Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-28
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70 Compel Children to Attend School

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TApproved Feb. 2s. 1851
The Peor'e Of the State Of Nevada. repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
SECTION l. Every parent, guardian. or other
person in the State of Nevada, having control
and charge Of 9 child, or children. between
the ages Of eight and fourteen ye re. shall be
required to send such child. or children. 70 .
public school for period OF at least sixteen
weeks in each school year. ct least eight
weeks Of which shall be consecutive, unless
such child, or children, arc excu ed from
such attendance by the Board Of School Trus-
tees OF the school district IN which such par,
en- q or guardians reside. upon IT'S being shown
to their satisfaction that the bodily or mental
condition of such child, or children. has been
such - to prevent his, or her. or their atten-
dance at school, or application 70 study, Tor
the period required, or that such child. OF
children arc taught In private school, or ~
home, in such branches as are usually taught
in primary schools, or have already acquired
the ordinary branches of learning taught In
the public schools; PROVIDED, In case pub
lie school shall not be taught for tine PERIOD OF
sixteen weeks or any part thereof. during the
road, Of the residence OF any person within
the school district. he or she shall mot Dc
liable to the provisions Of this Act.
SECTION, II shall be the duty Of the Board
of School Trustees Of each school disfrict IN
this State, on or before the first Monday in
September In each year. to furnish the prin.
cipal Of each public school taught in such dis
trict, between the ages Of eight and fourteen
wears, said list to be taken from the report OF
the School Census Marshal. At the beginning
of each school month thereafter. 1t shall be
the duty Of the principal of each school In
| such district to report to the Board OF School
Trustees of such district the names Of all
children attending school during the previous
| school month: when. II 1t shall appear, at the
| expiration Of fouy school months, to the
Board of school Trustees, that any parent.
guardian, or other person having charge or
control OF any child, or children, shall have
failed to comply with the provis ons OF this
| Act, the Board shall cause demand to be made
! upon such parent. guardian, or other person.
for the amount Of the penalty hereina' ter
provided; when. II such parent, guardian. or
| other person, shall neglect or refuse to pay
the same within five days after the making Of
said demand, the Board shall commence pro-
ceedings, in the name Of the school district.
for the recovery of the fine hereinafter pro-
vided, before any Justice Of the Peace in the
township in which said school district 10 10.
Gated; Or, II there shall be no Justice Of the
| ace therein, then before the nearest Justice
OF the Peace In the county.
| SECTION 8. ANY parent, guardian or other
person having control or charge Of any child,
| or children, failing to comply with the pro.
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not less than fifty dollars. nor more than one
hundred doliss, for the first offense, nor less
| than one hundred dollars. nor more than two
| hundred dollars, for the second and each sub.
sequent offense, besides the costs of collect.
| ton.
SECTION Whenever It shall appear to the
satisfaction of the Board OF School Trustees
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 accordance with the provisions OF
| this Act, are unable to procure suitable boo a.
stationery, ETC., for such . child. or children.
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 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 all books,
| stationery, etc. purchased under the provis-
sions Of this Act shall deemed to be the pro-
perry Of the school district, to be under the
care and control of the School Trustees. when
| not in actual use.
SECTION s. All fines collected nnder the pro.
visions of this Act shall be paid into the
County Treasury ON account of the State
School Fund.
SECTION 6. It shall be the duty Of the Gown.
| ty Superintendent Of Public Schools In each
county In this State to cause this law TO bs
published In some newspaper in hts county
| IL any there be, four consecutive times, annu
ally, for period If two years, the expense OF
such publication to be allowed and paid oui
of the General School Fund Of the county
The Board Of School Trustees in each schosl
district shall cause to be pcsted, annually. fol
period of two years. in three public places
| In their district notices OF the requirements
and penalties OF this Act.
| SECTION T. This Act shall take effect anf
| be in force from and after its passage.
| JOHN @. YOIH9,
| County Superintendent of instr uction.