Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-21
AN A CT
Ia com2e! Children to Attend School

Approved Feb. 25, 1873
The Peor of the State of Nevada repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
TO lows.
SECTION Every parent, guardian. or other
ID rsou II the State o. Nevada, n4ving contr i
and charge of a cti d, or Children, between
the ages of eight and fourteen We RI. shall be
redui cd to send sIch lid. or chill 'ren. to q
public school for period Of ~ least sixtet
weeks i'll each school year. at least eight
weeks of which shall be consecutive. un es-
such child, or children, are excu ed from
such ATTENDING by the Board # School Trus
tees of the school di tr'ct n which such par
en- $ or guardians reside. upon Is being shown
to their satisfaction that the bodily Or mental
condition of such child, or children mss beesi
sucb IS to proven his, or her, pr their ten
dance at schooi. r apphcati g. study, Tor
the peri reQuir d, or tat such cGnd, or
children, arr fought in private seho /. ef At
home in such branches AS are usually caught
in primary schools, or hav' air ady acquired
the ordinary branches of learning taught III
the public schools; PROVIDED, IN fase puo-
lie school shall not be taught FOR the period OF
sixteen weeks or any part thereof, curing 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
|
September in each year. to furnish the prin-
| cipal of each public school taught in such dis
| trlct, between the ages OF eight ana 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 school 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. 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-
ceedings. 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 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 8. Any parent, guardian or other
person having control or charge Of any child
or children, failing to comply with the pro
visions OF tuis Act, shall be liable to Q fine OF
not les than nifty dollars. nor more than one
hundred dollars for the first offense, nor lest
THAI one hundred dollars, nor more than two
hundred dollars. for the second and each sub
sequent Uffense, besides the costs OF collect
ton
SECTIONS Whenever 1t 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
dfatr in nrAa Wit ha
this Act, are unable to procure suitable boo 8
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. OF
children, all necessary books, stationery, etc.
the same to be paid out of the fund of said
school district. in the same way that othel
claims against the school district are now
allowed and paid; provided, that all books
stationery. etc, purchased under the prosis
sions of this Act shall deemed to be the pho
perty Of the school district. to be under the
care aud control OF the school trustees whef
not in aGtu1l use.
SECTION S. All fines collected nnder the pro
: visions of this Act shall be paid into the
County Treasury on account OF the STATE
School Fund.
SECTION 6 /; shall be the duty of the Gown
ty Superintendent OF Public Schools in each
! county in this state to cause this law 10 b.
published in some newspaper in his county
If any there he, four consecutive times, annu
, ally for period If two years. the expense o
such publication to be allowed aud paid on
of the General School Fund Of the county
The Board Of School Trustees in each schos
district shall cause to be p sted, annually. TO
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 ant
be in force from and after its passage.
. JOHN 10. YOUNG,
County Superintendent of struction.