The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-08-25

10 COMPEL CHILDREN TO AITEND
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 a child, or children, between this
ages Of eight and fourteen years, shall be re
quired to send such child, or children, to-
public school for q period of ut least sixteen
weeks in each school year, at least eight weeks
OF which shall be consecutive, unless suct
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
az to prevent his, her or their attendance
at school. or application to study, for the period
required, or that such child, or children, IT.
taught in private school, or at home. in sucl
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 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 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 lisl
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 tho
School Census Marshal. At the beginning OF
| 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 Trustee
| of such district the names of all children at.
tending school during the previous schoo
| month; when, If it shall appear at the expira.
| ton of four school months, to the Board O.
| school Trustees, that any parent, guardian OF
| other person having charge or control of an,
child, or children, shall have failed to comply
| with the provisions Of this act, the Board shall
| cause demand to be made upon such parent
| guardian, or other person, for the amount,'
| the penalty hereinafter provided; when, IL sucI
| parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within five days after
| the making Of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name of the
school district, for the recovery of the fine here
matter provided, before ar y Justice OF the Peace
| in the township in which said school district
Is located or. II there shall be no Justice Of the
Peace therein then before the nearest Justice OF
the Peace In the county.
Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian OF other person
having control or charge of any child, or chill.
| dren, falling to comply with the provisions OF
this act, shall be liable to fine OF not less than
| nifty dollars nor more thsD one hundred dollars,
| for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
| dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, foI
| the second and each subsequent offenge besidst
| the costs OF collection.
| Bee. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the salts
| faction of the Board Of School 'rustees Of an,
| 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 accord.
| ance with the provisions Of this act, are unable
| to procure suitable books, stationery, ETC., for
| such child, or childen, 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 for 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 provisions
OF this act shall be deemed to be the property
OF the school district, to be under the care and
and control of the School Trustees, when not In
| actual use.
Sec, 8. All fines collected under tho provisions
Of this &C tshall be paid into the County Treas.
ury on account of the State School Fund.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the County
superintendent of Public Schools in each county
in this State to cause this law to be published
in some newspaper In bis county, If any Their,
be, four consecutive times, annually, for a 10
Rod of two years, the expense OF such put;icn
tior to be allowed and paid out of the Oeners
SCHOOL Fund OF the county. The BOARD
School Trustees in each school district shall
cause to DO posted, annually, for period OF two
years, In three public places in their district no.
tices OF the requirements and penalties of this
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take eject aud be In
force irem and after Its passage.