The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-01-18

AN ACT reiasire TO the Introduction of Web
sfsr's Dictionary into tie Common Schools of
this State.
SECTION /. Be it enacted BIZ the Board of Ed.
ucation Of the State of Io,ca. That the Board of
Directors OF each school district in this State
may, at any regular or special meeting of said
Board, determine whether they will purchase
tor the use OF the schools in their district copies
OF Websters Unabridged Dictionary.
5 2. Whenever the sub director of any sub
district shall determine to purchase a copy of
said Dictionary for said sub district, the Secre-
tary Of the District shall Immediately certify
the same, specifying the number of copies de-
termined upon, to the County Superintendent,
who shall certify the same to the Auditor of
State and to the County Judge.
D ). At the time OF each annual apporton.
ment by the County Judge of school funds
among the several districts, he shall deduct
from the amount of funds derived from County
tax opportioued to each district one hall OF the
cost Of all such Dictionaries ordered by said dis.
trict that or the preceding year, and the
amount SO deducted shall be returned to the
State Treasury as provided for surplus interest
in section 8, chapter lSs, laws of 1885,
4. The Auditor of State is hereby author
lied and directed to purchase of the publishers
from time to time as they are ordered for the
several counties the number of such books ne
cessary to supply all orders SO received, pro.
vided they shall be purchased at q cost not cx-
ceeding tour dollars per copy, on such terms of
payment as are specified in section three of this
act, shall be the latest edition of Webs,er's
Quarto Unabridged, printed on superior paper,
well bound in leather, perfect in all respects
and shall he delivered free of charges at any
points in this State not exceeding four, one Of
which shall be Council Bulls and the other three
not farther west than Des Moines city which
may be designated by the Auditor, and the
Auditor shall notify the State Treasurer OF the |
number Of books SO purchased for each county. |
S 5. The Secretary OF the Board of Educa-
ton shall receipt to the publishers for such |
books on their arrival ID good order at the place
or places designated by the Auditor, and shall
Immediately distribute them to the several
County Superntendents by whom they were
,rbered in the same manner as laws OF the Gen.
eral Assembly are distributed.
6. The County Superintendent shall on
'eceipt OF such books, st once distribute them
o the proper districts.
81. Such Dictionaries shall be kept in the
chools during the term time, and under the
ontrol of the teacher thereof, and when not in
he school. shall be placed in the District Ii.
'rary subject to the rules established for the
government OF district libraries.
s. The Auditor Of State or any other off,
er, shall not receive any compensation for the
ervices which they may render under this ct.
(Signed,) DRAM FAVlLLE,
Pres. Oft board Of Education.
4 hereby certify that the foregoing is true
nd complete copy Of the original Act as passed
bis day by the Board OF Education, of the State
Iowa.
JOSIAH T. TUBBY, II
Secypro. tenn. Of the Board.
December "a 1885,