The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-11-09
SCHOOL LAW.
An Act TO Compel Children I. a.,
school
Approved February 2i. IRA 10

having control and charge of cbila :,
children between the ages of EIGHT ana
fourteen years, shall be required ,o soma
such child or children to a public scboo,
for period of mt least sixteen weeks J.
each school year, at least eight weeks :.
which shall be consecutive. unlesS s,
child or children are excused fro,.
such attendance by the Board of Schoo,
Trustees of the school district in which
such parents or guardians reside, upon
| its being shown to their satisfaction tbo,
the bodily or mental condition of such
child or children has been such as IL
prevent his, her, or their attendance .,
school, or application to study, for the
period required, or that such child or
children are taught in private school
or al home, in such branches M are us.
ually taught in II 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 nearts
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.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of The
Board of School Tru.tees 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 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 each
school month hereafter it shall be the
duty of the principal of ca h 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
If it 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
have failed to comply with the proyis.
ions of this Act, tho board shall cause
demand to be made upon such parent,
guardian, or other person, for the
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, or
, other person having control or charge OF
any child or children, failing to comply
t with the provisions of this Act, shall be
liable to a fine of not less than fifty dol
lars nor more than one hundred dollars
for the first otfense, nor less than one
I, hundred dollars nor more than two hun
4 dred dollars for the second and each sub
4 sequent otfense, besides the costs of col
lection.
e SEGA. Whenever it shall appeart to the
e sat sfaction of the Bourd of School Irus'
. tees of any school district in This state
e that the parents, guardians, or other
:, persons having control or charge OF any
child or children in attendance upon the
public school of said district, in accord
|, ance with the provisions Of this Act, art
e unable to procure suitable books, sta
' tionery, ETC., for such child or children
il it shall be the duty of such board to pro
o cure, or cause to be procured, for sucf
child or children, all necessary books
stationary, ETC., the same to be paid fol
. out of the fund of said school district
!, in the same way that other claim
against the school district are now al
lowed and paid; provided, that all books
stationery, etc, purchased under tn
provisions of this Act, shall te deemed
to be the property OF the school district
to he under the care and control OF tn
School Trustees when not in actual use
SEC. s. All fines collected under tn
d provisions of this Act shall be paid int
y the county treasury on account OF tn
: state school fund.
e Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty OF tn
: County Superintendent Of Public School
n in each county in this state to cause tn
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