The Cordova daily times., 1916-09-13
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
 TO BE ENFORCED.

The following is the Compulsory Education bill passed by the Alaska legislature and approved April 25, 1913:
 Be it enacted by the legislature of the
 territory of Alaska:
 Sec. 1. That every parent, guardian or other person having possession or control of any white child or child of mixed blood living a civilized life in the territory of Alaska between the ages of eight and sixteen years, resid- ing within two miles of any school outside of an incorporated town where a school to which such child is entitled to admission is maintained. or within the limits Of an incorporated town
 where a school to which such child is entitled to admission is maintained, shall cause such child regularly to at tend school during the entire school year, unless the physical or mental condition of such child is such as to render such attendance inexpedient or l impracticable, or such child as has been excused in writing signed by the majority of the school board Pro- vided that any child who has complet-
 ed a course of study equal to that GOV
 cred by the public schools of the ter ! ritory shall not be required to attend school.
 Sec. 2. That every parent, guardian
 or other person having possession of or control of any white child or child of mixed blood living a civilized life, as hereinbefore described, who shall, without legal excuse, permit such | child to be absent from school for a total of five days on which sessions
 are held during any one school quar- | ter shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor and be punished by fine of not less than five nor more than twen- ty dollars and the cost of the prose cution, and shall be imprisoned in ths federal jail until such fine and costs
 are paid; provided that such person
 so convicted shall be imprisoned one
 day for every two dollars of such fine and costs; and each absence of five 1 days shall constitute a separate of
 fense: provided, further that the court may suspend sentence. stay or post 1 pone the enforcement of execution, or
 release from custody any person found guilty in any case under this act upon 1 such conditions as shall seem to be
 to the best interests of the child and
 fair under the circumstances, but no l sentence shall be suspended or final judgment or execution stayed in the
 case of any person found guilty under l this act for period not to exceed the
 end Of the school year during which
 such. person is convicted. If at any time prior thereto 1t shall appear tt l the satisfaction of the court that such 1 person has complied faithfully with the conditions of any suspended sen l tence, judgment or execution, or is for
 any cause in the opinion of the court 1 entitled to he released therefrom, the i court may suspend such sentence in l definitely, in which case such person
 shall be released and discharged, as
 he shall be in any event at the expir.
 ation Of the school year from the i'm. l position of any such fine. It shall be
 the duty Of the principals of the
 schools hereinbefore described nearest the place at which offending parent, 1 guardian or person resides to report l such ease and violation of this act to l the school board, and such board shall l if it seems fit to, lay the case before l the United States commissioner in
 whose precinct such school is situated,
 and the said United States commis-
 sioner shall thereup0n issue a warrant 1 for the arrest Of the said delinquent
 and have power and jurisdiction to
 act upon the complaint of the school board. and take such action or impose