The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-10-15
SCHOOL LAW.
An Act to @ 'mpel Children to At,..s
School.
Apo ed February as. 1873 10


children between the ages of eiobt o,a
fourteen years, shall be required to send
such child or children to public scboo
Tor period of at least sixteen week0 -
each school year, at least eight weeks :,
which shall be consecutive. nnless snoh
child or children are excused tro
such attendance by the Board of s,boo
trustees OF the school district in which
such parents or guardians reside nnon
IT'S peing shown TO their satisfaction tina
the bodily or mental condition If spc
child or children has been sucb no y,
prevent MS, her, OF their attendance at
school, or application to study, for the
period required, or that such child n,
children ARE taught in a private school
or al home, in such branches AS are no.
u"iiy taught in primary school or have
ALREADY acquired the ordinary branches
Oh learning taught in the public school.
provided, IN casea public school sb,lu
not be taught for the period of sixt., 4,
WEEKS or any part thereof, during the
year, within two miles, by the nearest
travelled road, of the residence Of =,
person within the school district ~. =,
she Shall not be liable t, the provisions
of this Act.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty If H..
Board of School Trustees of each school
district IN this State, on or before the
nfst Monday in September in each yeor
10 furnish the principal of each public
school taught i'll such district with Gst
"i all children, resident in the scboo,
district, between tle ages of eight and
fourteen Years; said list to be taken
from the report of the School Census
Marshal. At the beginning Of e.ch
School month thereafter it shall be the
duty OF the principal of ea. h school in
such district to report to the Bond ~
'cho"l Trustees of such district the
names OF all children attending scboo
du'1hg me previous school month: when
IL sa' appear, at the expiration of
tour 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
nave ialied 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
oil said demand, the board shall com.
mence proceedings in the name of the
school district for the recovery of the
me hereinafter provided, before anv
justice OF the Peace in the town
snip IN which said school dis
tnct 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-
ll"ole to fine of not less than fifty dol
lars nor more than one hundred dollars
iof the hrst otfense, nor less than one
hundred dollars nor more than two hmm.
urea dollars Tor the second and each sub
sequent offense, besides the costs of col.
lection.
sEc.4' Whenever it shall appear, to tho
satisfaction of the Bourd of School Tru.-
tees OF any school district in this stute.
that the parents, guardians, or other
persons having control or charge of any
chiia or children in attendance upon the
public school of snid district. in occord-
ahcc with the provisions of this Act nre
unable to procure suitable books. SIN
honrry, etc, for such child or children
II Shall be the duty of such board TO nro-
cure, or cause to be procured, for sucb
enid 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 TINT 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
to be the property of the school district.
to 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
he county treasury on account of the
state school fund.
SEC. q. 1t shall be the duty of the
County Superintendent of Public Schools
each county in this state to cause this
aw to be published in some newspaper
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 anG penalties of thr
law. t.,s