Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-08-12

[Approved February IS 1881
The People Of the State of Nevada, rerrss,.
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fo,l.ed
Section l. Every parent, guardian. nv "a,
person in the State of Nevada, having co u.nf
and charge of a child, or children, betwes, NJ
quired TO send such child, or children :. 10
public school for a period of at least .i,.s
weeks in each school year, at least eight -
Of which shall be consecutive, unless III
child, or children. are excused from sucb SUN
tendance by the Board of School Trustees ., -. A.
school district in which such parents
guardians reside, upon its being shown to th.Ii
satisfaction that the bodily or mental cond;.sH
Of such child, or children, has been s,,Os
as TO prevent his, her or their attendsuaaa
at school. or application to study, for the perio1
required, or that such child. or children ~
laugh. in q private school, or at home in s,, n
branches are usually taught in nrir,as
schools, or have already acquired the 6rdinar,
branches of learning taught in the nnbI,!.
school; provided, in case public school shall
not be Taught for the period Of sixteen waara
or any part thereof. during the year, within ,nn,
miles, by the nearest travelled road, Of tba Wv,
dence OF any person within the school distrss.
he or she shall not be liable to the proyisions
this act.
Sec. Q 1t shall be the duty of the aosr, =,
School Trustees of each school district in M ~.
State on or before the first Monday in sen,o niS
Der in each year to furnish the principal az a.nn
public school taught in such district with H..
of all children, resident in the school dist-ts'
| between the ages of eight and fourosn wear.
said list to be taken from the repon q ~,
| School Census Marshal. At the begnnnp q,
each school month thereafter, it shall be tha
| duty of the principal of each shool in such ala
| trict to report to the Board of School Trustee,
of such district the names of all children a.,
| tending school during the previous school
month; when, If it shall appear at the expir,
| ton of four school months, to the Board a,
| School Trustees, that any parent, guardian. n,
other person having charge or control Of snr
child, or children, shall have failed to comm,
| with the provisions of this act, the Board sb,i
| cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amountr
| tho penalty hereinafter provided; when if such
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
| or refuse to pay the same within five DAYS afte,
the making of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name Of ina
school district for the recovery of the fine here
matter provided, before airy Justice of the Peac,
in the township in which said school distric,
is located; Or if there shall be no Justice of ,hs
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 q fine of not lesa ben
for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
| dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars for
| the second and each subsequent offense, besidse
the costs Of collection.
| Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the satis.
faction of the Board Of School trustees OF anv
school district in this State that the parepta
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 provisiL ms Of this act, are unable
to procure suitable books, stationery. etc., ior
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 are
now allowed and paid; provided that sill 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 In
actual use.
Sec s. All fines collected under the provisions
of this act shall be paid into the County Treas
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 Their
be, four consecutive times, annually. for pc
riod of two years, the expense OF such pubics
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the Genera
School Fund of the county. The Board o
School Trustees in each school district shal
cause to be posted annually, for period Of tw
years, in three public places in their district no
tices OF the requirements and penalties Of thi
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be ID
force from and after its passage.