The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-10-04
SCHOOL LAW.
An Act to G 'mpel Children 10 A..
School.
q ~ ed February IS, 1873. 70.

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Sec. l. Every parent, gua,dior -
other person in the State of Nev.s
having control and charge of child -
children between the ages of eight and
fourteen years, shall be required to .o,,
such child or children to public sch.D,
for period of at least sixteen weet. !.
each school year, at least eight week. :.
which shall be consecutive, unless snsa
child or children are excused 49,
such attendance by the Board of soho.,
Trustees of the school district in who,
such parents or guardians reside nno..
Its being shown to their satisfaction A..
the bodily or mental condition Of en-,
child or children has been sucb 49,.
prevent his, her, or their attendance
school, or application to study, for r.
period required, or that such cb;ld
children are taught in a private schoo,
or at home, in such branches as a.,
ually taught in primary school. or bau.
already acquired the ordinary branoh..
OF learning taught in the public scboo,
provided, in case public school sb.n
not be taught for the period of sixta.r
weeks, or any part thereof, during n.
year. within two miles, by the nea,as,
travelled road, of the residence Of a..
person within the school district ba
she shall not be liable to the nrov;s;o.
of this Act.
SEC. q 1t shall be the duty Of ina
Board of School Trustees of each soho.,
district in this State, ON or before ~.
hrst Monday in September in each Yea,
to furnish the principal of each npbl;'
school taught in such district with a H.,
OF all children, resident in the scho.,
district, between the ages of eiobt .na
fourteen Years; said list to be taksn
from the report of the School Censu.
Marshal. At the beginning of eacA
school month thereafter it shall be ~.
duty OF the principal of each school |,
such district to report to the Board !,
School Trustees Of such district no
names of all children attending schoo
during the previous school month: wbsr
II II shi appear, at the expiration Of
four school months, to the Board :,
school Trustees. that any parent. guard
IAN or other person having charge q,
control of any child or children shall
have failed to comply with the proyis,
ions OF this Act, the board shall cauoo
demand to be made upon such parent
guardian, or other person, for tbe
amount of penalty hereafter provided
when' II such parent, guardian, OF otbe,
person shall neglect or refuse to paw tbs
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 tbe
hne hereinafter provided, before mv
Justice of the Pence in the town.
ship in which said school ds.
trlct is located; or, if there shall be no
Justice of the Peace therein, then before
the nearest Justice of the Peace in tha
county.
SEC. 8. Any parent, guardian, .,
other person having control or charge Of
any child Or children, failing to comply
with the provisions of this Act, shall b.
hable to q fine of not less than fifty dol,
lars nor more than one hundred dollars
Tor the first offense, nor less than one
hundred dollars nor more than two hun.
dred dollars for the second and each sub,
sequent oflense, besides the costs of col.
lection.
oEc.a' whenever it shall appear, to tho
satisfaction Of the Board of School Trus
tees OF any school district in this state,
'hat the parents, guardians, or other
persons having control or charge Of any
child or children in attendance upon The
pubic school of said district, in accord
anee with the provisions of this Act, are
unable to procure suitable books, eta.
tiohery, 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
stationary, ETC., the same to be paid for
out OF the fund of said school district,
III the same way that other claims
against the school district are now a.
lowed and paid; provided, that all books
s'atonery, ETC., purchased under the
provisions Of this Act, shall be deemed
70 De the property Of the school district,
to be under the care and control Of The
ochooi Trustees when not in actual uss.
SEC 3. All fines collected under Tho
provisions Of this Act shall be paid into
inc county treasury on account Of the
state school fund.
oko- .. 1t shall be the duty Of tho
county Superintendent of Public Schools
eacn county in this state to cause this
NV 70 De published in some newspaper
III MS county, if any there be. four con-
seouuve times' annually, for period Of
.wo years the expense of such publics-
.'on 70 De allowed and paid out Of the
genera H1 = school :, fund of the county. The
Board OF School Trustees in each school
district shall car,.