The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-04-16

An ACT t. c 'mpsl Children to Attond
School.
ed February IS. 1878. 10.

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children between the ages of eight and
fourteen years, shall be required to send
such child or children to public school
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 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 a private school
or at home, in such branches as are US
ually taught in primary school, or have
already acquired the ordinary branches
OF 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 Of an
person within the school district, he o,
she shall not be liable t, the provisions
Of this Act.
SEQ. 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 in such district with ii 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 shall 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
i trict is located; or, if there shall be no
Justice Of the Peace therein, then before
o the nearest Justice of the Peace in the
J county.
n SEC. 8. Any parent, guardian, oil
I other person having control or charge OF
any child or children. failing to comply
Il with the provisions Of this Act, shall b,
r liable to fine Of not less than fifty dol
. lars nor more than one hundred dollar,
:. for the first offense, nor less than on,
" hundred dollars nor more than two hun
dred dollars for the second and each sub
sequent offense, besides the costs Of col
. lection.
q SEGA. Whenever it shall appear, to tn
- satisfaction Of the Board of School Trus
/. tees of any school district in this state
that the parents, guardians, or othe
'e persons having control or charge of an
n child or children in attendance upon tn
: 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
t 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 70
ia out of the fund OF said school district
y. in the same way that other claim
er against the school district are now a.
y lowed and paid; provided, that all books
q q stationery, etc., purchased under tn
of provisions of this Act, shall be deeme
q. to be the property Of the school district
% to be under the care and control of tn
&c School Trustees when not in actual use
,o SEC. s. All fines collected under tn
he provisions of this Act shall be paid int
Q. he county treasury on account Of tn
~ state school fund.
ne SEC. &. 1t shall be the duty Of th
n County Superintendent of Public School
~ each county IA this state to cause thi
aw to be published in some newspape
ng in his county, il any there be, four cor
~ secutive times, annually, for period {
wo years. the expense of such public,
,e. ton to be allowed and paid out of tn
e. general school fund Of the county. Th
Board Of School Trustees in each scho,
district shall cause to be posted ann,
ally, for period Of two years, in thrt
an public places in their district, notices
ny the requirements and penalties Of tn
Or law.
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