The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-12-07

States, PHILOSOPHERS, algclnas, readers
and spoilers, not exceeding one book
of a kind in each branch. as they shall
deem best suited for instruction aud
use in the district schools in this state.
in each Of said branches; and shall
cause the list so selected to be pub
lished in all the newspapers published
in the State, during the month OF Jam
uary next following the making Of
such selection; and also to be insert
ed in each school register issued after
one year from the making Of such Sc
lection; which list so selected shall re-
main authoritative and binding upon
the Board Of Education, superintcn-
dents and teachers, for aud during
five years from and after November /
1868, and each five years thereafter;
and superintendent aud teachers shall
recommend for The use in district
/ schools, as new books shall become
necessary for instruction in the bran
ches named, no other than the hooks
included in the said list so selected
and published
SIC 3. The authority herein grant
ed for the revision of the list of school
books, is hereby SO limited That the
Board Of Education shall not at any
revision after 1865, cause 90 be chang
ed the same kind Of book oftener than
once in five years; aud when any
change of books is contemplated by
the said Board under the provisions Of
this act, they shall request the promi-
nent teachers throu hout the State. to
examine the different text books in the
branches under consideration, and to
furnish to the Board their opinions in
writing; and when any change is re-
commended 10y the Board, they shall,
In their next annual report after such
recommendation, publish the reasons
which governed their action, together
with such opinions of teachers as shall
have been furnished them as herein
provided.
SIC. 4. If at any time the Publishers
of any of the text books recommended
by the said Board, shall change an OK
orbitant price therefore, or for my
cause any of such books shall fail to
accomplish the end for which they
were recommended, it shall be the
duty of the said Board to report
through tho Governor to the LegisIa-
ture such facts, recommending such
action thereon as in their Judgment
is required
SEC 5. When any change is recon
mended by the Board as herein pro-
vice !, it shall be only a gradual change,
not involving any extra expense TO
the pupils OF the schools Of the State
and the direction given by the Board
shall be, that new books hereafter pur-
chased rs new classes are formed.
shall be those by them selected and
prescribed.
SEC. g. Whenever an exchange Of
books shall be made, under the pro-
visions OF this act, it shall be upon
conditions with the publishers OF any
new books adopted, that they shall re-
ceiye all th e books in the hands OF book
dealers in this State, in good condi-
ton, discontinued by the Board of
Education, and shall allow to the deal
ers the full trade value therefor and
shall receive Ill the books in hands Of
families or scholars in this State, dis
continued by the Board Of Education,
in exchange for the new books ordered
of the same class allowing therefor the
true value of the same, according as
they have or have not been used
Approved November 10, 1866.