Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-29
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Approved Feerasyy -. 1s7s.l
The people OF tAe shse Il Nevada, represent
"a In the senate and &sssmbly. % enact -
src4,osl. xvery parent. guardian Or osAsr
person In the state OF Nevada. having control
Ne ages 81 md fourteen year,. shsal b
required 10 send such child. OK children 10 q
public school for . period of At least sixteen
weeks In each school year. 81 leass etRht
weeks Of which shall be consecutive. unlses
ssch child or children ere excused from such
Skfenaarrs by the Board Of school Trustees
81 the school districtia which such parents or
guardians resisie. upon it, being shown to
their satisfaction that the hpdtly or mental
condition of such child or children has been
uch as 10 prevent his, her or their attendance
q school, OF application to study for the
period required, or that such child or chill
dren are t~ught In . private school or 81
home In such branches ~ are ususiiy tsuent
In primars school, or have already acquired
the ordinary branches Of learning taught in
the puhlsc schools; PROVIDED, IN case public
chool shsll not be taught for period OF SIX
teen weeks, or any part thereof, during the
wear, within two miles, by the nearest Travelled
road. Of the residence of ans person within
the school district. he or she shall not be
iishle TO the prvvisicns Of this Act.
Sy,, 2. II shall be the duty OF the Board of
school Trsssfecs Of each school district in this
State, ON or before the FIRST Monday in Sep.
tesuber of each year. to fu1ntsh the Frincipai
OF each public school taught in such district.
with a list OF all children, resident In the
chool district between the ages Of eight and
fourteen years. said list 10 BE- taken from the
r<port of the School Csrtus Marshal At the
beginning of each school month thereafter Il
shall be the duty Of the Principal Of each
school in such district to xeport to the Board
OF school Truxters of such district the names
OF all children attending school during the
prcyious school month; when. II It shall sp-
pear at the expirstson of four school months,
to the Board of School Trustees. that any
parent. guardian OF other person having
charge or control of any child or cntidr' n,
shall have failed to comply with the rrovis.
ions Of this Act, the BoArd shall cause demand
to be made upon such parent guardian or
ether person tor the amount of the penalty
hereinafter provided; when. II snch parent.
guardian or other persan shall neg
lect W refuse 10 pay the sAins
within Eve days after the making OF sid
demand tho Board shall commence proceed
mgs in the name Of the school district. for
The recovery If the ine hereinafter provided.
before any Justice of the Peace I'm the town.
ship in which sai4 schcot district Is located;
or, il there shall be no Justice of the Peace
therein, then before the nearest Justice OF
the Peace in the county.
SIC, Z. Any parent, guardian. or other per-
sa, having control or charge OF any child or
children. falling TO comply with the provfs-
ions OF this Act shsli be liable to fine OF net
less than nfty dolisrs nor more than enc hun
r,si dollars for first Of, nsc nor less than one
hundred tolisrs nor more than two hundred
dollars for the second and each subsequent
o.fense besides the cost of collection,
SIC, 4. Whenever IL shall appear to the
satisfaction Of the Board of School Trustees
q, any school district ia this State tnsi the
PARENTS, guardians or other persons having
control and chsf,se Of any child or children IN
attendance ur,on the public school of said dis
trist in accordance with the provisions OF this
Act arr unable Ia procure suitable books, Sta
tionery etc, fer SUCH child or Children, II
shall be the duty OF such Bosr,i 10 procure or
cssisc to be procured fer such child or chill;
sleu, ali necessary books, stationery. etc, the
same 10 be paid for out Of the Fund OF said
"a iss,l district in the same way that other |
claims against the school district are now al. |
lowe anu paid, PROVIDED. that all books. sta
tion,ry. etc, purchases. under the provisions |
of Tins Act shsll be deemed To be the properly |
Of the school district. to be under the care |
and control Of t,ac school Trustees. when not
In actusl use.
SIX. s. All fines collected under the pro- |
visions =; this Act shsil l's paid h'le the Ccun
y Treasury on account OF the state Sehooi
Fund.
SIX. G. 1t shall be the duty OF the County |
Of Public Schools IN each |
county III this State to cause this law TO be |
publ ishesl IL some newspaper In his county II |
any there be- fol,r consecutive times annually,
for . periol q: two y.ars Ia. expense of such |
I,uAlic alton 10 be allowed and paid out of the !
general school fund Of the County The /
Board " School Trustees in each school dis 4
triet shsn cause to be posted. annually, Tor |
period Of two years. in three public places In |
their district. notice Of the requirements snd /
penalties Of this law,
sscT This set shsll take effect and be IN |
force from ami after its passage,
CD, MoprrFIE,
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