Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-02-12
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
AN ACT
COMPEL CHILDREN TO AT
TEND SCHOOL.
APPROVED FEBRUARY %. 1871

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The People of the State Of Nevada, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
SECTION l.. Every parent. guardian, or
other person in the State OF Nevada. having
| control and charge of a child. or children,
between the ages of eight and fourteen years,
shall be required to send such child, or chill
| dren, to a public school for n period Of at
least sixteen weeks in each school year. at
least eight weeks Of which shall be consecu-
tive, unless such child, or children, are ex-
cused from such attendance By the Board of
School Trustees of the school district in which
such parents or guardians reside, upon Its
being shown to their satisfaction that the
bodily or mental condition Of such child. or
children, has been such as 10 prevent his,
her, or their attendance at school. or applica-
ton to study for the period requires. or that
such child or children. are taught In a PR
! yate school, or at home. in such branches as
are usually taught in a primary school, or
have already acquired tho ordinary branches
Of learning taught in the public school; pro-
vided. in case a public school shall not be
taught for the period Of sixteen weeks. or
any part thereof, during the year, within two
miles. by the nearest travelled road. o. the
residence o. any person within the school
district, he or she shall not be liable TO the
provisions OF this act.
SIC. 2. Ii shall bs tho duty OF the Board
Of School Trustees Of each school district in
this state. on or before the irst Monday in
September in each year, TO furnish tho prin-
cipai of each pubic school taught IN such
district with n list of all chiidron, resident III
the school district, between the ayes Of eight
and fourteen years. said list TO be taken from
the report OF the school census Marshal. AT
the beginning OF each school month there
after, IL shall be the duty of tho principa! Of
eac school in such district to report to the
Board OF School Trustees of such district the
names OF all children attending schsOl DUR
ing the previous. school month: when u u
shall appear, at tho expiration OF four school
months, to the Board Of School Trustees.
that any parent. guardian, or other. person
having charge or control OF any child, or
children, shall have fail "a to comply with the
~ ovisions Of this act, the Board shall cause
demand to be made upon shch parent, quart
ian, or other person. for the amount OF the
penalty Hereinafter provided; when. ~ such
parent. guardian. or other person, snail ne
| glect or refuse TO pay the same within bVe
days after tho making of said demand, the
Board shall commence proceeding, in the
name OF the school district, for the recovery
of the fine hereinafter provided, before my,
Justice of the Peace in the township IN when
said school district is located: or. II there
shall be no Justice of tn eace therein. then
before the nearest Justice OF the Peace in tho
county.
Sac. 3. Any parent, guardian, or other per-
son having control or charge OF any cbild, or
children, failing to comply with the provi-
sioDs Of this act. shall DO liable to a line OF
not less than fifty dollars, nor moro than one
hundred dollars, for the first ~otfense. nor less
than one hundred dollars, nor more thnn TWO
hundred dollars, for the second and each sub
'equent oiicnse, besides tho cost OF collec-
tion.
SIC. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the
sati~ sfaction of the Board OF School I,Nustees
OF any school dist -ic; in this state that the
| parents, guardians, or ether persons having
control and charge OF any child, or children,
II attendance upon the public school OF said
district, IN accordance with the provisions OF
this act. are una bic to procure suitable books,
stationery, etc, for such child, or children. II
shall be the duty of such Board to procure,
or cause 10 Oe procured. for such child, or
children, all necessary books. stationery, etc.
the anne to be paid for out OF the Fund OF
said school district in the same way that 9TH
or claims against the school district are now
| allowed and paid; provided, that all books,
stationery, etc. purchased under the provis-
ions of this act shall be deemed to DO the
property Of the school district, to be under
the care and control of the School Trustees,
when not in actual use.
| SEC. s. All fines collected under the pro-
visions of this act shall be paid into the Coun-
ty Treasury on account of the State School
Fund.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty Of the County
Superintendent of Public Schools in each
county in this state to cause this law TO DO
published in some newspaper in his county,
ii any there be, four consecutive times, an
nnal!y, for q period of two years, the expense
of such publication to be allowed and paid out
of the General School Fund Of the county. Tho
Board of School Trustees in each school dis
trict shall cause to be posted. annually, for a
period of two years, in three public places ia
their district, notices of the requirements
and penalties of this law.
SEC. Z. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
A. n. KAYE,
County Superintendent of Public schools.
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