The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-06-16
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
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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.
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 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. or application to study, for the period
required, or that such child. or children, IRE
taught in q 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 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 list
of all children, resident in the school district,
between the ages of eight and fourteen yesrs,
said list to be taken from the report OF the
School Census Marshal. At the beginning Of
| each school month thereafter, 1t 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 children at.
| tending school during the previous school
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| ton of four school months, to the Board o.
| 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 parent
guardian, or other person, for the smountG
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, If sncn
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within five days aftei
the making OF such demand. the Board snail
| commence proceedings, in the name OF tne
school district, for the recovery Of the fine here
matter provided, before ar Justice Of the peace
| in the township in which said school districs
Is located; or II there shall be no Justice OF tne
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice OF
| the Peace In the county.
| Sec. .. Any parent, guardian or other person
having control Or charge Of any child, or chi.
dren, failing to comply with the provisions OF
this act, shall be liable to fine Of not less than
| fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars,
| ior tne nrbu oHenbe nor less IMAM one nunuise
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, ioi
| the second and each subsequent offense, besida
the costs Of collection.
Sec 4. Whenever 1t shall appear to the salts
faction Of the Board Of SCHOOL, trustees OF Oh!
school district In this State that the parents
| guardians or other persons having control anu
charge OF any child, or children, in attendance
upon the public school Of said district In accoia
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unsois
| TO, procure suitable books, stationery, ETC., ~,
such child or childien, 1t shall be the duty .,
such Board to procure or cause to be proculeu
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 sfs
now allowed and paid; provided that sll books
| stationery, ETC., purchased under the provision
| OF this act shall be deemed to be the properly
Of the school district to be under the care ano
and control Of the School Trustees, when not II
| actual use.
Sec 8. All fines collected under the provisions
Of this act shall be paid into the County Treas
| ury on account Of the State School Fund. =.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the Count,
Superintendent OF Public Schools in each county
| In this State to cause this law to be publisne.
| In some newspaper in his county, II any NC
be, four consecutive times, annually, for -
Rod Of two years, the expense OF such puencs
ton to be allowed and paid out Of the oene'
School Fund Of the county. The kosra
School Trustees In each school district snAa
cause to DO posted, annually, for period OF wv
years. in three public places In their district, ~
tees Of the requirements and penalties OF WI
act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and DO IL
force from and after Its passage.