Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-19

SCHOOL.
approved February IS 1874
The People of the State of Nevada, rsprss.,.
in Senate and Assembly, do enact Is foIlsue
Section l. Every parent, guardian, or ,,,
person in the State Of Nevada, having con,,si
and charge Of q child. or children betxss, ~
ages Of eight and fourteen years, shall r.
quired to send such child, or children ~,
public school for 8 period of at least .i,,s.a
weeks in each school year, at least eight ssss.
Of which shall be consecutive, unless -
child. or children, are excused from such .
tendance by the Board Of School Trustees oft
school district in which such parents
guardians reside, upon its being shown to H.,
satisfaction that the bodily or mental copd,,a
Of such child, or children. has been srsS
as TO prevent his. her their sttepd,,..
ct school, or application to study, for the ners
required, or that such child, or children. y.
taught in private school, or at home in ~
| branches as are usually taught in prin..a
schools, or have already acquired the ordin,,y,
| branches Of learning taught in the pubIis
| school; provided, in case public school shah
| not be taught for the period Of sixteen veess
| or any part thereof. during the year within tun
| miles by the nearest travelled road of tbe res;
dence of any person within the school Sist,ic,
be or she shall not be liable to the provisions n;
this act.
| Sec q It shall be the duty of the po,rd -.
| School Trustees of each school district in ma
State on or before the first Monday in septem.
Der in each year to furnish the principal OF each
public school taught in such district with list
of all children, resident in the school district
between the ages of eight and fourteen wears
| said list to be taken from the report Of me
School Census Marshal. At the beginning of
each school month thereafter, it shall be The
duty of the principal OF each shool in such dis
trict to report to the Board of School Trustees
of such district the names Of all children at
tending school during the previous school
| hall
ton 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 failed to comply
, with the provisions of this act, the Board shall
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amount!
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, If such
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
| or refuse to pay the same within i've days atte,
= 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 Peac.
in the township in which said school district
is located; or, if there shall be no Justice Of the
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice Of
" the Peace in the county.
= Sec. 8. Any parent guardian or other person
u having control charge of any child, or chill.
dren failing to comply with the provisions Of
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not less than
fifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred dollars,
for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
| dollars, nor more 1Dhn TWO hundred DOLLARS, for
the second and each subsequent offense besidse
the costs Of collection.
70 Sec 4. Whenever it shall appear to the salts.
~ faction Of the Board of School rustees Of any
Of school district in this State that the parents
e. guardians other persons having control and
h charge of any child, or children, in attendance
II upon the public school of said district in accord
lie with the provisions Of this act are unable
G, to procure suitable books, stationery, etc, for
Ii such child or childien, it shall be the duty Of
| procured
E, for such child, or children, all necessary books
ct stationery. ETC., the same to be paid for out o.
Id the fund of said school district, in the
that other claims against the school district ar
now allowed and paid; provided that all books
o. stationery, ETC., purchased under the provision
%. OF this act shall be deemed to be the propert
of the school district, to be under the care an
. and control Of the School Trustees, when not 1
actual use.
Sec 5. All fines collected under the provision
of this act shall be paid into the County Tres
. ury on account of the State School Fund.
] Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the Count
Superintendent of Public Schools in each count
In this State to cause this law to be publisht
in some newspaper in his county, If any the
be, four consecutive times annually, for
- Rod of two years. the expense Of such public
tion to be allowed and paid out Of the Gener
School Fund of the county. The Board
School Trustees in each school district shi
cause to be posted, annually, for period OF T.
years, in three public places in their district
tees of the requirements and penalties Of Il
act
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be
force from and after its passage.