Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-01

[Approved February IS 1871
The People Of the State of Nevada, rerras
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fonaed
Section l. Every parent, guardian. n, -,
person in the State Of Nevada, HAVING cos..nef
and charge Of a child, or children, betvess no
ages Of eight and fourteen years, shall ba me
quired to send such child, or children = re-
public school for q period Of at least 49,.
weeks in each school year, at least eight aVen
Of which shall be consecutive, unless s,sl1
child, or children. are excused from speh
tendance by the Board of School Trustees !, -. AZ
school district in which such psre,t me
guardia3s reside, upon its being shown IN !.
satisfaction that the bodily or mental cons;.F
Of such child, or children, has been
as to prevent his, her or their attena.ua
at school, or application to study, for the NC
required, or that such child, or childress
| taught in q private school, or at home, in ~
branches as are usually taught in priS,aa
schools, or have already acquired the ordr,,
| branches of learning taught in the puhi,
| school, provided, in case public school sbsn
not be taught for the period of sixteen vsse.
or any part thereof. during the year, within tvs
miles, by the nearest travelled road, of the resi
| dence of any person within the school dis,r,c.
he or she shall not be liable to the provisions a,
| this act.
Sec. Q. 1t shall be the duty of the Bo,r, -.
| School Trustees of each school district in thys
State on or before the first Monday in Sen,srD
Der in each year to furnish the principal OF each
public school taught in such district with a H..
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 III,
School Census Marshal. At the beginning q,
each school month thereafter, it shall be tbs
duty of the principal of each shool in such dir
trict to report to the Board of School Trustee,
of such district the names of all children al,
tending school during the previous scbool
month; when, If it shall appear at the expirs.
ton of four school months, to the Board Of
School Trustees, that any parent. guardian, or
other person having charge or control of sny
child, or children, shall have failed to commit
with the provisions of this act, the Board sb,I
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the emountp
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, if such
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within five days afte,
the making of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name of the
school district, for the recovery Of the fine here
matter provided, before ar Justice of the peaca
in the township in which said school district
is located; or, if there shall be Justice Of tina
Peace therein. then before the nearest Justice Of
the Peace in the county.
Sec. g. Any parent guardian or other person
having control or charge OF any child or chill.
dren failing to comply with the provisions d
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less thin
fifty dollars, nor more IL an one hundred dollS
for the first offense, nor less than one hundrs
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, ia,
the second and each subsequent offense, besdS,
the costs Of collection.
n Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the salts
y faction of the Board of School 'rustees of any
4 school district in this State that the parents
|. | guardians or other persons having control and
u | charge of any child, or children, in attendance
upon the public school of said district in accord.
ance with the provisiC ms Of this act are unable
: to procure suitable books stationery ETC., fo
= such child, or childien, it shall be the duty o
- such Board to procure or cause to be procure,
:. for such child, or children, all necessary books
y stationery ETC., the same to be paid for out 0
the fund of said school district, in the same wa
that other claims against the school district Of
now allowed and paid; provided that all book
y stationery, etc., purchased under the provision
l. Of this act shall be deemed to be the propert
of the school district, to bs.under the care an
and control of the School justices, when not
= actual use.
l. Sec 5. All fines collected under tho provision
l. of this act shall be paid into the County Trea
"a n ury on account Of the State School Fund.
- Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the Count
10 Superintendent of Public Schools in each count
l. in this State to cause this law to be publishe
in some newspaper in his county, if any tber
o.. be, four consecutive times, annually. for pc
" Rod of two years, the expense Of such publica
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the Genera
Sckool Fund OF the county. The Board Q
School Trustees in each school district sha
cause to be posted annually for . period Of tv
years in three public places in their district,
tees of the requirements and penalties Of u
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be
force from and after its passage.