Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-08-25
An ACT
To Compel Children to Attend School.


Approved February Is. ls7s,l
The people cf she State OF Nevada. repre-
scented in the Senate and Assembly. do enact
rs follows;
SECTION l. Every parent, guardian or other
person in the State Of Nevada having control
add charge OF q chilli or children, between the
age. Of eight aud fourteen years. shall I've re-
auirea 10 send such . child or children IL .
public school for period NJ at least sixteen
weeks in each school year. 81 least eight
weeks OF which shall I've consecutive. unless
snch child OF children are excused from such
attendance by the Board Of Schoo! Trustees
of the school district in which such parents or
guardians reside, npon its being shown to
their satisfaction that the bodily or mental
condition Of such child or children has been
such as to prevent his. her or their attendance
At school or application e. study Ter the pc
Rod required, or that such child or children
are Taught in private school or At home IN
such branches are usually taught in q
Urinary sch,.al or have already acquired the
ordinary branches 81 learning tsugnf in the
public schools. PROVIDED, IN case public
school shall not ec taught for reriod OF SIX
teen weeks or any Part thereof, duriae the
wear within two miles by the nearest 'rav
si.a roaa, ~ the residence Of any person
within the school district. be or she shall not
I've lishle 80 tne provisions of this Act,
Ssc Il shall be the duty q: the Bcari OF
s.ste on ur before the .arss Mondsy in Septem.
her ~ each yesr. 20 furnish tn Principal -
each public sehos Taught III such district
with = list of sill children resident in the
school district between tho "a Of etghs aud
fourteen years. said list ~ he tsken from shr
rr,-ars Il tn school Census Marshal, At the
beginning II esch school meath thereafter Il
snail be the duty % the Principal II rsch
school in such district O. report g. the sri
OF School rriss-es OF ssch district the nan,es
a. all childrrn attending school during the
D vtous school month; when. II II shall ap-
pear a. the expiration Of fcnr sca''c months
10 the Board o school Trustees that say pa.
rent guardian or sther person having ehsrst
or central % anr child IT children shall have
failed ~ comply with the Prostsi rs 81 ihi~
Act the Rosri shall cause demand 20 I've 'oslr
npan such parent, guardian er other person
for the amour; of the peasliy hsrstNsiss'r i'r,'-
vided: when IL such psrent, Enarltsn or
other person ehAli neaircy or rv'usr y rs' the
same within 1--WE days after the Ntski.E az
said demand. the h ard shall cemMc2ce pro
e,,-lings in the nsiue Of TIL school ttf Il; for
tn, recovery II the hac hereinafter provided
lsto-r any Justice, ~ the Peace 80 tbs tA.s ~
ship i, whtch sNid school sistric, - located,
ur. II Their, shall he ne Justice ~ the Peace
thersi,1 then before the neArsst Justice of the
fesce IN the county.
Snc. s Any tArrns. guardian or other per
syn having control OF chsrSe of any child or
children falling 10 comply with the provisions
Of this act shall be tiabl - fine OF nat less
than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars for fir<s ufseuse. nor less than one hun
drrd dollars nor more than two hundred dol
lars for the second and each subsequent Of
fence. besides the cost Of collection
SIC L. Whenever II shall appear 10 the
satisfaction Of the Board 81 school Trustees
Of any school district in this State thai tho
pxrnts, guardians OF other persons hNvine
control slsd charge of any chill az children in
xl,tk -txass.l a.r. lis
trict iu accordance with the provisions OF this
Act. are unable to pr~ure suitable books. STA
ii merry. etc, for such child or children. II
sh II be the duty Of such Board to procure OF
cause o. be procured for such child or chill
dren all necessary books, stationery. etc, the
same TO he paid for out Of the Fund Of said
schoe' district in the same way that other
eta;ms against the school district are now al
lowed and paid: PROVIDED, that all bcoks. sta
tionery. etc, purchased under the prasisiuns
Of this Act shall be deemed 10 De the proper
~ Of the school district. 10 0c under the care
and control of the School Trustees waen not
in sefual use
SIC. s All fines collected under the pro-
visions Of this Act shall be paid into the coun-
" Treasury on account of the Stale School
Fund.
SIC. @. II shali be- the duty Of the County
Superintendent Of Public Schools In each
county in this State 10 cause this Law 10 be
published IN some newspaper IN ais county. II
any there be. four consecutive times annually
( for period of two years. the expense OF such
| publication 10 be allowed and paid out OF the
| general school fund ~ the County. The
| Board School Trustees In each school dis
| uict shall caus~ to he posted annually. for 4
1 period Of two Year,. In THREE public places
| in their district. notice Of the requirements
and penalties Of this Law.
SEC Z. This act shali take eject and be In
force from and after its passage.
| G. u. NcDCFFIE,
| County Su perinssnsient Of Public Sehools