The Arizona sentinel., 1891-01-24
COMPULSORY SCHOOL LAW.
An A ct 90 Establish a Com. EsulSOry SchoOl Law in and
 for tEae Tcrrisorx OE ArizoaI

ASA AhaO n Ok Be ii enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona:
 SECTION Every parent, guardian or other per in the Territory of Arizona having control or charge of child Or children, between the ages of eight to fourteen years. shall be required 10 send such child children to public school for period ot a least twelve weeks in each scheoI year, at least six weeks of which shall be consecutive unless such ckd or children are excused from such attendance by the Board of School Trustees of the School Dis trict in which parents guardians reside, upon its being shown to their satisfaction that the bodily mental condition Of such child or children has been such to prevent his or her their attendance at school, or application to study for. the period qnired, that such child children taught in private school or tt home in such branches as usually taught in primary schools, has already acquired the ordinary branches ef learning taught in the public schools; provided in each case public school shall not be taught for the period of twelve weeks, or any part thereof during the year, within t7ec miles by the nearest travelled road, of the residence of any person within the school district, he or she shall not be liable to the provisions of this Act.
 SkC. z. lI snail De the duty O. bnS BOSfu or School Trustees Of each school district in the Ter ritory, on or before the first Monday in September bleach year. to furnish the principal of each public school taught in such district with list of al children resident in the school district between the ages of eight and fourteen years, said list to be taken froR the report of tn. school marshall 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 Tus tees of such district the names of all children al- tending school during the previous school month; when is shall appear, at the expiration of two school months to the Board of School Trustees that any parent, guardian or any other person having charge control of any child or children, shall have failed to comply with the provisions of this Act the Board shall the clerk of the Board Of Trustees to serve notice upon such parents, guar dians other persons and if within ten days after service of such notice to such parent guardian or other person they shall have failed to furnish the Board of Trustees with good and sufficient reasons For noncompliance with the law, the Board shall cause demand to be made upon such parcut, guar dian other person for the amount of the penalty hereafter provided; when, if such parent, guardian other person shall neglect or refuse to pay the within ten days after the making of said de- inand the Board shall commence proceedings in the name of the school district for the recovery of the fine hereinafter provided before any Justice of the Peace the precinct in which such school district is located; and if there be no Justice Of the Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice of the Peace in the county.
 SEc. g. Any parent, guardian or other person having control or charge of any child or children fos1s, shall be guilty of a msdemeanor and shall be liable to fine of not less than ten dollars and not more than twenty dollars for the first ofense, nor less than twenty dollars more than fifty dollars for the second and each subsequent ofense, besides the coats of collection.
 SEC. {. Whenever it shall appear to the satikfae- ton of the Board of Trustees of any school district in this Territory that the parents guardians other persons having control and charge of any child or children in attendance upon the public school of said district in accordance with the provisions of :h.s Aet, gre unable to secure suitable books, stationary, etc, for such child children, it shall be the duty of such Board to procure to be procured fer such child or children all necessary books stationary etc. the same to be paid for out of the funds of said school district in the way flat other claims against the school district allowed and paid; Provided, that all books, sta tionary, etc., purchased under the provisions of this act shall be deemed the property Of the school district, to be under the care and control of the School Trustees when not in actu.l use.
 SEc. s. All fines collected under the provisions Of this Act shSll be paid into the county treazury the account of the county school fund
 SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of the County Sup e,intendent of Public Schools in each county in this Territory to this law to be published in newspaper in his county if there be one, four secutve times annually for two years, the expense of such publication to be allowed and paid out of the general school fund If the county. The Board of School Trustees in each school district shall to posted annually, for period of two years, in three public places i their district notices of the requirements and penalties of this Act.
 SEC. :. To give full force and effect to tho pro- yisions of this act principals of schools allowed, 0s last resort, to employ corporal punishment; Provided, Taat in no case shall punishment be in aicted within one hour from the commission of the odense, and provided further, that n no case must kicks CT cuffs be employed, nor blows direct to any pert of the body susceptible of injury
 SEC. B. This Act shall take effect and be in fierce from and after July lst, lsS9.
 JOHN Y. T. SETH,
 Speaker of the House CHAs. R. DRAKE, President Of the Council,
 1lleIeby certify that this Bill failed to receive the approval and signature of the Governor prior to the adjournment Of tae Fifteenth Legislative Assembly on the 2lst day ef March, A. D. Is9o
 j. L. B. ALEXANDER
 Private Secretary of the Governor
 March 22nd, lSS9 (Endorsedl
 HoCgE BILL No. 5l.
 An Act to establish Compulsory School Law in and for the Territory of Arizona.
 lEndorsedl
 This is to certify that the within Bill originated in the House of Representatives and is known as House Bill No. 5l.
 r. s. INGALLS,
 Clerk Of tae Hcpse of Representatives !Endorsed
 This Bill was received by the Governor this Fist day of March 4. D. 1889.
 J. l.. B. ALEXANDER,
 Private Secretary Of the Governor Endorsed This bill having remained with the Governor ten days. Sundays excluded, and the Legislature having been in session during that time, became law tie End day Of April, A. D. 1889.
 N O. MURPHY,
 Secretary of the Territory. TErEIToEy nTo,c. or or SENa5A, ssnnsL.. ss.