Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-02-21
POoRMAN,S BILL


schools, the commissioners of public
printing, and four other persons, two
from each of the leading political par
ties, to be appointed by the governor
from among the educators who are
identified with the common school
system Of the state, shall constitute a
commission, and styled the Ohio school
book commission, whose duty it shall
be to contract in the manner prescribed
in this act for a series of textbooks on
spelling, reading, writing, arithmetic,
grammar, geography, orthOgraphy and
United States history, to be used in the
common schools in this state.
See. 2. That said commission, of
which the state commissioner of COM
mon schools shall be the presiding
officer, and the chief clerk in his office
shall be the secratary, shall meet at his
office in the city of Columbus, in the
month of June, 1889, and at such other
times as may be fixed by the commits
sion, and at the earliest practicable date
after its organization shall prepare an
advertisement and insert 1t in such
newspapers of general circulation as
shall be deemed necessary, asking for
bids from publishers, giving the price
at which each or any of the textbooks,
named in section l of this act, will be
furnished by such bidder in sufficient
quantity to supply the common schools
of the state, and a sample copy of each
book bid on shall be forwarded with the
sealed bid to the commission. If the
prices named and accompanying sam
Piles are satisfactory, do not exceed 55
per cent. of the present retail price in
Ohio, delivered at such place as the
said board of education shall designate
within the state the commission shall
make contract with the lowest bidder
ject any or all bids if either the prices or
samples are not satisfactory, and adver-
tise again as herein provided.
Sec. 8. II after such second adver-
tising for bids the commission is satis-
fled that existing school book publish
ers will not sell their books to the state
at such prices as in the judgment of
the commission they should be sold for,
the commission shall proceed to adver-
tise in the manner prescribed in section
two, for bids from authors and educators,
for the copy or copyright for each of
the textbooks named in section one of
this act, in conformity with speciffca-
tions prepared by the commission, and if
any of such bids for either or all of such
textbooks are satisfactory, the commits
sion may enter into contract with the
successful bidder or bidders for the
same, and upon the completion and
delivery of the copy or copyright, if
satisfactory, and in conformity with the
specifications, shall be paid for and be-
come the property of the state, and the
commission shall proceed to advertise
for bids as prescribed in section two of
this act, for the publication of such
books according to specifications as to
quality of paper, printing and binding
prescribed by the commission, and IL
prices are satisfactory, enter into con-
tract with the lowest and best bidder
for the publication and delivery of
such books.
Sec. 4. When the commission shall
enter into contract with any publish
ing house or houses, to furnish any or
all of the text-bOoksname in this act,
whether under the provision of the
second or third sections, such contract
shall be for the furnishing of such books
for period of not to exceed five years
from the date of the contract, and the
delivery of them at such times and in
such quantities as they may be ordered
by the state commissioner of common
or the requisitions of the sew
eral township and corporation boards
of education within the state, and de-
livered by the publisher to the nearest
railroad station, to the place where the
board of education for which the books
are ordered, holds its sessions, and the
hooks named in such contract shall be
used in all the common schools of the
state, for q period of not to exceed five
years, as the standard books in such
schools, and the clerk shall keep in
books prepared for that purpose, COM
plete record of the transactions of the
including all bids made to
furnish either books or copy or copy
rights under the provisions of this act,
all contracts entered into, the reason
why any bid or bids have been rejected,
and all orders for books, by whom
ordered, number and kind ordered,
whether to be distributed at cost or
free, and such other matter as the COM
may direct.
Sec. 5. The board of education of
each township, corporation or special
school district, at the first meeting after
the school book commission shall make
or contracts as specified in this
act, shall declare the books named in
such contracts to be the standard text
books for the schools in their district,
which shall be introduced into such
schools as rapidly as the books now in
use. if of different kind or series shall
be worn out or require replacing, unless
the board of education shall decide to
make the exchange without cost to the
pupils, and shall send acquisitions to
he state commissioner of common
schools for the number of each of such
books as will supply the pupils of such
and on delivery of them shall
BAY therefore out of the contingent
'und of the township. and the books
hall be furnished by the clerk of the
BOARD of education or such other per-
on or persons as the board may desig-
late, to the pupils of the district at the |
,ost of publication, with such addition
Il sums as be fixed as compensation for |
lelivery ofsuch docks to the pupils not
three per cent. of their cost;
that in any township, cor
,oration orspecial school district of this
tate, the question of furnishing such
ext-books to the pupils free Of cost,
nay be submitted by the board of edit
alton to the voters of such district, at
my election of school directors or
members of the board of education,