The Arizona sentinel., 1891-01-17
COMPULSORY SCHOOL LAW.
An Act to Establish a COm- pulSOry School Law in and
 for the Territory of A rizona


 for the TerFftOry of A rizona Be 1t enacted by the Legislative Assembly of tho Territory of Arizona:
 SEcrIoSI: Every parent, guardian or other per son in the Territory of Arizona having control or charge of child children, between the ages of eight to fourteen years, shall be required to send such child children to public school for period i at least twelve weeks in each school year, at least six weeks of which shall be consecutive unless such ckld or children are excused from such attendance 5y the Board of School Trustees of the School Dis trfc in which parents guardians reside upon it's being shown to their satisfaction that the bodily or mental condition of such child or children has been such as to prevent his her or their attendance at school, or application to study for the period quired. that such child children are taught in private school or st home in such branches are usually taught in primary schools, or has already acquired the ordinary branches of learning taught in the public schools; provided in each public school shall not be taught for the period of twelve weeks, any part thereof, during the year, within two miles by tho nearest travelled road, of the residence of any person within the school district he she shall not be liable to the provisions of this Act
 SEC. g.. It shall be the duty of the Board of School Trustees of each school district in the Ter rtory, on or before ths first Monday in September of each year, furnish the principal of each public school taught in such district, with list of al children resident in theschool district between the ages of eight and fourteen years, said list to be taken from the report of the school census marshall At the beginning of each school month thereafter 
 such district to report to the Board of School Trus tees of such district the names of all children al tending school during the previous school month; when it shall appear, at the expiration of two school months to the Board of School Trustees that shy parent, guardian any other person having charge or control of any child or children, shall have failed to comply with the provisions of this Act, the Board shall cause 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 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 parent guar dian or other person for the amount of the penalty hereafter provided; when, tsueh parent guardian or other person shall neglect or refuse to pay the same within ten days after the making of said de- mand, the Board shall commence proceedings in the name of the school district for the recovery of tke fine hereinafter provided before any Justice of the Peace in the precinct in which such school district is located; and if there be DO Justice of the Peace therein, then before the nearest Justice of the Peace in the county. SEC 3. Any parent guardian or other person having control or charge of any child children failing to comply with the provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of misdemeanor and shall be liable to fine of aesless than ten dollars and not more than twenty dollars for the first ofense, less than twenty dollars nor more than fifty dollars for the second and each subsequent o1ense, besides the costs of collection. SEC. {. Whenever it shall appear to the satiSfac- tion 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 childrenin attendance upon the pEblic school of said district in accordance with the provisions of this Act, unable to secure suitable books, | stationary, etc, for such child children, it shall be the duty of such Board to procure cause to be procured for 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 that other claims against ths school district now 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 aEder the and control of the | School Trustees when not in actual use.
 SEC. g. All fines collected under the provisions of | this Act shall be paid into the county treaSury the account of the county school fund.
 SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of the County Sup erntendent 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 con- secutive times, annually for two years, the expense of such publication to be allowed and paid out of the general school fund sf the county. The Board of School Trustees in each school district shall to be posted annually, for period of two years, in three public places in their district notices of the requirements and penalties of this Act.
 SEC :. To give full force and effect to tho pro- visions of tJis act principals of schools allowed, as last resort, to employ corporal punishment; Provided, That in no case shall punishment be in aicted within one hour from the commission of she oiense and provided further, that in ease must kicks or cuffs be employed, nor blows directed to any part of the body susceptible of injury. SEC S. This Act shall take effect and be in fierce kom and after July let, 1889.
 JOHN Y. T. SMlr1,
 Speaker of the House. CHAs. R. DRAKE, President of the Council. thereby certify that this Bill failed to receive the approval and signature of tho Governor prior to sbe adjournment of the Fifteenth Legislative Assembly on the Fist day of March, A. 3. 1890.
 J.L. B. ALEXANDER,
 Private Secretary of the Governor
 March 22nd, 1889. fEndorsedI
 HoCsE BILL NO. 5l
 An Act to establish Compulsory School Law in and for the Territory of Arizona. EEndorsedI
 in the House of Representatives and is known as House Bill No.51
 F.s. INGALLS,
 Clerk of the House of Representatives. fEndorsedi.
 This Bill was received by the Governor ths 2lst day of March, A. b. 1889.
 J.L. B.. ALEXANDER,
 Private Secretary of the Governor. Endorsed.
 days. Sundays excluded, and the Legislature having been in session during that time, became law the End day oi April, A. D. 1889.
 \. O. NURrHy,
 Secretary of the Territory. TERRITORY OF ARHezA
 OFFICE OF SECRETARY. 0''
 I, NO. Murphy, Secretary of Arizcna.- do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is true and correct copy of the original of "An Act to Establish Cou1pusory School law in and for the TerritorV of