The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-06-09
AMENDED SCHOOL LAH.
AN ACT TO COMPEL CHILDREN To
ATTEND SCHOOL.
[ApprOved February %, 1871


The People of the State Of Nevada, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly. do enact
as follows:
SECTION /. Every parent, guardian, or other
person in the State OF Nernda. 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 to a
public school for a period of ~ least sixteen
weeks in each school year, at least eight
weeks OF which shall he consecutive. unless
such child OF children shall be excused from
such attendance by the Board Of Sehoul
Trustees of the school district in which such
parents or guardians reside, upon its being
shown to their satisfaction that tho bodily or
mental condition Of such child or children
has been such as 10 prevent his or her or
their attendance ut school, or application to
study, for the period required, or that such
child or children are taught in a private
school or at home, in such branches NJ are
usually taught in primary .chotss, or hnye al
ready acquired the ordinary branches Of
learning taught nj public schools: provided.
in case n public school shall not be taught
COR the period OF sixteen weeks. or any rnrt
thereof. during the year. WI bin two miles By
the nearest travelled roHd. OF the residence Of
any person within the school district. he or
she shall not be liable to the provisions Of
this Act.
SIC. 2. II shall be the duty If 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 fhe principal Of
each public school taught in such district
with a list OF all children. resident in the
school district; between the ages % eight and
fourteen years. said list 20 be taken from the
report Of the school Census Marshal. At the
beginning of each school month thereafter. IL
shall be the duty Of the 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
previous school month; when. If II shall ap-
pear, NJ the expiration Of four schOolm months,
TO the Board Of School Trustees, that any M
rent guardian or other person having charge or
control Of any child or children, shall have fail
ed to comply with the provisions ofthis Act,
the Board shall causedcmand 10 be madiupon
such parent, guardian or other person. for
tho amount Of the penalty hereinafter provid-
ed; when, y such parent, guardian or other
person shall neglect or refuse 10 ray tho
same within hve days after tho making Of
said demand. the Board shall pro-
ceedings. In the name Of the school district.
for the recovery Of the fine hereinafter pro-
vided, before any Justice Of the Pesce in the
township in which said school district Is To-.
Gated; or, If there shall be no Justice Of the
Peace therein. then before the nearest Justice
of he Peace in the county.
SEC. .. Any parent. guardian. or other
person having control or charge Of any child.
or children, failing 10 comply with the pro.
visions Of this Act. shall be liable TO a Emo of
not less than nifty nor more than one hum
dred dollars for the first ~oiepse, nor less than
one hundred dollars nor more than two hun
dred collars for the second and each subae-
quent oiienso, besides the cost Of collection.
SIC. 4. Whenever il shall appear 10 tho
satisfaction Of the Board " School Trustees of
any school District in this State that tho pa
rents, guardians or other persons having con-
troll and charge OF any child or children in a-
tendance upon the public school Of said dir
triet, IN accordance with the provisions of
this Act, are unable 10 procure suitable books
stationery. etc, for such cLiId or children. II
shall be the duty Of such Board To procure. or
cause TO be procured, for such child or child
rem. all necessary books. stationery. etc, the
same 10 he paid for out Of the fund OF said
school district. " the 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 TO be the
property Of the school district. to be under
the care and control Of the School Trustees.
when not in actual use.
SIC. 3. All fines collected under the pro-
visions Of this Act hal be paid into the
County Treasury on account of the State
School Fund.
SEc. g. 1t shalt be tho duty Of tho County
Supcrintendent Of Public Schools in each
county in this State to cause this law 10 be
published in som newspaper in his county,
II any there be, four consecutive times, annu-
ally, for n period Of two years, the expense Of
such publication to be allowed and paid out of
tho General School Fund Of the county. The
Board Of School Trustees In each school dis
triet shall cause to be posted, annually, for a
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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