The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-10-24
ANAcT.

the Territory of Arizona:
 SECTION 1. Every parent, guardian or other person in the Territory of Arizona hav- ing control or charge of n child or children between the ages of eight and fourteen, shall be required to send such child or children to a public school for a period of at least twelve weeks in each school year. at least six weeks of which shall be consecutive. unless such child or children are excused from attend- ancc by the board of school trustees of the school district in which such parents or guardians reside, upon it's being shown to their satisfaction that the bodily or mental | condition of such child or children has been such as to prevent his or her or their attend ance 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 as are usually taught in a primary school, or have already ac- quired the ordinary branches of learning taught in the public 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 by the nearest travelled road of the residence of any person within the school district, he or she shall not be liable to the provisions of this act.
 sEc.2 ?. It shall be the duty of the board of trustees of each school district in the terri tory, on or before the first Monday in Sep tember of each year, to furnish the principal of each public school taught in such district, with a list of all children resident in the school district 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 thereafter. it shall be the duty of the princi- pal of each school in such district to report l to the board of trustees of such district the names of all children attending school dur ing the previous school month. When it shall appear, at the expiration of two school months to the board of school trustees. that any parent, guardian or other person having charge or control of any child or children. shall have failed to comply with the pro- visions of this act. the board shall cause the clerk of the board of trustees to serve notice upon such parents, guardians or other per sons; 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 parent, guardian or other person shall neglect or refuse to pay the same within ten days of the making of such demand, the board shall commence 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 said school dis trict is located; or. if there be no justice of the peacs therein, then before the nearest justice of the peace in the county.
 SEC. ,. Any parent, guardian, or other per son having control or charge of Il child or children, failing to comply with the provis- ions of this Act, shall be guilty of n misde- meanor, and shall be liable to fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty dollars for the first oifense, nor less than twenty dollars nor more than fifty dollars for the second and each subsequent offense, besides the costs of collection.
 SEC. 1. Whenever it shall appear to the satisfaction of the board of school trustees of any school district in this territory that the parents. guardians or other persons having charge or control of any child or children in attendance upon the public school of said district in accordance with the provisions of this Act, are unable 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 procured, for such child or chill dren all necessary books, stationery, etc.. the | same to be paid for out of the funds of said I Iist ri, in b. hnf pth lai nS | against the school district are now allowed and paid; provided, that all books, station cry, etc. purchased under the provisions of this Act shall be deemed the property of the school district, to be under the care and con- tro of the school trustees when not in actual | use.
 | SEC 5. All fines collected under the provis- ions of this Act shall be paid into the county treasury on the account of the county school fund.
 SEC. G. It shall be the duty of the County Superintendent of Public Schools in each county in this territory to cause this law tC be published in some newspaper in his county. if there be one, four consecutive times, annually, for a period of two years the expense of such publication to be allowed and paid out of the general school fund oi the county The board of trustees in eacl school district shall cause 10 be posted annu. ally, for period of two years in three public places in their district, notices of the pen alties and requirements of this Act.
 SEC. :. To give full force and effect to tho provisions of this Act principals of school! are allowed. as a last resort to employ cor poral punishment; provided, that in no cast shall suca punishment be inflicted within on' hour from the commission of the offense and, provided. further, that in no case mus kicks or cuffs be employed, nor blows directed to any part of the body susceptible of injury
 SEC. s. This Act shall take effect and be il force from and after July 1, 1889.
 Became law the second day of April, A. 1883.
 NO. MURPHY,
 Secretary of Territory