The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-09-14
SCHOOL L,w.
An Act to Compel Chiidr.n to A..
School.
A'pr'v e. bru~ry 25, 1878. 70.

having controi and charge of child O,
children between the ages of eipbt ana
fourteen years, shall be required 10 sons
such child or children to public scbo,
for period-of at least sixteen w..h. :,
each school year, at least eight wetks :,
which sh"ll be const eutive, unless sro.
child or children are excused from
such attendance by the Board of scbooI
Trustees of the school district in wb;ch
such parents or guardians reside. unon
Its being shown to their satisfaction tho.
the bodily or mental condition OF sn,h
child or children has been such "A h,
prevent his, her, or their attendance a.
school, or application to study, for thu
period required, or that such child O,
children are taught In private school
or 81 home, in such branches az are ma.
ually taught in primary school, or hays
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 nearea
travelled road, of the residence of anv
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 ca b 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; y hem
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, 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
tine 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 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 off.nse, nor less than one
hundred dollars nor more than two hun.
bred dollars for the second and each sub.
sequent offsnss, besides the costs Of col.
lection.
SEC 4. Whenever 1t shall appear, to the
Sat siaction Of the Board OF 81, houl Trus.
tees ot any .. hool district in his ssste,
that the parents, guardians, Or othtr
persons having control Or charge Of any
child or children in attendance upon the
public school Of said district, in accord.
ance with the provisi' ns Of this Act, are
unable to procure suitable b. oks, sta.
tionery, etc., for such child or children,
1t shall BIZ the duty OF such board to pro-
cure, or cause to bs procured, for such
child or children, all necessary books,
stationary, etc, the same to be paid for
out OF the fund Of said school district,
IN the same way that other claims
against the school district are now III.
lowed and paid; provided, that all books,
stationery, etc, purchased under the
provisions of this Act. shall Le deemed
to DO the property Of the school district,
to be under the care and acontsol Of the
School Trustees when not in actual use.
SEC. 5. All anes collected under the
provisions Of this Act shall BE- paid into
the county treasury on aceount of the
state school fund.
SEC. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the
County Sup. rintendent Of Public Schools
IN each county in this state to cause this