Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-04-29
AN ACT
To Compel Children to Attend Sehsoi,


The people of the State of Nevada, represent
ed in the Senate and Assembly. do enactss
Srcr,osi. Eyery parent. guardian or other
person in the State OF Nevada. having control
ana charge Of q child. or children, between
the acre OF eight and fourteen years. shall ue
required 30 send such child. or children 70
pubic school for period Of at least sixteen
weeks in each school year. 1t least eight
weeks OF which shall be consecutive. uniees
suc h child IT children xre excused from such
stfep.iance hy the Board Of School Trustees
Of the school district In which such parents or
guardians reside, upon 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 to study for the
perioa REQUIRED, or that such child or chill
dren are taught in . private srhool or at
home in such branches as are usually taught
in primars school, or have already scquird
the cr,inary branches Of learning taught IN
the public schools: rRovrrgD, IN csse public
school shall not be taught tor period OF six
teen weeks, or anv part thereof, during the
year, within two miles. by the nearest travelled
rad, of the residence of any person within
the school district. he OF she shall not be
liable 10 the provisions Of this Act.
SEC q II shall be the duty of the Board of
School Trustees Of each school district in this
State. on or before the first Monday In Sep
TENDER of 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 thc ages Of eight and
fourteen years. said list 10 be taken from the
report Of the School Census Marshal At the
beginning of each school month thereafter IL
shah I've the duty of the Principal OF each
school in such district TO report 10 the Board
of school Trustees of such district the names
Of all children attending school during the
previous school month; when. II il shall sp-
pear at the expiration 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 cGildrs "A,
shah have failed to comply with the provis-
ions of this Act, the Board shall cause demand
TO be maze upon such parent, guardian or
other person Tor the amount of the penalty
hereinafter provided; when. IL such parent
guardian OF other person shall neg
lect or refuse 10 pay the ssIns
within i've days after the making of said
demand the Board shall commence proceed
ings in the name of the school district. tor
the recovery Of the fine hereinafter provided.
before any Justice of the Peace in the town.
ship 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.
SIC. 3. Any parent, guardian, or other per-
son having control or charge of any child or
children failing to comply with the provis-
ions of this Act, shall be liable 10 a fne of not
less than fifty dollars nor more than one huE-
dred dollars for trst offs nse. nor less than one
hundred dollars nor more than two hundred
dollars for the second and each subsequent
offcnse besides the cost of collection,
SEC, L. Whenever i. shall appesr to the
satisfaction OF the Board OF School Trustees
OF any school district in this State that the
parents. guardians or other persons having
control and charge Of any child ur children in
attendance upon the public school of said dis
trict in accordance with the provisions OF this
Act are unable to procure suitable books, sta.
tfouery, etc. for such child or children. II
shall be the duty OF such BoArd to procure or
cause 10 be procured for such child or chill.
dren all necessary books, stationery, etc, the
SAINT 10 be paid for out OF the Fund of said
school district in the same way that other
claims AGAINST the school district are now al
lowe and paid: PROVIDED. that all books, sta.
tien,ry. etc. purchased under the provisions
of this Act shall be deemed to be the properly
Of the school district, to be under the csre
and control OF the school Trustees. when not
III actual use.
sgc. S. All hnes collected under the pre-
visions Of this Act shall be paid into the Coan
~ Treasury on account of the State School
Fund
SCI. s. II shall be the duty Of the County
Snperintendent 81 Public Schools in each
county in this state t. cause this law 10 be
published Ia some newspaper in his county IL
any there he, four consee uiise times annually
for period ~ two yesrs. the expense Of such
publication "a be allowed and paid out Of the
general school tuad of the County. The
Board o. School Trustees in each school dis
trici shall cause IN be posted, annually, for a
period Of two years. in three pusi:c places in
their district, notice of the requirements AND
penalties OF this law.
SIC :. ahis act shall take eaevt and be In
force from and after its passage.
{. n. McDCFFIE,
puuty Superintendent; of Public Schools,