The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-04-28

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
It's 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 a private school
or al home, in such branches an 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 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 inlay 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
Marshnl. 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.
If il sh, 4 appear, at the expiration Of
four school months, to the Board of
School Trustees. that airy 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 parent,
guardian, or 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
fine hereinafter provided, before any
Justice Of the Peace in the town.
ship in which said school dis
trict il located; or, If there shall be NO
Justice Of the Peace therein, then before
the nearest Justice Of the Peace in the
county.
SEC .. 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
liable to 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 sub
sequent offense, besides the costs 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 o.he,
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
! unable to procure 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,
8 stationary, ETC., the same to be paid 70,
, out of the fund Of said school district
, in the same way that other claim,
o against the school district are now al
lowed and paid; provided, that ail books
stationery, ETC., purchased under tn.
8 provisions Of this Act, shall he deemed
e 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. s. All fines collected under tbs
!. provisions Of this Act shAll be paid into
Il he county treasury ON account OF the
state school fund.
SEC. 6. 1t shall be the dufy,of III.
d County Sup rintendent Of Public School,
!. n each county in this state to cause this
" sw to be published in some newspaper
in his county, II any thers be, four con.
secutive times, annually, for period
wo years, the expense Of such publica
ton to be allowed and pnid out OF tn.
general school fund Of the county. Tn,
Board Of School Trustees in each schoo
: district shall cause to BE- posted, annu
. ally, for p Rod Of two years in tire,
public places in their district, notices @
u the requirements nnf p+nnlti.s IF hi;