The St. Johns herald., 1893-11-02
AN ACT
To Establish a Compulsory School Law In and Fer the Territory
 Of Arizona.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assem-. bly, of the Territory of Arizona:


 ply of the Territory of Arizona: SECTION l. Every parent, guardian or other person in the Territory of Arizona having con. trol or charge of child or children between the ages of eight and fourteen years, shall be required to send such child or children to pub lie school for period 0f at least twelve weeks in each school year. at least six weeks of which shall be consecutive unless such child or chil- dren are excused from such attendance by the Board of School Trustees of the school district i'll which such parents or guardians reside, up on its being shown to their satisfaction that the bodily or mental condition of such child or chill fren has been such as to prevent lis or her or their attendance at school or application to study for the period required, or that such child CT children are taught in private school or at 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 or she shall not be liable to the pro- vi sions of this Act
 Sec. ?, 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 in such distr,ctwith list of all children resident in the school dis trict 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 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 months to the Board of School Trustees, that any parent, guardian or other person having charge of any child or children, shall have failed to comply With the provisions of this Act the Board shall canse the Clerk of the Board of Trustees to serve notice upon such parents, guardians or other persons; and if within ten days after service of such notice, such parent, guardian or other person 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, guardian or other person for the amount of the penalty hereinafter provided; when. if such pa- rent, guardian or 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 in the name of the school dtstrict for the recovery of the fine hereinafter provided before any Justice of the Peace in the precinct in which said 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. 3. 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 a misdemeanor and shall be liable to fine of not loss than ten dol lars nor more than twenty dollars for the first offense, nor less than twenty dollars nor more than fifty dollars for the second and each subse quent offense besides the costs of collection.
 Sec. f. Whenever it shall appear to the satis faction of the Board of School 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 accor- dance with the provisions of this Act, are una ble to procure suitable books, 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 are now allowed and paid; provided, that all books stationery, etc., purchased under the provisions of this Act shall Ee deemed the property of the school district, to be under the care and control of the School Trustees when not in actual use.
 Sec. ,. All fines collected under the provis ions of this Act shall paid into the County Trea- sury on account of the County School Fund.
 Soc. 6. It shall be the duty of the County Su- pcrindent of Public Schools in each county n this Territory to cause this law to be published in some newspaper in his county, fthere 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 of School Trus tees in each school district shall cause to bO post ed annually for period of two years in three public places in their district, notice of the re- quirements and penalties of this Act.
 Sec. 7. To give full force and effect to the pro- visions of this Act, Principals of schools are al lowed as a last resort, to employ corporal pun ishment; provided, that in no case shall such punishment be inflicted within one hour from the commission of the ofense, and provided further, that in case must kicks or cuffs be em ployed, nor blows directed 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, 1889.
 This bill having remained with the Governor ten days, Sundays excluded, and the Legislature having been in session during that time, be- came law the second day of April A. D. 1889.
 N o. MURPHY,