The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-11-29
SCHOOL LAW.
An Act to Compel Children 10 Ats.
School.
Appro. ed February 2s. 1878, 70.

SEC. l. Every parent, guardian q,
other person in the State of Nevaa.
having control and charge of a child a,
children between the ages of eight and
fourteen years, shall be required to sand
such child or children to public scboo,
for period of at least sixteen weeks !.
each school year, at least eight weeks :,
which shall be consecutive, unless snoh
child or children are excused fro.
such attendance by the Board of Scboo,
Trustees of the school district in which
such parents or guardians reside. nnon
its being shown to their satisfaction tha,
the bodily or mental condition of suoh
child or children has been such ast
prevent his, her, or their attendance =.
school, OF. application to study, for n.
period required, or that such child =,
children are taught in private scboo,
or at home, in such branches as ara "a
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 sixtasn
weeks, or any part thereof, during the
year, within two miles, by the nearest
travelled road, of the residence of snv
person within the school district. he q,
she shall not be liable to the provisions
of this Act.
SEC. .. 1t shall be the duty of tba
Board of School Trustees of each scboo,
district in this State, on or before the
first Monday in September in each wear
to furnish the principal of each public
school taught in such district with a list
of all children, resident in the scboo,
district, between the ages of eight and
fourteen years; said list to be taken
from the report of the School Cepsus
Marshal. At the beginning of each
school month thereafter it shall be the
duty OF the principal of each school in
such districtsto report to the Board Of
School Trustees of such district the
names of all children attending schoo
during the previous school month when.
if it SHIT u appear, at the expiration Of
four school months, to the Board oi
School Trustees, that any parent, guard.
ian, or other person having charge on
control of any child or children. shall
have failed to comply with the provis.
ions of this Act, the board shall causs
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 tbs
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
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 less than ons
hundred dollars nor more than two hun.
dred dollars for the second and each sub.
sequent oifense, besides the costs of col.
lection.
SEGA. Whenever it shall appear to thu
satisfaction Of the Board of School Tms-
tees OF any school district in this state,
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 are
unable to procure suitable books, sta
tlonery, etc., for such child or children
1t shall be the duty of such board to pro-
cure, or cause to he 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
ID The same way that other claims
against the school district are now al
lowed and paid; provided, that all books
stationery, etc, purchased under The
provisions of this Act, shall he deemed
to be the property of the school district
to he under the care and control Of The
School Trustees when not in actual use
SEC. 5. All fines collected under the
provisions OF this Act shall be paid into
no county treasury on account Of The
state school fund.
SEc. b. 1t shall be the duty OF the
county Superintendent Of Public School,
n each county in this state to cause tbs
NV to be published in some newspapf
IN his county, il any there be, four cor
secntive times, annually, for periodd
~o years, the expense of such public
'io'' 10 be allowed and paid out Of ID
general school fund Of the county. II
Doard OF School Trustees in each schcI
district shall cause to be posted ami
ahy, Tor period of two years, in thrf