The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-07-02
SCHOOL Law.
An q: to c 'n,pel Children to A,,.,a
School.
ed February rs, 1879. 70


having control and charge of n cb;,d %
children between the ages of eight and
fourteen years, shall be required 10 sand
such child or children to public soh-,
Tor period of at least sixteen weeks ~
each school year, at least eight weeks 80
which shall be consecutive unless sro,
child or children are excused from
such attendance by the Board of Scboo
/ Trustees of the school district in Who'll,
such parents or guardians reside. mon
It's being shown to their satisfaction tba
the bodily or mental condition of suc
elilid 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 ara no
uaily taught in primary school, or have
already acquired the ordinary branches
OF learning taue hit 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
''aVeled road, of the residence of an
person within the school district be Nv
she shall not be liable to the provisions
of this Act
DEC 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
Board of School Trustees of each school
district In this State, on or before the
nrst Monday in September in each wear.
10 furnish the principal of each nublc
school taught in such district with lie,
vi all children, resident in the school
district, between the ages of eight and
fourteen Years; said list TO be taLa,
IRON the report of the School Census
marshal. AT the beginning of each
school month thereafter if shall he tho
duty OF the principal of each school in
such district to report to the Board of
school Trustees of such district tho
Vi ah children attending schoo
during the previous school month. who,
II IL sh' VI appear, at the expiration of
Tour 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 tailed to comply with the proyis-
IONS OF this Act, the board shall canso
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.
mehce proceedings in the name of the
school district for the recovery of tbe
me hereinafter provided, before apv
justice OF the Peace in the town.
snip 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, or
other person having control or charge of
any child or children, failing to comply
with the provisions of this Act. shall be
haole 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 sub
sequent offense, besides the costs of col
lection.
oEc.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 having control or charge of any
child 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
tionery, etc., for such child or children.
IL shall 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 al.
lowed and paid; provided, that all books,
stationery, etc., purchased under tho
provisions of this Act, shall be deemed
to be the property of the school district
to be under the care and control of tbe
School Trustees when not in actual use
SEC. b. All fines collected under tbe
provisions OF this Act shall be paid into
he county treasury on account of the
state school fund. E,.i
DEC. u. 1t shall be the duty of the
County Superintendent of Public Schools
each county in this state to cause tb;s
NV to be published in some newspaner
in his county, if any there be, four con-
secutive times, annually, for period of
wo years, the expense of such publica-
ton to be allowed and paid out of the
general school fund Of the county. The
Board of School Trustees in each school
district shall cause to be posted annu-
ally, for period of two years, in three
public places in their district notices OF
the requirements anS penalties of thi,
law. a.i
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