Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-13
LEGAL.
COMPULSORY EDICATIO,
. NJ ACT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO .r-
SCHOOL. LIND

SCHOOL. LIND
Approved February IS 1871
The People OF the State Of Neysds. re,,e.
III senate and Assembly, do enact Is forosso
section j. Every parent, guardian
person In the State Of Nevada, hayina Vtner
and charge Of child, or children. ba,s. sontfol
ages Of eight and fourteen years, shan IN The
quired 70 sena tueh child, or children !, ~
public school for . period of at less, 70 .
weeks in each school year, at least eieb, ateeh
OF which shall be consecutive, miles, eeis
child, or children, are excused nom 80, suct
tendance by the Board of School Trustees :, q.
school district in which such psren,a tht
guardians reside, upon its being show, ,a o.
satisfaction that the bodily or mental ccnsi NE,
Of such child, or children. has been u'e
"a to prevent his, her or their .ech
at school, or application to study, for the re
required. or that such child, or childr.p e
taught In q private school, or at home. in W
branches as are usually taught in pr,s.qa
schools. or have already acquired the o,,;.
branches Of learning taught in the ,a.a9
school; provided, in case public schooixE
not he taught for the period Of sixteen r,usM
or any psrt thereof. during the year. witb;n.N
miles, by the nearest travelled road OF ~ w
dence OF any person within the school djstr,s.
he or she shall not be liable to the proy;sos1
this act. OF
Sec. O. II shall be the duty of thu p.,
School Trustees of each school distr,ct a. u, o.
State, on or before the first Monday in ss a. .nh
Der in each year to furnish the pripcin,l ~ e
public school taught In such district with n,
of all children, resident in the school i,st,.aaa
between the ages of eight and fourteen ra.
said list to be taken from the renor, Z, III. ~
School Census Marshal. At the beoinn;.n e
each school month thereafter, it shall he Il, VI
duty OF the principal OF each shool in such dis
trict to report to the Board Of School Trnstss.
CT such district the names of all ch,ldr.r u
tending school during the previous seh. ~,
month; when, II it shall appear at the ay, noi
ton Of four school months, to the Ro.lpa :.
School Trustees, that any parent guardian =.
other person having charge or control ~ " "
child. or children, shall have failed 10 comni!
with the provisions of this act, the Board sb.%H
cause demand to be made upon sucb n, .usn
guardian, or other person, for the amount,
the penalty hereinafter provided; when ~ w.,
parent, guardian, or other person shall nsr..,
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS ~
the making Of such demand, the Board sh.u
commence proceedings, in the name q, '1 ~
school district, for the recovery Of the rs sus
matter provided, before ary Justice Of the ps.s.
in the township in which said school d,s,,.'.
is located or, If there shall be no Justice m ~.
Peace therein. then before the nearest Justics%
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian or other pers,
ynku
dren, failing to comply with the provisins%
this act, shall be liable to fne of not lea I'M
nifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred SM,s
for the first offense, nor less than one hundrs
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollar i,
the second and each subsequent offepse besids
the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever 1t shall appear To ths a,t.
faction of the Board Of SCHOOL, 'rustees Of any
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 provisiG ns 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
for such child, or children, all necessary books.
stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for out OF
the fund of said school district, in the same vay
that other claims against the school district are
now allowed and paid; provided that all books,
stationery, ETC., purchased under the provisions
Of this act shall be deemed to be the property
OF the school district, to be under the care and
and control of the School Trustees, when not In
actual use.
Sec 8. All fines collected under the provisions
Of this act shall be paid into the County Treas.
ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Sec. 6. 1t 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, II any there
| be, four consecutive times. annually. for pe
| Rod OF two years, the expense OF such publics
| tior to be allowed and paid out Of the Genenl
sckool Fund Of the county. The Board Of
School Trustees in each school district shall
cause to be posted. annually, for period Of two
years, in three public places in their district no
tees OF the requirements and penalties Of thi
| act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect andkb
force from and after its passage,