Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-10
AN ACT
To Compel Children 70 Attend sehee'.

! fApproved February 70, 1851
Tho peonle Of the State Of Nevada, represent
| ed in the Senate and Assembly, do enact Is
sscr,ost. Every parent. guardian or other
/ p,rson in the state OF nevada. having ccntrot
! and charge Of child. or children between
! The aees oi eight and fourteen years. shall De
| r,-auired TO send such . child. or children 70
| pnbiic school fer period Of At least sixteen
weeks in each chool year. Al least siNht
weeks of which shall be CONSECUTIVE, nhiess
surh shtld ~ children ARE excused from ruen
attendance by the Beard of Sciroi Irustees
., the s.,hool district in which such parents OF
,,sriisns reside. upon its being shown 70
their satisfaction that the bodily or mental
condition OF such child or chiidren mss oeen
sueh as 10 prevent his. her or their attendance
st school. or application to study ior .ne
perfod REQUIRED. or that such child or chill
dren are taught in . private school or AZ
home. in such branches as arr usually @usht
In pr,mar, school or have alresdy acqair d
tn. ordinary branches OF learning taught IN
the puaiic schools. PROVIDED. Ia case puoic
school shall net be taught for period OF slx-
torn weeks. or any part thereof. during the
vesr. within two miles, by the nearest Travelled
road. of the residence of any person within
The school district, he or she shall not he
liable to the troyisions of this Act.
sge D II shall h, the duty Of the Bosrd OF
School Trustees of each school district IN this
state ON or before the first Monday In Sep
,erub,r Of each year. TO furnish the Principal
Of each putlie school tsuRht IN such ufstriet,
with = list of all children. resident IA the
school district, between the ages OF eight ahd
four, en- years said list 10 I've taken from the
r,poyT of the school Census Marshal At the
hepinuinr Of each school month thereafter II
shall be the duty of the Principal IL each
school ia such district 10 report to the Board
Of school Trustees OF such district the names
Of All children x,ten ang scheol during the
L. h. WI
near NJ the expiration of fear school mouths,
H. the Board oi school Trustees, that any
psr,snt guardian H other person having
charA,e or control Of any child or c6itdr Ia.
shah have failed t. comply with th. provis.
IONS Of tins Act the board shall cause demand
- be maze upon such parent. guardian or
ether person ter the amount of the pensit.
hereinafter provided; when, II such parent,
guardian or other pers shall neg
lttt or refuse 70 pay the sssas
within I'VE days after the making OF sid
demand, the Basrd shall commence proceed
i,l,s in the name of the school district. tor
the recover, II the me hereinafter provided,
hFsor, any Justice Of the Peace III the town
ship in which s>i3 school district as located,
or. If there shsll be no Justice af the fesee
therein, then before the neafest Justice OIL
the Peace in tN county.
SIC B Any parent, guardian. or other per-
son having control er charge OF any child or
children fsillne e. coaply with the proNis-
ions of this Act shall be ishle 10 fne OF not
less than Atty dollars uor more than one hun
drei dollars for first ei'sn>e nor less 'hsh one
hundred dollars nor more than two hundred
dollars for the sacond and each subsequent
cfrnse. besides the eUs. Of Collection,
srt,. 4 Whenever II shsll appear 20 the
satisfaction II the Beard OF School Trustees
OF any school district in this state ths, the
nareuts, guardians or other persons having
control and ehargc 81 shy child r children in
attendance ppou the puddle seheel Of said Ills
MET Ia accordance wita { C provisions Of this
Act are unable t. pres ure suitable b soks, sta
;iauery, etc. for snch child ~ chilarrn. II
shall be the duty Of such Board 20 procure OF
cause 20 be pros aired for such child or chill
dr,u. all necessary books. stationery, etc, TT.
same 10 be paid Tor cut 81 The Fund Of said
school district IN the same way that othtr
Claims srNin>t the school district are now al
lowe and psld. PROVIDED. tEst sll ouks. sta
tfs,erv. etc iurchsses under the proyisions
of This AT SHALL be deeg1ed ~ be the properly
of the school district, 70 be under the carr
and control oi the school Trustees, when NO,
in setusl Use,
sKc.s All aues collected under the pro
vislulss II this Act shall b, paid late the Cgan
" Treasury On account OF the State School
Fund.
sEc s. II shall be the duty 81 the County
Superintendent al Public Sehools in esch
county In this state ~ cause this lav 10 he
published IL some newspaper III his county IL
shy there I've, four cNt1sScntlNt tunes shAuAiiN,
for yssr ioa 81 two years the expense af sur a
publi, ziion to he showed and psia out OF the
general schoal innd of the County. The
4 ara Of school Trust IS III esch school dis
;rict ,hsu GAGS. t. he ysoste3, sauaslly. fer
y rioa Il tWo yesrs, IL three punlsc places IN
the IT district notice of tst requirements md
ptn<lrs 81 this law
SEC ahis set shall take effect and be IN
furye from and after its passage.
c. u. MoDCFFIE,
county Superintendent Of Public Schools.