The St. Johns herald., 1893-11-23
AN ACT
To Establish Compulsory ScEO0l Law Tn and For the Territory
 Cf Arizona.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assem-
 bly of the Territory of Arizona:

, Be it enacted by the Legislative Assem- bly of the Territory of Arizona:
 SECTION l. Every parent guardian or other 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 be required to send such child or children to pub
 lie school for period of 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
 iu which such parents or guardians reside, up
 on is being shown to their satisfaction that the
 bodily or mental condition of such child or chil-
 fren has been such as to prevent his CT her or
 their attendance at school, or application to ?, study for the period required, or that such child
 or children are taught in private school or at
 home in such branches are usually taught in
 primary schools. or have already acquired the ordinary branches of learning taught in the pub
 lie schools provided, in case a 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 trayeled 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 tomber of each year, to furnish the Principal of each public school taught in such distrjctwith a list of all children resident ill 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 l 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 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 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 tie law, the Board shall cause demand to be made upon such parent, | guardian CT other person for the amount of the penalty hereinafter provided; when, ii such pa rent, guardian other person shall neglect or refuse to pay the same Wi5hin ten days after the
 making of said demand the Board shall com mence proceedings in the name of the school dtsuicJ for the recovery of the fire 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 Peacein the County.
 Sec. 3. Any parent, guardian or other person having control or charge of any child or chil- dren, failing 10 comply with the provisions of 1 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 offenae, nor less than twenty dollars nor more than fifty dollars for the second and each subse quent ofense, besides the costs of collection. 1 Sec f. Whenever it shall appear to the satis- i faction of the Board of School Trustees of any school district in this Territory that the parents guardians or other pcrsons 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 Ele to procure suitable books, stationery etc.. for such child or children, it shall be the duty Of snch Board to procure, or cause to be pro- cured for such child or children all necessary ! , out of the funds of sa,d 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 be deemed the property of the school district, to be under the care and control Of the School Trustees when not in actual use.
 Sec 5 All fines collected under the provis- ions of this Act shall paid into the County Trea- sury on account of the County SchoolFund
 Soc G. It shall be the duty of the County su- ! pcrindent of Public Schools in each county in this Territory to cause this law to be published 1 in some newspaPerin 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 TTUs tees in each school district shall cause to bO pos. ! ed annually for period of two years, in three | public places in their district notice of the re- qrirements and penalties of this Act.
 l Sec 7 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 punishment be inflicted within one hour from the commission of the ofense, and provided further that iu no case must kicks or cuffs be em ] ployed, nor blows directed to auy part of the ! body susceptible of injury.
 | Sec. s. This Act shall take effect and be in 1 force from ani 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 secon day Of April, 4. D. 1889. N o. MURPHY,