The Brookhaven leader., 1890-03-27
L. NJ. MILLER.

AN ACT to provide for the adoption of a
uniform series of text books by the
counties of his State for use in public
schools.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
the Legislature of the State of
Mississippi, that each school board
in this State shall at their Aug
ust meeting in the year 1890, APP
point five teachers of recognized abil-
ity, one from each supervisors dis
trict, and the superintendent two
from the county -at-large, who shall
constitute q committee for the selec-
ting of uniform series of text books.
Said committee, within ten days after
their selection as afOreraid, upon notice
from the county superintendent shall
meet and organize by the election of
one of their number president, and
the superintendent of public instruc-
ton of the county shall be ex-officio
secretary of said committee, and shall
keep record of the proceedings of
said committee in the official record
of his Office. In case of a vacancy
Occurring from any cause of said COM
mittee, it shall be the duty of the
superintendent of the county to fill
the same by appointment from the dis
trict in which such vacacy may have
occurred. Four members of said COM
mittee shall constitute quorum for
the transaction of business.
Sec. 2. Said committee shall on the
day of their organization, communi-
cate with the leading firms of school
book publishers and obtain from them
sample copies of their text books and
their price list for exchange, intro
ductiOn and permanent supply. 1t
shall be the duty of said committee
to receive and properly care for and
preserve all text books sent them for
examination, and after they have
adopted series of text books to
return said sample copies to the
persons or firms from whom they
were received.
Sec. 3. On the first Monday
in October, 1890 said committee
shall meet at the court house of their
respective counties and select one
text book for each branch enumerat-
ed in the curriculum of the public
schools of the State. A record should
be kept by t,e county superintend-
ent of the books adopted, together
with the names of publishers of the
same and their price lists for ex-
change, introduction and permanent
supply, which record shall be pub
lished by the county superintendent
four consecutive weeks in newspa-
per published or circulated in the
county. Every fifth year after the
year 1890, the county school board
shall provide for the adoption of a
uniform series of text books, as pro-
vided in this act.
Sec. 4. Upon the adoption of q Sc
ries of text books by the committee
as herein required, it shall be the duty
of the county superintendent to en-
ter into a written contract with the
publishers of such books as have been
adopted for supply of the books at
the rates supplied in their printed
lists, and said books shall be used IN
the public schools of the county for q
period of five years from the date of
their adoption. If the committee
deem it expedient they may divide
the list of books adopted, and pro-
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introduced into the school the first
year, and the remaining half the Sec
ond year after adoption. Instruction
shall not be given in any branch by
the teachers in the public schools of
this State to pupil who is not sup
piled with the text books adopted for
that branch. 1t shall be the duty of
the county superintendent when
visiting the schools to see that only
the adopted text books are used.
Sec. 5. In towns which are separate
school districts it shall be the duty of
trustees to adopt at the time herein
provided uniform series of text
books for use in the school of the
town, which series when adopted,
shall be continued in use four years,
and to make contract for supply of
same; provided if the authorities of
any county wish to rescind any con-
tract for any particular book or books
after one year, before the expiration
of five years they may do so, but shall
not change the books of more than one
branch in one year.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage.
Appro we'd February %, 1890.