The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-09-28
SCHOOL LAW,
a." Act 10 Compel Children 10 a,,
school
Approved February 2,, 1874 70

Approved February IS, 1873, 70
SEC. L. Every parent, guardian, or
other person in the State of Nevada
having control and charge of child o,
children between the ages of eight and
fourteen years, shall be required to send
such child or children to public school
for period OF at least sixteen weeks il
each school year, at least eight weeks Of
which shtll be consecutive, unless s,oh
child or children are excused FROM
such attendance by the Board of Scboo,
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 sucb
child or children has been such as ia
| prevent his, her, or their attendance st
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 az are us.
ually taught in a 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 or
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 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 thereafter it shall be the
duty of the principal of ea"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,
hit 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, the 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, il there shall be no
Justice of the Peace therein, then before
the nearest Justice OF the Peace'in the
county.
SEC. 8. Any parent, guardian, or
other person having control Or charge OF
any child or children, failing to comply
with the provisions Of this Act, shall be
liable to fine OF not less than fifty dol
! lars nor more than one hundred dollars
! for the first otfense, nor less than one
hundred dollars nor more than two hun
:. bred dollars for the second and each sub
: sequent oifense, besides the costs Of col.
lection.
=. SEGA. Whenever 1t shall appear, to the
O sat sfuction of the Board of School Trus-
tees of any school district in This state,
n that the parents, guardians, or other
II persons having control Or charge OF any
!, child or children in attendance upon the
y public school of said district, In accord
e ance with the provisions Of this Act, arr
unable to procure suitable books, sta
70 tionery, etc, for such child OF children
n it shall be the duty Of such board to pro
cure, or cause to be procured, for sucl
= child or children, all necessary books
u stationary, etc, the same to be paid TO
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 be deeme
ls to be the property of the school district
G to he under the care and control of tn
n School Trustees when not.in actual use
]. SEC. 5. All Hnes collected under tn
provisions of this Act shul be paid int
the county treasury on account of tn
state school fund.-