The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1888-11-24

A" Act ia Compel Children To attend
school.


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i children between the ages of eight an.
fourteen years, shall be required to seni
/ such child or children to public schoo
o for period Of at least sixteen weeks II
' each school year, at least eight weeks o,
| winch shall bs consecutive, unless such
/ child or children are excused from
such attendance by the Board Of SchooI
7 Trustees OF the school district in which
! such parents or guardians reside, upon
Its being shown to their satisfaction tina,
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
children are taught in a private school,
or at home. in such branches as are u.s.
ually taught in primary school, or have
already acquired the ordinary branches
OF learning taught in the public school;
provided, in case 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
travelled road, of the residence Of any
person within the school district, he or
she shall not be liable to the provisions
Of this Act.
SIC. =. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Board OF School Trustees of each school
district in this State, on or before the
frst Monday in September in each wear.
to furnish the principal of each public
school taught in such district with list
o. all children, resident in the SCHOOL
district, between the ages Of eight and
fourteen Years; said list to be taken
from the report Of the School Censns
MARSHAL. AT the beginning Of each
school month thereafter it shall be the
duty Of the principal Of each school in |
such district TO report to the Board Of
School Trustees Of such district the
names OF all children attending school
during the previous school month; when. |
II 1t shall appear, at the expiration of |
four school months, to the Board Of |
School Trustees, that any parent, guard
IAN or other person having charge or
control of any child or children. shall
nave tailed 70 comply with the provis-
ions Of this Act, the board shall causs
demand to be made upon such parent, |
guardian cr other person, for the
amount Of peualty hereafter provided;
when, if such parent, guardian, or other
person shall neglect or refuse to pay the
same within five days after the making
OF said demand, the board shall COM
mence proceedings in the name Of the
school district for the recovery of the L
hne hereinafter provided, before apy
Justice Of the Peace in the town.
hip in which said school dis
riot is located; or, if there shall be no
ust'ee OF the Peace therein, then before
ne nearest Justice Of the Peace in the
county.
sEe' 8. Any parent, guardian, or
ther person having control or charge Of
ny child or children, failing to co,uply |
nth the provisions Of this Act, SHAH be q
able to fine Of not less than fifty dol :
IRIS nor more than one hundred dollars r
'r the first offanse, nor less than one Il
undred dollars nor more than two hun :,
red dollars for the second and each sxb- .
squent ohense, besides the costs of col. Il
'ction. .
SEGA. Whenever it shall appear to the b,
'usfaction Of the Board of School Trus. 81
es OF any school district in this state. e,
lat the parents, guardians, or other N
'.sons having control or charge of any 10
ma or children in attendance upon the ~
anlic school Of said district, in accord VI
ice with the provisions Of this Act are "a
liable to procure suitable books, sta. 3
SsSst Aot buSu CHIC or Children. l co
snaii Pc the duty Of such board to pro- ni
&c; or cause 70 be procured, for such ~,
ia or chtldzpn, an necessary books.
Auonary. etc.. the same to be paid for vi
OF the fund OF said school district. | -
the same way that other claims "a
ainst the school district are now Al.
we'd and paid; provided, that all books Pc
ticnery. etc., purchased under tbs ~ IN
DIVISIONS Of this Act, shall be deemed Cd
be the property Of the school district int
be under the care and control of ths 10 or
hool Trustees when not il actual use
SEC. 5. All fues collected under Tho
of this Act shall be paid into !
county treasury on account Of the o u,,
to school fund. IN,
SIC. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the II,
unity Superintendent Of Public Schools :
zach county in this state to cause this
to be published in some newspaper y
lis county, il any there be, four con- !
ative times, annually, for spetiod Of
year,, the expense Of such publica-
to b allowed and paid out of the N
eral school fund Of the county, The ~ ~
I'd Of School Trustees in each school Ing
rict shall cause 70 be posted Annu- All