The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-07-09
SCHOOL LAW.
An Act 60 G ',npel Children to Attend
School
ed February rs. ls7s 10

having control and charge of a child of
children between the ages of eight and
fourteen years, shall be required to send
such child or children to public scboo,
for period of at least sixteen weeks IN
each school year, at least eight weeks Of
which shall be consecutive, unless such
child or children are excused from
such attendance by the Board of Schoo
Trustees OF the school district in which
such parents or guardians reside, upon
Its being shown to their satisfaction thu
the bodily or mental condition of suc
child or children has been such as IN
prevent his, her, or their attendance at
school, or application to study, for the
period required or that such child or
children are taught in private school
or at home, in such branches as are us.
ually taught in primary school, or have
already acquired the ordinary branches
oil learning taught in the public school;
provided, IN case 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 NJ an
person within the school district he or
she shall not be liable to the provisions
of this Act.
SEC 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
Board of School Trustees of each school
district in this State, on or before the
hrst Monday in September in each wear
10 furnish the principal of each public
school taught in such district with a list
of all children, resident in the schoo,
district, between the ages of eight and
fourteen Years; said list to be taken
from the report of the School Cenors
Marshal. AT the beginning of each
scnool month thereafter it shall be the
duty OF the principal of each school in
such district to report to the Board of
School Trustees of such district tho
names of all children attending scboo
dufing the previous school month; when.
II 1t shi Il appear, at the expiration Of
four school months, to the Roord of
school Trustees, that any parent, guard.
IAN OF other person having charge or
control OF any child or children. sba,,
have failed to comply with the proyis-
ions OF this Act, the board shall cause
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 paw 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
hne 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
maple TO 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 him.
bred dollars for the second and each snb-
sequent offense, besides the costs Of COL
lection.
sEc.4' Whenever it shall appear to thu
satisfaction of the Board of School TINS
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 unon tho
public school of said district in accord.
ance with the provisions of this Act. ara
unable to procure suitable books. stu
tionery, etc., for such child or children.
itshall be the duty of such board to pro-.
cure, or cause to be procured. for sucb
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 be deemed
to be the property of the school district.
to be under the care and control Of tho
School Trustees when not in actual use.
SEC. B. All fines collected under the,
provisions of this Act shall be paid into,
ne county treasury On account of the,
state school fund.
SEC. 6. 1t shall be the duty of tbe.
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-
secutive times, annually, for aperiod Of
wo years, the expense Of such publca-
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 period of two years, in three
public places in their district, notices Of
the requirements ans penalties Of thi,
law. 4,a 8a M
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