The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-10-05
SCHOOL LtW.
An Act 10 Compel ChiIdr. N Il. a,,.
school.
Approved February %, 1873. 70

otner PERSON III the otate of Nevada
having control and charge of a child n,
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 -
each school year, ut least eight weeks ~
which sh1ll be consecutive, unless sncb
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 tb,t
the bodily or mental condition of such
child or children has been such Ms IN
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 al home, in such branches a. are us.
ually taught in primary school, or have
already acquired the ordinary branches
of learning taught in the public school;
provided, In case public school shall
not he taught for the period of sixteen
weeks, or any part thereof, during the
year, within two miles, by the ne arrest
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 n list
of all children, resident in the school
district, between tive 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 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 airy parent, guard.
ian. or other person having charge or
control of any child or children, shall
have failed to comply with the pro,is-
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, if there sh III 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
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 offense, nor le-s than ole
= hundred dollars nor more than tw" hum
b bred dollars for the second and each sub
b sequent offense, besides the costs Of col
lection. ..
. SEGA. Whenever it shall appear, to the
e Sat siuction of the Board OF s., houl Trus'
tees of amy 81 hool district in This state
e that the parents, guardians, or othti
persons having control Or charge OF any
t child or children in attendance upon TIT
/, public school Of said district, in accord
!, ance with the provisions of this Act, ar
.e unable to procure suitable b"oks, sta
: tionery, ETC., for such child or children
il it shall be the duty Of such board to pre-
10 cure, or cause to be procured, for sue
child or children, all necessary books
stationary, ETC., the same to be paid 70
,e out Of the fund Of said school distric,
i, in the same way that other claim
against the school district are now n
lowed and paid; provided, that all book
: stationery, etc, purchased under Ii
provisions Of this Act, shall be deeme
to be the property OF the school distric
to he under the care and control Of Ii
School Trustees when not in actual us'
SEC. 5. All fines collected under II
d provisions of this Act shall be ! aid ip'
" the county treasury on account OF II
+, state school fund.
,e Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty OF tt
! County Sup rintendeut of Public Schoo
!. in each county in this state to cause IT,
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