The St. Johns herald., 1894-10-04
AN ACT.
To Establish a Compulsory SChO0I Law En and For the Territory
 Of ArlZOna.

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 1 ages of eight and fourteen years, shall be re- quired to send such child or children to apubhc school for a period of at least tewlve weeks Ill each school year, at least six weeks ot 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 in which such parents or guardians reside upon its being shown to their satisfaction that the bodily or mental condition Of such child or chll- | 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 cDll1 | or children are taught Tn private school or at l home in such branches as are usually taught i'll primary schools or have already acquired the ordinary branches of learning taught in the pub- 1 lie schools; provided, in case pubic schoOl | shall not be taught for the period of twelve weeks or any part thereof, during the year within two miles of the nearast trayeled road or 1 the residence of any person with:n the school district he or she shall not be liable to the pro- visioTs of this Act.
 Sec. g. It shall be the duty of the Board Of l School Trustees of each school district in the | Territory on or bcJore the fi1st Monday ln Sep tember of each yea, to furnish the Principal of each public school taught in such district with list of all children resident in the school dis tr;ct between tho ages of eight and fourteen wears, said list to be taken from the report of the school census marshal.
 | At the beginning ot each scncol month lhe!e- III l.o -I,o 1Ys+,- Offl fla naiO each school in snch district to report 10 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 xpirat.on of two school months, to the Beard of School Trustees, that any parent guardian or other person having charge of any child or children, shall have ia led to comply with the provisions of this Act the Board shall cause the Clerk of the Board of Trustee to serve notice upon such parents, guardians or other
 persons; and ifwithin ten days after service of
 such notice, such parent guardian or other per
 son shall have failed 10 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
 penalty hereinaf CT provided; when, if sucA pG- !
 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 the recovery of the fine 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 Peace in the County.
 | coo Any Dorant o1ardior, Or Otbor TpTSOn l having control CT charge of any child or chil- dren, failing to comply with the provisions of
 this Act shall be guilty of misdemeanor and shal be liable to fine of not less than ten dol } lars nor more than twenty dollars for the fist offense. nor less than twenty dollars nor more
 than fifty dollars fer the second and each subse-
 oueut offense, besides the cost and collection. Sec. 4. Whenever it shall appear to he satis- t faction of the Board of School Trustees of any
 school district in this Territory that the parents
 guardian or ether persons having control and charge of any child or children in attendence upon the public school of said district, in accor 9 dance with the provisions of this Act, are una- a ble to procure suitable books, stationary ete:,
 for such child or children, itshall be the duty of such Beard to procure, or cause to be procured g for such child or children all necessary books, : stationary, etc, the same to be paid for out of , the funGs of said districl in the same way that
 ether claims against the school district are now allowed and paid; provided, that all books, sta tio1.arv 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. l Sec j. All fines collected under the provisions , of this Act shall te paid into the County Trea-
 e,,rv ,v, ooo,,,1ut nfT a County School Euud, Sec G. It shall be the duty Of the County Su - perindent of Public schools in each county i'll
 this Territory to cause this law to be published in some enewspaperin his county, if there be one,
 four consecutive times, annually for a period Of
 two years, the expenses of such publleation to be allowed aud paid for out of the general school 2 fund of the county, The Roard of School Trus-
 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- Gufrements and penalties of this Act
 ] See '. 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 : iebmcnt: provided, that in no case Shau such 7 punishment be inflicted within ere hour from ? the commiss on of the offense, and provided , further. that in no case must kicks or cuffs be
 employed. nor blows directed 10 any part Of tie | body susceptible of injury,
 l Sec. S, This 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 in session during that time, be- carn q .ag the second day of April, A. D, lSoys 5 N. O. MURPHY,