The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-09-10
SCHOOL LAW.
An Act 70 G 'mpel Children to Attend
school.
Apo ed February IS. 1878, 10.

SEC l. Every parent, guardian OF
other person in the State of Nevada,
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 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
5 of learning taught in the public school;
:. provided, in case public school shall
g not be taught for the period of sixteen
I 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.
40 ,1a1I no l,-l.. r. ~.
No Board of School Trustees of each school
r district in this State, ON or before the
H. y. first Monday in September in each year,
to furnish the principal of each public
school taught in such district with list
Ct of all children, resident in the school
We 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,
r., if it shall appear, at the expiration OF
nc. four school months, to the Board of
he. School Trustees, that any parent, guard
day ian, or other person having charge or
Of control of any child or children, shall
! liz IN have failed to comply with the provis-
mtg ions of this Act, the board shall cause
This demand to be made upon such parent,
a mfe guardian, or other person, for the
t: amount of penalty hereafter provided
Ior. when, if such parent guardian, Or other
! 20 person shall neglect or refuse to pay the
US same within five days after the making
rvey of said demand, the board shall COM
RS IS mence proceedings in the name of the
8. 20 school district for the recovery of the
80 fine hereinafter provided, before any
Ivey Justice of the Peace in the town
ship in which said school dis
dian trict is located; or, if there shall be no
ID 90 Justice of the Peace therein, then before
Sum the nearest Justice of the Peace in the
','"' county.
an an Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian, OIL
aim other person having control or charge Of
,r as any child or children, failing to comply
VIII VII with the provisions Of this Act, shall be
er. liable to fine of not less than fifty dol
no. lars nor more than one hundred dollars
ed . IN for the first offense, nor less than ont
J.. for hundred dollars nor more than two hun
t asi'' bred dollars for the second and each sub
sequent offense, besides the costs of col
lection.
SEGA. Whenever it shall appear, to til
,+ satisfaction of the Board of School Trus
tees of any school district in this state
that the parents, guardians, or othe
,S1. persons having control or charge of an
The The child or children in attendance upon tn
Sam public school of said district in accord
!, has ance with the provisions Of this Act, or
usand unable To procure sn;tabIe boota. ats
linear wv
ng sill tionery, ETC., for such child or children
strict. it shall be the duty of such board to pre-
a az cure, or cause to be procured, for sue
nship child or children, all necessary book
'ed az. AZ stationary, etc., the same to be paid fc
~ out of the fund Of said school distric
Hor- in the same way that other claim
s O. ees against the school district are now
J, y. a., y. lowed and paid provided, that all book
8. U. stationery, etc., purchased under IL
t Msn W provisions Of this Act, shall be deeme
non to to be the property of the school distric
., srd to be under the care and control of Il
y ,e0. an School Trustees when not in actual us
feet to SEC. 5. All fines collected under Il
provisions Of this Act shall be paid in
,s sand and he county treasury on account Of Il
state school fund.
Eagle Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of Il
". any County Superintendent OF Public Schoo
'arfaos each county in this state to cause tn
States aw to be published in some newspap
ID Of in his county, il any there be, four Co
red by secutive times, annually, for aperiod
ster. wo years, the expense of such public
ton to be allowed and paid out of L
he'd in general school fund of the county. T.
CT pub Board OF School Trustees in each schc
ecutive district shall cause to be posted ann
lister. ally. for period Of two years, in thu
public places in their district, notices