The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-06-02
SCHOOL Law.
An Ace 30 Compel Children 10 A,,
school.
A.p.oted February as 1879

/ oko' !. Every parent, guardian n,
other person in the State of Nevada
! having control and charge of a child 90
children between the ages of eight and
fourteen years, shall be required to send
such child or children to a public scboo
Tor a period of at least sixteen weeks IN
each school year, at least eight weeks o,
which shall be consecutive. unless s,o,
child or children are excused from
such attendance by the Board of Scboo
Trustees of the school district in which
such parents or guardians reside. unon
It's being shown to their satisfaction III.
the bodily or mental condition of suc
enid or children has been such as To
prevent his, her, or their attendance ~
schooi, 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 AZ arc no
uaily taught in primary school, or bavs
already acquired the ordinary branches
OF learning taught in the public school.
provided, in case a public school sba,,
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 a,
person within the school district. ne n,
she shall not be liable to the provisions
of this Act.
SEQ. q. 1t shall be the. duty Of tba
Board OF School Trustees of each scboo,
district in this State, on or before thu
nrst Monday in September in each YEAR
to furnish the principal OF each public
school taught in such diatrict with a list
OF all children, resident in the scboo,
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
sehool 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 tba
names OF all children attending schoo
during the previous school month; when
II 1t sh.u appear, at the expiration OF
Tour 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
nave failed to comply with the provis.
ions OF this Act, the board shall cause
demand to be made upon such parent,
guardian OF other person, for 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
school district for the recovery of the
hne hereinafter provided. before any
Justice of the Peace in the town.
ship in which said school dis.
tr'ct is located; or, if there shall be NO
Justice of the Peace therein, then before
the nearest Justice of the Peace IN the
county.
SEC. 8. Any parent guardian, or
other person having control or charge of
any child or children, failing to comply
with the provisions Of this Act. shall be
haole to a fine of not less than fifty dol.
lars nor more than one hundred dollars
Tor the first offense, nor less than one
hundred dollars nor more than two hun.
dred dollars for the second and each snb.
sequent offense, besides the costs of col.
lection.
SEGA Whenever it shall appear to the
satisfaction OF the Board of School Trus.
ices OF any school district in this state,
that the parents, guardians, or other
persons having control or charge Of any
chiia or children in attendance upon the
puoiic school of said district, in accord.
ance with the provisions of this Act, are
unable to procure suitable books, sta
uonery, etc., for such child or children
1t shall be the duty of such board to pro-
cure or cause to be procured, for such
chlid or children, all necessary books,
stationary, etc., the same to be paid for
out OF the fund of said school district,
In the same way that other claims
against the school district are now al.
lowed and paid; provided, that all books,
stationery, etc., purchased under the
provisions OF this Act, shall be deemed
to be the property of the school district.
70 be under the care and control of the
school Trustees when not in actual use.
Sec. s. All fines collected under tho
provisions Of this Act shall be paid into
he county treasury on account of the
state school fund.
SEC. =. 1t 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
m his county, If any there be, four con.
'ecutive times, annually, for period of
wo years, the expense Of such publica.
ION 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.
'iiy, Tor period Of two years, in three