The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-23

arithmetic, two (2l books; geography two (2)
books; English grammar, one ~ book; physi-
ology. one ~ book; history of the United
States, one ~ book; and a graded series of
writing books. The matter contained in the
reader shall consist of lessons commencing
with the simplest expressions of the language,
and by regular graduation, advancing to and
including the highest styles of composition,
both in poetry and prose.
Sec. ?. The said commission shall employ
well qualified persons to compile the books
mentioned in sec. of this act and shall fix the
remuneration for the service thus rendered:
Provided, That If competent authors shall COM
pile any one or more works of the first order
of excellence, and shall offer the same as free
gift to the people of the state, together with the
copyright OF the same, and the exclusive right
to manufacture and sell such works within the
state of Indiana, it shall be the duty of the
said commission to accept such gift, and to ex-
pend no money for the purpose OF compiling
works relating to the subjects treated of in the
books thus donated. The said commission
shall furnish designs for all cuts, engravings,
charts and maps to be used in said series of
textbooks.
Sec. 5. The foregoing books shall be equal
in size and quality as TO matter and material
and style of binding and mechanical execution,
to the following textbooks now in general use,
viz: The speller to McGuffey's Spelling Book;
the readers equal to Appleton's readers the
two arithmetics to Rays New Arithmetic two
book series); the TIVE books of geography equal
to the Eclectic Primary and intermediate Geo
graphy; the grammar equal to Harvey's Gram
mar; the physiology equal to Dalton's Physi-
ology; the history of the United States equal to
Thalheimers History of the United States, and
the writing books equal to the Eclectic Copy
Books.
Sec 4. The said commission shall secure
copyrights to all the books that shall be COM
piled under the provisions of this act and shall
protect said copyrights from all infringements.
See 3. The printing of all the books pro-
vided for in this act, and all the mechanical
work connected Herewith. shall be done by
and under the supervision of the commissioners
OF the public printing binding and stationery,
who shall advertise for proposals to do the
same, in the manner now provided by law for
advertising for bids for paper, stationery, and
executing the public printing and binding:
ProUtded, That the contract shall be let for a
period of ten years; Ard provided further,
That the contractor shall, at the time of enter
ing into such contract, execute and deliver to
said commissioners of public printing, binding
and stationery bond in the penal of
S0O,UOO.OO. With at least two sufficient freehold
sureties, to be approved by the said commits
sloners payable to the state of Indiana and con-
ditiOned for the faithful performance, by the
said contractor, his personal representatives or
assigns, of all and singular the terms of the
contract on his part to be observed: And
Dr0Uided further, That in case said contractor,
REPRESENTATIVES
any time fail to fulfill any of the terms of the
contract on his part to be observed, the entire
penal sum of said bond shall at once become
due and owing to the state, and it shall be the
duty of said commissioners to cause suit to be
instituted in the name of the state, to enforce
the liability on such bond of the principal and
sureties thereon: Apd prOU6ded further, That
said commissioners shall have the right to re-
ject any and all bids or proposals that are
deemed exorbitant or unreasonable.
Sec. 6. Whenever any one or more of the
state series of school textbooks shall have
been compiled and adopted, the state board of
education shall issue an order requiring the
uniform use of said book, or books, in the CON-
mon schools of the state but said order for the
uniform use of said books shall not take effect
until the expiration of one year from the time
that the matter for such book, or books, shall
have been delivered to said contractor
Sec. z. The process of the distribution of
the textbooks shall follow this course, viz:
The trustees of the several school corporations
in the several counties of the state shall certify
TO the county superintendent the number of
school textbooks required by the children of
their several school corporations; the county
superintendents of the several counties OF the
state shall then make such acquisitions for
books as the schools in said several counties
may require, upon the state superintendent or
public instruction, and at the same time file a
duplicate thereof with the county auditor, who
in favor of the county superintendent for
the amount thereof, payable out of the revolving
fund created by the county commissioners,
hereinafter provided for; the state superinten-
dent of public instruction shall then make
requisition for the same on the said contractor,
who shall ship the books to the trustee OF the
proper school corporation. All acquisitions
from county superintendents for books shall be
accompanied by the cash price liked for the
same by the state board OF education, and the
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make no requisition for books upon the said
contractor unless he shall have received the
lawful price for the same; and it shall be the
duty of the superintendent of public instruc-
ton to report to the auditor OF State, on or be-
fore the fifth day of each month, the number OF
books sold by him during the preceding month,
and to pay the moneys received for the same
into the state treasury. 1t shall also be the
duty of said contractor TO make monthly re-
port to said auditor of state of the number and
value of the books shipped by him on the order
of the state superintendent OF public instruc-
ton (which shall be accompanied by the
trustees receipt for the sameb and also the
number and value OF the finished books
on hand, and said auditor of state
shall, upon the filing of the reports OF
said state superintendent of public lnstruc-
ton and said contractor, as aforesaid, issue his
warrant upon the state treasurer for the
amount so certified, payable out of the school
textbook fund hereinafter provided for.
Sec s. The trustees of the several school
corporations shall report quarterly to the board
of county commissioners the sales of school
textbooks made by them during the preceding
quarter, and the amount thereof, and the num-
Der of books on hand. and pay the amounts re-
ceived by them from such sales to the county
treasurer, who shall credit the same to the re-
volving fund created by the board of county
commissioners hereinafter provided for.
Sec. 9. 1t shall be the duty of the board of
commissioners of the several counties in this
State, TO provide revolving fund, for the pur-
pose of enabling the county school superin-
tendents to purchase the state textbooks; all
moneys to be taken therefrOm TO be replaced
by the moneys received from the trustees OF
the several school corporations, in said several
counties for the books by them sold TO the
scholars.
Sec. 10. The sum of $4,000 is hereby APP
propriated out of any money in the state treas
ury not otherwise appropriated, for the pur-
pose of compiling or causing TO be compiled,
the series of text books for the common schools,
as set forth in this act. The appropriation
provided for in this SETON shall be subject to
the order of the state board of education: Pro
riaed That all demands against said appropri-
alton shall first be approved by state board of
education and certified TO the auditor of state,
who is hereby authorized TO draw his warrant
upon the state treasurer for the payment Of
said demands, and the state treasurer Is author
lied to pay the same.
Sec. IL. For the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of this act. there is hereby apprO-
priated and set apart the sum of $4,000, to be
used as a revolving fund, TO be designated "the
school textbook fund" This fund shall at all
times be subject to the warrants OF the auditor