Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-09-11
An ACT
70 Compel cAildrsa 10 Attend sehssl.
tAprrovsd February ss. isss.l

The people Of the State Of Nevada, repre-
scented in the Seaste and Assembly, do enact
| ss follows.
SECTION l. Eve-y parent. guardian or other
person in the state of Nevsa having control
aud charge OF n chill or children. between the
age VI eight aud fourteen years. shall he re.
qu,red g. send such = child or children e. =
public srh'sol for pesind ~ at least sixteen
weeks ia each schscl year. at least eight
weeks Of which shall be consecutive. un1rS
such hills or children are cNcus d from such
stteudauce bv the n ard of Sehool Trustees
~ the scho 1 district la which suca parents or
guardians reside. npcn Its hefns shown to
their sai,sfset,on that the bodily or mental
can i.,au of such child or children has been
su h as 70 rrsvent his. her or their attendance
At sche i or apnlicatio t. stu'av fer the pc
riod REQUIRED. er that such child or children
are fought In private school or at home In
such branches are usually fauehf In
,rimuy sch oil. or have airesdy acquired the
uriinsry branches q learning tsug IN the
publ sch OILS: PROVIDED Ia case puhIic
school shall no, bc taught for period of six
1 on weeks or any part thereof. during the
wear. within two miles by the nearest tray
elasi rosi. OF the rp~idence of any person
within the school district, he or she shsll not
be 1ishlc to the Provisions Of this Act.
Src II shall be the duty OF the Board of
Ssheol Trustees of cseh school district in this
State on or before the first Monday in Septem-
Der cf each yesr, to furnish thu Principal ~
each public sche, taught in such district
with a list OF all children resident in the
school district between the sgss OF eight and
fourteen wears said list to I've taken from the
report Il tn. school Census Mssshsl. At the
beginning OF each school month thereafter ~
sHsll be the duty of the -rincipAl of escs
school in such district b. report TO the Board
o; School Trustees of srich district the names
of all children attending school during the
n vieus school month: when, IL IL shall sp-
pear =; the expiration of four schao mouths
10 the Board School Trustees that any pa
rent guardian or ,ther persan having -hsrge
t,r control of an, child ar children shall have
failed g. comp Y with the provisions Of this
Act the sri shall Cause demand 10 be made
ul,On such parent. guardian or othfr person !
for the amount OF the penalty hereinafter pro- |
viied: when, If such parent. guardian or
her person shall asglecf or refuse IL nav the !
same within five days after the making Of |
sais demand, the BoaiG shsil commence nro. l
cessincs in tne name nf fhe schpol district for /
tn recovery &C the fine herelnafttt prDvidyi !
t+tar>, any Justice Of the PeSce IL the town |
ship i, which sAid school iisiiict is located, I
or II there shall he no Justice Of the Peace !
therein. taen hefore the nearest Justice Of the |
p~scp IN the county.
SEC 8 Any rarent. guardian or ether per |
son having cunt-ol or charge ~ any child or |
children e. Hing to comply with the provisions
az this Nc, shall be iahl to fne OF not less /
than ATTY dollars nor more thsn one hundred I
io,l@rs r,,r first ufea~e nor than one hun 7
ired dollars ~ nlU re az TIVE hondr Il dol ]
lars for toe second and esch subsequent Of 4
fence besides the ccsl II collection
Ssc l. Whenever IL shall sppear 10 the !
satisfaction Of the Board Il school Trustees
OF ANY school district In this State thsf the 1
parents. guardians ~ other persons h wing /
control a charge e any chill or children in 4
attendance mp n she pablo school ai saia DIS
tric; In accordance with the provisions 81 this
Act are nnsbie to procure ~uitshle books. Sta
ii merry etc. for such child or children. If 1
sh II be The duty Of such Board to procure or
cause ~ be procured for such cfila or chill I
dr~n all necessary backs stationery. etc. the
same 20 be paid for out If the Fund If said /
schooi district in the same way that other
claims against the school dist-ic; are now al
lowed sud pNid; PROVIDED. that all books. sta
tiuncry. etc pure haSca nnser tie prtlvisinns 4
Of this Act shall be deemed 10 be the proper
ty Of the school district 10 be under the care
and control Of the school Trustees when not .
IN sctrAl use
Src. All anes collected under thc pro-
visions of this Act shall he paid into the Soun-
ty Treasury on sccouut Of the State School
Fund
SIC {, /; shall b. the duty Of the Ceunty I
srpe yiutcndsut Of Public schools IN each
couu;v In this state So cause THIS lsw g. be
Published in some newspaper in Is eoanty. II
sny here he. four consecutive times annually
for per "a Of two wears the expense Of snch
publication TO he SLOWED Sna paid cut of the
&c crxl sch ,oi fund II the Coun'y The
Board School Trustees in each school all
tsict shsil cans Go he posted an usl6y fr
period ct two yeSrs, in three p7biie places
IN their district, Daiice of the req a3refaen hts
and penalties Of this law.
Sic : This act shall take effect and hs Ia
force from and after its pssssse
q n Mepr FIFE,
County superintcnaeu, ot Public s'ho~nis-
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