The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-12-20
SCHOOL LAW.
An Act to Compel Children to A..
school.
Approved February as. 1873. 70.

other person in the State OF Neved.
having control and charge of cbild -
children between the ages OF eight ana
fourteen years, shall be required to sa.s
such child or children to public seboo,
for period of at least sixteen weel. :
each school year, at least eight weeks :.
which shall be consecutive, unless sra,
child or children are excused g..
such attendance by the Board of Schoo,
Trustees of the school district in wh;o,
such parents or guardians reside, unon
its being shown to their satisfaction ~
the bodily or mental condition of g.,
child or children has been sucb 80.
prevent his, her, or their attendance
school, or application to study. fo, N.
period required, Or that such cbild ;.
children are taught in private scboo,
or at home, in such branches as are No
ually taught in a primary school. or bs,.
already acquired the ordinary branch..
OF learning taught in the public school.
provided, In case II public school shall
not be taught for the period of sixteen
weeks, or any part thereof, during tba
year, within two milespby the nearas,
travelled road, of the residence Of any
person within the school district bs :.
she shall not be liable to the provisions
of this Act.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of tbs
Board of School Trustees of each school
district in this State, Oh or before tbo
first Monday in September in each yeor
to furnish the principal of each public
school taught in such district with 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 Census
Marshal. At the beginning of each
school month thereafter it shall be the
duty of the principal of each school in
such district to report to the Board ot
School Trustees of such district ths
names of all children attending schoo
during the previous school month; when
if it sh, u appear, at the expiration Of
four school months, to the Board ot
School Trustees. that any parent. guard
ian, or other person having charge OF
control of any child or children. shall
have failed to comply with the proyis
ions OF this Act, the board shall cans,
demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for The
amount of penalty hereafter provided
when, if such parent, guardian, or otbs
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 diatrict for the recovery of ina
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 Lsssfs
the nearest Justice of the Pence in The
county.
SEC. .. 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 b. |
liable to fine of not less than fifty dol
lars nor more than one hundred dollars
for the first offense, nor less than ono
hundred dollars nor more than two hun.
dred dollars for the second aud each sub
sequent offense, besides the costs Of co..
lection.
SEGA. Whenever it shall appear, TO ia |
satisfaction Of the Board of School Tms-
tees of any school district in this state,
that the parents, guardians, or othtr
persons haying 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
tionery, ETC., for such child or children,
it shall be the duty of such board to pro |
cure, or cause to be procured, for such |
child or children, all necessary books
stationary, ETC., the same to be paid iOr
out of the fund of said school district
Ill the same way that other elaipi
against the school district are nov al
lowed and paid; provided, that all books
stationery, etc, purchased under lhe
provisions of this Act, shall be deemed
to be the property Of the school district
to be under the care and control Of the
School Trustees when not in actual nst
SEC. b. All fines collected under iAe
provisions of This Act shall be paid into
he county treasury on account Of The
state school fund.
SEC. o. 1t shall be the duty Of th
County Superintendent of Public Schools
n each county in this state to cause tbs
aw to be published in some newspaper
In his county, if any there be, four con
secutive times, annually, for aperiod0'
wo years, the expense of such publica-
non to be allowed and paid out Of th'|
general school fund Of the county. Th1
Board Of School Trustees in each schot
district shall cause to be posted ann
ally, for period of two years. in third