The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-07-14
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
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TO COMPEL CHILDRI

The People of the State of Nevada, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact AZ 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.
quired to send such child, or children, toi
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 OF
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, or application to study, for the period
required or that such child, or children, IRE
taught in private school, or at home, in such
branches rs are usually taught in primary
schools, or have already acquired the ordinary
branches Of learning taught In the puDnc
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. O. 1t shall be the duty Of the Beard Of
| 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 each
| public school taught in such district with o list
| 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 beginniDgd
each school month thereafter, it shall be the
| 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 childrenE
| tending school during the previous school
| month; when, If it shall appear at the eIpft
ton of four school months, to the BoardO
| School Trustees, that any parent, guardian, OF
other person having charge or control OF any
| child, or children, shall have failed to comply
with the provisions of this act, the Board shall
cause demand to be made upon such paren'
guardian, OF other person, for the amountE
the penalty hereinafter provided when, II snca
parent guardian, or other person shall neglec.
or refuse to pay the same within five days ailei
the making of such demand, the Board snail
commence proceedings, in the name OF tno
school district, for the recovery OF the fine mere
matter provided, before airy Justice of the Peace
in the township in which said school distr H.
is located; or If there shall be no Justice Of the
| Peace therein then before the nearest Justice VI
the Peace in the county
Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge of any child, or cnli,
dren, failing to comply with the provisions u
this act, shall be liable to fine OF not less tnnn
fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars,
for the first offense, nor less than one hunoIeu
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars ioi
the second and each subsequent oiense, besidE
| the costs OF collection.
Sec. 4. Whenever 1t shall appear to the BatiH
faction Of the Board Of School trustees OF 81,
school district in this State that the parenIs;;
guardians or other persons having control shu
charge of any child, or children, In attendants
upon the public school of said district In sccoIu
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unap,o
to. procure suitable books, stationery. etc w ",
such child, or childien, 1t shall be the duty
such Board to procure or cause to be procuiou
for such child, or children, all necessary booAs
stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for QUIZ
the fund Of said school district, In the same VIZ
that other claims against the school district "
now allowed and paid; provided that all boon,
stationery, ETC., purchased under the prov1siop
OF this act shall be deemed to be the properly
of the school district, to be under the care anu
and control Of the School Trustees, when not ~
actual use. .,,
Sec 8. All fines collected under the provision
of this act shall be paid into the County Ires'
ury on account Of the State School Fund.
! Sec @. 1t shall be the duty Of the Coui.,
Superintendent Of Public Schools In each coupsI;
In this State to cause this law to be pupilssnS.
In some newspaper in his county, II any tpe, =.
, be, four consecutive times, annually, ior ~
riod OF two years, the expense OF such pufnss.
, ton to be allowed and paid out Of the oenei =
/ School Fund Of the county. The Eoaru " y
School Trustees in each school district sa .sv
cause to DO posted annually for PERIOD .. ", NV
years, in three public places In their distnc', a.,
tees Of the requirements and penalties VI VIZ
, act. I'D be 4,
force from and after LTD passage.