Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
An Act to Compel Children to Attend
School.
IApproved February IS, 1878, p. s9.l

The People of the State of Nevada, represented
IN Sendte and assembly, do enact as foliosos,
SECTION l. Every parent, guardian, or other
person in the State Of Nevada, having control
and charge of child or children between the
ages OF eight and fourteen years, shall be re-
CURED to send such child or children 10 pub
lie school for q 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 chill
dren are taught in private school. or at home,
in such branches as are usually taught in Q
primary school, or have already acquired the
ordinary branches Of learning taught in the
public school: provided, in case q 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 trav-
eled road, OF the residence of any person
within the school district, he or she shall not
be liable to the provisions Of this Act
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF the Board
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 distric
with q list of all children, resident in the
school district, between the ages of eight an
fourteen years; said list to be taken from the
report of the School Census Marshal. At tn
beginning OF each school month thereafter
shall be the duty OF the Principal of each
school in such district to report to the Boar
of School Trustees of such district the name
Of all children attending school during tn
previous school month; when, If it shall ap
pear, at the expiration Of four school month
to the Board Of School Trustees, that an
parent, guardian, or other person havin
charge or control of any child or children
shall have failed to comply with the provision
of this Act, the Board shall cause demand
be made upon such parent, guardian. or othe
person, for the amount of the penalty herein
after provided; when. If such parent, guard
ian, or other person shall neglect or refuse I
pay the same within five days after the max
ing Of ssid demand, the Board shall com
mence proceedings in the name of the schoo
district for the recovery of the fine herein
after provided. before any Justice of tn
Peace in the township in which said schoo
district is located; or, If there shall be
Justice of the Peace therein, then before tn
nearest Justice of the Peace in the county.
SEC. 5. ANY parent, guardian, or other per
son having control or charge Of any child
children, failing to comply with the provis
ions of this Act, shall be liable to fine of no
less than fifty dollars nor more than one hun
dred dollars for the first offense. nor les
than one hundred dollars nor more than tw
hundred dollars for the second and each sub
sequent offense, besides the costs Of collection
SEC. 4. Whenever 1t shall appear, to tn
SdtlB1ACtlOu OF the DOdTu OF OCuOOl trustees o
any school district in this State, that tn
parents, guardians, or other persons havin
control of any child or children in attendanc
upon the public school OF said district, in 40
cordsnce with the provisions Of this Act, ar
unable to procure suitable books, stationery
etc., for such child or children, 1t shall be tn
duty Of such Beard to procure, cause to b
procured, for such child or children, all neces
sary books stationery, etc., the same to b
paid out of the Fund Of said school district
in the same way that other claims against tn
school district are now allowed and paid; pr
vided, that all books, stationery, etc. pur
chased under the provisions of this Act shall
be deemed to be the property of the schoo
district, to be under the care and control o
the School Trustees when not in actual use.
SEC. 5. All fines collected under the pro-
visions of this Act shall be paid into tn
County Treasury on account of the Stat
School Fund.
SEC 6. 1t shall be the duty of the Count
Superintendent CT Public Schools in eac
county in this State to cause this law 10 b
published in rome newspaper in his county,
any there be, four consecutive times. annual
for period Of two years. the expense of sue
publication to be allowed and paid out of tn
General School Fund Of the county. TIL
Board of School Trustees in each school dis
trict shall cause to be posted tDHually, for
period of two years. in three public places
their district, notices of the requirements an
penalties Of this law.
Eureka Dec. 20, 1884. d30-td