The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-06-04

An &C" - G ,mpsl Children TO Attend
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DEC l. Livery parent, guardian OF .
other person in the State of Nevada,
having controfand charge of child of
children be seen the ages of eight and
fourteen years, shall he required to send
such child or children to public scboo,
for period of ut least sixteen weeks in
each school year, at least eight weeks of
which shall be consecutive, unless sucb
child or children are excused from
such attendance by the Boald of ScLoo
Trustees of the school district in which
such parents or guardians reside, upop
its being shown to their satisfaction tba
the bodily or mental condition of sue
child or children has been such as ia
prevent his, her, or their attendance at
school, or application to study, for the
period required, or that such child n,
children are taught in private school
or a. home, in such branches as are us.
nnlly taught in primary school, or have
already acquired the ordinary branches
OF learning taul ht 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 of an
person within the school district he n,
she shall not be liable t, the provisions
of this Act.
SEC. q 1t shall be the duty of III.
Board OF School Trustees of each school
district In this State, on or before the
hrst Monday in September in each wear.
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 shall 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 scboo
during the previous school month: when
If 1T shau appear, at the expiration Of
four school months, to the Board Of
School Trustees, that any parent guard
IAN or other person having charge or
control of any child or children. shall
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 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
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 before
the nearest Justice of the Peace in the
county.
SEC. 3. Any parent guardian, OF
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 ofense,. nor less than one
hundred dollars norsaore than two hun.
dred dollarsfor the second and each sub.
sequent otfense, besides the costs of col.
lection.
Sea. Whenever it shall appear, to tia
satisfaction of the Board of School Trus
tees of any school district in this state
that the parents, guardians, or othel
persons having control or charge of an,
child or children in attendance upon the
public school of said district in accord
ance with the provisions of this Act, ar,
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 sucl
child or children, all necessary books
stationary, etc, the same to be paid, fol
out of the fund of said school district
in the same way that other claim
against the school district are now al
lowed and paid; provided, that all books
stationery, etc, purchased under tn,
provisions of this Act, shall be deemed
to be the property Of the school district
to he under the care and control of til,
School Trustees when not in actual use
SEC. 5. All fines collected under tn
provisions of thisAct shall be paid int
be county, treasury on account Of tn
state school fund. s." ieaa
! SEc.6. 1t shall be the duty of tn
County Superintendent of Public School
each county in this state to cause thi
aw to be published in some newspape
IN his county, if any there be, four con
secutive times, annually, for a period c
NO years, the expense Of such publics
|, ton to be allowed and paid out Of tn
, general school fund of the county. TIL
Board of School Trustees in each schot
district shall cause TO be posted amt
ally, for period of two years, in thre
. public plaees.in their district, notices {
the requirements an" penalties Of thi