Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-02-13
MISCELLANEOU
MISCELLANEOU US.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
AN ACT
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO AT
TEND SCHOOL.
APPROVED FEBRUARY %, 1871

The People of the State of Nevada, repre-
follows:
SECTION /. Every parent. guardian, or
other person in the State of Nevada. having
control and charge Of a child. or children,
between the ages of eight and fourteen years,
shall be required to send such child, or chill
dren, to a public school for a period of at
least sixteen weeks in each school year, at
least eight weeks of which shall be consecu-
eused 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 the
bodily or mental condition of such child. or
children, has been such as to prevent his,
her. or their attendance at school. or applicA-
ton TO study for tho period required, or 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-
vided. 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.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF the Board
of School Trustees of each school district in
this State. on or before the first Monday in
September 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 he 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 I'd to comply with the
r1 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 comm .Bce proceedings, III 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. if there
shall be no Justice of tbs leace therein, ther.
before the nearest j ustice of the Peace in the
county.
Sac. 3. Any parent, guardian, or other per-
son having control or charge of any child. or
children, failing to comply with the provi-
siuns OF this act. shall be liable to a fine OF
not less than fifty dollars, MOI more than one
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han one hundred dollars, nor more than two
hundred dollars, for the second and each SUBJ
sequent ~offense, besides the cost Of collec-
ton.
SEC. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the
| satisfaction of the Board OF School Trustees
VI any school district in this State that the
parents. guardians, or ether persons. having
control and charge of any child, or children,
il attendance u on the public school of said
district, in accordance with the provisions oil
| this act, are unable 70 procure suitu bic books,
| stationery, etc, for such child, or children. il
shall be the duty Of such Board 70 procure,
or cause TO De procured. for such child. OF
children, all necessary books. stationery, etc.
the same to be paid for out of the Fund Of
said school district in the same way that 9TH
err claims against the school district are now
allowed and paid; provided, that all books,
stationery, etc, purchased under the provis-
ions of this act shall be deemed to be the
properly OF the school district, to be- under
the caro- and control OF the Scnool Trustees,
whel. not in actual use.
SrC.5. All fines collected under the pro-
| visions Of this act shall BIZ puid into the Coun-
ty Treasury on account of the State School
rund.
SIC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the County
Superintendent Of Public Schools in each
county in this state to cause this law to be
published in some newspaper in his county,
if any there be, four consecutive times, an
nually, for y period of two years, the expense
| Of such publication to be allowed and paid on
of the General School Fund of the county. The
Board Of School Trustees in each school dis.
trict shall cause to be posted, annually, for o
period of two years. in IT, rec public places in
their district, notices of the requirements
and penalties OF this law.
SEC. 7. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage. KAYE.
County Superintendent of Public schools,
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