The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-03-16
SCHOOL LAW.
An Act to Compel Children to Attend
school.
Approved February 25, 1878, 7e.

SEC. /. Every parent, guardian, OF
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 required to send
such child or children to-a pubic school
for 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 attendance 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
children are taught in a private school,
or at home, in such branches as are us
ually taught in primary school, or have
already acquired the ordinary branches
of learning taught in the public school;
provided, in case a 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 OF
she shall not be liable to the provisions
Of this Act.
SEC. 9. 1t shall be the duty of the
Board of School Trustees of each school
district in this State, ON or before the
first Monday in September in each year,
to furnish the principal of each public
school taught in such district with n list
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 eacl
school month thereafter it shall be the
duty of the principal of each school IL
such district to report to the Board o
School Trustees of such district tn
names of all children attending schoo
during the previous school month; when
if it shall appear, at the expiration O
~ four school months, to the Board @
School Trustees, that any parent, guard
ian, or other person having charge Q
control Of any child OF children, sha
have failed to comply with the proyis
IA ions of this Act the board shall caus
- demand to be made upon such paren
guardian, or other person, for Il
amount of penalty hereafter provided
when, if such parent, guardian, or 9TH
person shall neglect or refuse to pay IL
same within five days after the makil
of said demand, the board shall con
,ost mence proceedings in the name of Il
Of school district for the recovery of Il
fine hereinafter provided, before al
[p Justice of the Peace in the tow
ship in which said school d
Az trict is located; or, if there shall be
e is Justice of the Peace therein then befo
und
lred the nearest Justice of the Peace in t
county.
n SEC. 3. Any parent, guardian,
other person having control or charge
any child or children, failing to comp
with the provisions of this Act, shall
liable to fine of not less than fifty
- lars nor more than one hundred doll
for the first otfense, nor less than {
mt, hundred dollars nor more than two hi
bred dollars for the second and each s.
sequent ot'ense, besides the costs of G
/, lection.
80: SEGA. Whenever it shall appear to
~ IN a satisfaction of the Board of School Tr
filed tees of any school district in this sti
hun that the parents, guardians, or OF
i', a,s persons having control or charge of 1
Fab. child or children in attendance upon
Lin. public school of said district, in accc
ny, us ance with the provisions of this Act,
des. unableSto procure suitable books,
tionery, etc., for such child or childr
;, sur III it shall be the duty of such board to
Z NJ cure, or cause 10 De procured, 1or $
Post child OF children, all necessary boo
Lode Stot;op,r, otto tho sama RI ba maid
4 the ~ 80 Wy " ~ 20
bears out OF tne lunu OF said SCHOOL olsli
G: LIST in the same way that other ella
a .,,N against the school district are now
feet .t. lowed and paid provided, that all boz
!. GOO stationery, ETC., purchased under
NO. II provisions of this Act, shall be dee
curse on e. to be the property of the school dist
a U. to be under the care and control of
cation School Trustees when not in actual
q na , SEC. s. All fines collected under
provisions of this Act shall be paid
the county treasury on account of