Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-09
COMPULSORY EDTClTIe,

"A NJ ACr
Gsa cHooE'S TO Arrpn
lApproved February Is ls-a,
The People Of the State of ysv,s.
IN senate ana Assembly, do enact - ss,sessentsd
Section l. Every parent, euar,i.,
"a "a tSe sts.e OF Nevada. having o.hsf
ages Of eight and fourteen wears oe,ween ths
CURED to send such child. or ehnsn be n
public school for a period Of AZ ia.en, to.
weeks IN eacn school year, at least eiot .sixsesn
OF which shall be consecutive. nni glt sesis
.niiu, or cniiuren' are excused from -, soct
tendance by the Board Of School Trns,s sucn n
school district in which sneb r Of The
guaroians reside, upon its being show .a q
satisfaction that the bodily or mental % Their
OF such child, or children. has hsooonditic
as to prevent his, her or their s,.e n such
scnooi' OF sppiicaton to study, for the ,uce
required, or that such child, or cbilS period
taught in private school, or at boma In
branches as are usually taught in n ~ such
schools, or have already acquired ,ba pnmsg
branches of learning taught in ~ oluinsfy
school; provided, in case a public sebooIp pubic
not De taught for the period of sixteen ,v sns
sHNASo's uuAAuR tHp year -
miles, by the nearest travelled road =, nm. M. two
dence OF any person within the school Na
ne or she shall not be liable to the proy;sisnc
this act. P'0'hionsof
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the p0,.,
Scnool trustees or each school district i, az
State, on or before the first Monday in sa "a ms
Der in each year to furnish the urincin., 'epttn.
pubic school taught in such district w;,b eseh
OF all children, resident in the school as.sis t
between the ages OF eight and fourteen va.e
said list to be taken from the renort ~ sea,s,
school census Marshal. At the beqjnn;,nh s
each school month thereafter, ii shs1I lung Nv o.
duty Of the principal of each SHOOT in sp oe me
trict to report to the Board of School T,,stulS
Of such district the names of All cb,,dsstees
tending school during the previous soa at
month; when, II 1t shall appear at the s sraUoi
ton OF four school months, to the Ros.pd
other person having charge or control 90
child, or children, shall have failed To Gown!
with the provisions Of this act. the Roard alpE
cause demand to be made upon such n. snaa
guardian, or other person, for the amount !,
the penalty hereinafter provided; when. N n.y.. "
or refuse to pay the same within five days ssst
the making of such demand, the Board s d.si
| commence proceedings, in the pRme NJ o an
school district, for the recovery of the ne bs,
matter provided, before ar Justice of the Pa.
In the township in which said school distr;os
| ID iocutcu, IL sudll De no JuEfica ~
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justics ns
the Peace in the county. VI
Sec. g. Any parent, guardian or other perso,
having control or charge Of any child. or cSn
dren, failing to comply with the provisions s J,
this act shall be liable to fine of not less tbsa
Ifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars
| for the first offense, nor less than one bundraS
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars y,
the second and each subsequent offense. bes;dss
| the costs of collection. ''N'
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the s.,,
faction OF the Board of School ,rustees Of an,
school district in this State that the parents
| guardians or other persons having control sni
charge of any child, or children, in attendsrc.
upon the public school Of said district. in accord
ance with the provisions of this act. are nnsh.
to procure suitable books, STATIONERY. etc IN
| such child, or childien, it shall be the dutvM
such Board to procure or cause to be procnrS
for such child, or children, all necessary books
stationery, etc., the same to be paid for ont q
the FUND Of said school district, in the same w,,
that other claims against the school district an.
now allowed and paid; provided that all boob.
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 ,na
and control of the School Trustees when moi IN
| actual use. ~ -
Sec. s. 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 COMMIT
in this State to cause this law to be published
in some newspaper in his county, if any there
be, four consecutive times annually, for pc
Rod OF two years. the expense OF such pubcs.
ton to be allowed and paid out of the Genera
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 this
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage.