Bisbee daily review., 1903-03-22
FLOAT FLAG OVER
 SCHOOL BUILDING

regarding the failure of the trustees Of the school districts to fly the American 1 flag over the various bui dings during school hours.
 Trustee Hammer of the local school, stated last night that the schools here have been for some time flying dags from all three of the buildings in Bis bee The law recently passed by the legislature providing for the disp ay of flags on school houses will make no difference here.
 The legislature passed a bill last week and it was signed by Governor Brodie It took effect at once and is now operative as will be noted by reading the bill as follows:
 An act to provide for the display of the United States flag on the school houses of the Territory Of Arizona, in connection with the public schools. and to encourage patriotic exercises in such schools.
 Be it enacted by the legislative as sembly of the territory of Arizona:
 Section l. It shall he the duty of the school authorities of every public school in the several school districts of the territory of Arizona, to purchase United States flag, flagstaff and the necessary appliances therefor, and to display such flag upon or near the pub lie school building during school hours, and at such other times as such school authorities may direct.
 Sec. ?. The said school authorities shall establish rules and regulations for the proper custody, care and dis pay of the flag and when the weather will not permit it to be otherwise dis played, it shall be placed conspicuousIy in the principal room in the school house
 Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the territorial superintendent of public in- struction to prepare for the use of the public schools of the territory pro gram providing for salute to the flag at the opening of each day of school and such other patriotic exercises as shall be deemed by him to be expedient under such regulations and instruc- tons as may best meet the requiremnts of the different grades in such schools, It shall also be his duty to make spec ial provision for the observance in such public schools of Lincoln's birth day, Washington's birthday, Memorial day. and flag day, and such other legal holidays of like character as may be hereafter designated by law.
 Sec. f. The territorial superintend- ent of public instruction is hereby au- thorized to provide for the necessary expense incurred in developing and en- couraging such patriotic exercises in the public school by an apportionment, subject to the supervision of the terri torial board of education. from the territorial school and of the amount of money to which each county may be entitled to carry into effect the proyis- ions Of this act, and furnish each com ty treasurer and county superintendent with an abstract of such apportionme1t He shall also certify to the territorial auditor, and upon such certificate the auditor shall forwith draw his warran. on the territorial treasurer in favor of the county treasurer of each county for the amount due said county
 Sec. ,. Nothing herein containel ] shall be construed to authorize military instruction or drill in the public school during school hours
 Sec. 6. This act shall be in force from and after its passage"