The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-06-23
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
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TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEN


TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.
The People of the State of Nevada, represented
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 child, or children, between the
ages of eight and fourteen years. shall be re.
CURED to send such child, or children, to-
public school for q period of at least sixteen
weeks in each school year, at least eight weeks|
of which shall be consecutive, unless SUCH
child or children, are excused from such at.
tendance by the Board of School Trustees Of the
school district in which such parents or
guardians reside, upon its being shown to their
satisfaction that the bodily or mental condition.
Of such child, or children, has been SUCH
as to prevent his, her or their attendance
at school. application to study, for the period
required, or that such child, or children, lre|
taught in private school, or at home. in SUCH
branches as are usually taught in primary
schools or have already acquired the ordinary
branches OF learning taught in the PUBLIC
school; provided, in case public school shsl
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. Q. 1t shall be the duty of the Board o.
School Trustees of each school district in TIL
btdte, Oh OF DeIOre JHe nrbt DlOuQny III bcptcui i
Der in each year to furnish the principal OF escl
public school taught in such district with LEY
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 thd
School Census Marshal At the beginning o.
each school month thereafter it shall be ing
duty of the principal OF each shool in such dis
trict to report to the Board of School Trusted
of such district the names of all children ~
tending school during the previous school
month; when, II it shall appear at the explrst
ton Of four school months, to the Board "
School Trustees, that any parent, guardian, q
other person having charge or control of any
child, or children, shall have failed to comply
with the provisions of this act, the Board shai
cause demand to be made upon such parens|
guardian, or other person, for the amount
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, II suc1
parent, guardian, or other person shall neBiee|
or refuse to pay the same within i've days aite|
the making OF such demand, the Board snsi
commence proceedings, in the name of IN
school district, for the recovery of the fine hero
matter provided, before ar Justice OF the Peac|
in the township in which said school distrie|
is located or, If there shall be no Justice OF tD|
Peace therein then before the nearest Justice =
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other persoJ
having control or charge of any child, or en-
dren, failing to comply with the provisions q
this act shall be liable to fine Of not less thsI
fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollar7
for the first offense, nor less than one hundre1
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, ~
the second and each subsequent offense, besio'
the costs Of collection.
Sec 4 Whenever 1t shall appear to the satlf1
faction of the Board of School trustees OF 81
school district in this State that the parent
guardians or other persons having control an|
charge OF any child, or children, In ATTENDANT
upon the public school Of said district, in accorY
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unap1
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc., y
such child, or childien, 1t shall be the duty
such Board to procure or cause to be procuie|
Tor such child, or children, all necessary pooA|
stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for out |
the fund Of said school district, in the same VI
that other claims against the school district
now allowed and paid provided that all boon
stationery, etc., purchased under the provision
Of this act shall be deemed to be the proper
Of the school district, TO be under the care az
and control Of the School Trustees, when not
actual use.
Sec 5. All fines collected under the provisio1
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 Coun
Superintendent OF Public Schools In each coap
In this State to cause this law to be publisn3
In some newspaper in his county, II any tnc|
be, four consecutive times. annually, for
Rod Of two years, the expense OF such purneI
ton to be allowed and paid out Of the 0enei
School Fund Of the county. The Eosra
School Trustees in each school DISTRICT W
cause to be posted, annually, for period OF =
years, in three public places In their district,
tees OF the requirements and penalties OF VI
act.
Sec. z. This act shall take effect and DO
force from and after its passage.