The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-12-17
SCHOOL LAW.
An Act to c,n.pel Children 20 At,.,s
school
ed februAr. as. isfs. ~

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 Boa1d Of S,l..
Trustees OF the school district in which
such parents OF guardians reside, upon
its being shown to taeir satisfaction TIM
the bodily or mental condition of sue
child or children has been such as "a,
prevent his, her, or their attendance Mt
school, or application to study, for the
period required, or that such child or
children are taught in 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 pubic 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 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 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,
,, II 1t shlu 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
J have failed to comply with the proyis-
: ions of this Act, the board shall CAUSE
i demand to be made upon such parent,
q guardian, or other person, for the
!. amount Of penalty hereafter provided
3 when, if such parent, guardian, or other
: person shall neglect or refuse to pay the
y same within five days after the making
3 OF said demand, the board shall COM
3 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
u ship in which said school dis
% trict is located; or, if there shall be no
l. Justice of the Peace therein, then before
the nearest Justice of the Peace in the
|, county.
a SEC. 3. Any parent, guardian, OF
g other person having control or charge OF
IL any child or children, failing to comply
with the provisions of this Act, shall be
0. liable to a fine Of not less than fifty dol
= lars nor more than one hundred dollars
or for the first offense, nor less than one
hundred dollars nor more than two hun.
dred dollars for the second and each sub
sequent offense, besides the costs Of col
4 lection.
SEGA. Whenever it shall appear, to tn,
satisfaction of the Board OF School Trus
tees of any school district in this state
In that the parents, guardians, or othe
sl persons having control or charge Of an.
az child or children in attendance upon tn,
~ public school Of said district, in accord
OI ance with the provisions OF this Act, ar,
10. unable to procure suitable books, sta
on tionery, etc., for such child or children
I'd it shall be the duty of such board to pro
- cure, or cause to be procured, for sucl
8 child or children, all necessary books
1t, stationary, etc., the same to be paid TO-
=. out of the fund Of said school district
n; in the same way that other claim
lr. against the school district are now al
he lowed and paid; provided, that all books
Y, stationery, etc., purchased under tn
nd provisions Of this Act. shall be deeme.
l ca 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
y, SEQ. s. All fines collected under tn
Of provisions OF this Act shall be paid int,
he county treasury on account OF tn
an state school fund. .,,..,,-.lJ d. 4
SEQ. 6. It shall be the duty OF thu
Ter County Superintendent OF Public School
ny n each county in this state to cause tbi
ith aw to be. published in some newspspe
Zee ice in his county, il any there be, four con
be secutive times, annually, for period .
A' wo years, the expense Of such public,
;, ton to be allowed and paid out Of Ii
general school fund Of the county. II
t lSs Board Of School Trustees in each scho
in district shall cause to be posted ann,
Nc. ally, for period Of two years, in thr.
~ public places in their district. notices
- the requirements anS penalties OF tn
law.