The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-07-21
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
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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, to-
public school for q period Of at least sixteen
weeks in each school year, at least eight weeka
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 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, 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. 2, 1t shall be the duty of the Beard Of
School Trustees of each school district In this
| State, on or before the first Monday in Septem.
Der in each year to furnish the principal OF each
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 the
| 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 it shall appear at the e1pn.
| ton of four school months, to the Board Of
| School Trustees, that any parent, guardian, Oh
| 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 amount''
| the penalty hereinafter provided; when, II 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 shall
commence proceedings, in the name OF the
school district, for the recovery Of the fine here.
matter provided. before ary Justice OF the Peace
in the township In which said school district
is located; or If there shall be no Justice Of tne
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 chil.
| dren failing to comply with the provisions Of
this act shall be liable to fine Of not less tnsn
fifty dollars. nor more til An one hundred dollsrs,
| for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
| dollars, MOI more than two hundred dollars, ioi
| the second and each subsequent offense, beBiu~
| the costs Of collection.
Seed Whenever 1t shall appear to the salts
faction of the Board of School 'rustees OF 81!
school district in this State that the parents
! guardians or other persons having control anu
| charge Of any child or children, in sttendance
upon the public school of said district, in accoru
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unapie
| to procure suitable books, stationery, etc., ~
| such child or childien, it shall be the duty Y,
| such Board to procure or cause to be procureu
| Tor such child, or children, oil necessary Doohs
stationery, etc., the same to be paid for OUT "
the fund Of said school district In the same WY
that other claims against the school district sr
now allowed and paid provided that all book,
stationery, ETC., purchased under the provision
| Of this act shall be deemed to be the proper!
of the school district to be under the care s1a
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 Tres"
ury on account of the State School Fund. =,
Sec. o. 1t shall be the duty Of the Coun..!
| Superintendent of Public Schools in each couhs;
in this State to cause this law to be publishes,
in some newspaper in his county, II any tne.'
be, four consecutive times, annually. for ~
Rod Of two years. the expense OF such purn0..
ton to be allowed and paid out Of the 0cnei =
School Fund OF the county. The toaru i
School Trustees In each school district sun nr
cause to be posted. annually for period Q. wv, uo
years, In three public places in their distrc'
tees Of the requirements and penalties oi w.
act. 49,. IN
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and % -
force from and after Its passage.