River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-05-16
Published April s, 1871

| CHATTER oUI.
| AN ACT to cheaper the cost OF supporting
the common schools of the State.
| The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
| follows:
| Section /. The Superintendent Of public
| instructions, r. e. Davis Of Dane county,
| George ii. Paul Of Milwaukee county, Geroge
s. Albee Of Wirnebago county, and John b.
| Quimby of Sank county, are hereby appointed
and constituted a board of text book commits
| sioners for the performance of the duties here
| matter specified in this act
Section 2. As soon as practicable after the
passage snd publication Of this act, the board
Of commissioners constituted as provided IN
the first section of this act shall assemble at
such time and place as shall be designated by
the superintendent Of public instructions,
and when so assembled said board shall pro-
coed to take into consideration the various
propositions which have been hitherto SUB
initted to the legislature of Wisconsiop, relat-
ing TO uniformity in text books for the public
schools of this State and the cost OF such
books, toge ther with such other propositions
as may be submitted to or originate with said
board having reference to uniformity and cost
of text books for the public schools Of this
State. and il shall be the further duty OF said
board 10 inquire aud determine, from existing
facts, and the experience Of other states
whether, in the opinion Of said board, any
economical. practicable and expedient method
or plan cat be adopted by said legislature for
promoting the uniformity, lessening the
number or chepeniDg the cost Of such text 1
books 10 the people of this State.
Section 3. II shall be the further duty Of /
said board to inquire and determine whether |
any OF the proposed reforms in English ORTIZ 4
osraphy now under consideration by leglsla- 1
tive bodies or in practice in any Of the pubic /
schools, or cemmendsd and approved by 1
association of scholars and experienced teach /
ers In this country or Europe can be properly i
and expedieItly adopted or otherwise encour
aged and promoi I'd in the public schools. or 1
in the publication Of the official documents OF /
this State or otherwise
Section T. For the purposes Of ihsa said 1
board may after its first meeting meet and 7
adjourn from time to time as the convenience /
Of said board may require, and said board 4
shall report by bill or otherwise such con-
illusions and Recommendations in respect TO
the purposes for which said board is hereby /
organized as in the opinion OF said board the
facts considered and the interests OF the peo-
pie of the State may seem to warrant to the
next Legislature OF this State.
Section s. The members Of said board OF
shall each receive the actual
amount Of his expenses n travelling to and
from and in attendance upon all meetings OF
said board, and accounts for sucn expenses,
duiv authenticated BY the officers If said
board. shall be audited by the secretary OF
state and paid By the state treasurer from the
general FUND. provided, that the terms Of APP
poinfmenf OF al Of said commissioners shall
expire with the experation Of Tie annual SEES
sion Of the legislature OF 1873, and that the