Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-25
AN A CT
To Compel Children to Attend School.
tApproved Feb. 25. 1871

Approved Feb. 25, 1878
The Poor of the State of Nevada. repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly. do enact as
follows:
SECTION l. Every parent, guardian. or other
person n the State of Nevada, having control
and charge Of child, or children. between
the ages of eight and fourteen ye RS, shall be
reauifed to send such child. or children, to q
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 attendance by the Board of School Trus-
tees of the school district In which such par
en- s or guardians reside, upon Its being shown
to their satisfaction that the bodily or mental
condition of such child, or children. has been
such ss to prevent his or her, or their atteii-
dance at school, or application to study, for
the period required, or that such child, or
children, arc 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 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 the residence OF any person Wtnln
the school district, he or she shall not DC
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 hrst Monday IN
September in each year, to furnish the prin-
cipal of each public school taught IN such dls-
trict, between the ages of eight and fourteen
years. 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 d each scnooi IN
such district to report to the Board OF school
Trustees of such district the names OF all
children attending school during the 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 such parent. guardian, or other person,
| for the amount of the penalty hereina ter
provided; when, If 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-
ceedings. in the name of the school district
| for the recovery of the fine hereinafter pro-
yided, before any Justice of the Peace in The
township in which said school district Is To-
Gated; or, If there shall be no Justice OF the
p ace therein. then before the nearest justice
| of the Peace in the county.
SECTION 3. any parent, guardian or othel
person having control or charge of any child
or children, falling to comply with the pro
visions OF lis Act, shall be liable to fne OF
not les than fifty dollars, nor more than one
hundred dulla 5, for the first offense, nor lea
tina one hundred dollars, nor more than two
hundred dollars, for the second and each sub
seouent ffense, besides the costs of collect
ton
SEcrIoS4 Whenever 1t shall appear to thu
| satisf cticn of the Boari OF School Trustees
OF any school d strict in this State that tn
parents guardians. or Other persons having
control ami charge OF any child. or children
in attendance upon the public school OF sai'
district. in accordance with the provisions %
TINS Act, are Ut able to procure suitable boo =
stationery, etc. for such u child, or children
1t shall be the duty Of su h Board to proc ire
or cause to b. procured for such child, o.
hidren all necessary books, stationery, etc.
the same to be paid out OF the fund of ssi'
school district, in the same way that othe
claim against the school district are nov
allowed and paid: provided. that all books
stationery. etc. purchased under the rrnVis
sions OF this ct shall deemed t. be the pio
perty of the school district, to be under tn
care and cont oil of the School Trustees whel
not in attu i use.
SECTION s. All fines collected under the pro
visions OF this Act shall be paid into tn
County treasury on account OF the STAT
School Fund.
SECTION 6 II shall be the duty of the Com
ty Superintendent OF Public schools in eacl
county in this state to cause this law TO b
published in some newspaper In his county
If any there he, four consecutive times, annr
ally for period nf two years, the expense o
such publication to be allowed and paid ou
of the General School Fund Of the county
The Board Of School Trustees in each scho
district shall cause to be pr sted, annually. 70
q period of two years in three public place
in their district, notices of the requirement
and penalties of this Act.
SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect an
be in force from and after its passage.
JOHN g. YOUNG,
County Superintendent of instruction.