The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-04-14
SCHOOL Law.
An Acs 20 C 'mpel Children 20 Attend
school.
Apo ed february IS. 1878. 70.

Apo ed February IS, 1878, 10.
SEC. l. Every parent, guardian OF
other person In the State of Nevada,
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 scLoo
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 a private school
or al home, in such branches as ar, 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.
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, niay 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
q names of all children attending schoo
g during the previous school month when,
Al If it sh, u appear, at the expiration Of
u four school months, to the Board of
o. 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
ra demand to be made upon such parent.
~ guardian, or other person, for the
2s amount of penalty hereafter provided
- when, if such parent, guardian, or other
Z person shall neglect or refuse to pay the
b. Same within five days after the making
OF said demand. the board shall COM
a, mence proceedings in the name of the
NJ school district for the recovery OF the
Is fine hereinafter provided, before any
ny Justice of the Peace in the town.
ms ship in which said school dis
ice trict is located; or, if there shall be no
~ Justice of the Peace therein, then before
y" the nearest Justice OF the Peace In the
. county.
Ice SEC. 8. Any parent, guardian, or
,hs other person having control or charge Of
"a, any child or children, failing to comply
i'' with the provisions Of this Act. shall be
liable to fine Of not less than fifty dol.
lars nor more than one hundred dollars
ut for the first offense, nor less than one
hundred dollars nor more than two hun.
dred dollars for the second and each sub
In - sequent offense, besides the costs of col
IA. lection.
,h. SEGA. Whenever it shall appear, to thu
IA, satisfaction of the Board Of School Trus
the tees of any school district in this state
18th that the parents, guardians, or othe
,oty persons having control or charge Of an,
this child or children in attendance upon tn,
ian: public school Of said district, in accord
to ance with the provisions of this Act, mr.
Us unable to procure suitable books, sta
No. tionery, ETC., for such child or children
the 1t shall be the duty Of such board to pro
ct to cure, or cause to be procured, for sucl
al.T child or children. all necessary books
s46 stationary, etc., the same to be paid TO
and out of the fund Of said school district
' nes in the same way that other claim
J No against the school district are now al
lowed and paid; provided, that all books
dian stationery, etc., purchased under tn
% provisions of this Act, shall he deemed
Belle to be the property of the school district
.cy to be under the care and control of tho
race School Trustees when not in actual uss
Lann Sec. 8. All fines collected under tho
f tbsv provisions Of this Act shall be paid int
IN of he county treasury on account Of tn
.sr. state school fund.
NO. SEC. 6. 1t shall be the duty OF II
l,hed County Superintendent Of Public Schoo
vad.. n each county in this state to cause tn
,sr aw to be published in some newspap'
- in his county. II any there be, four co,
q secutive times, annually, for aperiod
wo years, the expense Of such public
ton to be allowed and paid out Of Il
general school fund OF the county. IT
Board of School Trustees in each scho