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


Dy such books in sufficient quantities
and in quality of paper, typography
and binding. equal to the sample cop
les exhibited TO the committees on ed
ucation of the session Of the Legisla-
tWe of this State OF 1893, ana shaIl
provide that said publishers shall de
posit with said State superintendent
! similar copies Of said books, to beArop-
/ erly marked and safely kept by him.
/ No revision OF such books shall be in
troduced into the free schools Of this
State duriug the life OF the contract,
| except that The publishers of said
I eeOEraphies may make such changes
therein. but not so as 10 alter the ar
raneement thereof, as may be neceS-
/ s2ry to cause such books TO conform
I 90 lhe facts of laJer explorations, the
| changes i'm form of government and
political divisions, and the discoveries
OF science Said contract shall also
/ provide that said publishers shall
| print for the information OF county
| suDlrintendents, boards Of education
| and for general circulation, full
schedule of the contract prices and eX-
change prices agreed upon, and furnish
/ TO each county superintendent so many
| COPIES of SUCH schedule rs may not be
/ less than the aggregate number Of
/ school houses and places in the county
/ where such books are sold. Such con-
/ tracts with the publishers OF books
/ not now used i'm the schools Of this
/ state. shall provide for furnishing
/ such books at the exchange prices
named opposite said books in section
one ID of this act: and that said pub
| fishers shall make no charge to boards
/ OF education or depOsiCries or other
| persons for the boxing or carriage of
such books, but shall deliver the same
/ free on board ears at the place OF pub
/ LEGATION, and that the said publishers
/ shall at the end of the life OF any con-
/ tract that may be made under the pro-
( visions of this act, take back all cOpie,
/ of their books that may be in the hands
/ o. said depOsitaries and in good con-
| dition, and refund the amount paid
/ therefor; also. that ii any OF said pub
| fishers shall hereafter furnish any Of
I said books to any State, county dis
triCt or township, city or town. at less
than the foregoing prizes. then such
| decreased price shall also be estab-
Hshel as a part OF any contract made
under the provisions Of this act
4. The several publishers of the said
described school books shall each, on
or before the first day of September,
one thousand eight hundred and nine
ty-fve, execute and file with the State
Superintendent of Schools. a bond to
| be approved by the Governor, in the
penalty of ten thousand dollars, pay
able to the State X West Virginia,
conditioned according TO law for the
faithful performance of the contract
and agreement made in pursuance
with this act And upon q breach Of
any of the conditions Of such bond, the
State superintendent shall, in the
name of tie State, institute suit there
ON 10 recover for the same. All mon
eys so recovered after the payment OF
/ the costs on such proceedings, shall be
paid into the general school fund and
/ be distributed with it rs provided by
law
s. II any publishers of any of said
/ textbooks. or series of such books as
are published in q series, shall fail or
refuse on or before the first day OF
September. 1898, to agree and
contract. aud execute and file
bond as hereinbefOre required, il shall
| be the duty of the Governor to appoint
three persons, citizens OF this State,
not more than TWO of whom shall be OF
the same political party, to be known
as the State School Book Board, to So
licit proposals from any publisher for
I ID tf..n of
tracted Tor as may be required TO COM
plete the list of textbooks for use in
the free schools of the State; and from
the books so offered, they shall select
such as i'm their judgment are best
adapted TO be used in said schools, and
to contract before the first day OF July
1896. for the furnishing of the same IN
conformity with the provisions Of this
act.
Provided That said School Book
Board shall not contract for any text
/ book at O price exceeding the price
named I'm section one of this act for
books on the same subject, but may, in
their discretion, require publishers to
exchange books so contracted for on
free or even exchange for those now
i'm use
The said State School Book Board
shall each receive four dollars per day
each day, not to exceed twenty-five
davs. they are necessarily employed in
carrying out the provisions of this act
and actual necessary travelling eX-
| pauses. TO be paid by the auditor out
OF the general fund, on the certificate
end order of said State School Book
Board. Any vacancy i'm said board
shall be filed by the Governor.
g. AT the first meeting after the 3Oth
day of June. 1896. the board of educa-
tion of every district in this State,
shall appoint one or more repositories
ina each district, and when practicable
one or more repositories at or near
each pOstOflice. whereat shall be kept
aJ all times q sufficient supply of text
books to supply the free schools of the
uoighbOrhOOd. Each depositary shall
execute ( bond in the penalty Of double
the value of the books which he will
probable nave on hand at any time. but
I'm no event Of less penalty than two
hundred dollars which bond shall be
approved by the board of education and
filed with the secretary thereof.
T. Each depOsitary shall, on or be-
fore the first day C. September follow
ing. unless 'oord OF education shall
name an ca ate, make ont list
Of the teNt-b-.-s. i'm sufficient guam
tty i'm his judgment TO supply the
schools of his neighborhood for a pc
ri0d OF six months. and from time to
fis,,a tb0voaftnr each GpDOSit3rv shall
make out additional lists of such books
so that he may at all times have a
sufficient supply on hand; such lists.