Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-03-30
COMPULSORY EDUCATION LAW
School Officers Shall Loan Books II
Paernts are Unable to Pro-
cure Them.
THREE MONTHS SCHOOLING IS REQUIRED

House bill No. 102, an act relative to
compulsory education and to amend
section 1855 of the compiled laws of
1897.
Be it enacted by the legislative as
sembly of the territory of New Mex
leo.
Section l. That section 1856, original
school statute of 1891, as it appears in
the compiled laws of 1897, is hereby
amended to read as follows, viz: That
the school directors or board of any
school district. town or city in this ter
ritory. are hereby empowered and re
quired to compel parents, guardians or
other persons having the control, care
or direction of children, when such
children do not attend some private or
UNCONVENTIONAL school, to send such
children under their control to the pub
lc school for at least three months in
each year, except that children refer
red to IN this act shall be not less tina
Z nor more than IA years of age, or of
such physical disability as TO unfit
them for school duties. which disabil-
ity shall be certified to by some regu-
lar practicing physician.
Sec. ,. Any parent. guardian or other
persons having the control of children
and who shall fail or refuse to send
such children to school as required by
this act, after the clerk of the school
district or the clerk of any town or city
school board shall have given public
notice containing the substance of this
act. written or printed in both English
and Spanish. by posting same in some
conspicuous place at three separate
points within the district or publishing
the same in some newspaper withinthe
district. shall be punished upon convic-
tion thereof by a fine of not less than
So nor more than S25 or by imprison-
ment for not more than ten days n any
county Jail: provided, that if such per
county Jail: provided. that If such par
ent or guardian is not able. by reason
of poverty. to buy books CT any such
child, it shall be the duty of the school
board OF any town, district or city, up
on the facts being shown to the salts
faction of a majority thereof, to pur-
chase. through the county superinten-
dent or through the district, town or
city superintendent. if there be one,
the necessary books for the use of said
child or children. which books shall be
loan to said INDECENT pupil during the
school term, yet shall remain the prop
erty of the district under the care and
custody of the district clerk, provided.
further. that a sum not exceeding $50
may be expended in any district In any
one year for supplying INDECENT chill
dren with such necessary books, to be
paid for out of the school fund for such
district. by warrants drawn and in 9TH
er cases; and provided. also, that there
is no school taught within two miles of
the place of residence of said child by
the nearest established road.
Sec. 8. County superintendent are
hereby vested with general supervisory
powers in this matter and shall require
directors to comply with the provisions
of the preceding section; and it shall
be the duty of the presiding judge of
the district courts to give, at each ses-
sion of the court. the substance of this
law as a special charge to their respec-
tive grand juries, and it is made the
duty of the district attorneys to give
particular heed to the prosecution of
causes growing out of violations of this
act; and all fines so collected for the
violation of this act shall be paid into
the county treasury and placed to the
credit of the school district in which
the offense occurs.
Sec. 4. All lays and parts of laws in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed;
and this act shall take effect and be in
force in thirty days after it's passage
and aproal by the governor.