Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-05-07
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ne feopie Of the State NJ ~,
'''A'e ana Assembly, do enact I y stse srisc
person in the state 81 n guardian. or oths.
snd charge Of child, or ehiiSr,sn having eontrol
AGES OF eight and fourteen go between IL
quireu 10 send such child ar t sIslI te rt.
puoic school for 8 period Of a, Iildren, to a
y, eaeh school year, at least eset SIXTEEN
ctild or chiIS. De consecutive, pnisss "etis
.nnu, OF ehildren. are excused ~, 'ess such
tendance by the Board Of scbool TN, ain such a.
schooi district in which sp.t tees Of The
s uaioians reside, upon its being shds'., CT
satsiaction mat the bodily or menfsI % their
ehIu' or children. has H.
az 70 prevent his, her or their s,, In such
at school. or application TO studr - attendance
required, or that such child ~ rtt ,se period
taught in private school, or M bonauren, Ire
branches as are usually taneht q, ~ such
schools, or have already acquired tba Primary
aeei % learning taught in The r,.a1y
school; provided, in case a pubiic ssh public
not be taught for the period of si,.a hool shall
OF any part thereof. during the year. with' SsEs,
miles, by the nearest travelled road - Anlh two
dence OF any person within the scboo, t ii resi-
this act. p'o'lsions OF
Sec. 2. 1t shall lie the du,v NJ .h
School Trustees of each school d,s,s;d beard Of
state, on or before the first MONDAY IN o. N 'his
Der in each year to furnish the prI1ci,., sep'en
public school Taught in such district wei u each
of all children, resident in the schooi Si.slst
between the ages of eight and fonr,aa Srisnct
said list to be taken from the rs,0s. !esrs
School Census Marshal. At the beoirnMt The
each school month thereafter IL sbsij
duty Of the principal of each SHOOT In er ~ lt
trict to report to the Board of School T,,itar
OF such district the names of all childran'as
tending school during the preyiops seh
month; when, If it shall appear al ths s Srneo
ton OF four school months, to the Ros.s :.
School Trustees, that any parent. cnardiar
other person having charge or control -. -. "
child, or children, shall have failed To COW!
with the provisions OF this act, the Board sb,ii
cause demand to be made upon sueh n.ra,.
| guardian, or other person, for the amnrrt
the penalty herinafter provided: when, II sn..
parent, guardian, or other person shall uo1i"I.
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS -.
the making OF such demand, the Board SHAH
commence proceedings, in the name Of the
school district, for the recovery of the fne bers
matter provided, before AIRY Justice of the pess.
in the township in which said school districs
is located; or, il there shall be no Justice N ~
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justics ~
| the Peace in the county VI
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian OF other person
| having control or charge of any child. or chi.
dren, failing to comply with the provisions q,
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less than
fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars
for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars. "a,
the second and each subsequent ofiense, besids,
the costs of collection.
| Sec 4, Whenever IL shall apnaar 70 .ha s..,
faction of the Board Of School trustees Of an,
school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control an,
charge of any child, or children, in attepdanc
upon the public school of said district, in accord
ance with the provisions of this act, are unabl
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc. "a
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty q
such Board TO procure or cause to be procure
for such child or children, all necessary book,
stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for ont 4
the fund OF said school district, in the same wa
that other claims against the school district ar
now allowed and paid; provided that all books
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 an
and control Of the School Trustees, when not /
actual use.
Sec. 8. All fines collected under the provision
of this act shall be paid into the County Treal
ury on account of the State School Fund.
Sec. g. 1t shall be the duty Of the Count
Superintendent Of Public Schools in each count
in this State to cause this law to be publishe
in some newspaper in his county, if any ther
be, four consecutive times, annually, for d.
Rod of two years, the expense OF such publics
ton to be allowed and paid out of the Geners
SCHOOL Fund of the county. The Board 0
School Trustees in each school district shal
cause to be posted, annually, for period O. tw
years IN three public places in their district, no
tices of the requirements and penalties Of hi
act. 'A'
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be ID
force from and after its passage.