Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-06

SCHOOL.
approved February IS 1881
The People Of the State Of Nevada, repres.,...
in Senate and Assembly do enact as fnl,ausc
Section l. Every parent, guardian, or nth
person in the State Of Nevada, having eon,.ei
and charge Of q child, or children, between ~
ages Of eight and fourteen years, shall - 'ae
quired TO send such child, or children -
public school for q period Of at least So
weeks in each school yesr, at least eight W
Of which shall be consecutive, unless sprs
child, or children. are excused from such :.
tendance BY the Board of School Trustees ~ ~.
school district in which such parents 20
guardians reside upon its being shown 10 III
satisfaction that the bodily or mental condiao.
Of such child, or children, has been SUI
as to prevent his, her or their attendos-
at school, or application to study, for the ne,,os
required, OF that such child. or children ~
taught in private school, or at home, in srns
branches as are usually taught in prim.,ua
| branches of learning taught in the pubIt.,
school; provided, in case public school sb.iI
not be taught for the period of sixteen wess.
or any part thereof. during the year, within ~.
miles, by the nearest travelled road, Of the rs.
dence Of any person within the school dis,,,e.
he or she shall not be liable to the Provision,
this act.
Sec. . 1t shall BE the duty of the Board =,
| School Trustees of each school district IN M.
State, on or before the first Monday in sen,s,.'
Der in each year to furnish the principal Of s,cs
| public school taught in such district with h.
| of all children, resident in the school &src,
between the ages Of eight and fourteenIes
said list to be taken from the report Of Ns
| School Census Marshal. At the beginnngd
each school month thereafter, it shall be hs
| duty OF the principal of each shool in such dis
| trict to report TO the Board Of School Trustees
| of such district the names Of all children A.
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month; when, If it shall appear at the eIp,r,,
ton Of four school months, to the Board a,
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian, or
| other person having charge or control of snv
| child. or children. shall have failed to commit
| with the provisions OF this act, the Board shat
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amount
the penalty hereinafter provided when, If sucn
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse TO pay the same within i've DAYS sfte,
the making Of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name Of tia
school district for the recovery Of the fine here
matter provided, before airy Justice of the Peace
in the township in which said school distric,
Is located: or. IL there shall be Justice Of tina
Peace therein. then before the nearest Justice Of
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge of any child, or chill
dren, failing to comply with the provisions Of
this act shall be liable to fine Of not less than
ffty dollars, nor more tLan one hundred dollxr,
for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars. for
the second and each subsequent offense, besdss
the costs Of collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever 1t shall appear to the uts
faction Of the Board of School 'rustees OF any
school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control md
charge Of any child, or children, in attendsncs
upon the public school Of said district in accord.
aDce with the provisit ms Of this act, are unab,
, to procure suitable books, stationery, etc, "a
such child, or childien, it shall be the dutyd
such Board to procure or cause to be procure
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 wu
that other claims against the school district AZ.
now allowed and paid; provided that all books,
. stationery, etc, purchased under the provisions
Of this act shall be deemed to be the propery
Of the school district, to be under the care and
and control Of the School Trustees, when not In
actual use.
Sec s. 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 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 annually for pc.
Rod Of two years, the expense OF such publics
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the General
School Fund OF the county. The Board Of
School Trustees in each school district shall
cause to be posted, annually, for period Of two
years, in three public places in their district, no.
tees Of the requirements and penalties Of this
act.
Sec. T. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage.