Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-26

lApproyed February Is 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevada. rs,,
in Senate ard Assembly, DO enact as ~, hitc
Section l. Every parent. guardian.
person in the State Of Nevada, HAVING CUE,
and charge of child, or children, be,rsino
quired TO send such child, or childrs, n
public school for q period of at leas, -.
weeks in each school year. at least eiVh, eea
of which shall be consecutive, unle,. tis
child, or children. are excused from ,Ses
tendance by the Board Of School Trustees H.
school district in which such psre,.a u
guardiaBs reside, upon its being shoynsaa
satisfaction that the bodily or mental crssaif
Of such child, or children, has be-, ae
ss TO prevent his, her or their st,s.Ncs
at school, or application to study, for the
required, or that such child, or childs.N
taught in private school, or at home
branches as are usually taught in M
schools, or have already acquired the or6H
branches OF learning taught in the ny
school, provided, in case q public school NJ
not be taught for the period Of sixteen w
or any part thereof. during the year, within y
miles, by the nearest travelled road. of The w.
dence Of any person within the school dis,r.
he or she shall not be liable to the proyis;or,
this act.
Sec q 1t shall be the duty Of the po,,s,
School Trustees of each school district IL ~,
State, on or before the first Monday in sen,s~'
Der in each year to furnish the principal IN 80
public school Taught in such district witb ~
of all children, resident in the school djst,;a.'
between the ages of eight and fourteen ya...'
said list to be taken from the report a. ~
School Census Marshal. At the begipnin, 70
each school month thereafter, it shall he ~.
duty Of the principal of each shool in such Az
trict to report to the Board Of School Trns,as.
of sQch district the names of al cbuax-Ne
tending school during the previous seho",
month; when, If it shall appear at the sYn,,.
ton of four school months, to the Bona :,
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian !.
other person having charge or control Of ,ns
child, or children, shall have failed TO eonri!
with the provisions of this act, the Board XXI
cause demand to be made upon such mare,
guardian, or other person, for the amount,T
the penalty hereinafter provided; when n en-,
parent, guardian, or other person shall nesls'.
or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS ~,
the making of such demand the Board sti
commence proceedings, in the nsme Of Az
school district, for the recovery Of the fine bs,
matter provided, before ar y Justice OF the pa
in the township in which said school dis,r.
is located; or, if there shall be no Justice IN A.
Peace therein, then before the nearest JusticsS
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3, Any parent, guardian or other pers,
having control or charge of any child. or cba
dren, failing to comply with the provisions
this act shall be liable to fine of not less n.
| nifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred dollar
for the first offense, nor less than one bundrsS
| dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, for
| the second and each subsequent offense besids
| the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the s.tis.
| faction of the Board Of School rustees on ,ny
school district in this State that the psrepts
| guardians or other persons having control and
| charge of any child, or children, in attendance
upon the public school of said district in accord
ance with the provisiG MS of this act are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery ETC., for
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty Of
such Board to procure or cause to be procured
for such child, or children, all necessary books
stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for out Of
| 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 AM
and control of the School Trustees when not i
| actual use.
Sec 5. All fines collected under the provision
Of this act shall be paid into the County Tres,
ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty o. 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 thel
be, four consecutive times, annually. for D
riod of two years, the expense OF such public
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the Gener
SCHOOL Fund OF the county. The Board
School Trustees in each school district sha
cause to be posted, annually, for period OF "
years, in three public places in their district, n
tees OF the requirements and penalties Of th
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be
force from and after its passage.