The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-04-21
~ dOtpL Law.
An ACT TO g ,mp~l Children 20 Attend
school.
APO ed februs,, as, 1878. 70.

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 Board OF StLoo
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 al home, in such branches az are u.s.
ually taught in primary school, or have
already acquired the ordinary branches
of learning taught in the public school;
provided, In case a 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 Nj lay in September in each year,
to furnish the principal of each public
school taught in such district with a 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 10 report to the Board OF
School Trustees of such district the
names of all children attending schoo
during the previous school month; when,
If it bh, i 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 pro,is-
/. IONS Of this Act, the board shall cause
demand to be made upon such parent,
. guardian, or other person, for the
70 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,
b, school district for the recovery OF the
b fine hereinafter provided, before any
a, Justice OF the Peace in the town.
n, ship in which said school dis
:. trict is located; or, if there shall be no
y Justice of the Peace therein, then before
VI the nearest Justice Of the Peace in the
county.
Ice SIC. 8. Any parent, guardian, or
HI other person having control or charge Of
y, 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 mole than one hundred dollars
III for the first offense, nor less than one
hundred dollars nor more than two hun.
bred dollars for the second and each sub
:. sequent otfense, besides the costs of col
u. lection.
n SEGA. Whenever it shall appear to tn;
Ia. satisfaction of the Board of School Trus
The tees of any school district in this state
a., az that the parents, guardians, or othe
nj, persons having control or charge of nm,
hi, child or children in attendance upon tn
M. public school of said district, in accord
t" ance with the provisions of this Act, mr.
VI unable to procure suitable books, sta
10 tionery, etc., for such child or children
Tn it shall be the duty Of such bourd to pro
cure, or cause to be procured, for sucl
~ child or children, all necessary books
y ~ stationary, etc., the same to be paid TO
an, out of the fund of said school district
,s '. in the same way that other claim
NJ. against the school district are now a
WV lowed and paid; provided, that all books
Ala, stationery, etc., purchased under tn
SS provisions Of this Act, shall be deeme
en. to be the property Of the school distric,
to be under the care and control of tn
&C. School Trustees when not in actual us,
' ma SEC. s. All fines collected under tn
iur- provisions of this Act shall b. paid int
N Of he county treasury ON account OF th
- state school fund.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of th
,htd County Sup, rintendent Of Public Schoo
sas. n each county in this state to cause hi
rive aw to be published In some newspapt
in his county, il any there be, four cor
secutive times, annually, for period
wo years, the expense Of such public,
ton to be allowed and paid out Of Ii
general school fund Of the county. tt
Board Of School Trustees in each scho
/; .. AZ district shall cause to be posted ann,
y or ally, for period Of two years, in thr,
,nsd. public places in their district, notices
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