Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-04-04
COMPULSORY EDUCATION LAW

House bill No. 1902. an act relative to
compulsory education and TO amend
section 1855 OF the compiled laws OF
1897.
BE II enacted by the legislative as.
sembly Of the territory of New Mex.
leo.
Section /. That section 1865. original
school statute of 1891. as II 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.
qulred 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 puO.
l.c school for at least three months In
each year, except that children refer
red to IN this act shall be not less than
nor more than IA years of age, or of
such physical disability as to unfit
them for school duties which disabil-
ty shall be certified to by some regu-
lar practicing physician.
Sec. 2 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 &C. 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 within the
district. shall be punished upon convlc
ton thereof by fine of not less than
s. nor more than S25 or by imprison
ment for not more than ten days in any
county Jail; provided, that II such per
county jail; provided. that II such par
ent or guardian Is not able. by reason
of poverty. to buy books or any such
child. IL shall be the duty OF the schoo
board of any town. district or city, up
on the facts being shown to the salts
iuCtlOn oI uidJOiiiy 'h1itpis w Pun
chase. through the county superinten
dent or through the district. town oil
city superintendent, II 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
crty of the district under the care ant
custody of the district clerk. provided
further, that a sum not exceeding So
may be expended in any district in any
one year for supplying INDECENT emil
dren with such necessary books, to t'
paid for out of the school fund for suoi
| district. by warrants drawn and In 9th
err cases; and provided also, that there
Is no school taught within two miles o
the place OF residence of said child b,
the nearest established road.
| Sec. 3. County superintendent ar
hereby vested with general supervisor,
powers in this matter and shall reauir
directors to comply with the provision
OF the preceding section; and IL shall
be the duty of the presiding Judge o
the district courts to give, at each ses
sion OF the court. the substance of thi
law as a special charge to their respeo
tive grand juries. and II is made tn
duty OF the district attorneys to Civ
particular heed to the prosecution o
causes growing out of violations of thi
act: and all fines so collected for tn
violation of this act shall be paid int
the county treasury and placed to tn
credit of the school district in which
the offense occurs.
Sec. 4. All lays and parts Of laws II
conflict herewith are hereby repealed
and this act shall take effect and be II
force In thirty days after its passag'
and aproal by the governor.