Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-03-13

&c, approved the 18th day OF
March. 1856.
Sec 8. That this act shall be
In force and take effect frcm
aud after its passage.
Approved February 20, 1920
An Act to provide for the adop-
uonOf a uniform series of text
books by the counties of this
State for use in public schools.
Section 1. Be it enacted by
the State of Mississippi, that
each school board in this State
shall at their August meeting in
the year 1890, appoint five teach
ers OF recognized ability. one
from each supervisors district.
and the superintendent two
from the couaty at large. VITO
shall constitute a committee for
the selecting of a uniform series
OF text books Said COMMITTEES,
within ten days after their Sc
lection "a aforesaid, upon notice
from the county superintendent
shall meet All organize by the
election Of one of their number
president, and the sIperintend-
ent of public instruction OF the
county shall be ex oficiO seere-
taTy of said com mittee, aud shall
keep q record of the proceed
ings of said committee in the OF
fetal record book of his sffice.
Ia case of vacancy occurring
from any cause on said commit
tee, it shall be the duty OF the
superintendent of the county to
NIL the same by appointment
from the district in which such
vacancy may have occurred
Four members of said commit
tee shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business
Sec .. Said committee shall
on the day of their organization.
communicate with leading In N
OF school book publishers and
obtain from them the sample
copies of their text books anu
their price list Tor exchange. in
PRODUCTION AID permanent sap
ply. Ii shall be the daty of said
committee 10 receive and nrop
eriy care for and preserve all
text books sent them for exam;
nation, and after they lave
adopted a series of text books
to return said sample copies TO
the persons or FIRMS from whom
they were received.
See j. On the first Monday N
October, 1850 sad commIt;e,
shall meet az the cent house of
their respective counties and
select one text book for eaeE.
branch enumerated In the curri
eulum OF the public schools OF
the State. y record should be
Kept by the county superintend
ent OF the books adopted, TO
gether with Tie names of pub
fishers of the same and tneir
price lists fer exchange, intro
duction and permanent supply.
which record shall be published
0y the county superintendent
four consecutive weeks in a
newspaper published or circula
TED ia the comfy. Every fifth
year after the year 1890. the
county school board shall pro.
vide for the adoption of a uni.
t0rm series of text books. as
provided in this act.
Sec. 4, Upon the adoption of
a series of text books by The
committee as herein required.
1t shall be the duty of the coun
ty superintendent to enter into
a written contract with the puh
fishers Ot such books as have
oeen adopted for Il SUI p'y of
the books at the rates stumbled
III their printed Hiss, and said
books shall be used in the pub
lie schools of the county f.,r a
period of five years from the
date q their adoption. Ii the
committee deem il exDeLiep,
they may divide the list OF book
adopted, and provide that one
half OF them shall be introduced
INTO the school the frs: year.
aud the remaining half the see
Ond year after adoption. In
slFuctIOa shall lot be given in
any branch by the teachers IN
the pnblIc schools CT this State