Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-05-09
A N A CT
To Compel Children 10 Attend School
Approved Feb. %. 1873 !

Approved Feb. %. 1873
The Poor of the State Of Nevada. repre-
scented in Senate aud Assembly, do enact as
TO lows:
SECTION l. Every parent, guardian. or other
person in the State OF Nevada. h"Vine con'r
and charge of chi d, or Children, between
the ages Of eight and fourteen ye ~, shnll be
required to send sach child. or chill rrn. TO n
public school for period Of at last siate, n
weeks in each school year, at lesst eight
weeks of which shall be consecutive. un less
such child. OF children, are excu ed from
such attendance by the Board of School Trus-
tees of the school d. trict Iii which such par
en- 4 or guardians reside, upon ITS being shown
to their satisfaction that the bodily or mental
condition OF such child, or children has been
such rs to proven. his, or her, or their aiten-
dance at school, or application TO study, Tor
tine peri d required, or thst such child, or
children, ar, fought i'll private school, or at
home. in such branches as are usually taught
i'll primary schools, or have air 'sdy acquired
the ordinary branches of learning taught in
the public schools; PROVIDED, in case pub
lie 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 tn" residence OF any person within
the school district. he or she shall not be
liable to the provisions of this Act.
SECTION, 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
September in each year. to furnish the prin-
cipal of each public school taught i'll such dis
trict, between the ages of eight aud fourteen
years said list to be taken fro u the report OF
the School Census Marshal. At the beginning
of each school month thereafter. ii shall be
the duty of the principal IF each school in
such district to report to the Board OF School
Trustees of such district the nsmes of all
children attending school during thu previous
school month: when, II 1t shall appear, at the
expiration Of four school months, to the
Board of 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 provis ons Of this
Act, the Board shall cause demand to be made
upon snch parent. guardian, or other person,
for the amount of the penalty herelna Ter
provided; when, II such parent, guardian, or
other person, shall neglect or refuse to pay
the same within five days after the making of
said demand, the Board shall commence pro-
ceedngs in the name of the school district,
for the recovery of the fine hereinafter pro-
vided, before any Justice of the Peace In the
township In which said school district IL To-
Gated; or, If there shall be no Justice of the
Peace therein. then before the nearest Justice
of the Peace in the county.
SECTION 5. any parent, guardian or other
person having control OF charge OF any child,
or children, failing to comply with the pro
VISIONS OF tnis Act, shall be liable to 8 fine of
not less than ffty dollars, nor more than one
Fs
than one hundred collars, nor more than two
hundred dollars. for the second and each SUBJ
sequent Cffcnse, besides the costs of collect
ton
SECTION 4 Whenever ii shall appear to the
satisfaction of the Board OF School Trustees
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 accordance with the provisions OF
this Act, are unable to procure suitable boo 3.
stationery, ETC.. for such a child. or children,
1t shall be the duty of such Board to procure,
or cause to be procured, for such child, or
children, all necessary books. stationery, etc.
the same to be paid out of the fund of said
school district, in the same way that other
claims against the school district are now
allowed aud paid; provided, that all books,
stationery, etc, purchased under the pros is
siOns OF this a ct shall deemed to be the pfo-
perty of the school district, to be under the
care and cont oil of the School Trustees when
not in actusl use.
SECTION s. All fines collected under the pro-
visions of this Act shall be paid into the
County Treasury on account of tn" State
School Funi.
SECTION II shall be the duty Of the Conn.
ty Superintendent OF Public Schools in each
county in this state to cause this law 10 be
published in some newspaper in his county
ii any there be- four con, ecutiye times, annu.
ally, Tor period IT two years, the expense of
such publication to be allowed and paid out
of the ,sener raj School Fund of the county.
The Board Of School Trustees in each scho
district sDall cause to be p sted, Annually, for
period of two years IN three public places
in their district notices of the requirements
and penalties Of this Act.
SECTION T. This Act shall take effect and
be in fvrce from and after It's passage
JOHN G. YOUNG.
County Superintendent Of Instruction.