The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-02-05
SCHOOL LAW,
An Acs TO 'mpel Children 10 A..
school.
~. ed February Is. 1873. 70

Nevada
having control and charge of a child q
children between the ages of eight and
fourteen years, shall be required To sona
such child or children to public scboo,
lor a period OF at least sixteen weeks in
each school year, at least eight weeks :,
which shall be consecutive, unless sucb
child or children are excused from
such attendance by the Board of Scboo,
trustees OF the school district in which
such parents or guardians reside uno,
ITS being shown to their satisfaction, Tho
the bodily or mental condition of suc
enid or children has been such as to
prevent his, her, or their attendance :.
school, or. application to study, for the
period required, or that such child q,
children are taught in u private school
OF at home, in such branches as are ne.
uaiiy taught in a 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 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 scboo,
district in this State, on or before the
nfst Monday in September in each year,
10 furnish the principal of each public
school taught insuch district with a 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 tbe
names OF all children attending schoo
during the previous school month; when
If it shall appear, at the expiration of
1our school months, to the Board of
ochool trustees, that any parent, guard
ian, or other person having charge or
control of any child or children, shall
nave 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
menee proceedings in the name of the
school district for the recovery Of the
me hereinafter provided, before any
justice of the Peace in the town.
snip IN which said school dir
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. 'sas
DEC D. 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
hapie 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.
dred dollars for the second and each SUBJ
sequent offense, besides the costs of col
lection.
sEc.4 Whenever it shall appear, to the
satisfaction of the Board of School Trus.
tees OF any school district in this state.
mat the parents, guardians, or other
persons haying control or charge Of any
enid or children in attendance upon the
public school of said district, in accord
ance with the provisions of this Act. are
unable to procure suitable books. sta.
tonery, etc., for such child or children
~ snail be the duty of such board to pro-
cure, or cause to be procured, for such
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 nj.
lowed and paid; provided, that all books,
stationery, ETC., purchased under the
provisions of this Act, shall be deemed
o be the property of the school district
o be under the care and control of the
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
tate school fund.
SEC. q. 1t shall be the duty OF the
county Superintendent of Public Schools
each county in this state to cause this
wv to be published in some newspaper
MS county, II any there be, four con-
ecutive times, annually, for period Of
wo years, the expense of such publica-
Ion to be allowed and paid out OF the
eneral school fund of the county. The
'oard of School Trustees in each school
district shall cause to be posted annu-
iiy' Tor period of two years, in three
'ublc places in their district, notices OF
ne requirements anS penalties of this
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