The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-11-15
SCHOOL LAW.
An Act &c C 'mpel Children 10 A.
School.
Arpso ed February IS. 1873, 70.

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having control and charge of child .,
children between the ages OF eight a.,
fourteen years, shall be required to g.
such child or children to a public SCH,
for period of at least sixteen weol.,
each school year, at least eight weak,
which shall be consecutive, unless 80,
child or children are excusad
such attendance by the Board of Sch,
Trustees of the school district in Whit,
such parents or guardians reside. pno,
its being shown to their satisfaction ,h..
the bodily or mental condition of co.,
child or children has been sucb
prevent his, her, or their ATTENDANT.
school, Or application to study. for a,
period required, or that such cbild !.
children are taught in private seboo,
or at home, in such branches as are n.
ually taught in primary school or hav>
already acquired the ordinary branchos
OF learning taught in the public seboo,,
provided, in case pablo school sh.,
not be taught for the period of siytss.
weeks, or any part thereof, during ba
year, within two miles, by the neares,
travelled road, of the residence Of any
person within the school district be :.
she shall not be halle t, the provisions
Of this Act.
sac. 2. 1t shall lie the duty nj ~.
Board of School Trustees of each schoo,
district IN this State, on or before IN.
trst Monday in September in each ven,
TO furnish the principal of each public
school taught in such district with lie,
OF all children, resident in the scboo,
district, between the ages of eight and
fourteen years; said list to be takeo
from the report of the School Censns
Marahai. At the beginning of each
school month thereafter il shall be the
duty OF the principal Of each school in
Sueh distilct TO report to the Board Of
School Trustees of such district tbo
names OF all children attending schoo
dining the previous school month; when.
II II SIN u appear, at the expiration Of
Tour school months, TO the Board of
School Trustees, that any parent guard.
IAN, or ether person having charge or
control OF any child or children, shall
nave tailed to comply with the provis.
ions of this Act, the board shall cousa
demand to he 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.
menee proceedings in the name of the
school district for the recovery of the
line hereinafter provided, before any
Justice of the Peace in the town.
ship in which said school dis
lriet 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. ,. 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
iof the first offense, nor less than one
hundred dollars nor more than two hun.
bred dollars for the second and each sub.
sequent offense, besides the costs Of col.
lection.
sEc.4. Whenever il shall appear, to tina
satisfaction OF the Board of School Trus-
tees OF any school district in this state.
that the parents, guardians, or other
persons having control or charge Of any
enid or children in attendance upon the
public school of said district, in accord
ahcc 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 be procured, for such
enid or children, all necessary books
ETC., the same to he paid for
out OF the fund of said school district,
IN the same way that other claims
against the school district are now A..
lowed and paid; provided, that all books,
etc, purchased under the
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 USE
SEC. 5. All fines collected under the
provisions Of this Act shall be paid into
he county treasury ON account OF the
state school fund.
DEC. u. 1t shall be the duty of the
county Superintendent of Public Schools
n each county in this state to cause this
aw to be published in some newspaper
IN his county, if any there be, four con-
Secutive times, annually, for period Of
wo years. the expense of such publica-
non TO be allowed and paid out Of the
general school fund Of the county. The
Board of School Trustees in each school
ais'r'et shall cause to be posted annu-
any, Tor a period of two years, in three
public Dlacea in that, 4.