The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-02-04
Free Text Book Bill.

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every school district and the boards of
education Of every independent and special
school district and the board of manage
ment of State normal schools shall purchase
at the expense Of such districts or schools
all text books and other school supplies
used IN the sniI public schools; anil said
text books and supplies shall be loaned to
the pupils in Attendance ut said public
schools free Of charge, subject to such rules
regulations as to care and custody as the
boards ma, severally prescribe.
SEC. 2. Said district school boards and
boards of education and management are
hereby authorized to enter into contract as
hereinafter provided with the publishers
o text books for ii ten of years not to OK
ceed five: Provided. That The contract price
of such books shall not exceed the loves,
price then granted to any State, county,
township. sch ool district. or any individual
or corporation in the United States; Pro-
vilel, further that su:l contract shall
guarantee to make euch district or board
amy further reduction that may he granted
else here duriny the lite of such contract
Sn. 3. Pupils supplied with text books
at the time Of The passage of this act shall
not be supplied with similar books by The
board until .c'led.
Sec 4. Any contract entered into under
the provisions Of Ills act with Any publish
ers al n cost above tie minimum price, as
any publishers who shall hereafter become
a part to any combination or trust tor the
purpose Of raising the price of school text
books shall be cohnte s,IA and void.
SEC. s. District school boards and boards
of education are prohibited from spending
in any one year after the year 1898 for text
books q sum greater in the aggregate than
one dollar Tor each person residing in the
district.
SEC. 8. The county superintendent,
county auditor and chairman of the board
Of county commissioners are hereby con
slituted a county board Of education for
the purpose Of prescribing uniform sci COL
text books for us, in their respective coun-
ties. The county superintendent shall in
all cases he tie chairman of The board and
the county auditor it's secretary and they
shall meet from time to ii re at the call of
the chairman. who shall give at least ten
days nntice Of any meeting. The county
board Of education shall meet at the office
of the county superintendent of of schools
on the second Tuesday in July, 1893, and
select a complete and uniform series OF text
books to be used in all the schools in the
county, and shall transmit to the Superin-
tcndent Of Public Instruction a list Of the
text books so selected and their contract
price within ten days after such election.
SEC, 7. All cities and towns organized
rs special or independent districts shall moi
be required to use the books adopted By
the county board Of education, but nothing
in this act shall prevent any city or town
thus OF ganized from using the text books
prescribed by the county board, if Tire
board Of education Of such city or town
shall so decide, but all school corporations
which are exempted by the first part of
this section must prescli be and adopt a
series of text books for the use of the
schools under their control.
SEC. 8. In prescribing text books it shall
be the daty Of the county board of eiucat-
ION to take into consideration the books
then in use in the respective districts.
Books once adopted or purchased under the
provisions Of this act shall not be changed
for a period Of five years.
SEC, O.. Provided that nothing in this
act shall he construed to prohibit any
pupil or parent from purchasing flom the
district board or board Of education such
books as may be necessary for their use al
cost price to the district; Provided, further,
that the board may designate local dealers
to handle cooks for the district with such oil
increase above contract price to pay cost Of
transportation aHd handling as may be
agreed upon bet W een said board and said
dealers.
Referred to Committee on Education.
Approved by the State Educational AS
ISOLATION and drawn by q committee APP
pointed by the said body.