Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-08

or oftener ii required, and whenever
required by the board OF education, the
amount OF money received by him from
the sale OF such textbooks, since MS
last previous payment, less his COM
mission. not exceeding twelve per
cent. on the account OF such sales.
The sheriff shall give duplicate re-
ceipts therefor to each depositary,
wherein shall be stated the total
amount of such sales and the amount
paid by such depositary TO the sherln,
one OF which receipts shall be filed by
such depository with the secretary OF
the board of education; and upon re-
Ceiving the same, said secretary Ilau
credit the account of said deposiLary
with the amount appearing thereby TO
have been so paid by him, and the
amount of said commission, by sep
arate items: and said secretary shall
charge against the account OF the sher-
if. which he is hereby required 10
keep, the amount paid by such depos-
itary to such sheriff, to be accounted
for by the sheriff in his annual settle
ment with the board OF education. The
amounts received from the sales OF
such books, shall be credited to the
building fund of the district. Each
depOsilary shall be allowed q commits
sion not TO exceed twelve per cent. on
the amount of sales made by him, ont
of which commission he shall be re-
uuired TO pay all charges for transpor-
tation.
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district shall be liable in its corporate
capacity for the whole amount OF all
such textbooks furnished to the dep9s-
itaries in the manner hereinbefore pre-
scribed. and shall within sixty days
from the date OF any invoice or bill OF
textbooks supplied by the publishers
thereof to any depositary in the dis
trict. in the manner prescribed IN the
preceding section, cause an order to be
issued in favor of such publishers, pay
able out of the building fund OF me
district. and cause such order to be
forwarded by mail to such publishers.
On presentation of such order TO him
the sheriff shall pay the amount there
Of to the party entitled TO receive the
same if there be in his hands sufficient
funds due the building fund OF said dis
trict: but if the sheriff have not sutii-
cient of such funds to pay the same, he
shall indorse on the back thereon the
words presented for payment with
the date of such presentation, and said
order shall draw interest from that
date. If the sheriff shall fail or refuse
to pay such order when he has funds
in his hands, or should by law have the
same, with which to do so, he shall be
liable as provided in section forty-slN
Of chapter forty-fve of the code.
10. The board OF education shall pay
the cost of such textbooks out OF the
building fund of the district, and shall
lay an annual levy for the same upon
the taxable property of the district, IN
the manner and at the time that other
levies are laid for said fund,
II. 1t shall be the duty Of the State
Superintendent OF schools to prepare
and have printed form of bond 10 be
executed by the depositaries, blank
order lists for books, which shall con
tain the names and titles and prices OF
all books contracted for under the pro-
visions of this act, and the names and
addresses of the publishers thereof, and
also such other blanks, and also such
instructions as in his judgment may
be deemed necessary TO cause the pro-
visions of this act to be carried out IN
n proper manner. He shall furnish
to each county superintendent sutil-
cient supply thereof for his county.
u. 1t shall be the duty of the county
superintendent of every county, on or
before the first day of July, eighteen
hundred and ninety-siX, to furnish TO
every publisher of textbooks contract
ed with under the provisions OF this
act. the names and postofice addresses
of all the presidents and secretaries
Of boards of education in his county;
and ne shall notify such publishers of
any changes in such names and adj
dresses as soon as they shall come to
his knowledge.
Is. The board of education may re-
move any depositary in its district at
any time, and appoint another in his
stead: may require him to execute a
new bond, or additional bond, chen
ever in their opinion they shall SWIM
it necessary, and may cause to be ssade
at any time an invoice of said text
books in the possession of any such
depositary. 1t shall be the duty of
every depositary, whenever the board
of education shall so order, to turn
over to his successor, or such other
person as the board said may name,
all such textbooks in his possession.
II. Depositarias shall receive from
any resident of this State copies Of
the books that are or may be super
seeded by the provisions Of this act, at
the contract exchange prices, named
in section one ID of this act or as pro-
vided for under the provisions OF sec
ton five 60 of this act, to be applied on
payment of the prescribed books. Each
depository shall turn over all such old
books TO the board of education at
such times as said board may direct,
and shall be credited on his account
with the value thereof. Said old books
shall be held by the board OF education
subject to the orders OF the publishers,
for period not longer than three
months
Is. If any teacher in a primary or
graded school of the free school sys-
tenn of the State use or cause to be used
in such primary or graded school, any
textbooks not herein authorized, then
i'm any such case or instance, any pub
Usher Of a textbook which should
have been used in the place of such
unauthorized textbooks may apply to
the State superintendent of free
schools for an order signed by him, to
be directed TO such teacher requiring
the use of such unauthorized, class
book to be discontinued; which order
it shall be the duty of the State super
i,+oD1oDt Of froa ccbooic tn give to