The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-12-27
SCHOOL LAW.
An Acs to Compel ChiIdrsn 10 a,,.
School.
Approved February 25, 1878, 70.


other person in the State Of Nevada
having control and charge of a child q,
children between the ages of eight md
fourteen years, shall be required to sena
such child or children to public schoo,
for period of at least sixteen weeks i,
each school year, at least eight weeks 81
which she'll be consecutive, unless snoh
child or children are excused h..
such attendance by the Board Of Scboo,
Trustees of the school district in which
such parents or guardians reside. upon
its being shown TO their satisfaction IN.
the bodily or mental condition Of snc,
child or children has been such ms ,o
prevent his, her, OF their attendance a,
school, or application to study, for the
period required, or TINT such child n,
children are taught in private school
or al home, in such branches as are ne
ually Taught in primary school, or have
already acquired the ordinary branches
of learning taught III the public school:
provided, IN case II public school shall
not be taught for the period of sixteen
weeks, or any part thereof, during the
year, within two miles, by the nearest
Travelled road, of the residence of apy
person within the school district. he or
she shall not be liable t, the provisions
of this Act.
SEC. 2. II shall be the duty of the
Board of School Trustees of each school
district in this State, on OF 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 shah be the
duty of the principal Of each school in
such district to report TO the Board Of
School Trustees of such district the
names of all children attending schoo
during the previous school month; when.
II II sh u appear, at the expiration of
four 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,
have failed to comply with the pro,is-
ions OF this Act, the board shall cause
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 10 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
line 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 tie 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 oflense, nor less than one
hundred dollars nor more than two hun.
dred dollars for the second aud each sub
scquent oiiense, besides the costs of col,
lection.
SEGA. Whenever il shall appear. 10 tbs
satisfaction of the Board of School Trus-
tees of any school district in this state,
that The parents, guardians, or oth,r
| 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
tionery, etc., for such child or children
1t 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 for
out Of the fund OF said school district,
IN 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. 8. All fines collected under the
provisions of this Act shall be paid into
he county treasury on account Of the
state school fund.
SEC. d. 1t shall be the duty of the
County Superintendent Of Public Schools
each county in this state to cause this
aw to be published in some newspaper
IN his county, if any there be, four con-
seeutive times, annually, for period of
wo years, the expense Of such publica-
ton to be allowed and paid out Of the
general school fund of the county. The
Board Of School Trustees in each school
district shall cause to be posted annu-
ally. for n period of two v..rs l., .h.oa