Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-05-20
THE NEW SCHOOL LAW.
The Changes Made By the Last
 Legislature
Important to All Teachers and OR-
 cers in Arizona.

term shall be9In:
 An act supplemental to and amendatory of the school law of Arizona.
 Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona.
 SECTION I. That paragraph I473, of Chapter I, of Title xxx of the Revised Statutes of Arizona, be and the same if hereby amended to read as follows, to-wit: I473 (Sec. J.. The Territorial Board of Education shall consist of the Governor Territorial Treasurer, Superintend- ent of Public Instruction, Principal of the Territorial Normal School and Chanceilorc of the University of Arizona, of which the Governor shall be President and the Superintendent of Pudlic Instruction Secretary.
 SEC. 2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall receive a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum.
 SEC. 5. That paragraph I47S, of Chapter I, Title xxx of the Revised Statutes of Arizona be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows, tO-wit:
 Life diplomas must be issued upon all and the same conditions as educational diplomas, except that the applicant must furnish satisfac- tory evidence of having been successfully engaged in teaching for at least ten years, and in addition thereto the applicant must pass an examinaton in pedagogy, history of education, school economy and school government.
 SEC 4. That all that portion of section I of act No. 45, of the Sixteenth legislative assembly, reading as follows,t to witt Provided, that no teacher shall be eligible as a member of said Board of EXami- ners," is hereby repealed.
 Sec. ,. That paragraph I5o6 of chapter , of said title xxx, be amended so as to read as follows, to wit: 15o6( section 34.) When the Institute is held during the time that teachers are employed in teaching, their pay must not be diminished by reason of their attendance they shall be allowed mileage at the rate of ten cents a mile, one way, from his or her school to the Institute, to be computed by the most direct line and shall be paid out of the Institute fund, after paying the other expenses of the Institute; if there IS not enough money in such fund to pay such mileage then said money shall be pro-rated among the teachers iu attendance.
 Sec, 6. That subdivision sixteenth of paragraph I53o. chapter : of said title xx is hereby amended by striking out the word "August" i'd the first line and substituting the word "July'' therefor.
 Sec. 7. That paragraph 1927 of chapter 7, title, xxx of the revised Statutes of Arizona, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows, to wit:I527 (section 55) Every person, male or female, of the age of Fl years or over, who is a citizen of the United States and and who has been a resident of the district for thirty days immediately preceding the day of election, and who is the parent or guardian of a child of school age residing in the district, or who has paid a territorial or county school tax during the preceding year, is eligible to election to the office of trustee, and and shall be entitled to vote at any school district election, provided that every woman offering to vote at such election, (who Is otherwise qualified under this Section) and whose hus- band or father is or was a citizen of the United States, shall be treated and considered as a citizen of the United States for the purpose of voting at such election.
 Any person offering to vote may be challenged by any legal qualified elector of the district. and the judge must thereupon administer the following oath to the person chal- lenged.
 "You do solemnly swear that you are now and have been a resident of this school district during the thirty days breeding this election ; that you are the parent or guardian of a child of school age, in this school district, or, that you are paid in this county territorial or county school tax during the past year and that you have not voted at this cleo ton so help you God" If he or she takes the oath prescribed in this section, his or her vote must be re- ceived otherwise the vote must be rejected.
 Sec. s. subdivision eight, of Paragraph 539 of Title xx of the Revised Statutes of Arizona be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows, to-wit;
 
 "Eight-TO employ the teachers, janitors and employees of school, to fix and order paid their compensation provided, that no board of trustees shall enter into any contract with teachers janitors or employees to ex- tend beyond the goth day of June next enSuinU. under the rnrnuic;nnS