The Arizona daily orb., 1899-09-26
Q!HgIQE P1peT (I COClISe Co,
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 26, 1899.
COMPULSORY SCHOOL LAW.

For t!le benefit of all concerned, W
 publish Act No. 13 of the last legislature Section l. Every parent, guardian C other person in the Territory of Arizon;
 paving control oi any child or childre
 between the ages of eight and fourtee
 years, shall be required to send sue
 child or children to public school, c
 private school taught by competer
 nstlHctor, for period of at least twelv
 weeks in each year, six weeks of whic
 time shall be consecutive; provided
 sllat such parent, guardian or othe
 person having control of such child O
 children shalL bo~ excused from sucl
 duty by the, school board of the distric
 whenever it shall be shown to it's satis
 faction that one of the following reason
 exists therefor, to wit:
 lst. That such child is taught at hom,
 by a competent instructor in suci
 branches as Are usually taught in tn,
 public schools.
 2iid. That such child has already ac quired the branches of learning taugh in the public schools.
 3rd. That such parent, guardian o ether person is not able by reason o poverty to properly clothe such child.
 4th. That such child is in such mental or physical condition Gas declared by . competent physician, if required by the koard) to render such attendance mex pedient or i'm practicable.
 9th. That there is no school taugh the requisite length of time within two and one.half miles of. the residence oi such child by the nearest travelled road; l; provided, that no child shall be refused admission to any public school on &C., count of race or color.
 Section ?. Any parent, guardian or other person failing to comply with. the provisions of Section of this Act, shal; be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conviction be fined in sum po, Jess than five and not more than twenty, five dollars for such offense; said action shall be prosecuted in the name of the Territory of Arizona, before any court ot competent jurdisdiction and all fines % collected shall be paid into the county treasury and placed to the credit of the school fund of the district in which the offense occurs.
 Section 3. It shall be the duty of the clerk of each school district, not later than twenty days after tue commence ment of each school term, to furnish d deputy sheriff, constable, city marshal pr other peace officer with list or names of all children between eight and fourteen years of age not in attendance at school; ard any district clerk failing Do furnish sucif list within the time specified herein shall be guilty of mis llemeanor and liable to fine in any bum not to exceed ten dollars for each pffense; and such fine when collected ahall be paid into the county treasury fpd placed to the credit of the schoo, 'ond in which the offense occurs.
 Ssctlon 4. It shall be the duty of the 9aid sheriff, constable, city marshal oi 3ther peace officer of the precinct in which said school district is located to Inquire into all such cases of neglect of he school duties prescribed in this Act | md ascertain from the person. neglecting he season, if any therefor; and if there | pc no legal excuse shown shall for hwith | proceed to secure the prosecution of any iffense occurring under this Act; and | iny deputy sheriff, constable, city mar. hal or other peace officer neglectiug to l ecure the prosecution of such offense, fithin ten days after securing tue list pentioned in Section 3, unless the per. pn so complained of shall be excused y the board of trustees for the reasons erelnbefore stated, shall be deemed | nilty of misdemeanor- and liable to | ne Tn any sum not to exceed fifty dol l
 ITS; and such fine when collected shall | paid into the county treasury and | laced to the credit of the school fund
 the dlsFictr in which the offense ecurred.
 Section 5. If upon the trial of any Tense as charged in Section 4 it shall E made to appear 10 the satisfaction of De court or judge trying the same tha, icli prosecution was malicious, then Ie cost in such case shall be adjudged gainst the complainant or person insti, Sting such proceedings and collected as aes ill other cases.