The Iola register., 1885-01-30

convention ana one 10 Iepedl tue pCO-
hIbitory law. and reelected John j.
Ingalls, U. s. Senator; no other busi-
ness of Importance.
SCHOOL TEXT BOOK Law.
THE REGISTER has frequently call
ed attention to the exhorbitant price
at which school books are sold, and to
the expense and inconvenience incur
red by patrons of schools on account OF
each district using different series
of text books. The following is the
full text of bill that has been intro
duced into the Legislature (referred to
by Capt. Stewart last week) with a
view to remedying these wrongs. In
our opinion it covers the ground COM
pletely and we hope it will become a
law. The bill is as follows:
SENATE BILL NUMBER TEN.
An act to provide uniform text books
for the public schools of Kansas.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
SECTION 1. The State Board of Ed
ucation, consisting of the State Su-
perintendent of Public Instructions,
the Chancellor of the University, the
President of the State Agricultural
College and the Principal of the State
Normal School, at the annual meeting
i'm August, 1885, and every five years
thereafter, is hereby directed to adopt
text books for use In the public schools
of the state; and the text books so
adopted shall be used exclusively in
all the public schools of this state for
five years next after their adoption,
except that the text books SO adopted
at the first meeting of said Board in
August, A. D. 1885, shall not go into
use until such time as the Board shall
direct.
Sec. .. The said State Board of
Education shall provide a sufficient
number of text books for the use of the
public schools of this state; and for
that purpose they may make contracts
for such supplies, provided such con-
tracts can be made at an expense not
greater than the cost of providing the
copy thereof and the publication there
of. If such contracts cannot be made
to the satisfaction of said bo6rd then
said board is authorized to purchase
copyright or otherwise provide copy
for such books, and make all necessary
contracts for the publication thereof.
The selling price of each book, as fixed
by the board shall be plainly printed
on the outside of the cover thereof.
SEC. 8. The books so provided shall
be bv the publishers or by the con-
tractors thereof. delivered to the State
Superintendent Of Public instruction,
who shall keep an accurate account
supplies. Such books shall be furnish
ed to dealers throughout the State, and
the selling price to the general public
shall not be more than ten per cent.
greater than the price to said dealers.
The price to dealers and also the sell
ing price shall be fixed by the State
Board :.of Education. No dealer in
such books shall charge or receive
more than such selling price, and any
dealer violating this provision shall re-
ceive no further supplies from the
State Superintendent.
Sec. 4. The State Superintendent
of Public instruction shall furnish such
text books to dealers as provided in
the last preceding section only upon a
written or printed requisition thereof,
accompanied by a receipt from the
State Treasurer, showing the payment
into the text book fund, of the amount
of such requisition, aud thereupon the
amount named in said receipt shall
be charged by the State Superintend-
ent Of Public Instruction against the
State Treasurer.
Sec. 5. There is hereby apnropriat-
ed out Of any moneys in the State
Treasury, not otherwise appropriated,
the sum of - dollars, which shall be
set apart by the State Treasurer text
book fund. and together with moneys
paid into said fund for books purchas-
ed, shall be paid out on the warrants of
the Auditor, drawn on vouchers pre-
sented by the State Board of Educa-
ton, as payment for text books, copy
right, authors services, publication, or
other expenses incurred ir carrying
out the provisions Of this act. The
State Superintendent of Public In
struction shall keep accurate accounts
Of all vouchers draw upon and mon.
eys put into said fund.
S&<Ss We AL PCAcODo ok COIHOIablOuS
to whom contracts shall be awarded
by the State Board of Education for
furnishing books, copyright mate
rial or the performance Of work of any
kind in carrying out the provisions Of
this act, shall give bonds to the State
OF Kansas; conditioned for the faithful
performance Of such contracts, in a
penalty double the amount to be re-
ceived by such contractor, and with
sureties TO be approved blythe State
Superintendent of Public instruction;
such bonds shall be filed with the Sec
retary Of State, and for any default
made thereon action shall be brought
by the Attorney General in the name
Of the State CT Kansas.
SEc.7 The several members OIL
said Board of Education shall receive
the sum of 81 per day for each days