The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-03-31
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otnef person III the State of Nevada
having control and charge of child of
children between the ages OF eight ana
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 o,
which shall be consecutive unless snoh
child or children are excused from
such attendance by the Board of Seboo
Trustees of the school district in which
such parents or guardians reside, upon
its being shown to their satisfaction tba
the bodily or mental condition of sue
chliu OF children has been such as Ia
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 are us.
ually taught in 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 an
person within the school district he or
she shall not be liable to the provisions
of this Act
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SEC 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
Board Of School Trustees of each school
district in this State, on or before thu
hrst Mo nday 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
r School Trustees of such district the
names Of all children attending schoo
during the previous school month; when.
II 1T sh' 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 provis.
: ions of this Act, the board shall cause
demand to be made upon such parent,
guardian, or other person, for the
6 amount of penalty hereafter provided
when, If such parent, guardian, or other
,. person shall neglect Or refuse to pay the
e same within five days after the making
OF said demand, the board shall COM
!, mence proceedings in the name of the
; school district for the recovery of the
; fine hereinafter provided, before any
y Justice of the Peace in the town
> ship in which said school dis
q trlct is located; or, if there shall be no
y Justice of the Peace therein, then before
the nearest Justice of the Peace In the
county.
e Sec 8. Any parent, guardian, or
e e other person having control or charge of
=, any child or children, failing to comply
with the provisions of this Act shall be
liable to 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.
dred dollars for the second and each sub
sequent offense, besides the costs of col
. lection.
E, Sea. Whenever it shall appear, to thu
y satisfaction of the Board of School Trus-
le tees of any school district in this state,
4 that the parents, guardians, or other
y persons having control or charge of any
is child or children in attendance upon the
j; public school of said district, in accord
ance with the provisions of this Act, are
s unable to procure suitable books, sta
2 tionery, etc., for such child or children
e it shall be the duty of such board to pro-
o cure, or cause to be procured, for such
! child or children, all necessary books,
6 stationary, etc., the same to be paid for
d out of the fund of said school district,
!, in the same way that other claims
o against the school district are now al.
. lowed and paid; provided, that all books,
n stationery, ETC., purchased under the
IS provisions of this Act, shall he deemed
lie to be the property of the school district,
to be under the care and control of the
= School Trustees when not in actual use.
d SEC. 8. All fines collected under the
~ provisions OF this Act shall be paid into
IF he county treasury on account of tho
state school fund.
q. SEC. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the
d County Superintendent of Public Schools
a, n each county in this state to cause this
We aw to be published in some newspaper
in his county, if any there be, four con-
secutive times, annually, for aperiod 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
or ally, for period of two years, in three
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