The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-06-16
AMENDED SCHOOL LAM.
AN ACT To COMPEL CHILDREN TO
ATTEND SCHOOL.
Approved February 3. l873.l


The People Of the State Of Nevada. repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows
SCCrIoNl. Every parent. guardian, or other
person in the state OF Nevada. having con-
troll or charge of a child or children, between
the ages Of eight and fourteen years. shall be
required to send such child or children 10 a
public school 10r a period Of at least sixteen
weeks ia each school year, ar least eight
weeks Of which shall be 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. upun IT. being
shown 10 their satisfaction that The bodily OF
mental condition Of such child or children
has boon such as TO prevent bis or her OF
their attendance Al school, or application 10
study, for the period required, or that aaea
child or children are Taught In n private
school or ~ home, in such branches rs are
usually taught III Irimary schools. OF hHFe al
ready acquired the ordinary branches o.
learning taught at public schools: provided
in ease a public school shall not be taught
COR the period of sixteen weeks. or any naff
thereof. during the year, within two miles b.
the nearest travelled road. Of tho residence Of
any person within the school district, h. or
she shall not be liable to the provisions Of
this Act.
SIC. ?. II shall be the duty 81 the Board Of
School Trustees OF each school district in his
State. on or before The first Monday in Septem-
Der in each year, 10 furnish The principal Of
each public school taught IN such district
with n list Of all children. resident in the
school district; between the ages Of eixht and
fourteen years. said list 10 be taken from the
report of the School Census Marshal. At the
beginning Of each school month hereafter IL
shall DO the duty Of the principal Of each
school in such district to report 70 the Board
Of School Trustees Of such district the names
of oil children attending school during the
previous school month. when. il IL shall m
Inur. nt tho eN nHFHtIHH - four erha.H ...-4H.
10 the Board Of School Trustees. that any pa
rent guardian or other person having hargp nr
control Of anychild orehildren. shall bavaIaiI-
Ell to comply With the provisions Of this Act.
the Board hall demand 20 be ma dl4pon
such parent, guardian OF other person, for
the amount Of the penalty hereinafter provide
ed; when, If such parent. guardian or other
person shall neglect or refuse TO nay tho
same within five dnys after the making Of
said demand, the Boprd shall commerce nra-
eeedi ogs, in the name Of tho school district.
for the recovery Of the ino hereinafter pro-
yided, before any Justice Of the pesco in the
township N which aid school district is To-
eated; or, If there shnll be- no Justice Of the
Ponce therein. then before the nearest Justice
OF The Peace In the county.
SECS .. Any parent, guardian. or other
person having control or charge ~ any child.
or children. failing 10 comply with The pro-
visions Of this Act. shnll be liable 10 a fine Of
not less than hity nor more than one hun
dred dollars for the first ofepse. nor loss fhan
one hunuTed dollars nor more than two hun
dred dollars for the second and eneh suisse
quent ohenso, besides tho cost Of collection.
SEc. 4. Whenever it shall appear to tho
Satisfaction Of the Board Of School Trueteasog
any school District In this State that tho na-
rents, guardians or other persons having con
troll and charge OF any child or children In At
tendance upon the public school Of said die
trict, IN accOrdance with the provisions If
this Act, are unable 10 procure suitnble hooks
stationery. etc, for such oiild or children, il
shall be the duty of such Board 10 procure. or
cause TO be procured, for such child or child
rem. all necessary books, stationery, etc, the
Same 70 he paid for ont of the fund Of said
school district. in tho same way that other
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 the
property Of the school district. 10 be under
the care and control Of the School Trustees.
when not In actual use.
SIC. D. All fines collected under the pro-
visions Of this Act shall be paid into the
county treasury on account Of the State
School Fund.
SIC. g. 1t shall be the duty Of the County
superintendent Of Public Schools in each
county IN this state to cause this law to be
published In some newspaper in his county,
n any there be. four consecutive tines, annu-
ally, for q period of two years, the expense Of
such publication 10 be allowed md paid out of
the General School Fund Of tho county. The
Board Of School Trustees in each school dis
triet shall cause 10 be posted, annually, for a
period Of two years, in three public places in
their district, notices Of The requirements and
penalties Of his Act.
SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect and be
IN force from and after its passage.
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