Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-07
MISCELLANEOUS.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
An Act to Compel Children to Atten d
School.
[Approved February 25, 1878, p. se.l

The People of the State Of Nevada, represented
IN Senate and Assemblv, do enact as foIlofos:
SECTION l. Every parent, guardian, or other
person in the State of Nevada, having control
and charge of q child or children between the
ages Of eight and fourteen years, shall be re.
Quired to send such child or children to pub
lie school for q period OF at least sixtee
weeks in each school year, at least eight weeks
OF which shall be consecutive, unless such
child or children are excused from such ct.
tendance by the Board Of School Trustees o
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
ct 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 ehe shall not
be liable to the provisions OF this Act.
SEQ. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Board o
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 distrtc
with list Of all children. resident in the
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 1t 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, IL such parent, guard
ian, or other person shall neglect or refuse I
pay the same within Ave days after the max
ing of said 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 n
Justice of the Peace therein, then before tn
nearest Justice of the Peace in the county.
Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian. or other per
son having control or charge of any child o
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
satisfaction OF the Board of School Trustees
any school district In this State. that tn
parents, guardians, or other persons hsvin
control of any child or children in attendanc
upon the public school of said district, in 40
cordance 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, or 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 stst
School Fund.
| Superintendent CT Public schools in eac
| county in this State to cause this law TO
published In some 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. Tn
| Board of School Trustees in each school dis
| trict shall cause to be posted annually, for
| period of two years, in three public places 1
| their district, notices Of the requirements an
| penalties of this law.
Eureka, Dec. 20. 1854. dSo-td