Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-25

approved February as 1881
The People of the State Of Nevada, retres.,,,,
In senate aud Assembly, do enact as foliors.
Section !. Every parent, guardian, or ,,A.-
person in the State Of Nevada, having ro .net
and charge Of q child, or children betveer ~.
ages OF eight and fourteen years, shall be ~
quired 10 send such child, or children e.
public school for g period Of at least .i,,o.a
weeks in each school year, at least eight -
Of which shall be consecutive unless -
child, or children. are excused from such ~
tendance by the Board of School Trustees - AZ AZ
school district in which such parent. as
guardians reside. upon its being shown 10 ths NJ
satisfaction that the bodily or mental cons;,sen
of such child, or children, has been snol
as to prevent his. her or their attenasraaa
Gt school, or application to study, for the ns-,
required, or that such child, or children ~
| taught in private school, or at home, in snAe
| branches as are usually taught in pr,rr.A
| schools, or have already acquired the ordins,y
| branches OF learning taught in the pnbI,!,
| school; provided, in case public school sh.T
not be taught for the period Of sixteen wss aa
| or any part thereof. during the year within ~
| miles, by the nearest travelled road, Of th,,,.
| dence Of any person within the school disy..
he or she shall not be liable to the provisionsa,
| this act.
Sec. 2, 1t shall be the duty of the po,,a,,
| School Trustees Of each school district in ~.
| State, on or before the first Monday in Sentsm
| Der in each year to furnish the principal OF e.ch
| public school taught in such district with liz,
| of all children, resident in the school distr,c,
between the ages of eight and fourteen ve.rs'
said list to be taken from the report 81 AZ,
School Census Marshal. At the BEGINNING ~
each school month thereafter, 1t shall he ~.
| duty Of the principal of each SHOOT in such AZ
| trict to report to the Board of School Trustees
| Of such district the names of all children A.
| tending school during the previous school
month; when If it shall appear at the eypir,
ton of four school months, to the Board OF
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian. n,
other person having charge or control Of ,ny
child, or children, shall have failed to commit
with the provisions Of this act, the Board shall
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amountI'
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, If such
parent guardian, or other person shall neglect
| or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS sfts,
the making of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name Of ina
school district, for the recovery Of the fine hera
matter provided, before airy Justice Of the pp,c.
in the township in which said school district
is located; or if there shall be no Justice Of In
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice Of
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. ANY parent, guardian or ether person
having control or charge of any child. or chill
dren, falling to comply with the provisions q,
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not less th,n
fifty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred dollar,
for the frst onense, nor less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollar, for
the second and each subsequent offense. besids.
the costs of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the salts
faction of the Board Of School rustees OF any
school district in this State that the parents.
| 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 provisit Ms Of this act, are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery. ETC., for
such child, or childien, 1t 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 way
that other claims against the school district ara
now allowed and paid; provided that all books
stationery, ETC., purchased under the provisions
: Of this act shall be deemed to be the property
of the school district, to be under the care and
and control of the School Trustees, when not IL
actual use.
Sec s. All fines collected under the provision
, Of this act shall be paid into the County Treas
: ury on account of the State School Fund.
Sec. 6. II shall be the duty Of the Count,
Superintendent OF Public Schools in each count
in this State to cause this law to be published
in some newspaper in his county, if any ther
be, four consecutive times, annually, for pt
Il riod of two years, the expense Of such publici
tioE to be allowed and paid out Of the Geners
School Fund of the county. The Board
School Trustees in each school district sha
canse to be posted, annually, for period Of tw
years, in three public places in their district nj
tices OF the requirements and penalties Of th
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be 4
force from and after its passage.