The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-07-28
EDUCATION
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TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOL.

CUMPEL 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 70.
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 al.
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, 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 provisions
this act
Sec ., 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 a 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 tho
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 ut.
tending school during the previous school
MONTH when, If it shall appear at the expira.
Ion, T,., ,I.,A1 hu IN hn nnard
School Trustees, that any parent. guardian, or
other person having charge or control OF any
child, or children shall have failed to comply
with the provisions of this act, the Board shan
cause demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for the amountE
the penalty hereinafter provided; when, If sucn
parent, guardian, or other person shall neglect
or refuse to pay the same within five days aftei
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 airy Justice of the Peace
in the township in which said school districs
Is located; or II there shall be Justice OF the
Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice Of
the Peace in the county.
Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian or other person
having control or charge of any child, or chill.
dren, failing to comply with the provisions OF
this act, shall be liable to fine of not less IMAM
fifty dollars, nor more thsn one hundred dollars,
for the first ofense, nor less than one hundred
uOllhrS, MOI HOre tndu Two -
the second and each subsequent offense besids'
the costs Of collection.
Sec Whenever it shall appear to the salts
| faction of the Board of School 'rustees of any
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., foi
such child, or childien, it shall be the duty Q,
for such child, or children, all necessary books.
stationery ETC.. the same to be paid for ont 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 ana
and control Of the School Trustees, when not ID
actual use.
Sec s. All fines collected under the provisions
of this act shall be paid into the County Tresr
ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Sec 6. IT shall be the duty Of the CouhE
Superintendent Of Public Schools in each counV
In this State to cause this law to be publisnea
in some newspaper In his county, II any the,'
BE-, four consecutive times, annually, Tor q ~
Rod of two years, the expense OF such puPhcs
tior to be allowed and paid out Of the 0eneis
School Fund Of the county. The Board =,
School Trustees In each school district snhi.
cause to be posted. annually. for period OF wv
years, In three public places In their district, ~
tices Of the requirements and penalties OF tni'
act
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and Dc IN
force from and after its passage.