The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-07-07
SCHOOL LAW.
An Ac' TO c ,mpel Children to Attend
school.
:. .ycd February Is. 1873, 10.

having control ana 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 Board of Schoo
Trustees of the school district in which
such parents or guardians reside, upon
its being shown to their satisfaction tina
the bodily or mental condition of sue
child 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 private school
or at home, in such branches as ara no
ually taught in primary school, or have
already acquired the ordinary branches
OF learning taught in the public school.
provided, III 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 n,
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 tho 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
snch 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 II sMu appear, at the expiration OF
four school months, to the Board OF
School Trustees. that any parent guard
lan' 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 parent.
guardian, or other person, for the
amount OF penalty hereafter provided
when if such parent, guardian, OF 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
! school district for the recovery of the
fine hereinafter provided, before any
; Justice Of the Peace in the town
! ship in which said gcbool dis,
9 trict is located; or, il 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, OF
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 offonse. besides the costs of COL
:, lection.
.. SEED. Whenever it shall appear, to the
/. satisfaction Of the Board of School Trus-
e tees of any school district In this state,
h that the parents, guardians, or other
4 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
s unable to procure suitable books, sta.
. tionery, etc., for such child or children
= it shall be the duty of such board to pro-
Q cure, or cause to be procured, for such
!, child or children, all necessary books,
. stationary, etc., the same to be paid for
d ont of the fund of said school district
3 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 tht
70 provisions of this Act, shall be deemed
e to be the property of the school district
y to be under the care and control Of thu
% School Trustees when not in actual use
ID Sec. 8. All fines collected under thu
" provisions OF this Act shall be paid into
81 he county treasury on account Of the
state school fund.
SEC. 6. II shall be the duty OF the
d County Superintendent Of Public SCHOOL,
a. n each county in this state to cause tbi
We aw to be published in some newspape
=. in his county, if any there be. four con
secutive times, annually, for aperiod o
wo years, the expense of such publica
ton to be allowed and paid out of tn
general school fund of the county. Tn
Board of School Trustees in each schot
N. district shall cause to be posted ann,
a,i ally, for period of two years, in thre