Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
An Act to Compel Children to Atten d
School.
rApproved February IS, 1878, p. ss.l


The People of the State of Nevada, represente d
in Senate and assembly, do enact as f0Ilosos:
SECTION l. Every parent guardian or other
person in the State of Nevada, having control
and charge of q child or children between tn 0
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 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 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
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
ord nary 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.
SEQ. 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 tn Q
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 chi dren 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 havtn
cbo 0f rhi
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
pay the same within fve 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
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
children, failing to comply with the provts
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 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 &C
cordance with the provisions of this Act, ar
unable to procure suitable books, stationery
ETC., for such child or children, it 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
| 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 Of Public Schools in eac
| county in this State to cause this law 10 b
published in some newspaper in his county.
| sny 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 annually. for
| period of two years. in three public places
| their district, notices Of the requirements an
| penalties of this law.
| Eureka Dec. %, 1884. d3O-td