Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-29
SCHOOL BOOKS.
sagrsstion Of Law TO Provide sohoo,
Books Tor the Public schools Of rexan.

create q commission therefor:
section /. BE It enacted py the leelsia-
ture OF the state OF Texas, that there
shall be appointed by the governor by
and with the advice aud consent OF the
senate, three persons who shall con.
stitute school-book commission. They
shall be resident citizens OF the state OF
Texas and shall hold their Office for 49,
years and until their successors are In
ike manner appointed and commissiou-
ed. II any vacany shall occur, the
governor shall Oil such vacancy ad In
term until the next succeeding session
OF the legislature, II the same
be not then in session. IL shall
be the duty Of the persons so
appointed 10 take an oath to faithfully
perform the duties Of their office, as here
matter provided and as may from time TO
time be provided by law. And they shall
each make and file with the secretary OF
state bond In the sum OF $4,000 with two
or more Solvent resident citizens as su.
relies, conditioned that they will each
faithfully and honestly perform and carry
out the provision Of this and any other
act touching their respective duties,
which said bond shall be put In suit by
the encouragement whenever so in
structed by the governor, and recovery
shall be had thereon as on the bonds Of
other public officers OF this state.
Sec. 2 1t shall be the duty OF the
school-book commission to immediately
assemble In the Office OF the state super
intendent Of public instruction and enter
upon the di charge of their duties. In
all their business meetings the
state superintendent Of public
Instruction shall, by virtue of
his office, be an ex-ofllcio member OF
said commission, and for this purpose
shall preside at their business meetings
and shall give such advice and make such
suggestions as he may deem useful and
practicable. He shall approve their min
utes, but shall, In no case, have vote on
any business matter acted upon by said
commission.
Sec. 8. II shall be the duty of the said
commission at their first session to deter
mine what books shall be used in all the
common schools Of the state, and how
many, and shall make minute thereof,
and shall at once advertise in not more
than three newspapers in America, one Of
which shall be newspaper published in
the state OF Texas, for bids. for the sale
of the books to the state They shall so
advertise for books of each kind and
to be furnished in such Quantities, and
from time tn time as may be re-
quired by the commission, and until the
commission shall provide substitute
therefor as hereinafter provided, when the
contract shall cease. They shall require
the bidders to deposit with the treasurer
of the state the sum of $1,000 as forfeit,
to be returned to the successful
bidder when he shall have made and en-.
| tprah into the and bond haV.fp
after prescribed In all cases the
commission shall accept the lowest anC
best bid, and shall prescribe how the
bids shall be made, but shall have the
right to reject any and all bids, if in theil
judgment the interest OF the state win bC
subserved thereby. II any bid Is accepted
and approved the person or persons max
ing such bid shall at once enter into 9
contract and bond, which said bond ant
contract shall be prepared by the attorney
general. The said bond shall be in til,
sum of $4,000 and conditioned that they
will faithfully comply with all the p o
visions of the contract, and said bonI
shall, whenever the governor shall 81
order, be put in suit by the attorney
general. Said bond shall be secured b,
two or more solvent sureties as othe
state bonds are required to be.
Sec. t. Whenever the commission have
agreed and determined upon any particu
lar kind or series OF books, snch book
shall be established as the only author
lied book or series of books for use II
the common schools of the state, and nj
otner like book or series shall be used II
any of the common schools of this stat
until the school.book commission shall
otherwise order. But in determining
what book OF series of books shall b
used, the commission shall adopt as thei
primary spelling. book Webster's Elemen
tary spelling book, and no other primar
spelling-book shall be used.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty OF the com
mission at their first meeting, and afte
| they have determined what books an
series OF books now extant shall be used
as heretofore provided, to apportio
among themselves the duty of writing
and compiling such books and series o
books as each member may be best quail
fed to prepare-assigniDg each that pal
ticular branch to which such member
best suited And each such membe
shall, without unnecessary delay, ente
upon the work Of writing and compilin
such book so assigned TO him. When
ever any member shall have complete
| any book or series, according as boo
or series of books may be required,
v shall be his duty to notify the other men
hers Of the commission of such con
pleted work. ana appoint day when the
~ shall all assemble with the superintenf
ar ent of public instruction And at sue
So meeting the book so prepared shall
y critically examined and corrected, and
nc the commission deem the work sufficient
II, good and suited for the purpos
thew shall adopt It. And the
y shall advertise for bids for the puolict
&c ton and binding of such book OF seri'
IS SO approved by the commission, IN u
same manner and under the same regul
e tions and restrictions as are required Il
"a the sale of books to the state, as provide
In the third section OF this act. In u
a. contract TO meet the needs OF this Sc
ly ton, the commission, in their discreuo
g, NAV provide for the purchase OF all plat
1sS necessary for use in the continuation
i the publication, II deemed desirable al
gh beneficial to the state. And whenever
n = sufficient number of the book or seri
lie has been published and bound, SUI
D. hook or series shall thereafter be used
ut a. ~ oo,,,v,on SphOOis nj the state. al