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

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 a child, or children, between the
ages of eight and fourteen years, shall be re.
CURED to send such child, or children, to.
public school for a 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 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, Are
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. 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
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 shool in such dis
| trict to report to the Board Of School Trustees
| Of such district the names of all children o.
| tending school during the previous school
| month"; when, If it shall appear at the expiIs
| ton of four school months, to the 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 shan
cause demand to be made upon such parent
| guardian, or other person, for the amouDt't
the penalty herinafter provided; when, II sncn
parent, guardian, or other person shall negiecs
or refuse to pay the same within Ave days after
the making Of such demand, the Board shall
commence proceedings, in the name OF the
school district for the recovery OF the fino mere
matter provided before airy Justice Of the Peacs
In the township in which said school disI H.
is located; or, II there shall be no Justice Of tns
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 chi,
dren, failing to comply with the provisions OF
this act shall be liable to fine Of not less than
fifty dollars. nor more IL N one hundred dollars
for the first offense, nor less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, ioi
the second and each subsequent ohense, besioH
the costs Of collection. a.
Sec. Whenever 1t shall appear to the salts
faction of the Board Of School trustees OF 81,
school district in this State that the parents
guardians or other persons having control anu
charge of any child, or children, in ATTENDANTS
upon the public school Of said district, In accord
ance with the provisions Of this act, are unso o
to procure suitable books, stationery. etc. 10,
such child, or childien, 1t shall be the duty y,
such Board to procure or cause to be procurteo
for such child or children, oil necessary BOOZE,
stationery, ETC., the same to be paid for OUT "
the fund of said school district, In the same WE!
that other claims against the school district ~
now allowed and paid; provided that all booEt
stationery, etc., purchased under the provision
OF this act shall be deemed to be the properly
Of tho school district, to be under the care apo
and control of the School Trustees, when not +"
actual use.
Sec s. All fnes collected under the provision
Of this act shall be paid into the County Tress
ury on account Of the State School Fund.
Sec. o. 1t shall be the duty OF the Coun..,
in this State to cause this law to DO publlassne.
In some newspaper In his county, II any tns, !.
be, four consecutive times, annually, for =
riod of two years, the expense OF such purn..
ton to be allowed and paid out Of the 0one' = !
!, School Fund OF the county. The Eoara 4
School Trustees in each school d1Htrict sn ~.
cause to be posted, annually, for period o, W.
years. In three public places In their distrlS',
tees Of the requirements and penalties Oh '''
act. h. 1,
force from and after Its passage.