The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-04-22
A BILL
To provide for the purchase of books for the
use of Common schools

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To provide for the purchase of books for the
| use of Common Schools
SECTION l Be it enacted by the Ge. G
raj assembly Of the State of Ohio, That
within ten days after the passage of this
act, the state commissioner of common
schools, secretary of state, and attorney
general, shall advertise, in two newspa
pers in each of the cities of Cincinnati,
Columbus, and Cleveland, said advertise.
menis to continue for not less than four
weeks, inviting 8 ,aled proposals for fur
nishing books for the use of the com
mon schools in this state; said books to
be furnished any board of education, in
such numbers as such board of education
may order, TO be delivered free of cost
for transportation, at such place as sail
board of education shall direct, ON any
tline OF public transportation,
SEC 2. The said proposals shall he
sent to the commissioners, within sixty
days after the passage OF this act, and
shall contain definite propositions as 10
price, quality Of material, workmanship
and binding, and each proposal shall he
accompanied with sample copy of the
hook so proposed to be furnished, which
samples shall be preserved in the Office
Of the said commissioner, for com ,ari
son, and the said proposals shall I've filed
in the said flee; and If at any time any
publisher shall furnish to any board of
education, under this act, any books in.
ferior, in either material or workmanship,
to the samples furnished, or inferior to
the books previously furnished by said
publisher, such inferior books shall he
forfeited to the board OF education re.
ceiving the same.
| SEC 8. The commissioner. secretary
of state, and attorney general shall, once
in every three years after such first all
vertising for proposals, readvertise for
proposals, in the same manner as provi
ded for in section one of this act. and
upon the receipt Of the same, shall pro
coed as provided for in sections two and
four; and all proposals under this act
shall be for the term Of three years; and
If any publisher or firm, after making
proposals, under this act, shall refuse or
neglect to ill all orders, in accordance
with this act, the publisher or firm 80
refusing or neglecting, shall be debarred
from making proposals at the next regu
lar time for receiving the same,and upon
satisfactory proof OF the same, the com
missioner, secretary Of state, and attor
ney general shall reject such proposals.
SEC 4 The commissioner, secretary
Of stats, ,and attorney general shall, within
sixty days after the receipt of the pro
posals, as provided for in section two,
cause to be made q complete list, with
price, and address OF publisher OF each
book go offered; Provided, that il there
shall be more than three offers Of the
ssm, book, the commissioner, secretary
OF state, and attorney general may select
the three most advantageous offers, and
reject all others from such list; and thew
shall, within the time specified in this,
section, send 10 each OF the county an
ditors Of the state sufficient number Of
copies of such price list to supply copy
to each board of education in his coun-
ty; and the county auditor shall, upon
receipt of the same, forward to the clerk
of each baard of education in his county
copy thereof.
SEC. 5. The boards of educ ,tion are
hereby authorized and required, after the
receipt of such price-lists, to order from
the publisher therein named, such books
as in their opinion may be needed for the
use OF the schools under their control,
and shall provide for the procuring, safe
keeping aud sale of said books to per-
soEs requiring the same, at cost, not ad-
ding to the first cost uf the books any
subsequent charges for procuring or dis
trihu,ion, and for the keeping and dis
tributing of said books the board Of ed
ucation may employ suitable persons,
who shall give bonds in not less than
twice the value of all the books at any
time held by them for the proper dis
charge Of all duties touching the keeping
and distribution OF said books, and &C.
counting for all funds arising from their
sales, and said boards Of education are
hereby authorized to pay for such servi-
ces q reasonable compensation, which
shall in no case exceed ten per centum of
the cost price Of said books. and boards
of education shall provide such books as
shall be needed for the use Of those pu
pills who, in the opinion of the board,
are unable to procure them, and boards
of education are hereby authorized to
appropriate any funds under their CON.
troll, other than tuition funds, for pur
chasing and distributing said books; and
they shall report to the county auditors
of their respective counties, at the time
Of making their annual report, the nun
ber bought, and their cost; the number
sold, and the receipts from their sales
also, the number and value OF those fur
nished to INDECENT pupils, and the mum
her and value of those remaining on
hand. and all other costs pertaining
thereto; and the county auditors shall
make full report of the same annually
to the commissioner of schools in such
form as he shall direct,
1 SEC. 6 Anymember or clerk of hoard
of education,or superintendent or teacher
of schools, vino shall receive any bribe
gift or compensation from any publisher
or agent, or shall have any pecuniary in.
; terest in any contract for books, shal
. he liable to fine of not more than 81,
600, and shall be disqualified for being {
member of any sucn board, or holding
such other position thereafter.
SIC. 7. This act shall take effect ani
be in force from and after its passage.
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