The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-06-02
AMENDED SCHOOL LAM.
AN ACT TO COMPEL CHILDREN TO
ATTEND SCHOOL.
Approved February q, ls78.l

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The People of the State Of Nevada, repre-.
seated in Senate and Assembly. do enact
as follows
SECTION |. Every parent, guardian, or other
person in the State Of Nevada, having con.
troll or charge Of a child or children, between
tho ages Of eight and fourteen years, shnll be
required TO send such child or children 10 A
public school Tor n period of at least sixteen
weeks in each school year, at least eight
weeks of which shall he consecutive, unless
such child or children shall be excused from
such attendance 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 ebildren
has been such as 10 prevent his or her or
their attendance at school, or application to
study, for the period required. or that such
child or children are taught In a private
school or ut home, in such branches as are
usually taught in primary schools. or have al
ready acquired the ordinary branches Of
learning taught at pub bile schools; provided.
in case a public school shall not be taught
Cor the period Of sixteen weeks, or any part
thereof. during the year, within two miles by
tho nearest travelled road. of the residence Of
any person within the school district, be or
she shall not be liable to the provisions Of
this Act.
SIC. 2. 1t shall be the duty Of the Board Of
School Trustees of each school district in this
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Der in each year. TO furnish the principal Of
ench public school taught in such district
with a list Of all children. resident In the
school district; between the ages Of eight and
fourteen years, said list 10 be taken froIa tho
report of the School Census Marshal. At tho
beginning Of each school month thereafter, IL
shall be the duty Of tho principal of each
school In such district 10 report To the Board
OF school Trustees of such district the names
of all children attending school during the
nrafIOus aehUol monfhs Fhan ~ 10 ahal1 a.
pear, NJ the expiration Of four school months.
to the Board Of School Trustees, that any pa
rent guardian or other person having chsrge or
control Of anyehild or children. shall have fail
ed 10 comply with the provisions of this Act,
the. Board shall cause demand 10 be madiupon
such parent, guardian or other person, for
tho amount Of the penalty hereinafter provid-
ed; when, II such parent, guardian or other
person shaI neglect or refuse to Ray tho
same within five days after tho making OF
said demand, the Board shall commence pro-
ceedlngs. IN the name Of tho schoo district.
for the recovery Of the fine hereinafter pro-
yided, before any Justice Of the Peace In the
township in which said seheol district /, Io.
Gated; or, II there shall be no Justice Of the
Peace therein. then before the nearest J Justice
Of the Peace In the county.
SEC. 3; Any parent, guardian. or other
person having control or charge Of any child.
or children, failing to comply with tho pro-
visions Of this Act. shall be liable to A fine of
not less than fifty nor more than one hum
dred dollars for the first offepse. nor less than
one hundred dollars nor more than two hum
dred dollars for the second aud each subse-
quent o%ffsnso, besides the cost of collection.
SIC. 4. Whenever 1t shall appear 10 the
satisfaction Of the Board of School Trustees of
any school District in this State that the pa
rents, guardians or other persons having con.
troll and charge OF any child or children in at
tendance upon tho public school Of said dis
trict, In accordance with the provisions Of
this Act, are unable to procure suitable books
stationery, etc, for such cLild or children, II
shall be the duty of such Board TO procure. or
cause to be procured, for such child or child
ron. all necessary books, stationery. CITE. the
same 10 be paid for out Of the fund OF said
school district, in the same way that othor
claims against the school district are now al
lowed and paid; provided. that all books.
stationery. etc. purchased under the provis-
ions OF this Act shall be deemed 10 be tho
property Of tho school district. to be undor
tne care and control OF the School Trustees.
SEC. 3. All fines collected under the pro-
visions Of this Act shall DO paid into the
County Treasury on account of the State
School Fund.
SEc..6 0. II shall be tho duty Of tho County
Superintendent Of Public Schools In each
county IN this State to cause this law TO be
published in, some newspaper in his county,
II any there be, four consecutive tinos, annu-
any, Tor a period OF two years, tho OK pense OF
such publication to be allowed and paid out OF
the General School Fund Of the county. The
Board. Of School Trustees In each school dis
triet shall cause 10 be posted, annually, for n
period Of two years, in three public places in
their district, notices Of the requirements and
penalties OF this Act.
SEc.7. This Act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage.
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