The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-08-18
EDUCATION
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III COutElI ~ AND
SCHOOL.
The People of the State OF Nevada, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Every parent, guardian, or othel
person in the State of Nevada, having contro,
and charge of a child, or children, between thu
ages of eight and fourteen years, shall be re
quired to send such child, or children, tos
public school for period OF at least sixteei
weeks in each school year, at least eight week.
OF which shall be consecutive, unless sucl
child, or children, are excused from such at
tendance by the Board of School Trustees Of thu
school district in which such parents OF
guardians reside, upon its being shown to theil
satisfaction that the bodily or mental condition
Of such child, or children, has been sucl
as to prevent his, her or their attendance
at school, application to study, for the period
| required, or that such child, or children, ART
taught in private school, or at home. in sucl
branches as are usually taught in primary
| schools, or have already acquired the ordinar.
| branches of learning taught in the public
| school; provided, in case 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 resi-
| dence Of any person within the school district,
he or she shall not be liable to the provisions !
| this act
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Board o
| School Trustees of each school district in this
| State, on or before the first Monday in Septem.
Der in each year to furnish the principal Of eacl
| public school taught in such district with lis
| 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
each school month thereafter, 1t shall be th
| duty Of the principal Of each SHOOT in such dis
trict to report to the Board of School Trustee
of such district the names Of all children at
tending school during the previous schoo
| month: when, If 1t shall appear at the expira
ton OF four school months, to the Board
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian
other person having charge or control Of an,
child, or children, shall have failed to compl
with the provisions Of this act, the Board shal
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amount,
the penalty hereinafter provided; when Ii sue
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglec
or refuse to pay the same within live days afte
| the making of such demand, the Board shal
commence proceedings, In the name Of tn
school district. for the recovery Of the fine here
matter provided, before ar Justice OF the Peac
In the township in which said school distric
is located; or, il there shall be no Justice of th
| Peace therein. then before the nearest Justice o
the Peace in the county.
Sec. g. Any parent. guardian or other persol
having control or charge Of any child, or chill
dren, failing to comply with the provisions o
this act shall be liable to fine Of not less thai
fifty dollars, nor more thsn one hundred dollars
for the first offense, nor less than one hundre
dollars, mol more than two hundred dollars, 70
the second and each subsequent ofense, besds
the costs Of collection.
Sec Whenever 1t shall appear to the satl.
faction Of the Board Of School trustees Of an
school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control an
charge of any child, or children, In attendanc
upon the public school Of said distrct, In accort
ance with the provisions OF this act, are unabl
to procure suitable books, stationery, ETC.. fo
, such child, or childien, 1t shall be the duty {
such Board to procure or cause to be procure
for such child, or children, all necessary book
. stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for out {
the fund of said school district, in the same wa
that other claims against the school district al
now allowed and paid; provided that all boob
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 an
, and control Of the School Trustees, when not
actual use.
Sec 8. All fines collected under the provision
of this &C tshall be paid into the County Trea
!. ury on account Of the State School Fund.
' Sec 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the Count
I | 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 the,
. be, four consecutive times, annually, for a y
a Rod Of two years, the expense % such public
4 tion to be allowed and paid out Of the Oener
School Fund Of the county. Tho Board
!. School Trustees In each school district sha
A cause to be posted annually for period OF tw
years, in three public places in their district, n
tices OF the requirements and penalties OF tn
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and DO
force from and after Its passage.