Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-04-22
AN ACT
To Regulate the Prices of Glass Books
Used in the Free Schools Of the State.
ANN AGTe

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To Regulatesthe Prices Of Glass Books
Used in the Free Schools of the State.
1 Passed; March It'll, 1871
Be IL Enacted by: the Legislature Of West
Virginia:
- l. 1t shall be the duty of the State Super>
intendent of Free Schools on or before tho
first day of July, one Thousand eight huns
bred and seventy nine, , to solicit and receive
proposals. from the several publishers of the
GLASS books described in section fifty eight of
the schoe llaw. of the State, (including those
used in the independent school districts and
the normal school and its brauehes)s and used
in the Free Schools of the State, and TO cons
tract with said publishers to furnish their
said publications for the supply and use OF
the schools aforesaid, Isopiaed, Said pub
lshers!shall agree to furnish said described
class, books in adequate quantities tor the
supply of the said schools, and in quality of
paper, Typography, aud binding, equal toythe
samples contracted for; copies of which shau
be deposited BY said publisherslin the office
of the State Superintendent.o Free Schools,
and that said publishers shall agree and con-
tract that their said publications as described
and now used in the schools of the State
shall be sold to-the pupils or patrons of the
schools throughout the State, at a special
retail price not to exceed the wholesale
price now established, or any reduced price
Wholesale that may be hereafter established
by said publisher, or by other publishers of
similar and equally suitable books upon the
same subject, for the sale of their respective
publications, Ana prouided further, That
said publishers shall agree to furnish to any
merchant or dealer who may desire to pur-
chase and to agents in each county in the
State, their said described publications for
cash, or its equivalent, at a discount of not
less than sixteen and two>thirds per cent.
from the regular wholes .le price now estab>
lished, or at any reduced wholesale price
which may be hereafter established as afore>
said for the sale of such class books. And
,1youided further, That the price of such
Cooks shall not exceed the lowest wholesale
price charged by tho publishers to any other
State, firm or person.
2. The several publishers Of the said de-
scribed school books shall, on or before the
first day of July, one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy mine, execute and file with
the State Superintendent of Free Schools, q
bond in the penalty of ten thousand dollars,
payable to tho State of West Virginia, con.
ditioned for the faithful performance of the
contract, and agreement made IN pursuance
of this act, and upon brooch OF any of the
conditions of such bond, the State Superin>
tendcnt shall, in the name of the State, in
stitute suit thereon to recover the same. All
moneys so recovered, after payment of the
costs of such proceeding, shall be- paid into
the general school fund and be distributed
with it as provided by law.
8. If any of the publishers Of said class
books now 10 use, or adopted as hereinafter
provided, shall fail or refuse, on or before
the first day of July, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy>niue, to agree and con>
tract to furnish for period of five years
from such date their respective publications
as required for use in tho schools of the
State, on the terms and conditions imposed
in this act, or shall fail or refuse to, execute
and file the bond required in section two of
this act, then it shall be the duty of the
State Superintendent of Free Schools to So
icit proposals from other publishers for the
supply of other books required to complete
the list Of class book 4teS the use of the
schools of the State, and from the books so
offered he shall select the book or books best
adapted in his judgment, to be used in said
schools. Provided, That the publishers Of
the same shall agree and contract to furnish
said book or books upon the same terms and
conditions imposed in sections. one and two
OF this act. And to exchange the books that
may be in use at the time such agreement or
contract is made for the books selected 10
lieu thereof, upon such terms as may be pro-
vidcd by the State Superintendent of Free
Schools, which exchange price shall not be
moro than one. half of the retail price agfeed
upon for such new book or books.
4. The State Suporinte pdent of Free
Schools shall, in all contracts made with the
publishers, require said publishers to publish
for the information of county supcrn.en
dents, boards of education, and for general
circulation, the full schedule Of the contract
prices agreed upon, specifying the retail
price to the pupils and patrons of tho school
and the special Wholesale price to such mer.
chants, agents and dealers of each book pre-
scribcd for use in the said schools; and each
county superintendent shall cause to be
posted in each school house in his county,
ani at each place whore such books are sold
the schedule of contract retail prices of
school books, for the information of the gen.
eral public. And it shall be the duty of
any publisher furnishing books under this
act, to print in letters on the outside of the
back of each OF such books the retail price
thereof.
5. If any retail dealer, engaged in the sale
of any of said books, shall charge and re-
ceive therefor greater sum than the retail
price so published, be SHAH be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor aud, on conviction
thereof, shall be f"ed not less than five dol
lars nor more than twenty dollars for each
ofeuse. a .. ....-.
The foregoing act takes effect at the expi.
ration of ninety days after its passage.
SENATOR BAYARD's PosITIoN.-Senstor
Bayard is represented by Washington cor,
respondent as saying II do not understand
how the report could have started that am