Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-05-16
DIR. M. HOLMES.
81 South C St., Virginia.
A N A CT
To Com pei Children to Attend School

Approved Feb. 25, 1871
The Peor'e of the State of Nevada. repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows.
SECTION /. Every parent, guardian. or other
person in the State of Nevada. having control
and change of child, or children. between
the ages of eight and fourteen ye RI, shall be
reaui' ed to send such child. or chilire to a
public school for q period OF at least sixteen
weeks in each school year, at least eight
weeks of which shall be consecutive, uniess
such child, or children, are excu ed from
such attendance by the Board of School Trus-
tees o. the schoo district III which such par
en- or guardians reside. upon ITS being shown
to their satisfaction that the bodily or mental
condition of such chill, or children. has been
such ~ to prevent his, on her, or their atteu-
dance at school. or application to study, for
the period required or that such child. or
children, arc taught IN private school. or at
home, in such branches as are usually taught
Ia primary schools, or have already acquired
the ordinary branches of learning taught In
the public schools; PROVIDED, ia case pub
lie school shall not be taught for the period Of
sixteen weeks o. ANY part thereof, during the
year, within two miles. by the Dearest Travelled
road. of the residence Of any person within
the school district. he or she shall not be
liable to the provisions Of this Act.
SECTION 1t shall be the duty of the Board
of School Trustees of each school district In
this State, ON or before the first Monday in
September in each year, to furnish the prin-
cipal of each public school laugh in such dis
trict. between the ages Of eight End fourteen
years. said list to be taken from the report Of
the School Census Marshal. At the beginning
Of each school sOnth thereafter, 1t shall be
the duty Of the principal Of each school in
such district to report 10 the Board OF School
Trustees of such district the nsmes of all
children attending school during the previous
school month: when. II 1t shall appear. at the
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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 hereinafter
provided: when. If such parent, guardian, or
other person, shall neglect or refuse TO pay
the same within I've 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 Is To-
Gated; or, If there shall be no Justice Of the
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice
Of the Peace in the county.
SECTION 3. Aoy parent, guardian or other
person having control or charge Of any child.
or children, ling to comply witt the pro-
visions of this Act, shall ne liable to q dDe OF
not less than fifty dollars nor more tnan one
hundred dollars, for the first offense, nor less
than one hundred dollars, nor more than two
hundred dollars, for the second anf each SUBJ
seQuent offense, besides the costs OF collect
ton,
SECTIOs4 Whenever II 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
dat rfcf 4 \ accOrdanra with the nroyiaiOpa nf
this Act, are unable to procure suitable boo 3.
stationery, etc., for such child, or children.
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 out of the fund of said
claims against the school district are now
allowed aud paid; provided, that all books,
stationery. etc, purchased under the provis-
siOns of this Act shall deemed to be the pro-
perty of the school district, to be under the
care and control Of the School Trustees, when
not in actual use.
SECTION 5. All fines collected nnder the pro-
visions of this Act shall be paid into the
County Treasury on account Of tn" State
School Fund.
SECTION 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the Coun-
ty Superintendent OF Public Schools In each
county in this State to cause this law 10 be
published In some newspaper In his county,
II any there he, four consecutive times, annu-
ally, for period ri two years, the expense Of
such publication to be allowed and paid out
of the General School Fund of the county.
The Board of School Trustees In each school
district shall cause to be posted, annually, for
Q period of two years. In three public places
in their distr:c It. notices of the requirements
and penalties Of this Act.
SECTION T. This Act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage.
JOHN @. YOUNG,
County Superintendent Of Instr uotion.