The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-06-02
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
a NJ "A 9 Il
TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL,.

The People of the State of Nevada, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact ar follows
Section /. 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, to-
public school for 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 Of
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 a private school, or at home, in such
branches are usually taught III primary
Schools or have already acquired the Ordinary
branches of learning taught in the public
school; provided, in case public school snail
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 res.
dence of any person within the school DISTRICT
he or she shall not be liable to the PROVISIONS
this act.
Sec. @ 1t shall be the duty of the Beardol
School Trustees of each school district IN tns
State, on or before the first Monday in Septem'
Der in each year to furnish the principal OF eeel
public school taught in such district with liss
between the ages of eight and fourteen years,
said list to be taken from the report OF ths
School Census Marshal. At the beginningM
each school month thereafter, 1t Shall Dc tne
duty of the principal on each shool in such dis
| trct to report to the Board of School Trustees
| of such district the names of all children w
| tending school during the previous scnooi
month; when, If 1t shall appear at the exprs,
| ton Of four school months, to the Board ol
| School Trustees, that any parent, guardian, VI
| thar uvtp oh mr. control
| child, or children, shall have failed to comply
with the provisions of this act, the Board shsn
| cause demand to be made upon such psrep'
| guardian, or other person, for the amount,
the penalty hereinafter provided when, II saes
| parent, guardian, or other person shall neeiees
| or refuse to pay the same within five days ailei
| the making of such demand, the Board snsii
| commence proceedings, in the name Oh Wv
| school district, for the recovery OF the fne nev
| matter provided before ary Justice OF the Peaee
in the township In which said school distt .%s
is located; or, II there shall be no Justice OF Wy
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice VI
| the Peace in the county.
| Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other peIssgm,
having control or charge of any child, or enn ~
| dren, failing to comply with the provlslonsu.
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less tnsn
nifty dollars nor more than one hundred doiisl.gi
for the first offense, nor less than one hunaie. ~,
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, ~,
the second and each subsequent offense, pesu0
the costs Of collection .,
Sec. 4, Whenever it shall appear to the sa Nn'
faction of the Board of School trustees OF ~
school district in this State that the parennad
guardians or other persons having controi . sn
charge Of any child, or children, in attenuanssv
upon the public school of said district in acco,u
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unav S
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc., "
such child, or childien, 1t shall be the du.y
such Board to procure or cause to be proouisSsa
for such child, or children, all necessary povAT
stationery ETC., the same to be paid for ous. NV,
the fund Of said school district, in the same w..
that other claims against the school distric. s
now allowed and paid; provided that al gov,u
stationery etc, purchased under the proVislonttss
of this act shall be deemed 20 be the propeiSa
of the school district. to be under the care In Nv
and control Of the School Trustees, when no' !"
actual use. .,.,or,
Sec s. All fines collected under the provlsiu.Ss
of this act shall be paid into the County ir'
ury on account OF the State School Fund ,t,
Sec. g. II shall be the duty OF the oou,at,
Superintendent of Public Schools In each cV ahed
in this State to cause this law to be pupn.Shsy ~,
in some newspaper in his county, II any W. IA
be, four consecutive times, annually, loi ,ucs
rlod of two years, the expense OF such ~ ..sys
tior to be allowed and paid out OF the o .nd o
/ Sckool Fund Of the county. The Evai nal
School Trustees In each school distrlct s1 twa
| cause to be posted annually for period u no
years in three public places in their distriSS mi
tices of the requirements and penalties VI Vs.
, act. ,a be II
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect ana W .
! force from and after its passage.