The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-06-30
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
a N a O.

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 q child, or children, between the
ages of eight and fourteen years, shall be ~
quired to send such child, or children, to.
public school for q period Of at least sixteen
week in each school year, at least eight weeM
of which shall be consecutive, unless such
child or children, are excused from such q.
tendance by the Board Of School Trustees Of thu
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, NJ
taught in 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 publ.
| school; provided, in case public school sniu
not be taught for the period Of sixteen weefs
or any part thereof. during the year, within tvc
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. Q. 1t shall be the duty Of the Beardof
School Trustees of each school district In TINS
Der in each year to furnish the principal OF eicn
| public school taught in such district with lns
of all children, resident in the school district'
between the ages Of eight and fourteen year,,
said list to be taken from the report OF tne
| School Census Marshal At the beginning OF
each school month thereafter, it shall be ins
duty Of the principal OF each SHOOT in such az
trict to report to the Board Of School Trustees
of such district the names Of all childrenE
tending school during the previous scu.v'
month; when, If it shall appear at the eIpn !,
| ton Of four school months. to the BonuM
School Trustees, that any parent. guardian
other person having charge or control OF y!
| child. or children, shall have failed to compM
with the provisions Of this act. the Board sDsn
cause demand to be made upon such paise is
guardian, or other person, Tor the aino ~ s,cn
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, su Nv.
parent, guardian or other person shall negs w..
or refuse to pay the same within i've days All
the making OF such demand, the Board Sns ~
commence proceedings, in the name OF ~
school district, for the recovery OF the nne
| in the township in which said school olsu -.
is located; Or II there shall be no Justice ~ W ~
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice "
the Peace In the county. .sor
Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian or otner pe M.
having control or charge Of any child " O Of
dren, failing to comply with the pro AZ
this act shall be liable to fine Of not iese ;.-
nifty dollars nor more than one hundred doi.Il
for the first offense, nor less than one nunu.s ~,
| dollars, nor more than two hundred donsfs, ~.
the second and each subsequent offense, pes'u''
| the costs Of collection. .,..
Sec. 4. Whenever 1t shall appear to the ss W.,
faction Of the Board Of School trustees u NJ
school district in this State that the pare.sS;
guardians or other persons having con.l Sa.nc.
charge Of any child, or children, In sttenu.rd
upon the public school Of said district IN scOVI
ance with the provisions of this act, are unsS -,
to procure suitable books, stationery, etc. .c u
such child, or childien, 1t shall be the au'y y
such Board to procure or cause to DO pIV Sooss
for such child, or children all necessary pov .
stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for ous y
the fund OF said school district, in the same W.
that other claims against the school distrc. ~
now allowed and paid; provided that all povS,
stationery, etc., purchased under the provisio44
Of this act shall be deemed to be the prope,ns
Of the school district, to be under the care III
and control Of the School Trustees, when h0' :
actual use. .,.,os
Sec s. All fines collected under the provisisoas.
Of this act shall be paid into the County Ir'
ury on account Of the State School Fund. ..,t,
Sec 8. 1t shall be the duty Of the Cou ,r
Superintendent of Public Schools in esch cUSs
In this State to cause this law to be pupii.,s..
In some newspaper In his county, II any ~ !.
be, four consecutive times, annually, Ioi NJ Y
Rod Of two years, the expense OF sucn Pu Nu.,.
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the GET
School Fund Of the county. The EoAi ~
School Trustees In each school districs ~ ~
cause to be posted, annually, Tor p"iio.a *
years. in three public places IN their ais.l ~ HI
tees Of the requirements and penai"es"
act. .,a Ia
force from and after Its passage.