The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-07-30
SCHOOL LAW.
An Act to C 'mpel Children 40 Attend
school
ed February IS, 1873, 70.

having control and charge OF child of
children between the ages of eight and
fourteen years, shall be required to send
such child or children to public schoo
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 Boald OF ScLLo
Trustees of the school district in which
such parents or guardians reside, upon
its being shown to their satisfaction tina
the bodily or mental condition of sue
child or children has been such as TO
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 u.s.
ually taught in a primary school, or have
already acquired the ordinary branches
of learning tau6 bit 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 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
first Monday in September in each year,
to furnish the principal of each public
school taught i'll 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 schoo
during the previous school month; when,
If it sh,u 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 provis-
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
7 trict is located; or, if there shall be no
! Justice of the Peace therein, then before
9 the nearest Justice of the Peace in the
' county.
|; SEC. 3. Any parent, guardian, or
Q other person having control or charge of
any child or children, failing to comply
q with the provisions of this Act. shall be
8 liable to fine of not less than fifty dol
t lars nor more than one hundred dollars
q q for the first offense, nor less than one
'- hundred dollars nor more than two hum
n bred dollars for the second and each sub.
sequent offense, besides the costs of col
n lection.
e SEGA. Whenever it shall appear, to tina
n satisfaction of the Board of School Trus
y tees of any school district in this state
,e that the parents, guardians, or othe
= persons having control or charge of any
T. child or children in attendance upon tn,
public school of said district, in accord
ance with the provisions of this Act, are
,e unable to procure suitable books, sta
IN tionery, etc., for such child or children
D. it shall be the duty Of such board to pro
cure, or cause to be procured, for sucl
= child or children, all necessary books
n stationary, etc., the same to be paid fo
:, out of the fund of said school district
ID in the same way that other claim
4 against the school district are now al
!. lowed and paid; provided, that all books
Mt OFT nhaCn nd h.
at provisions of this Act, shall be deemed
= to be the property of the school district
- to be under the care and control of tn
3, School Trustees when not in actual use
%" ne Sec. 5. All fines collected under tn
e. provisions of this Act shall be paid int
10 he county treasury on account of tn
ro state school fund.
ag SEC. 6. 1t shall be the duty of tn
r. 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
! secutivo times, annually, for aperiod
- wo years, the expense Of such publict
ton to be allowed and paid out of tn
general school fund Of the county. TIL
! Board Of School Trustees in each scho'
- district shall cause to be posted ann,
I'D ally, for period of two years, in thre
at public places in their district, notices
ia the requirements and penalties of tn
~ law.