The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-01-24
SCHOOL LAW.
An Act 10 Compel Children 20 a,..
School.
J 24o ed February 25, 1878. 70.

such enid or children to public school
for period of at least sixteen weeks in
each school year, at least eight weeks OF
which shall be consecutive. unless sucb
child or children are excused from
such attendance by the Board of School
Trustees of the school district in which
such parents or guardians reside. upon
its being shown to their satisfaction ba
the bodily or mental condition of sue
child or children has been such AZ 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 private school
or at home, in such branches as are us.
ualiy taught in a primary school, or have
already acquired the ordinary branches
OF 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 any
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.
ut shi,l 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
have failed to comply with the proyis-
ions OF this Act, the board shall cause
demand to be made upon such pareat.
guardian, or other person, fos 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,
mence proceedings in the, name of the
scaooi district for the recovery of the
hne hereinafter provided, before any
Justice OF the Peace in the ssyn-
ship in which said schasA dis.
trict is located; or, If there shall be NC
Justice OF the Peace therein, then before
the nearest Justice of the Peace in ths
county.
SEC. 3. Any parent, guardian, on
other person having control or charge of
any child or children, failing to comply
with the provisions of this Act shall be
liable to a fine OF not less than fifty dol
lars.nor more than one hundred dollars
for the first offense, nor less than one
hundred dollars nor more than two hun.
bred dollars for the second and each cub.
sequent osfepse, besides the costa of col.
lection.
SEGA. Whenever it shall appear, to tina
satisfaction of the Board of School Trus.
tees of any school district in this state,
, that the parents, guardians, or othss
persons having control or charge q any
child or children in attendance asen the.
public school Of said district, in accord :
ance with the provisions of this Act, are.
unable to procws suitable books, sta
tionery, etc., for such child or children,
1t 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 ies
! out OF the fund of said school ,sisirict,
! in the same way that other claims
! against the school aistfiet are now al
i lowed and paid; provided, that all books.
stationery, ETC., purchased under the
provisions of this Act, shall To 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. 8. All fines collected under the
provisions Of this Act shall b. paid into
,, he county treasury on account of the
J state school fund.
SEC. 6. II shall be the duty Of The
. County Superintendent of Public Schools
n each county in this state to cause this
aw to be published in some newspaper
7 in his county, II 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 ii the county. The
Board of School Trustees in each school
district shall cause to be posted annu'
n ally, for period Of two years, in three
public places in their district, notices OF
! the requirements anS penalties of this
!, law.