The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-12
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 /. 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, tot
public school for q 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 at
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 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 pr ,isons
| this act.
Sec. Q. 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.
|
public school taught in such district with > List
| 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 tne
| School Census Marshal. At the beginning OF
| each school month thereafter, 1t shall be the
| duty of the principal of each SHOOT 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
| month; when If 1t shall appear at the expira.
! tipJ nj ecbOol nopthR To tho BOARD OF
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 aInountG
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, If sucn
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within five days after
the making of such demand. the Board shsn
| commence proceedings, in the name OF tne
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 districs
is located or, If there shall be no Justice OF the
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice OF
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge Of any child, or cnlE
dren, failing to comply with the provisions o.
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less tnan
fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dolsrs
for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, fol
the second and each subsequent ofense, besida
the costs Of collection.
Sec 4. Whenever 1t shall appear to the satis'
faction Of the Board Of School trustees OF any
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 accord
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unaDo
to. procure suitable books, stationery, ETC., io.
such child, or childien, 1t shall be the duty .,
such Board to procure or cause to be procuIeu
for such child, or children, ell necessary pooks,
stationery, etc., the same to be paid for OUT "a
the fund Of said school district, In the same wsy
that other claims against the school district afe
now allowed and paid; provided that all books.
stationery, ETC., purchased under the provisions
Of this act shall be deemed to be the properly
of the school district, to be under the care az
and control Of the School Trustees, when not IL
actual use.
Sec, s. All fines collected under the provision
Of this act shall be paid into the County Treae
ury on account Of the State School Fund.
!, | Sec. 6. It shall be the duty Of the Count.
Superintendent OF Public Schools In each counsa
In this State to cause this law to be puplsn'Srr
in some newspaper In his county, u any .he -
be, four consecutive times. annually, ior ~
riod OF two years, the expense Q! such Pus 1.,s
tion to be allowed and paid out Of the oeD zen
| Sckool Fund Of the county. The EoalS ali
School Trustees In each school district st two
canse to be posted, annually, for period q NO
years. in three public places IN their distrlS mi
tees Of the requirements and penalties "
act. ma In
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect ana ~
force from and after Its passage.