The St. Johns herald., 1893-11-09
AN ACT
To Establish Compulsory School Law In and For the Territory
 of Arizona.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assem-
 bly, of the Territory of Arizona:


 bly, of the Territory of Arizona:
 SECTION l. Every parent, guardian or othe person in the Territory of Arizona having con trol or charge of a child or children between the ages of eight and fourteen years, shall b required to send such child or children to a pub lie school for period of at least twelve week in each school year, at least six weeks of whicl shall be consecutive, unless such child or chil dren are excused from such attendance by tn, Board of School Trustees of the school distric iu which such parents or guardians reside, up on it's being shown to their satisfaction that the bodily or mental condition of such child or chil l fren has been such as to prevent his or her ol their attendance at scnool, or application tc study for the period required, or that such child CT children are taught in privae school or al home in such branches as are usually taught in primary schools, or have already acquired the ordinary branches of learning taught in the pub- lie schools; provided, in case public school shall not be taught for the period Of twelve weeks, or any part thereof, during the year, within two miles of the nearest travelled road of the residence of any person within the school district, he she shall no; be liable to the pro vi sious of this Act.
 Sec 2 It shall be the duty of the Board of School Trustees of each school district in the Territory, on or before the first Monday in Sep tember Of each year, to furnish the Principal of each public school taught ill such distr with a list of all children resident in the school dis trict be:ween the ages Of eight and fourteen years said list to be taken from the report of he school census marshal.
 At the beginning of each school month there after, 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 school during the previous school month. When it shall ap- pear, at the expiration of two school mon hs to the Board of School Trustees, that auy parent, guardian or other person having cna ge Of any child or children, shall have failed to comply with tEe provisions of this Act the Board shall cauSe the Clerk of the Board of Trustees to serve notice upon such parents, guardians or other persons; and if within ten days after telyice of such nOtice such parent guardian or other person shall have failed to furnish the Boald of Trustees with good and sufficient reasons for noncompliance with the law, the BOaId shall cause demand to be made upon such parent, guardian or other person for the amount of the penalty hereinafter provided; when, if such pa rent, guardian other person shall neglect or refuse to pay the same within ten days after the making of said demand, the Board shall com mence proceedings iu the name of the school district for the recovery of the fine hereinafter provided before any Justice of the Peace in the precinct in which sad school district is located; or if there 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 chil dren, failing to comply with the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of misdemeanor and shall be liable to a fine Of not loss than ten dol lars nor more than twenty dollars for the first offense, nor less than twenty dollars nor more thanfifty dollars for the second ard each subse- quent olense besides the costs of collection.
 See. i. Whenever it shall appear to the Satis- faction of the Board of school Trustees of any school district ill this Territory that the parents, guardians or other persons having control and charge of any child or children in attendance upon the public school of said district, in accOr- dance with the provisions of this Act, are una ble to procure suitable Looks, stationery etc.. for such child or children, it shall be the duty of such Board to procure, or cause to be pro cured for such child or children all necessary books, stationery, etc, the same to be paid for out of the funds of said district in the same way that other claims against the school district ar2 now allowed and paid; provided, that all books, stationery, 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 ill actual use.
 See. }. All fines collected under the proyis- ions of this Act shall paid into the County T1e sury on account of the County School Fund.
 Soc. 6. It shall be the duty of the COCn:y Su- pcrindent of Public Schools in each county in this Territory to cause this law to be published in some newspaperin his county, frhere be one, four consecutive times. annually for period of two years, the expenses of such publication to be allowed and paid for out of the general school fund of the county. The Board oi school TIus tees in each school district sha cause to bo pos ed annually for period Of two years, in hree public places in their district notice of the re- Quirements and penalties of this Act.
 Sec. :. To give full force and effect to the pro- visions of this Act, Principals of schools are al lowed, as last resort, to employ corporal pun ishment provided, that in no case shall such pun shment be inflicted within one hour from the commission of the ofense and p Ovided further, that in no case must kicks or cuffs be em- ployed nor blows d.recCed to any part of the body susceptible of injury.
 Sec s. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after JUly 1st, 1882.
 This III having remained with the Governor ten days, Sundays excluded and the Legislature having been in session during that time. be-