The St. Johns herald., 1894-09-27
AN ACT.
To Establish a Compulsory School Law In and For 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 child or children between the | ages of eight and fourteen years, shall be re- quired to send such child or children to public school for period Of at least tewlve 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 | ill which such parents or guardians reside, upon | its being shown to their satisfaction that the bodily or mental condition of such child or chil | dreu has been such as to prevent his or her or | their attendance at school, or application to study for the period required, or that such chilli or children are taught i'll 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 fer the period of twelve weeks, or any paIt thereof, during the year. | within two miles Of the nearast travelled road of the residence of any person within the school district he or she shall not be liable to the pro- visions of this Act.
 Sec. 9 It shall be the duty of the Board of School Trustees of each school district in the Territory, on or brJOre the first Monday in Sep tember of each yea, to furnish the Principal of each public school taught in such district with Ii of all children resident in the school dis trict between tho 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 atfer. it shall be the duty of the Principal Of each school in snch district to report. to the l Board of School Trustees of such district the l names of all children attending school during | the previous school month. When it shall ap. pear, at the expiration Cf two school months, to the Board of School Trustees that any parent | guardian or ether ersoI having charge of any child or children, shall have ia led to comply with the provisions of this Act, the Board shall | cause the Cl-rk f the Board of Trustee to serve notice upon such parents, guardians CT other person; and ifwithin ten days after service of such notice, such parent guardian or other per son shall have failed to furnssh 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 
 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 district for tie 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. 8. Any parent guardian or other person having control or charge of any child or chl- dren, failing to comply with the provisions of | this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to fine of not less 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 suhse- quent offense, besides the cost and collection. Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the satis- faction of the Board of School Trustees of any school district in this Territory that the parents guardian 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 books, stationary, etc., for such child children, itshall be the duty of such Board to procure, CT cause to b1 procured for such child or children all necessary books, stationary, etc, the same to be paid for cut of the funds of said districl in the same way that other claims against the school district are now allowed and paid; provided, that all books, sta tioLaIy, etc, IurchasCd 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, ,. All fines collected under the provisions of this Act shall be paid into the County Trea- sury on account of the County School Fund,
 Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the County Su perinGent of Public Schools in each county in this Territory 10 cause this law to be published in some newspaper in his county, if there 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, Tie Roard of School Trus- tee in each school district shall cause to be post ed annually for period of two years, in three public place in their district. notice of the re- ouirements and penalties of this Act
 Sec. 7 To give full force and effect to the pro- visions of this Act Pr.n; ipals of schools al lowed, as a last resort, 10 employ corporal pun ishment; provided, that in no case shali such | punishment be inflicted within one hour from the com mission of the Offense, and provided | further that in no case must kicks or cuffs be | employed, nor blows directed 10 any part of the | body susceptible of injury.
 See. 8. Ihls Act shall taken effect and be in ! force from and after July 1st, 1889.
 This bill having remain with the Governor ten days, Sundays excluded, and the Legislature having been ill session during that time, b:- came law the second day of April. A. D, 1859:
 N D. MURPHY,
 cao-atorv oF Terriforv