The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-11-16
SCHOOL LAW.
An Act TO Compel Children ia A..
School.
Approved February q. 1879 20

, - NEVADA
having control and charge of a child ~
between the ages of eight .na
fourteen years, shall be required to send
such child or children to public schoo,
for period of at least sixteen week. !,
each school year, at least eight weels :,
which shall be consecutive, unless sno,
child or children are excused from
such attendance by the Board of Scbo.
Trustees of the school district in wb;o,
such parents or guardians reside. uno,
its being shown to their satisfaction tbo,
the bodily or mental condition of suoh
child or children has been such AZ fl
prevent his, her, OR their attendance At
school, or. application to study, for III.
period required, or that such child q,
children are taught in private school
or ut home, in such branches as ara no
ually taught in a 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 im
person within the school district he q,
she shall not be liable to the provisions
of this Act.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty Of The
Board of School Trustees of each schoo
district in this State, on or before III,
first Monday in September in each year
to furnish the principal of each public
school taught in such district with liS
of 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 Census
Marshal. At the beginning of each
school month thereafter it shall be Ii,
duty of the principal of each schoolh |
such district to report to the Board d
School Trustees of such district b
names of all children attending schd |
during the previous school month; when
if it shall appear, at the expiration o.
four school months, to the Board Of
School Trustees, that any parent, guard.
ian, or other person having charge OF
control of any child or children, shall
have failed to comply with the provis.
ions of this Act, the board shall cause
demand to be made upon such parenf
guardian, or other person, for th
amount of penalty 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
fine hereinafter provided, before any
Justice of the Peace in the town
ship in which said school dis.
trict is located; or, if there shall be no
Justice of the Peace therein, then before
the nearest Justice of the Peace in the
county.
Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian, Of
other person having control or charge o
any child or children, failing to compl.
with the provisions of this Act, shall b
liable to n fine of not less than fifty dol
lars nor more than one hundred dollar
for the first offense, nor less than ON
hundred dollars nor more than two hun
dred dollars for the second and each SUB
sequent offense, besides the costs OF col
lection.
SEGA. Whenever it shall appear TO INT
> satisfaction of the Board Of School rus
tees of any school district in this state
g that the parents, guardians, or othe
/, persons having control or charge OF an
child or children in attendance upon IN
' public school of said district, in accore
!. ance with the provisions of this Act, Of
unable to procure suitable books, 81
' tionery, etc, for such child or children
/ it shall be the duty Of such board to pre-
9 cure, or cause to be procured, for sue
child or children, all necessary book
stationary, etc., the same to be paid <
Q out of the fund of said school dlslric
v in the same way that other clam
against the school district are now
lowed and paid; provided, that all BOOK !.
stationery, etc., purchased under u
provisions of this Act, shall be deems
to be the property Of the school distli i
to be under the care and control OF v
School Trustees when not in actual IN
Sec. 5. All fines collected under "
d provisions of this Act shall be paid ID !,
: the county treasury on account OF 4"
3 state school fund. =,
e SEC. 6. 1t shall be the duty OF !.
County Superintendent of Public scnot
3 in each county in this state to cause ~