The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-04-16

noro "SonClee III every county In tht
state, one Of which shall be at tn,
county seat. At such agencies book
shall be sold at the retail contrac
price, together with the followin,
notice: "The price fixed hereon il
fixed by the state contract. ANY
deviation should be reported to tn,
state superintendent of public in
J struction at Austin" And it is pro
vided, that upon the failure of tn,
party contracting to furnish tn
books for the schools of this state a,
provided for under this act, "the
county Judge may, in the name of tn,
state OF Texas, sue in the district
court of his county and re-
cover on the bond given by the
contractor under this act fol
the full value of the books
so failed to be furnished, for the use
and benefit of the schools of his
county, and the amount so recovered
shall be placed to the credit of the
available school fund of the county SC
recovering it," And it is further pro-
vided, that nnorganized counties shall
be furnished books through the same
agency of the county to which such
unorganized county may be attached
for judicial purposes in the same man
ner that such organized county OBJ
tanned the books used therein.
Sec. 7. AS soon as may be practicable
after the adoption provided for in this
act, the state uperintendant of public
instruction shall address circular
letter to the county superintendent
and the presidents of school boards in
all independent school districts, which
letter shall contain a list of the books
adopted, the price, methods OF distribu-
ton, and such other information as
may be deemed necessary.
Sec. =. The board may from time to
time make necessary regulations, not
contrary to the provisions of this act,
to secure the prompt distribution of
the books herein provided for.
Sec. 0. After September l, 1891, or
as soon thereafter as the board NAV
deem practicable, the books adopted
by the board as uniform series Of
text books for this state shall be in
troduced and used as text books to the
exclusion of all others in the public
free schools; Provided, nothing here
in shall be construed to prevent the
use OF supplementary books.
Sec. 10. Any teacher or truste who
shall violate the provisions of this act
shall be deemed guilty of misde-
mearor, and upon conviction shall be
fined not less than ten nor more than
$50 for each offense, and each dav of
such violation shall be considered q
separate offense.
Sec. IL. Nothing in this act shall be
construed to prevent or prohibit the
patrons of the public schools through.
out the state from procuring books in
the usual way, in case no contract
should be made or the contractor fails
or refuses to furnish the books pro-
vided for in this act at the time re-
quired for their use in the respective
schools.
Sec. IL. The superintendent OF pub.
lie instruction is herein authorized to
employ one additional clerk at sala-
ry of not more than $1,000 per annum
for the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of this act, said clerk to be
paid in such manner as other en-
ployes in his Office.
Sec. IL. The sum of two thousand
dollars, or 30 much thereof as may be
necessary, is hereby appropriated out
of any fund in the state treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for the pur-
pose of paying the costs and expenses
incident TO the giving notices herein
provided for and otherwise carrying
out the provisions of this act.
Sec. IA. Any city or town which has
assumed control of its schools, and
which has already adopted a uniform
series of text books, shall not be re-
quired to comply with the provisions
of this act prior to the first OF Septem-
Der, 1892.
Sec. 10. The state board shall pre-
pare and submit to the governor, be-
fore the Twenty-third Legislature shall
convene, a report wherein they shall
discuss the feasibility of state publ
cation of common school text books,
and submit estimates as to the prob
able cost to the state of such publica-
ton.
Sec. 16. The fact that many pub
fishers of school books have entered
into combinations and conspiracies
against competition, rendering it i'm
possible to procure school books at
fair and reasonable prices, and the
further fact that it is important that
cheap books should be had for the
scholastic year of 1891 and 1892,
creates and emergency and an imper-
alive public necessity that the consti-
tional rule requiring bills to be read
on three several days be suspended,
and that this act 60 into effect and
be in force from and after its passage,
and it is so enacted.
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