Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-02-17
MISCELLANEOUS
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
AN ACT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO AT
TEND SCHOOL.
APPROVED FEBRUARY Is. 1871

The People of the State of Nevada, repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
SECTION l.. Every parent. guardian. or
other person in the State of. Nevada, having
control and charge Of a child. or children,
shall be required to send such child, or chill
dren, to n public school for a period of at
least sixteen weeks in each school year, at
least eight weeks of which shall be consecu-
tive. unless such child, or children, arc ex.
cused from such Attendance by the Board of
School Trustees of the school district in which
such parents or guardians reside, upon its
being shown to their satisfaction that tho
bodily or mental condition Of such child. or
children, has been such as to prevent his,
her, or their attendance Mt school, or appliea-
ton to study for the period required, OF that
such child or children. are taught IN a pri-
vate school, or at home, in such branches as
are usually taught in a primary school,, or
have already acquired tho ordinary branches
Of learning taught in the public school; pro-
vidcd. in case a public school shall not be
taught for the period of sixteen weeks. or
any part thereof, during the year, within two
miles, by the nearest travelled road, OF the
residence % any person within the school
district, he or she shall not be liable TO tho
provisions Of this aci. j..
SIC. 2. 1t shall be the du,y of the Board
Of School Trustees of each school district in
this state, on or before the first Monday in
Septemb Der in each year, to furnish the prin-
cipal of each public school taught in such
district with a list of all children, resident IN
the school district, between the ages of eight
and fourteen years, said list to be taken from
the report of the School Census Marshal. At
the beginning of each school month there
after, it shall be the duty of the principal of
eac.. school in such district to report to the
Board OF School Trustees of such district the
names of all children attending school dur
ing the previous school month: when, if it
shall appear, 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
children. shall have fail NJ to comply with the
pl DIVISIONS of this act, the Board shall cause
demand to be made upon such parent, guard
ian, or other person. for the amount of the
penalty hereinafter provided; when,. If such
parent. guardian. or other person, shall ne
glect or refuse to pay the same within five
days after the making of said demand, the
Board shall commence proceedings, in the
name of the school district. for the recovery
of the fine hereinafter provided, before any
Justice of the Peace in the township in which
said school district is located: or. II there
shall be no Justice of the feace therein. tbeI
before the nearest Justice of the Peace in the
county.
Stc.3. Any parent. guardian, or other per.
son having control or charge of any child. OF
children, failing to comply with the provi-
sions of this act. shall be liable to n fine Of
not less than fifty dollars, nor more than one
QuUlTeu uOllhTS, " knt nISt bhtIst. HoI ites
than one hundred dollars. nor more than two
hundred dollars, for the second and each sub.
sequent. offense, besides the cost of collec-
ton.
SIC. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the
| sati~ sfaction of the Board OF School fvustce,
o any school district in this State that tho
parents. guardians, or ether persons having
control and charge of any child. or children
In attendance uuon tho public school of said
district, in accordance with the provisions o.
this act. are unable to procure suitable books
stationery, etc, for such child. or children. il
shall be the duty Of such Board to procure
or cause 10 Dc procured. for such child. OF
children, all necessary books. stationery, etc.
| the same to be paid for out Of the tund o.
said school district in the same way that 9TH
| er claims against tho school district are nos
allowed and paid; provided. that all books
stationery, etc, purchased under tho prOvis.
ions of this act shall be deemed to be th'
property OF the school district, to DO undei
tho care and control of the School Trustees
whei. not in actual use.
SEQ. All fines collected under the pro.
visions of this act shall BE- paid into the Coun.
ty Treasury on account of the State Schoo
rund.
SEC. &. 1t shall be the duty Of the County
/ Superintendent OF Public Schools in eacl
county in this state to cause this law to b'
published in some newspaper IN his county
il any there he, four consecutive times, an
nually, for n period of two years, the expense
of such publication TO be allowed and paid oul
Of the General School Fund of the county. 1hC
Board of School Trustees in each school dis
trirt shall cause to be posted, annually, for
period Of two years. in three public places II
their dis triet, notices of the requirement.
and penalties Of this law.
SEC. Z. This act shall take effect and be II
'0''e '0n anu ~ 4. +. KAYE,
County Superintendent of Public schools
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