.50 srI IN which such psrs,, 'Ae
satisfaction that the bodily or TO their
oil such child, or children bss condition
as to prevent his, her or ,bsis zen such
at school, or application to study f,r endanee
required, or that such child. or cbn fse period
branches as are usually taught Is "a such
schools, or have already ACQUIRED ~ primary
branches OF learning taught in ofulnsry
school; provided, in case pubiic sa sle public
not De taught for the period Of siY.sauo shall
OF any part thereof. during the year weeds,
miles, Dy the nearest travelled road n, ' ~ Two
dence Of any person within the scbol, me resi-.
he or she shall not be liable to the uisrict
this act. '4e provisions Of
Sec. 2 1t shall be the duty Of TIM
school trustees Of each school dis,rid Doafu Of
state, on OF before the first Monday in Gu N MS
Der in each year to furnish the nr1o; ~ septen.
public school taught in such disriot Of each
OF all children, resident in the scboo, ma ht
between the ages Of eight and forr,1. uistnSt,
said list to be taken from the REM. year,
School Census Marshal. At the 49, u the
each school month thereafter it shall I ~ Of
duty of the principal OF each shooI in oe The
trict TO report to the Board Of scboo, I'm us
OF such district the names of all ch,ldranees
tending school during the preyio1is ..n ~,
month: when, if it shall appear at the
ton OF four school months, to the Rosrrd =.
school trustees, that any parent, guardian :,
other person having charge or control ~ az "
child, or children shall have failed 10 cnr0 aly
with the provisions of this act the BOARD sh.SS
| cause demand to be made upon sucb r,, Aaa
guardian, or other person, for the smonnt,'
the penalty hereinafter provided; when. II sno,
parent, guardian, or other person shall neoIset
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS sf,s,
the making Of such demand, the Board shsn
| commence proceedings, in the name of ,sa
school district, for the recovery of the fne barO
matter provided, before AIRY Justice Of the peses
| in the township in which said school distr;c.
located or, if there shall be no Justice Of tbs
/ ~
the Peace in the county. "
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other person
| having control or charge of any child or chill
dren. failing to comply with the provisions n
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less thsy
nifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars
for the first offense, nor less than one hundret
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, fo
the second and each subsequent offense besids
| the costs of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the salts
faction Of the Board of School 'rustees Of an,
school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control AM
charge OF any child, or children, in attendspc
upon the public school of said district in accord
| ance with the provisi6 ms of this act are unahl
to procure suitable books, stationery, ETC. Il
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty
such Board to procure or cause to be procure
for such child, or children, all necessary book
stationery, etc., the same to be paid for out
the fund of said school district, in the same wa
that other claims against the school district Al
now allowed and paid; provided that all book
stationery, etc., purchased under the provision
OF this act shall be deemed to be the proper,
OF the school district, to be under the care an
and control of the School Trustees, when not
actual use
Sec. 5. All fines collected under the provision
OF this act shall be paid into the County Urea
ury on account Of the State School Fund
Sec. s. 1t shall be the duty of the Coun,
| VI SCHOOLS IN eacl count
IN this State to cause this law to be publshe
IN some newspaper in his county, if any tbel
be, four consecutive times, annually. for a On
Rod Of two years, the expense OF such public,
tior to be allowed and paid out of the Gener,
sckooi Fund of the county The Board o
School Trustees in each school district shaI
cause to be posted, annually, for period OF twt
years, in three public places in their district no
tees of the requirements and penalties of this
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and he il
force from and after its passage.