Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-10-28
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lAFPFoFeu FEBRUARY IS 1879,
in Sea 80 "a tne STATE OF Nevada, rar,..-.
III senate and Assembly, 90 enact !. PRESENTED o,,ed
Section l. Every parent, pu,r,,
person in the State Of Nevada ba,l or other
ana charge Of child, or children ing control
abts Oh elght and fourteen years Tween the
CURED TO send such child, or cb onsLl be Re-
PUBIC School for period of at ia"..en to
weeks IN each school year, at less, east sixteen
Of which shall be cousecp.i,,a eight weei.
enid, or children. are excused uHless such
tendance by the Board of School TN. I'm such al.
school district in which spch uslees Of tn,
euarolass reside, upon its being parents or
satisfaction that the bodily or nents, 70 their
Vi su'n chiId' or children. has hssUaaition
as to prevent his, her or thai, Oeen such
az school, or application to study q. a'endarce
required, or that such child or chn ge Period
taught In private school, or at bo,nnufen, Ire
branches as are usually taupbt ~ IN such
schools, or have already acquired na M Primary
branches of learning taught in 4 !, ofdiniry
senopi, provlaea, IN case public scbooIP Iolt
not be taught for the period Of ,eloNs hsn
or any part thereof. during the re., 4een Weeks
miles, by the nearest travelled rc,S :. .lan Two
dence of any person within the ,rb.I, he res.
he or she shall not be liable to ti,r,.U District
this act. HVNslols Of
Sec. .. 1t shall be the duty of S.,..,
ist,.
state, on or before the first MONDAY IN olA MA
Der in each year to furnish the princin,, gsn.
public school taught in such district v;.t e'eh
OF all children, resident in the school Si,,. tM
between the ages of eight and fonrtee,
said list to be taken from the repor, !, e M
school Census Marshal. AT the beginn;rsAs,
each school month thereafter il sbsn ing
duty Of the principal of each SHOOT in sros s ls
trict to report to the Board of School T,,s, w
OF such district the names of all childrens,s
tending school during the previous sohar
month; when, If it shall appear at the syn;,,
ton OF four school months, to the posrd'
school trustees, that any parent, guardian
otnef person having charge or control of An,
child, or children, shall have failed to CONN.,!
with the provisions of this act, the hoard si,H
cause demand to be made upon such mare.
guardian, or other person, for the smount,'
the penalty hereinafter provided; when n sr,,
parent, guardian, or other person shall neeIs,,
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS ~,
the making of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name Of n.
school district, for the recovery Of the fine bers.
matter provided, before ar Justice of the pesc.
IN the township in which said school distr,r,
liz located; or, if there shall be no Justice al bs
Peace therein. then before the nearest Justice a,
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge of any child or chi,
dren, failing to comply with the provisions Of
this act shall be liable to fine of not less than
nifty dollars, nor more tLsn one hundred dollars
for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollare n,
the second and each subsequent offense. besids
the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. whenever 1t shall appear to the sat-,
faction of the Board of School .rnsteas ~ az,
school district in this State TINT the srsrt,
guardians or other persons having control and
charge of any child, or children, in sttendany
upon the public school of said district in acco.
ance with the provisions of this act. are un,l,
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc, n
such child, or childien, it shall be the dura
such Board to procure or cause to be procuS
for such child or children, all necessary toa
stationery, etc, the same to be paid for ars
the fund of said school district, in the sryw
that other claims against the school distzs
now allowed and paid; provided that Lhn
stationery, etc, purchased under the nrau
Of this act shall be deemed to be th,-gy
of the school district, to be under thm@
and control of the School Trustees, vz.ln
actual use.
Sec 5. All fines collected under the rrru
of this act shall be paid into the County lsv.
ury on account Of the State School Fund
Sec 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the County
superintendent of Public Schoolsin each county
in this State to cause this law to be published
IN some newspaper in his county, If any there
be, four consecutive times, annually, toripe
Rod of two years, the expense Of such pubict
ton to be allowed and paid out Of the General
School Fund Of the county. The Board o.
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 'li'
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and hn
force from and after its passage