The St. Johns herald., 1897-08-21
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
A Notice from the Trustees of
 School District No. 1.

A Notice from the Trustees of
 School District No. 1.
 We give space to the following mat. ter of interest from the trustees oi School District No. l, St. Johns:
 The attention Of af parents sud guardians having control of a child CT children or SCnOOI age, is called to the .ol.owi z law wnlcn VIII oo strictly enforced by the undersigned during the coming school ye ar
 AN ACT
 To Establish Compulsory School Law in and
 for the Territory of Alizona. Be it enacted by the egislatiye Assembly of the Territory of Arizona:
 Section Ever parent, guardian or other person in the territory Cr AriZons, having con trol or charge of a child orchildren, between the ages Of eight and fourteen years, shaH pc Te- quired to send such child or children to pup lie school for periol of at leass twelve weeks in each school year at least six weeks Of when shall be consec1CFe, unless such hlld or cnH- III dren gre excuse Efyga such attendance D tue Board of Sehoo zlstsss of the schoo! olslrlct ~ in which such aess er guard ans reside upon its being show ssss5si satisfaction that the bodily or ment Bon Of such child or cnll- dren has been prevent his or her or their attendaf W srhool or application to study for the IeI.od eedui-, or hat sucn cnlIu or children art ,al.gh in a private school or at home in such OFaal . as as are usually taught ln primary schools, or nave already acquired the ordinary branches Of learning taught III the public schools; provided in case public school shall not be taught for the period oi twelVe weeks or any part c ereoi during the year within two miles by the nearest traVeied road of the residence Of any person within the school district he or she shall not be lable to the pro- visions of this act
 School Trustees Of each school district in the territory, on or Dc-oFe tpe trst alonday Tn Sep: tember of each yer to furnish he principal of each public schcoi taught 4 such district, " tn a list of all children resident in the school dis trict between the ages Of eight and fourteen years, said lis. to be ta1eD from the rep, Tt of school census marshal
 At the beginning of each school month there after, it shall 5e tbe duty 0fth principal Of escn school in sucn district to repurJ to the board ot School Trustees of such dis jet, the names of all children attending schosl u ing the previous school mOnth When 1T shs appear, at the eX, piration of two school months, to the Board or School Trustee, that any parent, guardian or other person having charge Cf control or any such ch Id or c ltren. shah have failed 10 com ply with the pTOvis Ons d this act, the Doaro shall cause the erk of the Bo Ird of Trustees to serve notice upon such part nts, guardlans or other person; and l within ten days after serV- ice of such notice, such parent guardian or otnr CT person shall have ia ed to urniSh the Board of Trustees with good c sufi tent reasons TOT noncompliance with the law, the board shall cause demand to be made upon such parent. guardian Or other person for the amount OI the penalty hereluafter provided, when. Ii such pa- rent, guardian or other person shall neglect or refuse to pay the same within ten days after the making of said demand, the board snail com mence proceedings Tn the name Of the school district for the recovery of the fine hereinafter provided before any justice of the peace in the precinct iu which said school district is located or if there be TO justice Of the peace therein, then before the nearest instice of the peace in the county
 Sec. 8. Any parent, guardian or other person having control or charge of any cnlId or chll- dten failiug to com ply with the provisions of this act shah be guilty of a miSdmeanOr, and shall be liable to inc Of not less .han ten dol lars nor more than twenty dollars for the first offense, nor less than twenty dOllirs nor more than fifty dol GrS for the see nd ard each SubSe- Quent offenSe, besides the costs of collection.
 Sec 4 Whenever it shall appear to the Satis- faction Of the Board Of school Trustees of any school d strict in this territory thLt the parents guardian or other persons having control and chargt. Of any child or children attendance upon the public school of said district, in ac- cordance with the provisions of this act, are un- able to procure suitable books, Itatonery, etc for such child 0r children it shall be the duty oi such board to procure or cause to be procured for such child or children all necessary books, Statont ". etc the same to be paid for out of the funds of said school district in the same way tha tthrrc.a ms asa nSt the school strict are now ai wed and i'd; prov ided, that all books, stationery. etc. purchased under the pro- visions Of hj- act ~halj deemed the property of the school district, C. be under the care and contro o- the school trustees when not in act ual use
 Sec. Al fines coll ted under the provis- ions O this net shah D- paid into the county treasurv ou the account of the county school fund
 Sec r shall b. 9 iuty of the County Su- perinteGdent o. fHut. thOoiS in each county in this territory to csuC is law to be pub lished in some new- parer in county. ii there b. one, four -o3sec ltiTe times annually for a period Of two ye ,s, Ihe expense of such publi- cation 10 be allow ed and paid out of the general school fund 0 tie county. The ard of Schol Trustee il each school district shall cause to be posted annually for a period of two years, in three pubic places in their distr ct, notices ot the requirement and penalties of this act.
 Sec :. 70 give full ore and effect to the pr) visions Of r.i scr pr.uc pals are allowed as a last reSor5. 5o employ corporal punishment; pro vided, that ju Q case snail such punishment be inficie H5-1i7 .4e ha0r from the commission of the oFe1 s, and lr ded furth r. that in no ca mus sirs- o~ @ fl employed, nor blows directed 70 any part of the body susceptible of injury.
 Sec. This ac5 sbe1 take effect and be ill force from and alter July 1, 48}9
 ALFRED RUIZ,
 BEN. SCHUSTER,
 AErONIO GONZALES,