Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-18
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HBrfi0N ~. Tie State Snperinten-
dent ~ Public destruction shall, under
the direction of the state board Os edn-
cation, issue . circular 10 each county
superintendent aDd to each member Of
the stale board Of examiners. contain
log n list Of studies rqagsd 10 be
taugot in the public schooi-. together
with the Wholesale, rrtas'. exrhangs,
and introductory prices + sll books iD
sale lIst. Eseb person entitled TO vo'e
under this act shall, after dHe consider
alton, write opposite zach eiudy q e
textbook or series o. textbOOk- pn-
feFred. The aforesaid Crunty sUI~r
Intendents and state examiners shall
transmit such circulars fully ansWeftd
TO the superintendent Of public in
struetiOB, who shall cause the same to
be laid before the state board Of educs-
ton; and the textbook or series Of text
5oOks ia anv one braI ch receiving the
majority Of ali the votes Of the said
county supeTiDtendeuts and state sx-
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book or series Of textbooks, in that
branch ia the public schools Of this
stale for six years next succeeding the
official announcement Of the superin-
tendent Of public instruction; il is fur
ther provided, that the publishers Of
the tex books or series Of textbOO. that
may be adopted under this act shall be
required to file q good and sufficient
bond for the performance of any or all
Of agreements made with them by the
stale board Of education that they shall
maintain the wholesale and retail
prices for the period Of their adoption,
which prices shall DO named in the
proposals Of publishers to The state
board of education prior to the adOp.
tion OF such textbook; and it is further
provided, that publishers shall alPO file
with each county superintendent and
member of the state board Of examiners
a copy Of the proposals furnished to and
for the consideration Of the state board
Of education, and also that the publish
ers twhose books are adnpted) shall be
required IN place printed card in each
schOolhouse, giving the wholesale aud
retail prices Of all books published by
them and selected for use in the public
schools Of this state; provided further,
that the said state board Of education
shall, prior to said election, issue cir
OuIar to all Of the leading school book
publishers IN the United States, which
circular shall set forth all the details re-
lative to said introduction of textbooks
for uss in the public schools OF Oregon
as said state board of education may
deem for the best good of the public
service, and said circular of the state
board of education to publishers shall
set forth all requirements in detail as
follows:-. -
/. Relative to such samples Of Ext
books as shall be forwarded bysb6em to
the state board of educatie6, county
superintendents, and stats sboard of ex-
aminers for examination with a view
to introduction.
2. The wholesase, retail, exchange,
and Introductory rates which publish
ers shall submit to toe said members Of
the state board Of education, county
superlntendents, and state examiners.
also all copies of bids and propositions
to be made by the said publishers COM
peting such uniform schedules of price
lists with which said publishers must
comply in entering. into competition
for such adoption Of textbooks; pro-
vided further. that the said state board
of education may require said publish
ers to establish at such convenient
points in this state principal depots
Of supply or depositories for general
distribution of textbooks; and provid-
ed further, that they may require said
publishers to establish in each county
sufficient and suitable repositories
whereby all the wants of school patrons
and school children may be supplied
and 1t Is further provided, that said
publishers, in competing for said elec-
tlon Of textbooks for use in the public
schools of this state, must comply with
all the rules and regulations relative
thereto made by the said state board OF
education of the state Of Oregon; and
for which purpose and to secure full
compliance with the same, the said
state board Of education shall require
of said publishers such bonds as they
may deem reasonable and sufficient for
carrying out said rules and require
ments.
SEC. IL. II no textbook or series OF
textbooks in any one braffsh shall re-
celve a majority Of the voteA OF the
county superlntendents and stnke ex-
amiHers. then the superintendent ol
public instruction shall immediale,E
report TO the county superintendent
aud members Of the state board Of
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