The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-07-03
CHAPTER LxvII.

A Supplement to an act entitled "a IN act 10 estab
| fish system of public instruction" [Revsionl
| approved March twenty seventh, one Thousand
| eight hundred and seventy four.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
| sembiy of the State of New Jersey, That the ma.
| ture of alcoholic drinks and narcotics, and speea
| instruction as to their effect upon the human sys
| tenn, in connection with the several divisions OF
the subject Of physiology and hygiene, shall be in
| cuded in the branches of study taught in the
| common or public schools and shall be studied
| and taught as thoroughly and in the same manner
| as other like required branches with adequat t
tests of the efficiency of the teaching by the use
of graded text books in the hands Of pupils where
| other branches are thus studied, and orally onl,
| in the case of pupils unable to read, and by al
pupils in all grades of all schools supported who'll,
| or in part by public money.
| 2. And be it enacted, That the space in the text
| books devoted TO the consideration of the nature
of alcoholic drinks and narcotics and their effects
| upon the human system shall be sufficient for q
| full and adequate treatment of the subject.
| 3. And be 1t enacted, That no certificate shall
be granted to any person to teach in the public
schools of New Jersey after January first next
| who has not passed satisfactory examination in
physiology and hygiene, with special reference u
the nature of alcoholic drinks and other narcotics
and their effects upon the human system.
T. Aud be 1t enacted, That in order to carry into
effect the provisions of this supplement each dis
trict shall In the manner now provided by law, on
before the first day of July next adopt graded
series of xtbooks in accordance with the proyis-
\ ions of this supplement.
9. And be il enacted, That the state supern-
| tendent OF public instruction shall, Immediately
after the passage of this supplement, notify all
boards of education, boards of school trustees,
other bodies having charge and control of public
schools, of the provisions of this supplement, and
particularly call their attention TO their duty in
enforcing the same.
6. And be it enacted That Il shall be the duty
of all city and country superintondents to report
to the state snperntendent OF public instruction
whether the prov siOns of this act have been
piled with as specified In the preceding sections
and any refusal thus reported, or otherwise salts
factoriiy proven. shall be deemed sufficient
for Withholding the state appropriation of school
money from such district or districts until such
district or districts have fully complied with the
provisions OF this supplement.
7. And he it enacted, That this act shall apply
10 all schools in this state supported wholly in
part by money received from the state, whether
such schools are governed by the act TO which this
Is a supplement or by any special law, or the pro-
visions contained in the charter OF any city, town,
borough or other municipality, and that this act
shall lake effect at the beginning of the next
school year.
Approved April q, 1894.